Camera system and mirror replacement system

A mirror replacement system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, having a camera system, the camera system comprising:

• at least one image capture unit for capturing at least one image;
• at least one image reproduction unit for reproducing the at least one image captured by the image capture unit;
• a first functional unit for performing a vehicle function comprising a shutter configured to protect the image capture unit against damage by foreign objects, and a second functional unit for performing a second vehicle function comprising illuminating with Infrared (IR) light an area to be captured by the image capture unit;
• and
• at least one control unit for outputting at least one control signal,
• wherein the camera system is configured to transmit at least one video signal between the image capture unit and the image reproduction unit and is configured to control the image capture unit and the first and second functional units by use of the same single control signal outputted from the control unit, the same single control signal being passed through the image capture unit to the functional units and being not transmittable back from the functional units to any one of the camera system units,
• wherein at least one functional interface is provided between the at least one image capture unit and the first functional unit, via which functional interface, the at least one image capture unit and the first functional unit are coupleable with each other and decoupleable from each other, wherein the control signal outputted from the control unit is transmitted through the image capture unit to the functional unit and is relayed via the first functional unit to the second functional unit via a common transmission path,
• wherein the vehicle functions performed by the first and second functional units provide at least one additional function for the image capture unit, which additional function comprises a cleaning of optics of the image capture unit for ensuring optimal image acquisition, and wherein a heating is performed by the image capture unit for preventing or removing the generation of condensed water in the image capture unit, and
• wherein the control unit and/or the first functional unit and/or the image capture unit form separated assemblies with respect to their housings.