Display system and display device

A display system that is placeable in a vehicle, the display system comprising:

• an image capture device that captures an image rearward of the vehicle;
• a display device that is coupled to the image capture device via a network, and receives at least a portion of the rearward image captured by the image capture device;
• a first illuminance sensor that detects brightness around the vehicle;
• and
• a second illuminance sensor that detects intensity of light emitted onto a front surface of the display device;
• wherein
• the display device includes
• a housing with an opening on a front side;
• an electro-optic layer with a transmissive-reflective layer that transmits a portion of incident light and reflects another portion of the incident light, the electro-optic layer being configured to vary reflectivity of the incident light;
• a display placed on a rear side of the electro-optic layer and configured to display at least the portion of the rearward image;
• a control circuit that controls operation of the display device;
• and
• an actuator placed in the housing and configured to switch a posture of the electro-optic layer between a first posture and a second posture,
• the first posture is a posture that a driver of the vehicle views rearward of the vehicle by at least the portion of the rearward image displayed on the display,
• the second posture is a posture that the driver views rearward of the vehicle by way of a mirror image that appears on the transmissive-reflective layer,
• the control circuit
• controls the display to display at least the portion of the rearward image when the posture of the electro-optic layer is in the first posture,
• controls the display to display no image when the posture of the electro-optic layer is in the second posture, and
• controls brightness of the display device based on a value detected by at least one of the first illuminance sensor and the second illuminance sensor, and
• the display is visible to the driver through the electro-optic layer when the control circuit controls the display to display at least the portion of the rearward image.