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Student jumps from 3rd floor after being caught cheating in exam
21-04-2017
Hyderabad – When a 15 year old student was caught cheating and asked to leave the examination hall, he jumped of the third floor of the school building. Since the school was covered by CCTV cameras, police are analysing the footage to determine whether there was any foul play involved. Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/student-jumps-from-3rd-floor-after-being-caught-cheating-in-exam/articleshow/57763873.cms
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ONVIF, Optical Zoom, OSD
19-04-2017
ONVIF This is a global and open industry forum and standard aimed at facilitating the development and use of an interface of IP-based security products. All ONVIF products are compatible with each other irrespective of the manufacturer’s brand. Optical Zoom This is a true mechanical zoom, which allows a camera to enlarge objects at great distance. It allows one to change the focal length of a camera by adjusting the physical zoom lens. Unlike digital zoom, optical zoom does not suffer from pixilation, but it cannot be performed on video playback via the video recorder’s software. Optical zoom provid
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Importance of Ingress Protection (IP) Rating in CCTV Cameras
17-04-2017
We’ve all seen IP66 or IP 68 in the product manuals of our CCTV cameras, laptops and even mobile phones. But what does this mean? In today’s post, we’ll shed light on the subject of IP ratings. IP stands for Ingress Protection. This is a standard security rating affixed to electronic gadgets to define the levels of sealing effectiveness of electrical enclosures against intrusion from foreign bodies (tools, dirt etc) and moisture. It is important to enhance the durability of any electronic gadget especially to protect it from dust and water. Manufacturers create enclosures with higher IP ratings so that
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Theft at factory for 4th time in 20 days. Thieves caught on CCTV camera.
14-04-2017
Chandigarh –CCTV cameras were proved useful in providing evidence to aid investigation of theft at a factory in Industrial Area, Phase II. The thieves came in at the wee hours of the night and managed to decamp with brass material. This is the fourth theft in less than 20 days in the same factory. Read more:http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/crime/theft-at-factory-for-4th-time-in-20-days/382030.html
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MPEG 4
12-04-2017
MPEG stands for Motion Picture Experts Group. This is an ISO group of experts that recommends the manipulation of digital motion images. The most common recommendations are MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. MPEG-4 is a further development of MPEG-2. MPEG-4 is a method of defining compression of audio and visual (AV) digital data. It is designed for transmitting AV data at very low transfer rates over the internet. It is a digital video encoding and compression standard that utilises inter frame encoding to significantly reduce the size of the video stream being transmitted. With inter frame coding, a video sequence is made up of
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Are CCTV Cameras Effective?
10-04-2017
A very valid question that comes to mind when installing CCTV Cameras is ‘Are CCTV Cameras Effective?’ With a plethora of views out there, we’ll look at the effect of CCTV cameras in relation to crime to help us answer this question; supported by Gill and Sprigs scientific research on the same. Caught in action: By increasing the likelihood of criminals of being caught on camera, there is a general deterrent with a fear of punishment. This stops or reduces the criminal activity. Evidence: With the possibility of being captured on CCTV, comes the hard evidence needed to pro
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Install CCTV cameras in UP government offices.
07-04-2017
Lucknow –The new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath wants biometrics and CCTV cameras installed in government offices to ensure the employees adhere to the timings and increase efficiency. Read more:http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uttar-pradesh-anti-romeo-squad-police-up-government-uttar-pradesh/1/910585.html
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How to configure an IP camera on a network.
06-04-2017
When setting up a high definition IP camera system, you will require the following equipment: IP Cameras Network Video Recorder (NVR) CAT5e or CAT6 Network Cabling Computer Monitor or TV Network Switch 1. Discovering IP Cameras The first step is to discover the IP address of your IP camera using the IP camera manufacturer's discovery/finder tool. Alternatively, you can also use the tools built into CMS/VMS systems. However, the manufacturer's own tool is the best option. 2. Pinging IP Cameras Once you discover the IP address of your camera (e.g. 19
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LAN, WAN & RAID
05-04-2017
LAN: LAN, also known as Local Area Network,is a communications network that serves users within a limited geographical area, for example a building or a university campus. It is controlled by a network operating system and uses a transfer protocol. WAN: WAN, Wide Area Network, is a long distance link used to extend and connect remotely-located LANs (local area networks.) RAID: RAID is short for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. It is used to organize two or more hard disks in a manner as though they were one. The data is shared or replicated in such a disk and used to achieve greater capacity, reliability
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4 Reasons to invest in security camera in corporate office
03-04-2017
The security camera in corporate office plays an important role in giving a safer workplace. Corporates have to make sure that the employees are safe from jobsite injuries, conflicts, theft, inappropriate allegations, and the proper behavior is maintained. They need to have a secured premises and parking lots for the safety of workers and their vehicles. In brief, there are multifold advantages of the security camera in the corporate offices which can't be overlooked. 1. Protection of the premises: Corporates have to cover the premises from theft and other illegal break-ins. They need to make sure that only t
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