camera install problem

[jasp]

i want to install a rear view camera in my car.

i already have the camera, and my p5200bt deck is compatable.

However i would like to know if it can be installed without connecting the camera's power to the reverse lights. i don't want to use the camera to reverse, but to see what's behind (sometimes). if i connect it to a normal power source, will the camera burn out from being on all the time?

[~Vēġó~]

install a switch man.....turn on and off when you want it....that's what I'm gonna be doing.

what camera did you get, from where, price and tech specs? please

[archangel2011]

i have a panasonic strada dvd/navigation under the seat with a screen sticking out of the dash.i dont have a camera but when i put my gear into reverse the screen automatically turns on and to camera function.thats how mine came hooked up from japan.i assume this should be the ideal way to hook it up.dont know how to do it though.hope someone else does!

[Sully]

You can run a relay off the remote out from the HU then the camera to the relay. Then you can use that to turn the camera on. When you turn the HU off, the camera will be off.