When you drive, you see all kinds of cameras, there are square cameras, there are round cameras, there are flashing cameras, so what is the use of these cameras? They have different functions, different responsibilities, and each does its own job. Today we will understand the role of different cameras. Recognize these, and you are not afraid of driving license deduction points!

The important cameras are:
1, electronic eye (electronic police) : rectangular box + square flash

As the name suggests, the electronic police is the right to exercise the right to fine the owner of the camera, but also the majority of owners are the most familiar and most afraid of the camera, the electronic police shape is rectangular, generally appear in the traffic light intersection above, and the ordinary camera is not the same, this kind of camera is mainly to capture the red light, pressure line, retrograde, take the bus lane and so on.

The square flash is a high-powered LED fill light used to illuminate your car, which is the LED light that flashes you under the bridge from time to time.

The e-police has an ultra-clear photo taking function, which provides a clear photo taking function even when driving at night.


Electronic police in addition to taking illegal, but because the photo is clear, the behavior of the people in the car can also be taken clearly, such as driving a cell phone, unsafe driving, etc., may be captured, in front of the electronic police, do not have any fluke psychology, otherwise the points are not clear what is going on.

To popularize the principle of traffic light capture:

The electronic police caught running the red light to take a total of 3 photos, one is an instant violation picture, one is a number plate recognition picture, and one is a panoramic picture.

① Take the first picture of your car when the front wheel is pressed over the induction coil on the ground.

2. Take a second picture of your car when the rear wheel hits the induction coil on the ground.

(3) When the vehicle passes through the intersection and passes the induction coil on the ground opposite, the third picture is taken.

From the above principle can know, when the red light when your front wheel after don't matter, take the first picture, you brake not move will not take the second picture. In case you move, the rear wheel crosses the line and triggers the second one, it doesn't matter, don't cross the intersection, even if you stop outside the police line at the opposite intersection. However, you want to think about your front wheel over the line was photographed, back, the result triggered another, turned into a red light, so can not back!


2, speed monitoring camera (commonly known as bayfront) : rectangular box + small horn radar

This kind of camera is dedicated to speed measurement. Speed monitoring cameras are generally installed on highways, urban expressways, provincial roads, national highways or viaducts, which are used to monitor whether vehicles have speeding behavior. Like electronic police, most of the shape of speed monitoring cameras is also rectangular, and the photos are very clear and positive capture. Usually there will be a radar speed detector installed next to it.

When you see a camera like this, be sure to pay attention to your speed.


Speeding penalties are detailed in this article: New standards for speeding points in 2023


3. Illegal stop camera: white spherical camera

These cameras can capture a 360-degree view of a parking violation, and although they are spherical, they are still quite different from security cameras. For one thing, these cameras are much smaller, they tend not to be the semi-circular glass masks of security cameras, and they tend to be single cameras, often at intersections.

The shape of the illegal parking camera is similar to the combination of an inverted cylinder and a half sphere, which is generally used to shoot traffic illegal behaviors such as illegal parking and illegal lane change. It often occurs in some sections where parking is prohibited. The shooting pixels of the illegal parking camera are also very clear. This kind of camera can zoom, rotate 360 degrees, generally 200 meters range can be seen clearly

Illegal stop the ball machine, installed in the no-stop section, generally stay more than 5 minutes to capture, need three pictures and combination, start time, more than 5 minutes, no pictures in the driver's cab, of course, will also be recorded, the owner can inquire when the complaint.



4, security surveillance camera: black spherical camera

The shape of the security surveillance camera is generally an inverted sphere, which can appear in any corner of the city. This kind of camera does not belong to the road surveillance camera, only used to monitor the security situation, provide security monitoring functions for the police, and can also be used to monitor the traffic flow to provide certain data support for alleviating traffic congestion.

This kind of security surveillance camera is common in sidewalks or commercial areas. It is a large ball shape with a semi-circular transparent cover. It is generally an ultra-wide Angle lens, which can capture a large range. It's about all kinds of illegal things, like robbing shops, not cars.

For car owners, this kind of camera is not a threat at all, you can ignore this kind of camera, as long as you obey the law, unless you have to stop on the side of the road to have a car shock, that still has a certain chance of being caught by it.


5. Skynet camera:

As a kind of camera that constitutes a powerful Skynet system, Skynet camera does not have a fixed form. As long as there is a need, all kinds of cameras in the city can become a part of the Skynet system, with various styles and cannot be identified, which is the power of Skynet.

6. Square box camera

This kind of camera is mainly used in the highway, the role is to capture speeding, before the appearance of this kind of camera, there will generally be a speed limit sign, the speed limit must be limited when the speed limit, do not challenge the camera speed measurement function.

Now new cameras can capture not only speeding, but also whether you're driving carefully, touching your thigh, and even whether you're wearing a seat belt.

7. Rectangular cameras appear on highways

This camera is almost identical in appearance to the previous one, which is specifically designed to record speeding, but before this kind of camera appeared, there were usually speed limit signs.

There's also a new generation of high-speed surveillance cameras that are already ready for use, and can even monitor your expression and heart rate to make sure you're not tired or drunk.

Weird camera on the side of the highway

The camera is usually placed in a corner of the highway, possibly with a square box next to it. Rest assured, this is not a phishing camera, nor does it film violations, it is just a traffic surveillance camera. Its function is to monitor the traffic flow of the highway. The square box next to it is to monitor the temperature, humidity and wind speed, which is used to monitor the environmental condition of the whole highway and determine whether it is necessary to issue a warning and let the management department close the highway.

This kind of camera and surveillance system is very common on some highways that are prone to inclement weather, and it is also an important node to close the highway in the first place to ensure everyone's safety in inclement weather.

Finally, it should be reminded that although road cameras can regulate people's travel behavior to a certain extent, the quality itself still needs to be controlled by people's own hearts. Even if there is no camera driving on the road, the owners should also pay attention to regulate their driving behavior, and set a good social example for green travel and safe travel.