ParadigmDawg

I have had 2 Q5's but my last 3 cars have been Mercedes. My wife purchased a Q5 about 4 months ago and the backup camera display seems really dull.

I don't know if this is normal and I am just used to the Mercedes camera or not. Brightness is on highest setting and lense has been cleaned.

What are your thoughts?

larry23142314

With VCDS, you can access the 6C-Backup Camera controller and change Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue to you preferences. I did this to my A6, but found the stock settings to be pretty good already.

ParadigmDawg

I will try and get a picture of her Audi's backup camera display vs my AMGs. It is night and day difference.

ParadigmDawg

Here is a picture of my mercedes backup display. Her Q5 doesn't have near the detail, contrast or brightness.

eman006

Er….pic of the Q5 for comparison would help.

ribeye

From looking at the Mercedes one, I would say that the one in your wife's car is defective. I think my Q5 is better that the picture you posted, but that is a picture.

patmurphey

The one in my wife's new Q3 makes my Q5 one look dismal.

ParadigmDawg

I keep forgetting to take one and my wife is always "to busy" to worry about it except on the rare occasion we take her car somewhere instead of my AMG and then she bitches about her backup camera.....

turbo_911

You are not alone, I always complain how horrible the camera on our Q5 is (we have '19). After my '16 VW GTI, the camera on Q5 sucks. Like you said, there is no detail at all.
Also when it rains, the camera is useless. On GTI, it was hidden and always stayed dry.

katzjamr

I did read that you said your brightness is on the highest setting. However I am posting to make sure your dash light dimmer switch is turned up because the backup display will dim with all the other dash lights if it is not set to the brightest setting as well. Just a thought, Dave