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Features
Dimensions

Features

Overview: The Alpine HCE-C157D rear view camera directly connects to your Alpine Mobile Multimedia/Navigation head unit to give you a view of the area directly behind your vehicle. This small camera should be installed on the rear bumper by the license plate of your SUV, truck, or car. It is compatible only with those Alpine head units with a dedicated Alpine camera input. It does not include a hideaway box, as some rear view cameras require. The package consists of the rear view camera in a waterproof housing, adjustable mounting bracket, and necessary cable and hardware for installation.

Head Unit Compatibility: The HCE-C157D is compatible only with the following Alpine Mobile Multimedia/Navigation head units (as of 9/12/12).

• INE-S920HD
• INE-Z928HD
• INE-W927
• IVE-W535

Rear View Camera: The rear view camera gives you a wide 190° horizontal angle view of the area immediately behind your vehicle. It is designed to give you high visibility in daylight or at night. The clear, color images appear on the LCD screen of your compatible Alpine Mobile Multimedia head unit to help you see obstructions behind the vehicle as you back into a parking spot, or to keep an eye on cargo you may be towing. The image provided by the camera is a mirror image, so they appear the same in the monitor as what is seen in your rear-view mirror. Other features of the camera include:

• Weatherproof housing
• 1/4" color CMOS image sensor with a 4:3 aspect ratio
• 640 x 480 (300,000) effective pixels
• 190° horizontal viewing angle & 150° vertical viewing angle
• Illumination Range of 1.5 lx or more (50 IRE more)
• 0.82mm focal length
• F = 2.6 brightness

Mounting: The Rear View Camera comes supplied with a bracket designed to mount to the rear of your vehicle. The mounting bracket comes supplied with a self-adhesive pad and 4 mounting screws. The bracket allows you to adjust the camera angle up or down. The camera comes with a long cable to run the power and signal from the head unit to the camera. The HCE-C157D also comes supplied with 5 self-adhesive cable clips for wire management.

Dimensions

Camera:

• Width = 0.9375"
• Height = 0.9375"
• Depth = 1.4375"

Mounting Bracket:

• Width = 1.625"
• Height = 1.125"
• Depth = 0.8125"