Recommended distances for cameras

Ant09 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 24, 2007 Posts: 1

I was just wondering if anyone can recommend distance for the various speed camera warnings ?

Cheers Ant.

253 · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:56 am Post subject:

Hi Ant, and welcome to the Forums.

I expect some of the more advance users will give you a better answer than mine.

From my knowledge the mobile cameras have quite a long range capability these days - in excess of 1000yds apparently. Now whether they are set at those distances s another matter as there is going to be a lot of traffic on the busier roads.

For me, I work on the principle that the faster the road speed, the longer the warning distance. So for the 60/70 mobiles I'm set at 950yds, and 50 set at 850yds.
The fixed Gatso and red light are set at between 400 and 500, as are the Specs - you get plenty of warning of road works to my mind.

I don't have the option 'Warn only when on route' ticked, so depending on the settings I do get a lot of warnings that don't apply so to speak, but a small price to pay, and I can't be bothered to change it to be honest.

If you are like me, you'll probably change the settings a few times before you are happy with them, and also may depend on what type of driving you mostly do anyway.

Good Luck
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mikealder · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:57 am Post subject:

Welcome to the forum, there is a look up table towards the end of This setup guide.
Otherwise an easier way is to multiply the camera speed by ten and use that distance, so 30MPH = 300 YDS and 70MPH would be 700YDS - Mike

davidsims · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 01, 2008 Posts: 22

I download the database last week and I would be very careful about following the advice in the setup guide.

Most mobile cameras are lasers and I have seen the videos where a conviction was obtained at 860m in a 60mph limit.

Given that you need a little warning I would set all the mobile camera in the higher speed limits to at least 1000m

Darren · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:57 am Post subject:

davidsims · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 01, 2008 Posts: 22

Thanks Darren

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject:

The SPECS entries in the database are logged (as much as possible) as "start" "intermediate" and "end" cameras, but not many devices can use the info.
On a TomTom, you COULD set up a separate POI category for the "end" cameras, but with the way the TomTom's work at the moment, you would get false "end" alerts every time you went past a sliproad exit even if you were continuing in the zone on the main road.

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