Camera 360
Camera 360 shows the four cameras around the car: Front, Rear, Left, and Right. You can watch them live, or record them to a USB drive or to in-car storage.
Surround cameras work only on the vehicle head unit.
Open the screen
- Open the MapControl app.
- In the side menu, touch "Camera 360".
- The first time, an early access notice appears. Touch "I accept" to continue. The notice is asked once.
- The screen says "Choose a mode". There are four cards.
NOTE: Do not force a camera your vehicle does not have. It depends on the hardware and software, and it may not work on every model.
Modes
| Card | What it does |
|---|---|
| Live Preview | Watches the four cameras live. |
| USB Recording | Saves the four cameras to a USB drive as MP4. |
| In-Car Recording | Records automatically to in-car storage when the ignition is on. |
| Viewer | Plays in-car clips, copies them to USB, or deletes them. |
Live Preview
- Touch the "Live Preview" card.
- Touch "Start Preview".
- The four cameras appear together. Touch a camera. That camera grows. Touch it again to go back.
- The "Dewarp" switch straightens the fisheye image. The choices are On and Off.
- "Capture 1 Frame" saves the current frame.
- "Stop" closes the preview.
If there is no signal, the screen says "No signal · retrying". If the cameras are busy, wait and try again.
USB Recording
This mode needs a USB drive. The drive must be FAT32. See FAT32.
- Touch the "USB Recording" card.
- If no drive is plugged in, the screen says "No USB storage connected. Plug in a USB drive." Plug one in and touch "Refresh".
- Under "Recording Settings", choose "Resolution". The choices are HD (1280×800, highest detail), 960×600 (balanced), and 640×400 (smallest file).
- If "Record 4 angles separately" is off, the four angles become one mosaic MP4. If it is on, each angle becomes its own MP4.
- "Start Recording" starts the recording. "Stop Recording" ends it.
Recording continues in the background. The notification says "Camera 360 recording". A "Recording in progress" banner appears. Touch the banner to open USB Recording.
The file is written to the app folder on the USB drive. With separate recording off, it is one MP4, a 1280×800 mosaic, about 60 MB per minute.
Auto-record to USB with ignition
- On the USB Recording screen, turn on "Auto-record with ignition".
- With the ignition on and a USB drive plugged in, the app records 1-minute clips with these settings. Recording stops when the USB drive is full.
NOTE: USB recording cannot be used while in-car automatic recording is on. Turn that off on the In-Car Recording screen first. The two automatic recordings cannot be on at the same time.
In-Car Recording
- Touch the "In-Car Recording" card.
- Turn on "Record automatically with ignition".
- Read the "In-car automatic recording" window. Touch "Confirm" to continue. Touch "Cancel" to stop.
- Choose "Recording mode".
| Mode | Recording |
|---|---|
| Quality | Four angles in separate files (f_m, r_m, l_m, b_m). 640×400. 3-minute clips. |
| Performance | One mosaic file (s_). 960×600. 3-minute clips. Lighter load. |
Recording starts when the ignition is on (power mode 2). The status becomes "Recording". When the ignition is off, the status is "Waiting for ignition".
"Stop for this drive" pauses recording for that drive. "Resume" starts it again.
Storage
- At least 2 GB stays free on the device.
- Recording space = free space + clips − 2 GB.
- When free space nears the 2 GB reserve, the oldest clip is deleted. Deletion stops once there is room. Clips are not deleted by date.
- This card cannot be used while USB auto-recording is on. Turn that off on the USB Recording screen first.
For automatic recording, keep "Background service on startup" On in Settings.
Viewer
- Touch the "Viewer" card. "Open Viewer" on the In-Car Recording screen opens the same screen.
- Clips are listed. If there are none, the screen says "No clips yet".
- Touch a clip. It plays. "Wide" makes the picture larger.
- Choose an angle: All, Front, Rear, Left, or Right.
- Touch clips to select them. "Select all" selects every clip. "Clear" removes the selection.
- "Copy to USB" copies the selected clips to a USB drive. If no drive is plugged in, the screen says "Plug in a USB drive to copy".
- "Delete" permanently deletes the selected clips. This cannot be undone.
Troubleshooting
| Problem | What to do |
|---|---|
| No signal | Wait. The app tries again. Another screen may be using the cameras. |
| The camera image is unavailable | The screen says the vehicle cameras may be busy. Try again shortly. |
| The USB card is disabled | In-car recording is on. Turn it off on the In-Car Recording screen. |
| The in-car card is disabled | USB auto-recording is on. Turn it off on the USB Recording screen. |
| Not enough space | Free space on the USB drive or in the car. In-car recording keeps 2 GB free. |
| Recording does not start with the ignition | Make sure the ignition is on. Keep the background service On. |