This footage found on the Courier Mail site shows a typical camera setup that should give good ID images given the tight scene. While the results are reasonable, there are two key areas that should be addressed to improve the over all results. The amount of roof at the top of the scene is […]
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Police in Ballarat hit back at claims of the Street Safe CCTV being ineffective
As reported in The Courier, one of Ballarat’s most senior law enforcement officers has hit back at states the city’s Closed-circuit television cameras provide virtually no deterrent for late-night party goers who create chaos on weekends. In a letter to the editor, Ballarat police Inspector Bruce Thomas defended police use of the CCTV cameras, writing […]
More poor quality security video with a holdup in Emerald
Here is a fine example of surveillance video from a HD camera (you can tell by the 16:9 aspect ratio) that is next to useless. First of all a HD camera, whether it is 720p or 1080p should give a really crisp image but this one has so much compression applied, most likely to increase […]
The Surveillance Industry Dinosaurs
I have been in the security industry since 1988 and seen more aspects of electronic protection than most. However I am still learning every day as the rate of change in the video surveillance industry is constant. Whether people like myself are viewed as an expert, guru or a dinosaur, the fact is we have […]
Spot Monitor on IP Video Surveillance
I see regular questions on how to get an IP camera to provide a spot monitor output. For example as you walk into your local supermarket, there is a camera that is displayed on a TV screen showing your face. (Often next to useless image but I’m not writing about that today) With IP video […]
LCD monitor review
I found this interesting review on 19″ LCD monitors from AG Neovo, Genie CCTV, Iiyama and Samsung for CCTV use. However, with most DVR’s and all IP CCTV systems now having VGA, HDMI or DVI outputs, the actual need for a LCD specific to the CCTV industry is shrinking as a $250 LCD from the […]
And you wonder where people get their expectations
Can you enhance that for me? As a provider of CCTV I have been asked to extract evidence plenty of times. Often the video is next to useless due to either a poor installation or non maintained equipment. The classic question I nearly always get is Can you enhance that for me? Well here is […]
Even a Cheap camera will do!
I can’t believe I am posting this as for the past 11 years I have been representing some of the finest cameras made. Those ones in the $600+ range. However the fact remains as I quoted in a previous post. Even a cheap camera, if put in the right location will give reasonable results So […]
So you want fake security cameras
If you are going to install Fake Security Cameras, at least make them look like they are actually working! Dummy cameras that don’t look like the real thing really erk me. Don’t think I’m referring to the actual cameras resemblance to a real camera. Most of them have that covered pretty well (other than the […]
Ultra wide angle HD camera for power substations applications
IndigoVision has released their ultra wide angle range of High Definition cameras, allowing viewing angles of 110 degrees with out any fish eye effect. This means where traditionally where you would have required 2 or 3 cameras, the same can be covered with just 1 HD camera. The advantage of thea ultra wide lens […]
