Speed cameras will catch more motorists in the county after a £1.2m upgrade to drive up their efficiency.
Essex County Council has approved the latest funding injection to convert the Essex Safety Camera Operation's 99 speed cameras and 26 red-light cameras from wet film to digital.
A report put to the authority's cabinet read: "Up to now, cameras have used wet-film as the recording medium for the offences detected.
"This technology is fast becoming obsolete and because of the difficulty in getting spares, it is becoming increasingly challenging to keep the equipment in an operational state."
Last year, the original operators Serco said they would be unable to maintain the equipment in an operational state beyond April 2014.
By digitising the speed camera network, County Hall say their road safety budget would be reduced by 94 per cent by March 2016, a saving of £800,000.
The council, who will put £312,000 toward the scheme, does receive any income from court fines imposed or from fixed penalty notices issued.
County has already approved upgrades to around half of the camera network.
Speed cameras were first introduced to Essex in 1993.
