I would be grateful to know if cctv cameras have been considered for Hospital wards an d Office Buildings in the uk .

Thank you .

They’re already in place in quite a number of situations. You’d have to make your question a lot clearer – do you mean cameras to watch employees, or patients? Members of the public, or private areas of the business?

I think the same cast of characters were involved for the same reason. To go to war. Blair needed an Islamic terrorist attack in order to rally the Brits behind his war effort.

Worked, didn’t it?

I installed one DVR at home and one DVR at my business. First make sure that your DVR has this option and your cell phone need to have whats called RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocal) more and more newer good phone have this.

I installed the Everfocus DVR H.264 model (also offered on the Paragon model) and my cell phone is the I phone. I down loaded an app for my phone called “streamer” then I opened it and opened a bookmark and called it RTSP://(this is where your IP goes)/live1.3GP and then bam! I can see my cameras. Real easy. I can only view one camera at a time and to switch to camera 2 I replace the 1 with a 2 and the same for camera 3 and 4.

Now I can see what’s going on at the office and see what the dumb dogs are up to at home! Sweet!

Here’s the model and where I bought it from and they have a link to their blog with a step by step on how to do this.

http://www.discount-low-voltage.com/everfocus-ecor264d1-dvr.html

Good Luck

Thanks In Advance
Tom

This depends somewhat on the DVR card which has to be able to handle the NTSC video signal in order to capture it and send it to the recording software.

I would say most CCTV DVR cards do support both video formats, but I’m not an expert in this area. Here are some cards which support both formats (at least the ones I checked):
http://www.cctv-camera.cc/product/dvr_cards.asp

The advantage of NTSC is you will get a higher frame-rate relative to PAL video. For a security system installation, this can be crucial because sometimes you just need that one extra frame to identify someone for example. So essentially you’re putting more eggs in your basket for a better chance of getting the perfect shot of the suspect.

The advantage of PAL is you will get a somewhat higher resolution (576 vertical lines compared to 480). This can be better at resolving detail that NTSC cannot, but you have less eggs in your basket so there are fewer chances to get that perfect shot.

Note: If you want to monitor the cameras from a TV for example, you might run into problems with NTSC since you are in the UK and most TVs will only support the PAL format. If you are just concerned with monitoring from the desktop computer, there shouldn’t be a problem. The graphics card will be able to playback video regardless of whether it is NTSC, PAL or some other format.

Thanks in advance. +10 to good answer obv

Hello

Any DVR you biught should allow you to steam video over the internet normally this is dine but port-forwarding port 80 on your router and using internet explorer.

If is a cheap DVR it will stream slowly
If it does not use H.264 it will ore then likely be slow
If it a cheap non brand name product your images will be poor quality and large file size so streaming will be slow and the images wont be good.

Here is a questioned I answered a while ago a lot of it you will find relevant.

You do not need to subscribe to any service (free or other wise) as long as you have internet and know the user name and password of your DVR you should be able to connect to from anywhere using internet explorer..

I suggest you buy a PC based DVR has they have more processing power and normally have a much smaller file size and offer more features then Standalone DVR’s. I know many people buy a cheap standalone DVR, only to upgrade to a PC based in 6 months especially when they are using it to manage a store remotely. Also PC based allows you to record up to 64 cameras where a standalone will have a limit of 16.

File size is crucial to streaming because most DVR’s on the market record at real time performance (30FPS per channel) so on a 4CH is trying to send 120, 8CH 240, and a 16CH 480 images per second which requires way too much bandwidth even for the most extreme internet connections.

The smaller the files size the more images are able to be sent, and the faster they can be processed improving both FPS and speed. File size is the heart of any DVR and goes far beyond just its streaming capabilities, as it also determines the recording storage time, how much you can back up at once, how fast it renders and searches video. The file size of a DVR impacts the performance of the DVR in just about every aspect from speed to longevity and is often the most important spec of any DVR.

If you are buying a DVR and streaming is a high priority I suggest you ask for a demo and connect to the DVR to make sure it is able to stream fast enough for your needs. Most DVRs say they have remote viewing but it is often too slow and laggy to be of any use especially if it is a standalone. Some good DVR brands that I recommend are Bosch, Pelco, Honeywell and Ascendent. These brands are what security professionals use, Q-see, Swan and Lorex are only used in residential applications because they are sold by Tiger Direct, Newegg, Sams Club, Costco and other retail outlets but are not used by any security professionals also their tech support rarely speaks English as their first language…

These brand manufacturers also have a complete line of CCTV cameras for any application from residential to military.

I recommend Ascendent Technology Group they are about 30% less then say Bosch and Pelco and offer better performance.

http://www.ascendentgroup.com (Recommend)
http://www.honeywell.com
http://www.pelco.com/
http://www.bosch.com

I have done projects that required cameras to stream over satellite and cellular networks and the only DVR that could provide the video streaming was Ascendent Technology Group’s X3 DVR. To give you an example of what a good DVR should stream like, below are instructions on how to connect to Ascendent’s X3 DVR using Internet Explorer.

This makes a great demo as it is up 24/7 and camera 1 is a PTZ camera which allows you to Pan Tilt and Zoom in real-time over the internet using the controls located to the right.

Instructions on how to connect to Ascendent’s DVR with Internet Explorer:
This is what a good DVR should stream like, (you can control a PTZ camera they have on the demo)

1) http://connect.ascendentgroup.com/ (Must be Internet explorer)
2) Install active X control
3) Hit “Connect)
4) DVR type PC
5) DVR code SITE-100
6) User ID Demo (case sensitive capital D)
7) Password demo (all lower case)
Hit extend config
9) IP address: 24.66.224.223
10) And hit connect

Again I recommend going with a PC based DVR but if you don’t want to spend the money I suggest Ascendent’s AVP-4120 DVR or Pelco’s DX-4000 as they will allow you to view all your cameras instantly from anywhere in the world using either IE. The AVP-4120 will also allow MAC platforms as well as PC to remotely view cameras and it uses the new H.264 codec but no standalone will offer the video streaming or performance a good PC based DVR will. (at least not now)

Hope this helps

If you have any questions feel free to email me at
williammorales93@ymail.com

2. The images can be construed to be something they are not. Authorities can misinterpret the actions of someone doing something on tape.

3. Camera footage can be used by authorities to affect social behavior and make society hyper-aware of one groups’ behavior so as to affect the perception that society has towards that group, ie, loitering youngsters…Now all of society believes youngsters are nothing more than loitering nuisances.

4. CCTV cameras can be used to try to affect political behavior leading to conformity and compliance to certain behavior or beliefs. The CCTV network is already set up … the next obvious step is for politicians to pass legislation enabling CCTV to be used for much broader reasons, ie, cracking down on political opposition….all in the name of safety and security, of course.

5. It doesn’t curb crime, which is the main argument for CCTV. Intrusion by government into the lives of citizens should be minimal and have overwhelmingly convincing arguments for why government should be intrusive.

thank-you

I have mixed feelings. I don’t like the idea of being watched but I know that these things have helped solve crimes and hopefully deter some criminals. I’m not sure that the later is true, they clever criminals just find ways to avoid being caught on camera and others just choose to carry out their crimes in places without cameras.
It is a shame that we need – or think we need such things. There was no CCTV when I was young, I don’t feel more at risk now but I am seldom in the town or city at night. I do worry about the safety of my teenager and like to think that CCTV is a way of helping with this.
If you have nothing to hide then you don’t need to be worried about being watched – as long as it doesn’t progress and get used in more sinister ways.
Good luck with the project.