90% of UK CCTV cameras found to be illegal
Story link: 90% of UK CCTV cameras found to be illegal by Jan Harris
According to the new CameraWatch advisory body, around 90% of the 4.2 million CCTV cameras deployed across the UK, do not comply with the Information Commissioner’s UK CCTV code of practice.
This means that many installations are operated illegally and evidence provided from such installations would not hold up in court.
In order to be [...]
Axis launches 1.3 megapixel network camera
Story link: Axis launches 1.3 megapixel network camera by Jan Harris
Axis Communications has launched high resolution MPEG-4 and motion JPEG cameras which are ideal for video surveillance and provide exceptional image detail
The company’s 1.3 megapixel network camera for professional surveillance applications provides three times higher resolution than a professional analogue camera.
The Axis 211M Network Camera uses megapixel resolution in MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG streams [...]
Parking wardens fitted with head-mounted cameras
Story link: Parking wardens fitted with head-mounted cameras by Jan Harris
Parking attendants in Greater Manchester are the first in the country to be equipped with head-mounted video cameras.
Under the 2006 Clean Neighbourhoods Act, which was introduced in 2006, the 20 parking attendants, who work for NCP Services, will not only be able to issue parking tickets but will also have the authority to issue on-the-spot [...]
Immersive video includes 360 degree camera
Story link: Immersive video includes 360 degree camera by Jan Harris
Shepperton-based company TX Immersive recently launched the world’s most advanced immersive video system in Europe.
While conventional CCTV systems rely on the camera lens pointing in the right direction to keep people in frame, TX Immersive’s portable telemmersion system monitors all areas at the same time and also provides sound and GPS positional information.
The [...]
WCCTV launches remote surveillance service
Story link: WCCTV launches remote surveillance service by Jan Harris
WCCTV, the Wireless CCTV specialist, has launched a 3G-enabled remote live monitoring service using T-Mobile’s 3G network.
The service provides high quality CCTV images, with live feeds available at speeds of 14-15 frames a second – substantially faster than feeds provided by a HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data) network.
This allows users to monitor surveillance [...]
Videcon launches mini high speed dome camera
Story link: Videcon launches mini high speed dome camera by Jan Harris
West Yorkshire-based CCTV distributor, Videcon Plc, has launched the Concept Pro VHSD-810EXT mini high speed dome camera.
The camera, which is enclosed in a vandal-resistant and weatherproof housing, is designed for surveillance applications in hostile environments. It is ideal for use in car parks, retail premises, schools and stairwells.
The cost-effective unit features multi-protocol compatibility and [...]
Merseyside police test surveillance drone
Story link: Merseyside police test surveillance drone by Jan Harris
Merseyside Police have tested an airborne surveillance drone fitted with a closed-circuit TV camera which resembles a miniature helicopter.
The drone, which can be used to track criminals and record anti-social behaviour, can be operated by officers using a remote control and can record images from a height of 1,500 feet.
The images are available [...]
New laser device offers video alternative
Story link: New laser device offers video alternative by Jan Harris
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a surveillance technology suitable for use where video would be unacceptable.
The Laser-Based Item Monitoring System provides high-resolution monitoring but because it does not use video, confidentiality and personal privacy are maintained.
The system uses low-cost reflective tags placed on objects to map [...]
Bewator launches high performance camera systems
Story link: Bewator launches high performance camera systems by Jan Harris
Bewator has launched a new range of high resolution colour auto focus cameras which can produce high-quality pictures in poor lighting conditions.
The new range includes models for both indoor and outdoor applications, with options for day-night and low and mains powered use.
The cameras are easy to install, with an all in one lens-camera-housing-bracket. The [...]
Funding approved for Midland Metro CCTV upgrade
Story link: Funding approved for Midland Metro CCTV upgrade by Jan Harris
Surveillance cameras used along the Midland Metro tram lines, which run between Wolverhampton and Birmingham, are to be upgraded from analogue to digital.
West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority has approved funding to a total value of £290,000 for the upgrade, which should provide higher quality pictures than the existing system, and help with the identification [...]
