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Posted by Okilee Dokilee on 10/22/30 11:43
"Colin Wilson" <void@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1e93d13d11567140989989@news.individual.net...
> > 0.5 lux is not going to give good enough results. You need an IR camera.
The only thing is they are not
> > covert. Get a good covert & use it to show the scum you have cctv. Then
get a IR lamp & 'light' the scene
> > properly at night & use a camera that would fit in place of a door
peephole. VERY effective.
>
> The problem being, with bordering on the pavement, anything low enough
> to get decent pics of the scumbags is low enough to be ragged off the
> wall...
>
> There`s a slight "bay" to the front (sticks out about 10"-12" in
> total!), and a suitably angled wooden surface about 6" wide in the bay
> corners internally that would be ideal for mounting something inside -
> the only thing is, i`m very wary about using IR illuminators as it`ll
> just give the game away. I know you can get the "invisible" wavelength
> ones, but suspect they`d have to be mounted externally to be effective
> and would suffer from the damage issue.
>
> The other problem I forsee is, especially if they have two cameras, is
> which one to record on :-}
>
> The peephole cam is something we`ve already thought on - and it could
> be a winner, except the scrotes have a penchant for smashing the
> windows on the other side of the house (easier getaway). The front
> door is also up a couple of steep steps, so it`d have to be mounted
> fairly low to be of use...
>
> Cheers for the reply btw :-)
>
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Remember that for the CCTV evidence to be used in court it must be date and
time generated. It may be possible to use it without, but you'd be giving
the defence something to pick holes in.
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