Installed harness and when we hook up the camera the screen flickers constantly. Even bought second camera - same result. What is causing this?
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could be a bad connection from the camera or power source, or a bad monitor.
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Do you happen to have a portable TV that has video in? If soo take an extension cord or cigirette lighter socket what ever your portable TV needs and take it to the rear of the car and plug the yellow connector from the camera into the video input of the TV. You will need a RCA male to male connector you find in your video setup in the house. If it is still flikkering check the power to the camera. The power line may not be very good. Also check the ground for the power to the camera as that also could be a big problem. If the TV isn't flickering then connect the TV to the wire that normally goes to the monitor in the car. Other than that I don't really know what is wrong without more information. Do you happen to have a portable TV that has video in? If soo take an extension cord or cigirette lighter socket what ever your portable TV needs and take it to the rear of the car and plug the yellow connector from the camera into the video input of the TV. You will need a RCA male to male connector you find in your video setup in the house. If it is still flikkering check the power to the camera. The power line may not be very good. Also check the ground for the power to the camera as that also could be a big problem. If the TV isn't flickering then connect the TV to the wire that... » Read More Do you happen to have a portable TV that has video in? If soo take an extension cord or cigirette lighter socket what ever your portable TV needs and take it to the rear of the car and plug the yellow connector from the camera into the video input of the TV. You will need a RCA male to male connector you find in your video setup in the house. If it is still flikkering check the power to the camera. The power line may not be very good. Also check the ground for the power to the camera as that also could be a big problem. If the TV isn't flickering then connect the TV to the wire that normally goes to the monitor in the car. Other than that I don't really know what is wrong without more information. « Show Less
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I guess one thing to rule out is the input. If you have component cables instead of hdmi, you might have one of them loose. Also like they have said, to reset your pictures setting to default. Also try different sources if you can (Cable, dvd, blu ray) to see if it does it on all of them. The off brand one I bought has a slow warm up time and randomly starts to flicker the screen slightly. I learned my lesson and I will buy the more expensive factory replacement when this one goes out. Let us know if you still are having trouble after trying these things.
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Same thing happened to me. The camera needs to be active, not just on. For example I have a nikon d3100 and the display/ view screen needs to be on. It has something to do with providing power to the card.
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I got it connected but the screen flickers every few seconds. I Think I got a defective mini dvi.
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The large LEDs do use twice the current as most cameras. It does sound like a power supply issue / voltage problem at the camera. any way to see if you are getting 12volts at the camera in black & white mode? Agree with Sam on bigger powersupply & cable. I soldered my connections.
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I am having the same problem...in fact, I just went back and reread some of the reviews, because I can't believe I am the only one who is experiencing this. Everyone raves about this camera! I, too, would like to know what I am doing wrong.
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Not trying to sound like a smart-ass but did you plug it in all the way? I had that issue one night while trying to get pix of the northern lights. After coming inside and seeing it in good light, I pushed it in further and problem was fixed. Pat's answer is great advice.
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I'd say that's not very normal. I've had this monitor for over a year (2 separate devices and 2 cameras) and that's never happened before. Maybe make sure you've properly paired them or re-pair them.
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Might be defective. My first order was defective and it took a while to find out because I thought it was my camera too (Sony NEX). I returned it and got another working unit.
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Did you put the viewfinder on the camera then go to Olympus to update for firmware? Be aware that the automatic switching wil not work on your camera so you should see the viewfinder and screen lit up at the same time.
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I am sorry I was not able to get to you as I was in Reno NV yesterday, however, I did test the microphone and it works beautiful. There are four things I can think off that might be the cause 1) change the battery and make sure is inserted correctly, 2) Make sure the stereo insert from mic to camera are pushed all the way, 3) Make sure that you check the settings of your camera, and perhaps test the mic on your computer or another camera, 4) The mic could be defective in which you should contact amazon for an exchange. Other than that, the mic works remarkably good for the price. It sounds better at 0 db. I hope that answers your question(s) and best of luck! I am sorry I was not able to get to you as I was in Reno NV yesterday, however, I did test the microphone and it works beautiful. There are four things I can think off that might be the cause 1) change the battery and make sure is inserted correctly, 2) Make sure the stereo insert from mic to camera are pushed all the way, 3) Make sure that you check the settings of your camera, and perhaps test the mic on your computer or another camera, 4) The mic could be defective in which you should contact amazon for an exchange. Other than that, the mic works remarkably good for the price. It sounds... » Read More I am sorry I was not able to get to you as I was in Reno NV yesterday, however, I did test the microphone and it works beautiful. There are four things I can think off that might be the cause 1) change the battery and make sure is inserted correctly, 2) Make sure the stereo insert from mic to camera are pushed all the way, 3) Make sure that you check the settings of your camera, and perhaps test the mic on your computer or another camera, 4) The mic could be defective in which you should contact amazon for an exchange. Other than that, the mic works remarkably good for the price. It sounds better at 0 db. I hope that answers your question(s) and best of luck! « Show Less
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You may have a bad cable. Disconnect power lead for 10 seconds and reconnect. Are other camera's working properly? It could also be the camera. If you can try connecting another camera and see if it does the same thing.
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Don't know.. had it for a year and haven't installed. Tell you next year...MaybeMy guess is the camera is activated by the reverse switch. You may be able to do some custom wiring to get around the problem. Check the manufactures instillation instructions on there site.
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I had the same problem, until I realized that the other wire was a standard cctv power wire..same as on the cameras. Just plug it into an extra adapter cable.
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This monitor and this camera will simply not work. I tried 2 different monitors to no avail. The only thing I ever got on the monitors was some white (snow). I turned the knob on the receiver so slow it took me several minutes to go from one end of the tuning spectrum to the other. still no good. I finally gave up and bought a much better Foscam wireless camera and once I got it up and running I had a great picture. So I guess I would suggest that you find something else. Thank You for the question.
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I would think that something is wrong. Assuming the battery you installed is good, I would contact the company and see what they have to say. I use mine on an Escalade so my camera is only 10 feet or so from the screen. I hope this helps.
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Could be several things, camera not working or hooked up, how about common ground, use the 2sd video to test for bad input fault. Sorry can't think of anything else.