An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior
rearview mirror assembly having a reflective element having a field of
view rearward of the vehicle when the interior rearview mirror assembly
is attached at a portion of the interior of the vehicle. A directional
information display is viewable to a driver of the vehicle. A compass
sensor is preferably disposed in the mirror housing behind the reflective
element such that adjustment by the driver to set the rearward field view
of the reflective element moves the compass sensor in tandem with
movement of the reflective element. The interior rearview mirror assembly
comprises a video camera having a field of view that encompasses one of
(i) the windshield of the vehicle and (ii) the driver of the vehicle.