School Bus Crash Surveillance Video Reviewed
By Ethan Ace
In our continuing series analyzing real-world surveillance video, in this note, we examine footage from a recent school bus accident in Florida, in...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
If you are field testing or trying to determine how well a camera will work in a specific location, it can be a pain to setup - getting power,...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
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Surveillance provider ACTi has released a knowledgebase article outlining new and improved features found in some of their current generation of...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Security distributor ADI had been named Axis US distributor of the year for 2011 [link no longer available] which surprised us and likely many...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
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When using IP cameras and video management systems, understanding the basics about bandwidth availability and demands is critical to planning,...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Surveillance manufacturer Surveon has announced a series of hardware appliances preloaded with Milestone XProtect. Starting with the EMR9000 line,...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Here's an interesting example of problems with real world surveillance footage. Recently, Los Angeles was hit by an arsonist who lit dozens of cars...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Thermal camera manufacturer Vumii [link no longer available] has announced a new version of their EyeSec thermal cameras, the EyeSec FD (Fire...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
In this update, we examine a December 2011 article from Campus Safety Magazine [link no longer available], intended to provide guidance in camera...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Designing a video surveillance solution requires decisions on 8 fundamental questions. This in-depth tutorial helps beginners understand the...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
In this report, we aggregate and present dozens of statistics about how surveillance is being used in the real world. Recently, we conducted an in...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
PTZ cameras have been a staple of the industry for years, often being installed as the only means to cover large fields of view. However, with...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Megapixel camera resolution increases regularly, with manufacturers pushing higher and higher resolutions all the time. 2011 saw the introduction...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Aiming, focusing, and setup of cameras is a key consideration in optimizing image quality and system performance. Traditionally, technicians often...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
With the surveillance industry shifting to IP cameras, important decisions still remain. Perhaps the most important is whether to use Standard...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
The consumer cable TV and commercial CCTV businesses are both experiencing significant changes from simple, single service offerings into more...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
The following directory lists all of our camera shootouts. These shootouts pit 4 - 8 different surveillance cameras in simultaneous tests on real...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
We had an excellent 2011 and are planning for an even bigger 2012. This letter to our PRO members details how we plan to improve our service in...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Video Surveillance as a Service, also known as VSaaS for short, has been a topic of interest in the past year with Axis, along with well known...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Here is a good example of using video surveillance in a retail store. Recently, a North Carolina TV station ran a report on a thief knocked out on...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
UPDATE: See newer results from 2017 here. When selecting lenses for surveillance cameras, there are two fundamental options: varifocal and fixed...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Sometimes you need power for your video surveillance equipment but do not have convenient access to mains electricity. Common examples of this...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Earlier this month, surveillance video captured an amazing series of events [link no longer available] where a car crashed through the front of...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
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