Good to hear the camera orientation is annoying to others. I test drove the GT recently and noticed that the rear camera displayed more right bumper than left, thereby presenting a distorted, bubble-like view. Also, there were no parking guides on the camera view (to measure proximity to objects). I drive an FX 35 and the rear camera is pretty decent, i.e., the camera view is centered thereby providing perfect orientation while backing in and the color-coded guide to measure proximity to objects works like a charm. As I backed into a parking space with a CX-9, the distorted view had me feeling less than confident that I was parking correctly. I resulted to the side view mirror to check my orientation.
Why would you launch an otherwise nice vehicle with this design flaw, especially given the expense of the option. Basically, it doesn't deliver on the safety promise/benefit they promote.