Posted by Okilee Dokilee on 01/08/06 12:00

"mo" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:H56dnS272r9nWSPenZ2dnUVZ8qmdnZ2d@giganews.com...
> Hi,
>
> I know some of you guys have had experience with CCTV cameras in the past
so
> I am looking for some advice.
>
> I have had some vandalism to my car in the past week (2 lights broken,
both
> on seperate nights) - I am fairly certain its the local teenage chavs who
> have nothing better to do than walk the streets at night but I need some
> proof.
>
> I need something discreet than I can put in my bedroom window that will
> record only at nighttime.
>
> I am told Black and White is the best way to go for clairty - any tips on
> what exactly? (I am working on a budget here for something that might not
> happen again mind you)
>
> Also I would like sound but I am not sure it would record at all inside
the
> house (car is about 5 metres away outside) - there may be a possibility to
> stick it outside somewhere discreet (but then rain presents a problem I
> guess).
>
>
> Probably the biggest issue is the way it will record........ I dont really
> have a TV or VCR anywhere near the room - are there any that record direct
> onto a memory of somesort - or maybe somehting that will transmit remotrly
> to the VCR?
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks

One thing to keep in mind - the video evidence must display the time and
date on the screen for it to be admissable for evidence in court, so you'd
need to purchase a seperate date & time generator.
There are many very small cameras available that can connect wirelessly.
That could be the answer to your problems. (A better answer would be a
baseball bat over the head of the local chavs, but then the courts come down
hard on vigilantes these days. Piece of nonsense).

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