Operation Manual

4.7.1 Camera types
There are four types of speed cameras:
4.7.1.1 Fixed cameras
Some cameras stand by the roadside, looking in one direction, measuring one or
both directions of the traffic. They measure your current speed. For these cameras
you can specify the controlled traffic direction and the speed limit. V7 Navigation will
warn you when you approach these cameras in the measured direction. If your
speed exceeds the speed limit near the camera, a special warning sound will be
played.
These cameras are displayed with the following symbol:
4.7.1.2 Mobile cameras
Some cameras are operated from vehicles. The database contains some typical
places of these mobile cameras. They are not always operational at the given
location, and the speed limit is not specified for them. The warning is similar to fixed
cameras, but as there is no speed limit given, only the proximity is announced.
These cameras are displayed with the following symbol:
4.7.1.3 Built-in cameras
Some cameras are built in traffic lights. They work like fixed cameras, but they are
difficult to spot. The warning for proximity and speeding is the same as for the fixed
cameras.
These cameras are displayed with the following symbol:
4.7.1.4 Section control cameras
These cameras work in pairs, and do not measure your current speed but your
average speed between the two cameras. Both will identify your car, and record the
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