# CCTV camera plan symbol

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Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-28
Lookup label: CAM
Drawing use: GA
Reference families: IEC

## Symbol convention

Convention: IEC
Form: Video camera
IEC 60617 installation-plan style (architectural and topographical installation symbols); independently drawn, not certified IEC geometry or a database identifier.

Plan symbol for a CCTV camera, drawn as a camera body with a lens and an optional field-of-view cone.

## In plain English

### What does CCTV camera plan mean?

CCTV cameras are drawn as a small rectangle with a lens shape or a triangle, at their mounting position, often with a field-of-view cone. Fixed, dome and pan-tilt-zoom types are distinguished by letters or small changes in the shape.

### A simple example

Network cameras are commonly powered by PoE, so the plan symbol is linked to a data outlet and the network switch. The installer needs the mounting height and the target scene to aim the camera.

### What the drawings help you do

The cone is indicative. Resolution at the target distance is the real performance criterion and is not shown by the symbol.

### This particular reference

Plan symbol for a CCTV camera, drawn as a camera body with a lens and an optional field-of-view cone. An intruder motion detector senses presence; a camera records and transmits images.

### Terms

- Schematic: A drawing showing function and connections rather than physical appearance.

Concept diagram: Identify the device and form → Read the connections and state → Check the equipment reference
A guide to reading this reference. The original symbol illustration and its drawing notes appear below; these boxes are not a wiring diagram.

- [IEC graphical symbols for diagrams](https://tc3.iec.ch/tc-activity/graphical-symbols-for-diagrams/)
- [Industrial PoE Ethernet switches](https://www.westermo.com/products/ethernet-switches/poe)
- [Electrical installation design methodology and references](https://www.electrical-installation.org/enwiki/General_rules_of_electrical_installation_design)


## What it represents

CCTV cameras are drawn as a small rectangle with a lens shape or a triangle, at their mounting position, often with a field-of-view cone. Fixed, dome and pan-tilt-zoom types are distinguished by letters or small changes in the shape.
Network cameras are commonly powered by PoE, so the plan symbol is linked to a data outlet and the network switch. The installer needs the mounting height and the target scene to aim the camera.
The cone is indicative. Resolution at the target distance is the real performance criterion and is not shown by the symbol.

## How to read it

- Check field of view against the area to be covered.
- Find the data outlet and PoE source.

## Information to show or reference

- State camera type.
- Show field of view.
- Tag network connection.

## Important distinction

An intruder motion detector senses presence; a camera records and transmits images.

## Facts

- Power: Often PoE from a network switch
- Key check: Field of view and resolution
- Exact standard graphic: Not reproduced here; confirm the form against IEC 60617 and the project legend

## Public references

- [IEC graphical symbols for diagrams](https://tc3.iec.ch/tc-activity/graphical-symbols-for-diagrams/) — IEC. IEC graphical symbol context for installation and communication plans; independently drawn here.
- [Industrial PoE Ethernet switches](https://www.westermo.com/products/ethernet-switches/poe) — Westermo. Public product family page describing Ethernet switches that power field devices over the data cable.
- [Electrical installation design methodology and references](https://www.electrical-installation.org/enwiki/General_rules_of_electrical_installation_design) — Schneider Electric — Electrical Installation Guide. Installation design context for coordinating low-current systems with power and lighting.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.