I mean i can Earthgoogle my house and recognize it and my car sitting outside in the drive way, wouldn't you think that a so called security "surveillance" mounted a few feet away or above a suspect let's say, in a store or bank robbery or something, be advanced enough to produce a "kodak" clear picture?...I've never seen one on television, at least, that would ever help me recognize anybody, Is the problem that i AM seeing it on television? i'm really confused about the effectiveness and seemingly lack of technology in these cameras...
2006-09-22 05:15:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
People who buy those systems get the cheap cameras with DVRs that record a minimum number of frames per second. This lets the recorder hold more recorded time. The higher quality cameras are available, as well as near real time video recording but it costs more.
2006-09-22 05:19:38 · answer #1 · answered by Casinomule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's something I've always wanted to know, too! I guess it comes down to how much money is spent on the system. Most surveillance is of an area in which nothing really ever happens, so why spend money on looking at concrete all day? I think that's the answer...
2006-09-22 05:22:31 · answer #2 · answered by christopher s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're low-resolution devices. Higher resolution cameras exist and cost a LOT more money. The cameras in use are just barely "good enough" for the purposes for which they're deployed and so the owners see no point in spending more for image quality they don't need.
2006-09-22 05:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by Walter Ridgeley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because the lenses are bot as good as you would find at say a TV studio. Most of those are built rugged, for long use, not necessarily for crystal clear pictures. You can't get a great picture with a bad lens, no matter how closer you are to it.
2006-09-22 05:17:56 · answer #4 · answered by WEIRDRELATIVES 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since security cameras are on continuously, they use low-resolution photography and slow frame rates to save bandwidth, storage space, or memory. The result is grainy pictures and choppy video.
2006-09-22 05:19:50 · answer #5 · answered by johntadams3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we have a surveillance camera at my work. The image is as good as if you were actually looking the person in the face not grainy at all.
2006-09-22 05:19:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually good ones don't they show a very good picture, but places like 7-11 just won't spend the money easier to hire another person, after the last one gets shot!
2006-09-22 05:17:59 · answer #7 · answered by Michael 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The new digital cameras in use are awesome - as many offenders caught on tape are about to find out in court.
2006-09-22 05:20:51 · answer #8 · answered by Glockmeister 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny! 100!
2016-03-18 00:02:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
microwave relay makes them fuzzy cameras in banks take reg still pics at faster speed and not continuous video
2006-09-22 05:21:15 · answer #10 · answered by aldo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