If it is aftermarket, it is most likely just tied in to power on when the reverse lights come on. My suggestion would be to tie it into the parking lights. Then, whenever you want it on just turn on the parking or headlights.
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It's factory unfortunately so I currently have no idea how it's wired. I was going to go hunting for wiring diagrams but I figured I'd check here first to see if anyone here had already done this on one of these before.
If it's as simple as moving a power wire to a switched circuit I can definitely do that. I'm just concerned that, with it being factory and there being built in diagnostics for this camera, it won't be quite that easy. Looking at the manual it says there can be an warning thrown for the camera being on too long so I'm not sure if that's going to be an issue or not. However it also looks like that warning is what pops up and shuts down the camera only if it gets too hot. So maybe theres thermal issues with it being on too long. Next time I'm in it I'll have to try just sitting stopped in reverse for a bit and see if it throws a warning at me. If it overheats when it runs too long then my idea of just keeping it on is pretty dead in the water.
Honestly the more I dig into the camera system on this thing the more overengineered and janky it looks.
Not a bad idea, I have a cargo van with blocked out rear windows and my back-up camera set to display 24/7 while driving, I find it helpful.
Like the other poster mentioned, I wired to power as opposed to the back up light so it would come on when I press a button rather than when I set it into reverse - but it was an aftermarket camera I installed and not a factory camera.
You may want to see if anyone on a Chevy/GMC truck forum has had luck with the rewiring if it’s factory.
Best of luck!
Yeah, it looks like I might need to actually make a forum account and ask. There are posts all over the place talking about doing this with newer imfotainment system equipped trucks/vans but none that I can find for the mirror display.
Also see my other comment about the manual hinting at thermal issues with the camera running too long. It's starting to look like the idea is a no go on this particular van.