Best Wireless Backup Cameras in the UK

Even though the previous model was no slouch, the BOSCAM K7 is a huge upgrade. While the camera was already impressive (and still is), the comprehensive no-interference reversing that this kit is offering is what sells this product before its competition. Well, that and the advanced encryption that the camera's boasting. As you can imagine, despite the helpful accessories, everything starts with the camera.

To be more precise, with the 5-inch TFT-LCD screen that makes the colours accurate, the contrast rate high, and the visuals detailed so that you can distinguish between small comparable objects. The settings menu is straightforward, so navigating its Mirror, Normal, Guideline, Reset, and more features should not present noticeable challenges. The images that will be appearing on the screen will be appearing with improved clarity, enabling safe reversing. But, again, the encrypted wireless signal contributes as well, ensuring zero-interference signal transmit, meaning that you can reverse without worrying about, say, the radio interfering with the signal.

Talking about the biggest contributors, the light sensors that this wireless backup camera kit is working with earns on its keep tenfold. Owing to these powerful sensors, the camera enables low-light parking, increasing reversing safety at night. Between them and the integrated transmitter, this model makes night parking much more reliable, making sure that the view behind the vehicle at night is not just detailed but also coloured.

The Aeo MH003 is a discreet wireless reversing camera, which is usually the starting point with these cameras and what we want from them first and, sometimes, even foremost. What we also want from them is to be sturdy and durable. Since these cameras sit outside, you want them to be waterproof, hence the model's IP68 enclosure that protects the camera not just from splashes or downpours but even from 1-metre immersion. Likewise, the camera is dust-tight, meaning complete protection against contact. Essentially, what we're saying is that this device boasts complete protection from the elements, so you can drive without worrying about the weather conditions.

More often than not, when we say wireless backup cameras, we mean reversing camera kits that include separate monitors and cameras. But, this time around, we're working without a screen. Instead, the camera comes outfitted with a WiFi module. Using this module, the cam can be paired with Android and iOS smartphones, transmitting the image onto the phone's screen. As far as we're concerned, this is a little more convenient since most people have a smartphone with a sizable screen anyway, so you're decluttering the space inside the vehicle and pay less than you would otherwise.

The BOSCAM K3 is less than the BOSCAM K7, nothing especially surprising here, right? This is not a bad camera, not one bit, but considering that the price is reduced almost threefold, we're not expecting the same features and specs here and neither should you. What you should expect is a reliable reverse parking assistant, which this camera is.

The 4.3-inch LCD screen that this device's using is not quite the screen that the K7 model is using but the image clarity this one offers is somewhat comparable and, generally speaking, sufficient. After all, you're not watching movies on this thing, are we wrong? The colours are accurate, the contrast is fine, and the view is detailed enough. The settings menu here is also pretty much the same, with an accessible menu structure and intuitive icons. Plus, with the company's wired system, you can park without worrying about interference or flickering.

Reversing is difficult as it is. Reversing at night is even more difficult. Making the view behind you detailed as well as coloured, this camera makes the task much less difficult. The night vision on this one is not necessarily superb (the same can be said about the K7 though) but, again, sufficient, repeating the theme that we've established before. Because, when you're paying ~40 quid, "sufficient" is not a terrible deal, not one bit. To add more, the camera employs a 6-layer all-glass lens, increasing its resolution and decreasing distortion so that the reverse parking image is always displayed with respectable accuracy.

The AUTO-VOX M1W is a thorough kit, which is probably why this product is as popular among different drivers as it is. We're not saying that this is necessarily the best wireless backup camera kit but, at this price point, it just might be. With its help, you'll be able to spot unexpected obstacles and park in tight spaces with relative ease. Of course, to some extent, you can say that about all backup cameras.

What you cannot say about all cameras though is that you can install them without dealing with complex wiring that involves running the video cable across the vehicle. The people behind this kit are guaranteeing hassle-free long-range reception distance in open areas, which is something we can guarantee as well. What they're also claiming is that the maximum signal transmission distance on this camera reaches 100 metres, which is not really something we can confirm. Still, at the very least, the camera always covers ~20 metres, and who needs more than that?

Though the camera's alright, and we will circle back to it, the screen's not too shabby as well. Plus, the silicone suction mount that comes with the screen will let you install this one on windshields or dashboards. While this is nothing new, what is somewhat new is that you can rotate the mount 360 degrees. What's also not quite as common is that the suction pad is washable, so you can reuse the pad without worrying about removing its stickiness/adhesiveness/viscosity, whatever floats your boat. The one problem we have with the screen is that there's no anti-glare coating, so when sunlight hits the display, the content starts looking washed out or not readable at all.

The DOUXURY D-Cam4.3Ana does not necessarily disappoint, there's just nothing outstanding about this model, hence the last spot on this list. Everything about the kit is above average, including the screen, the camera, specs, construction, you name it. Compared against everyday wireless backup cameras, this kit is brilliant, we just like the ones that come before here a little more.

That being said, we can appreciate the IP68 housing that the camera is endowed with so that you can drive knowing that even the biggest downpours will not be able to do anything. Dirt, dust, sand, the camera's protected against them all. The image sensors on reversing cameras are seldom anything worth praising. Nevertheless, the one that this model's adopting is pretty good, with the HD CMOS setup making the visuals crisp and the colours accurate. While its 720 x 576p resolution does not quite earn the HD title, this is more than wireless backup cameras are usually offering and, truth be told, more than reverse parking requires.

As far as the viewing angle is concerned, this model fits the same mould that the previous cameras are fitting as well. Expanding the viewing angle 170 degrees, the camera reduces blind spots and lets you park knowing that you're not missing something between or around you and the parking space. At times, the 170-degree angle will prove excessive, distorting the image a little bit but this is not really something that can make parking more difficult, just less accurate at worst.