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| Thread ID: 118498 | 2011-06-07 11:00:00 | PC based security video systems | Tony (4941) | PC World Chat |
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| 1207562 | 2011-06-08 00:14:00 | Good point, Paul. I'm sure that will be hugely affected by how much one is prepared to pay. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1207563 | 2011-06-08 07:56:00 | Yeah, understand there is a huge difference in luminance from indoors to outdoors. Our eyes adapt well to conceal the fact that outdoor sunlight is numerous orders of magnitude stronger than indoor lighting. Consequently the sensitivity for interior cameras needs to be far higher than an outdoor cam. While the tiny hidden style of cams might appeal for catching theives, the smaller the lens at the front of the camera the much less light it captures as well. Another alternative is getting quite a few dummy cameras/domes and signs warning of the site being monitored. Lots of thefts can be from staff (according to research/marketers), so ideally do not allow the rest of the crew to know the cams are dummies. I'd consider going to the point of drilling holes into walls to insert cables - even if the cables only went inside the walls 30cm and no further. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1207564 | 2011-06-08 08:17:00 | Have you considered wireless cameras? Something like this (dicksmith.co.nz). | Jen (38) | ||
| 1207565 | 2011-06-08 10:02:00 | Check out ZoneMinder (http://www.zoneminder.com/) if you can dedicate a linux box to it. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1207566 | 2011-06-08 10:03:00 | www.aplus.co.nz Have a look, they sell that sort of gear |
Phil B (648) | ||
| 1207567 | 2011-06-08 11:03:00 | Jen, that swann device looks interesting, except I think we are going to need >1 camera. Paul.Cov - thanks for the useful info. We have thought about dummy cameras, but I'm not not sure how effective they would actually be. We are 90% certain the thefts are from outside the organisation. The thefts are happening in buildings that are easily accessible from the road, and up till now have been inadequately secured. Decent padlocks will make some difference, I'm sure! We are an incorporated society with not a huge amount of money, but various skills in the membership, so I think we can implement something ourselves if we can organise it at the right price. Is there anyone who has actually implemented a pc-based solution? |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1207568 | 2011-06-08 21:10:00 | Have a look at the Vitamin D (www.vitamindvideo.com) web site. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1207569 | 2011-06-09 00:06:00 | Have a look at the Vitamin D (www.vitamindvideo.com) web site. I see the free edition only supports one camera and the basic two at $49 (probably USA $. Why stupid sites don't put what currency I will never know) and the Pro unlimited at $199 Zoneminder has no such limitation and can run on a headless box. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1207570 | 2011-06-09 00:12:00 | Why stupid sites don't put what currency I will never knowBecause they don't realize a world exists outside the USA. It is the same thinking that causes them to put dates as 04/06/11 (4th June or 6th April?) | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1207571 | 2011-06-09 00:33:00 | Have you considered wireless cameras? Something like this (dicksmith.co.nz). Check the frequency that operates on. You'll find you blow all chance of using wifi nearby to smithereens :D What you want is a few of these: pbtech.co.nz With something like this: http://www.go1984.com/ I've just got me a couple of those model TP-Links after making the same mistake as Jen with some el-cheapo cams that operate on the 2.4Ghz frequency. They're *infinitely* better!! |
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