Re: CCTV Cameras

[J. Sloud <jsloud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 27 Aug 2005 08:09:51 -0700, "Socrates" <londonlinks@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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>> Take your crap somewhere else.  There are so many inaccuracies on your garbage website that I don't know where to start.  Suffice to say, I've been involved in the design of many high-end video systems for customer with nearly unlimited resources.  These people would laugh at your ideas.
>
>Let's see who is talking crap. Post just ONE image produced by "one of
>your many" high-end video cameras so it can be compared with the CCTV
>images on www.londoncctv.com.
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>I think your customers will throw their CCTV cameras into the nearest
>garbage bin when they see the quality that an ordinary digital stills
>camera can produce when it is connected to a laptop or pc.
>
>So the proof is in the pudding...either put up just ONE quality image
>taken with your "mega pixel" cameras, or shut up.
>
>Mega pixel video cameras mean nothing if your shutter speed is stuck at
>1/50th of a second, as most CCTV cameras are. That is one reason why
>you get such bad quality when using video cameras -they can't capture
>people in movement. You just end up with a blur, or pixelation, and
>that is even before the video is compressed to the hard drive for
>storage.
>
>www.londoncctv.com

I think your understanding of the modern CCTV industry is less than
perfect.  The regs here who do high end CCTV work understand what your
trying to say, but we also realize that your product has very little
real world application.  First of all, check out this product:
http://www.ipix.com/cv_360.html  It's a very high tech application of
some of your concepts in a real world applicable product.
Second of all, realize that the company I work for probably sells and
installs for CCTV that any company on the planet.  I've personally
designed CCTV systems for every branch of the US Armed Forces, a whole
alphabet soup of federal agencies, and a laundry list of major
corporations.  Believe me when I say your ideas are not practical,
especially for outdoor security where lighting and weather conditions
can be less than ideal.  Third of all, realize that posting ads on a
Usenet newsgroup without any technical merit is a great way to become
unpopular real fast.