Vehicular vision system including rear backup camera

A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:

• a rear backup video camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system;
• wherein said rear backup video camera comprises a CMOS imaging array;
• said rear backup video camera having at least a rearward field of view external of the equipped vehicle;
• said rear backup video camera operable to capture image data rearward of the equipped vehicle during a rear backup maneuver of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said rear backup video camera views at least a portion of a vehicle bumper of the equipped vehicle;
• a display device disposed in the equipped vehicle and viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle, said display device comprising a video screen operable to display video images derived, at least in part, from image data captured by said rear backup video camera for viewing by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein video images derived, at least in part, from image data captured by said rear backup video camera are displayed by said video screen of said display device when a transmission of the equipped vehicle is shifted into reverse gear by the driver of the equipped vehicle;
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• wherein said video screen continues to display video images derived, at least in part, from image data captured by said rear backup video camera until forward speed of the equipped vehicle after the transmission of the equipped vehicle is shifted out of reverse gear by the driver of the equipped vehicle exceeds a threshold speed.

A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:

• a rear backup video camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system;
• wherein said rear backup video camera comprises a CMOS imaging array;
• said rear backup video camera having at least a rearward field of view external of the equipped vehicle;
• said rear backup video camera operable to capture image data rearward of the equipped vehicle during a rear backup maneuver of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said rear backup video camera views at least a portion of a vehicle bumper of the equipped vehicle;
• a display device disposed in the equipped vehicle and viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle, said display device comprising a video screen operable to display video images derived, at least in part, from image data captured by said rear backup video camera for viewing by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein video images derived, at least in part, from image data captured by said rear backup video camera are displayed by said video screen of said display device when a transmission of the equipped vehicle is shifted into reverse gear by the driver of the equipped vehicle;
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• wherein said video screen continues to display video images derived, at least in part, from image data captured by said rear backup video camera until distance moved forward by the equipped vehicle after the transmission of the equipped vehicle is shifted out of reverse gear by the driver of the equipped vehicle exceeds a threshold distance.