Toyota RAV4: Smear effect - Rear view monitor system (vehicles with auto anti-glare inside rear view 
mirror) - Using other driving systems - When driving - Toyota RAV4 Owner's ManualToyota RAV4: Smear effect

If a bright light, such as sunlight

If a bright light, such as sunlight reflected off the vehicle body, is picked up by the camera, a smear effect* characteristic to the camera may occur.

*: Smear effect: A phenomenon that occurs when a bright light is picked up by the camera; when transmitted by the camera, the light source appears to have a vertical streak above and below it.

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