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Fake security cameras (or dummy cameras, simulated cameras, decoy cameras) are non-functional surveillance cameras designed to fool intruders, or anyone who it is supposedly watching. [1] Those cameras are intentionally placed in a noticeable place, so passing people notice them and believe the area to be monitored by CCTV. [citation needed]
IP cameras or network cameras are digital video cameras, plus an embedded video server having an IP address, capable of streaming the video (and sometimes, even audio). [3] Because network cameras are embedded devices, and do not need to output an analogue signal, resolutions higher than closed-circuit television 'CCTV' analogue cameras are ...
In Mecca, Saudi Arabia, CCTV cameras are used for monitoring (and thus managing) the flow of crowds. [60] In the Philippines, barangay San Antonio used CCTV cameras and artificial intelligence software to detect the formation of crowds during an outbreak of a disease. Security personnel were sent whenever a crowd formed at a particular location ...
Analog wireless is found in three frequencies: 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5.8 GHz. Currently, the majority of wireless security cameras operate on the 2.4 GHz frequency. Most household routers, cordless phones, video game controllers, and microwaves operate on the 2.4 GHz frequency and may cause interference with a wireless security camera.
The first centralized IP camera, the AXIS Neteye 200, was released in 1996 by Axis Communications. [3] Although the product was advertised to be accessible from anywhere with an internet connection, [4] the camera was not capable of streaming real-time video, and was limited to returning a single image for each request in the Common Intermediate Format (CIF).
Hidden cameras are often considered a surveillance tool. The term "hidden camera" is commonly used when subjects are unaware that they are being recorded, usually lacking their knowledge and consent; the term "spy camera" is generally used when the subject would object to being recorded if they were aware of the camera's presence.
Camera, the general term: 360 camera (VR camera) 3D camcorder; Action camera; Animation camera; Autofocus camera; Backup camera; Banquet camera; Body camera; Box camera; Bridge camera; Camcorder; Camera phone; Camera lucida; Camera obscura; Closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) Compact camera; Compact System cameras; Dashcam; Digital camera ...
Erich Salomon took images of European summit meetings and a session of the US Supreme Court in secret using an Ermanox camera hidden in his hat. Some classic early U.S. street photography – such as that of Paul Strand on the Lower East Side [2] – was obtained by fixing a second "dummy lens" to the camera, whereas the real shot was taken ...