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Is This Ad For 'Sniper View' Zoom Misleading?

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Undisclosed #1
Dec 14, 2016
IPVMU Certified

Here's the Ad:

My problems with it are:

  1. 12mm may be the longest focal length for motorized zoom, but it may also be the commonest.
  2. Zoom is not typically rated for continuous duty, used occasionaly to adjust FOV.
  3. Zooming without panning and tilting is usually a waste since only the center of the FOV can be enlarged.
  4. In the top shot, the license plate would not be what you would see, you would see the base or just carpet.
  5. Snipers don't have 10 seconds to zoom.

Opinions?

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Jon Dillabaugh
Dec 14, 2016
Pro Focus LLC

Snipers don't have 10 seconds to zoom.

You lost me there. While I admit I'm far from a sniper, but Hollywood would have me believe they do take their sweet time.

Also, what camera takes 10 seconds to zoom? Maybe two seconds...

That said, the ad is cheesy as hell and looks pretty amateurish.

U
Undisclosed #1
Dec 14, 2016
IPVMU Certified

Ok, you know snipers :)

My Dahua takes about 4 seconds on speed 8.

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