Reversing camera picture quality poor

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I have an Australian 2013 Ford Focus ST. It has been converted from sync 1 to sync 3. Everything works correctly, except the reversing camera picture quality is very poor. Is this to be expected, or is one of my settings wrong. The camera is set ntsc, if I set it to pal the quality is worse and then drops out after a few seconds.

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SYNC Region: ANZ

Navigation Variant: Nav

Manufacturer Year: Pre MY20

Install Type: Retrofit

Old SYNC Version: 3.4.23188

New SYNC Version: 3.4.23188

Do you have a error message, if so what is it?
No error messages

Update Method: CyanLabs Syn3 Updater

Syn3 Updater Version: 2.12.0.0

Syn3 Updater Documentation Read: yes

Syn3 Updater Log File

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2

If you used an adapter harnass with an RCA plug this would be the case. You can wire the camera directly to the APIM which would likely solve the issue.

3

Yes the harness has RCA and that is how it’s connected. So it looks like it’s going to be the best I get then.

4

Unless you rewire the camera to the APIM without using the RCA connector. There are several threads here about Sync 1 to 3 conversions and the camera issues.