Body Cams
May 11, 2016 15:02:40 #
Who has the 'last word' of the optical properties and image expectation of body cameras intended for law enforcement use? I am thinking one shouldn't expect much.
May 11, 2016 15:12:55 #
John_F wrote:
Who has the 'last word' of the optical properties and image expectation of body cameras intended for law enforcement use? I am thinking one shouldn't expect much.
This is a picture from a video using a less then $15.00 body cam. Make your own judgment.
May 11, 2016 15:14:07 #
EX-TELCO wrote:
This is a picture from a video using a less then $15.00 body cam. Make your own judgment.
That's pretty low quality, can't see a thing
GT
May 11, 2016 15:17:57 #
John_F wrote:
Who has the 'last word' of the optical properties and image expectation of body cameras intended for law enforcement use? I am thinking one shouldn't expect much.
This isn't exactly a body cam but a GoPro Hero 4. I think the quality may be much better than you expect.
May 11, 2016 15:26:47 #
joer wrote:
This isn't exactly a body cam but a GoPro Hero 4. I think the quality may be much better than you expect.
That is a big improvement in quality, but at 23 times the cost, maybe not THAT much better than the $15 body cam.
Even at that, the quality will only improve as the technology advances.
BTW - the body cam image showed up :-)
Not bad for $15, and they will just get better.
GT
May 12, 2016 23:46:23 #
May 13, 2016 06:32:03 #
preacherman wrote:
Where can you buy a $15 body camera?
Sorry the camera was only $9.99
May 13, 2016 07:36:10 #
EX-TELCO wrote:
Sorry the camera was only $9.99
Wow!
Not the greatest quality, but for $10 it's great!
Thank you for the link.
GT
May 14, 2016 06:39:40 #
There was a post here a few months ago about police damaging and turning off their cameras, so quality is irrelevant.
May 15, 2016 12:44:47 #
EX-TELCO wrote:
This is a picture from a video using a less then $15.00 body cam. Make your own judgment.
It demonstrates what I meant to convey. Here we have good lighting and both the subject and camera not in significant motion. Try that body cam shoulder area mounted, not to far past dusk, only lighting from a pole half a block away, and running after a fleeing person in a hoody. Our TV news channels are fond of showing cashier station overhead, stationary camera shot of stickup guys - they are grainy, out of focus and not very useful for identifying by a cop somewhere else. But they are better than nothing.
So think of the optics. The bodycam box will be what - 3" by 3" by 1" or what. What size lens diameter and it limits the size of the sensor and by how much the image can be enlarged until pixelating. The thickness will have an effect on the focusable subject distances. In other words a lot goes into the imaging possible beyond lighting and motion.
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