Bezel backup camera that can see hitch and bumper

I currently have a backup camera mounted in the bezel of my tailgate. It is a 170 degree wide angle that was purchased cheaply from ebay. However, the vertical angle is terrible. I would like to see my bumper and hitch to make it easier to connect to a trailer and get close to the curb when backing up.

Can anyone tell me the vertical camera angle required to see the bumper from the bezel camera location? It seems like most cameras have a vertical camera angle of 90 degrees. The greatest vertical camera angle I have found is 120 degrees. Is that too much or too little? The cheap camera I purchased did not list a vertical camera angle in its specs.

This is the one I have, it has a 135 deg viewing and when you push a button it changes the viewing angle to straight down so you can see the hitch when backing up to a trailer, wall, parking spot. Not cheap but it works great.


Pioneer ND-BC20PA

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-ND-BC20PA-Visual-DSP-Unit-with-ND-BC2-Rearview-Backup-Reverse-Camera-New-/201209752089?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ed9092a19&vxp=mtr

Randy said:

This is the one I have, it has a 135 deg viewing and when you push a button it changes the viewing angle to straight down so you can see the hitch when backing up to a trailer, wall, parking spot. Not cheap but it works great.


Pioneer ND-BC20PA

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-ND-BC20PA-Visual-DSP-Unit-with-ND-BC2-Rearview-Backup-Reverse-Camera-New-/201209752089?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ed9092a19&vxp=mtr

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Wow, that's pricey. Does anyone else know of any other options? I would also prefer it to be flush.