Rearward facing multi-purpose camera with windrow width indications

A crop windrow monitoring system comprising:

• a windrow forming unit operable to form crop material into a windrow;
• an image sensor positioned to include a field of view facing a rearward direction of the windrow forming unit and including the windrow, wherein the image sensor is operable to capture an image of the windrow;
• a visual monitor operable to display the image;
• a computing device in communication with the image sensor and the visual monitor, wherein the computing device includes a processor and a memory having an image display algorithm saved therein, and wherein the processor is operable to execute the image display algorithm to:
• display the image on the visual monitor in a first mode having a first magnification when a defined system operating condition is a first operating condition, or a second mode having a second magnification when the defined system condition is a second operating condition, wherein the first magnification is different than the second magnification.

A crop windrow monitoring system comprising:

• a power unit controllable for movement between a forward direction and a rearward direction;
• a windrow forming unit coupled to the power unit and operable to form crop material into a windrow;
• an image sensor positioned to include a field of view facing the rearward direction and including the windrow, wherein the image sensor is operable to capture an image of the windrow;
• a visual monitor operable to display the image;
• a computing device in communication with the image sensor and the visual monitor, wherein the computing device includes a processor and a memory having an image display algorithm saved thereon, and wherein the processor is operable to execute the image display algorithm to:
• determine an intended direction of movement of the power unit, wherein the intended direction of movement includes one of the forward direction or the rearward direction;
• display the image on the visual monitor in a first mode having a first magnification when the intended direction of movement includes the rearward direction, or a second mode having a second magnification when the intended direction of movement includes the forward direction, wherein the second magnification is greater than the first magnification;
• display indicia on the visual monitor when the image is displayed in the second mode, wherein the indicia is overlaid onto the image and includes linear segments extending parallel to the windrow and arranged to delimit a distance perpendicular to the windrow, and wherein the linear segments are spaced from each other on the visual monitor a scaled separation distance to represent a defined distance in the image.