3rdi provides mobile phone-based security system
Story link: 3rdi provides mobile phone-based security system by Jan Harris
3rdi will demonstrate a mobile phone-based security system at IFSEC 2007, the security event to be held at Birmingham NEC, 21-24 May.
The system is based on a small interactive mobile phone camera which provides a cost-effective alternative to CCTV for the SME and domestic market.
Once the 3rdi security system is in position, users [...]
IP CCTV solution for St Pancras International
Story link: IP CCTV solution for St Pancras International by Brian Turner
A highly sophisticated surveillance solution has been applied to the refurbishment of St Pancras International station, involving more than 450 cameras, and with IP CCTV running at its core.
The refurbishment and extension of St Pancras International is part of High Speed 1 (HS1), formally known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, the main rail link [...]
IP video boosts CCTV and video surveillance market
Story link: IP video boosts CCTV and video surveillance market by Jan Harris
A new report from Frost and Sullivan, the market intelligence company, has found that increasing adoption of IP solutions is bolstering the growth of CCTV in Europe.
Proactive systems, which can perform intelligent analysis, are also stimulating demand for network cameras and recorders.
The report shows that the European CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment market [...]
GeoVision introduces new products at IFSEC
Story link: GeoVision introduces new products at IFSEC by Jan Harris
GeoVision plans to introduce a number of new and enhanced security products at IFSEC, the security industry event which will be held at the NEC Birmingham from 21 to 24 May 2007, including:
• GV-Control Center V2, which contains an IP Matrix Controller allowing nearly 3,000 cameras to be viewed on a large IP Matrix screne. [...]
Video Domain Technologies launches mini DVR system
Story link: Video Domain Technologies launches mini DVR system by Jan Harris
Video Domain Technologies, a developer of digital CCTV security solutions, has launched the new MemoCam DV-800 range of event-driven digital video recorders.
MemoCam DV-800, which has been selected as an IFSEC 2007 awards finalist in the product innovation category, is a mini DVR system which can store up to 500,000 high quality images on a [...]
UK CCTV Market to grow 4% by 2011
Story link: UK CCTV Market to grow 4% by 2011 by Jan Harris
Market intelligence company, Research and Markets, expects the CCTV market to grow by between 3.9% and 4.1% year-on-year in the UK.
The company estimates that in 2006, the total UK CCTV market, excluding the cost of monitoring, was valued at £560m at end-user prices, an increase of 5.7% compared with 2005.
Under the continued threat [...]
SenkoADL offers lens for compact dome cameras
Story link: SenkoADL offers lens for compact dome cameras by Jan Harris
SenkoADL has introduced a solution with an aspherical 18~50mm board camera lens which is ideal for use in dome cameras where space is at a premium but close up detail is required.
The solution widens the possible range of applications for compact domes to areas such as casino gaming tables and cash counting areas, where [...]
US scientists develop ‘respectful camera’
Story link: US scientists develop ‘respectful camera’ by Jan Harris
Computer scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are developing a CCTV camera which can obscure a person’s face with an oval spot in order to provide less invasive surveillance and respect privacy.
The ‘respectful camera’, which is being trialled in the US, is designed for use in day-to-day surveillance situations and the oval spots [...]
Axis Video Server converts analogue to MPEG-4
Story link: Axis Video Server converts analogue to MPEG-4 by Jan Harris
Network video company Axis Communications has launched the ultra-compact Axis 247S Video Server.
The server, which is ideal for space-restrictive video surveillance applications, converts one stream of analogue video into high quality, full frame rate Motion JPEG or MPEG-4 video.
It is powered via Power over Ethernet (PoE) and also supplies power up into analogue cameras [...]
Information Commissioner warns on CCTV microphones
Story link: Information Commissioner warns on CCTV microphones by Jan Harris
Speaking at a Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry in London, Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said that fitting microphones to CCTV cameras in the street was unacceptable.
Mr Thomas also said that he opposed the installation of small hidden cameras in public places and questioned the use of loudspeakers that tell people to stop anti-social behaviour. [...]