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Thread ID: 114368 2010-11-30 06:17:00 What the hang is this? pine-o-cleen (2955) PC World Chat
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1157546 2010-11-30 06:17:00 ??? (i4.photobucket.com)

I don't think it's a 'regular' camera, but if it is a camera, why is the housing so large? I walked past it the other day and saw that it had an oscillating mirror on the left hand side. I install CCTV and I've never seen anything like this before.

It's on the side of a Post Shop, facing a Mcdonalds.

Anyone?
pine-o-cleen (2955)
1157547 2010-11-30 06:23:00 I don't think its a camera. I didn't get an image. wotz (335)
1157548 2010-11-30 06:24:00 I am thinking Alien? Cicero (40)
1157549 2010-11-30 06:25:00 Looks a lot like This one n the picture (www.ezwatch-security-cameras.com) - High Resolution - Zoom - 120' Night Vision - Outdoor Surveillance Camera wainuitech (129)
1157550 2010-11-30 06:26:00 It's not the head of this guy, stuffed and mounted, is it? johcar (6283)
1157551 2010-11-30 06:30:00 I'd go with some sort of CCTV camera/IR spotlight combo. Just a guess though. ubergeek85 (131)
1157552 2010-11-30 06:34:00 Oscillating mirror may be a way for it to look out to the side, without actually turning the whole camera - so those who think being off to the side renders them unseen may be wrong.
If the mirror is spinning, then it's kinda panoramic.
On the other hand, maybe it relates to some form of infra red or motion detection which is watching out to the sides.

It is unusually wide, so there's a lot more in there than your average camera.
Paul.Cov (425)
1157553 2010-11-30 06:40:00 Apart from looking almost identical to the link I put in post #4.

It could also be a trick question :rolleyes: -- its a red ellipse around a security camera. :p
wainuitech (129)
1157554 2010-11-30 06:40:00 I am thinking Alien?

Nope, not one of mine :p
SoniKalien (792)
1157555 2010-11-30 07:44:00 It's not the head of this guy, stuffed and mounted, is it?

That's it!
pine-o-cleen (2955)
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