Posted on January 30th, 2012
A Zoom lens allows the operator to alter the focal length of the lens. This ability is useful when one wants to observe a large area, and also have the ability to focus in to smaller elements at other times. Zoom lenses can be remotely controlled to allow an operator at a remote monitoring station to do just that.
Lenses with remote control are available for live monitoring situations. These lenses can be zoomed by the operator. Zooming is often combined with the ability to pan and tilt the camera to provide a powerful observation system. A “PTZ” camera can be a very useful tool in your surveillance arsenal.
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Posted on January 16th, 2012
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DVR card records high quality digital images. This technology has eliminated the need for VCR tapes. Storing DVR recordings is easier and takes up less space than VCR recordings, and clips are easier to locate.
You can easily search for video clips on your DVR card by entering the time or date that you shot the video. If your DVR card was used in more than one camera, you can also search for the video you need by the type of camera you used to shoot.
Youll need to install the software that comes with it if you want to view the contents of your DVR card on your computer. You must first disable any anti-virus programs running on your computer. Since this puts your system at risk, disconnect from the Internet while your security programs are disabled. Security systems can sometimes prevent DVR software from running correctly.
The amount of footage your DVR card will record depends on how much memory it has — the larger the memory, the longer the record time.
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Posted on January 9th, 2012
Surveillance cameras are being placed in Busseltons Mitchell Park. Seven cameras are being installed and will start operating early next week.
The shire received $25,000 funding from the Office of Crime Prevention to undertake a six month pilot program.
There were a number of objectives in having them installed, mainly to combat antisocial behavior in the park and CBD.
Police and shire records, before and after the project, would assist in showing if there was a reduction in antisocial behavior, level of graffiti and vandalism.
They would also improve the level of intelligence for enforcement officers from surveillance camera placed in hot spots.
Rangers and police would be able to identify priority areas where cameras would be installed and monitored for information-gathering purposes.
The quality of information gathered, such as the number of offenders identified by police, would also be measured as well as feedback from police.
As well they would improve public perception and level of personal safety, through media programs to highlight security camera outcomes.
The quality of community feedback in regards to public perception of personal safety would also be measured, through surveys pre and post security camera.
Shire CEO Mike Archer said when it was decided to pilot the surveillance camera that it was being used by a number of local governments and “we feel it is certainly worth trialing here”.
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Posted on January 5th, 2012
Rickey White has multiple prior convictions, including some for home burglaries. In most of those cases he got probation, but now he is serving serious time because of a home CCTV system that followed his every move.
Two home CCTV systems caught him in the act, lurking around backyards and peeking into homes in the Midway Road – Walnut Hill area before he broke in. But, the video from a home on Beechwood Lane in Dallas in October got a clear shot of his face.
Dallas Police released the video and posted it online. Days later, White was arrested. In early December, the images forced him to plead guilty. White is now serving an eight-year sentence.
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