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Q&A: why do “surveillance ” cameras produce such a grainy, unrecognizable image?


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Question by bejabbers2003: why do “surveillance ” cameras produce such a grainy, unrecognizable image?
I mean i can Earthgoogle my house and recognize it and my car sitting outside in the drive way, wouldn’t you think that a so called security “surveillance” mounted a few feet away or above a suspect let’s say, in a store or bank robbery or something, be advanced enough to produce a “kodak” clear picture?…I’ve never seen one on television, at least, that would ever help me recognize anybody, Is the problem that i AM seeing it on television? i’m really confused about the effectiveness and seemingly lack of technology in these cameras…

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Answer by WEIRDRELATIVES
It is because the lenses are bot as good as you would find at say a TV studio. Most of those are built rugged, for long use, not necessarily for crystal clear pictures. You can’t get a great picture with a bad lens, no matter how closer you are to it.

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Is it illegal to put a sign that says “protected by security cameras” in a parking lot when it really isn’t?


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Question by Cavs_Fan23: Is it illegal to put a sign that says “protected by security cameras” in a parking lot when it really isn’t?
I took a tour of Sun Studio in Memphis yesterday, and when I parked it said “Lot is protected by 24 hour surveillance cameras.” Somewhere in Memphis someone stole the license plate off my rental car for some reason, my insurance deductible has to cover it, which will be around 100 dollars.

I called the studio to ask if they can check the cameras, and they said the cameras actually only reveal the first 3 spots in the front of the lot.

I heard from a reliable source from a long time ago that it is fraud to tell people they are protected by cameras when they really aren’t.
Yes but it says they have cameras in there, that sounds like an implication to me.

If they say they do and they don’t, how is that legal?
Well if it isn’t illegal then fine, I was just wondering.

It said in my parking space there were security cameras though.

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Answer by mcperson2k
It says “Lot” is protected. It dosnt say you or your car is protected. Perfectly legal.

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