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Mike Malon
I understand that not every store is going to have the same exact system, but I'd like to know at least a general assessment of Barnes and Noble's video surveillance. This is for an art project...not recon for a heist...
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My local BN uses a few layers of surveillance.
1) employees are encouraged to be seen and speak to every customer;
2) security staff mingle in plain clothes
3) HD color ceiling cameras cover at least 90% ( probably 100%) of floor space - live monitor with pan/tilt/zoom & simultaneous DVR capture, some open- some hidden behind mirrors or false fixtures..
4) high-value items like CD/DVDs and Readers are kept in 'corral' areas with separate registers and RF tags that trigger the corral gate alarm,
5) other high-value items like Computer software or language study packs are kept behind the register - with cameras watching them, or in locked cases requiring a keycode and an employee ID card to access.
They also employ pattern-recognition to examine if cashiers are passing items for the incorrect price ( high or low).. and the front doors can be triggered as a 'man-trap' to isolate criminals from other folks until police arrive.
.. and that's just the things I could see when I did my security internship and had to recon 5 places. The brands are all mixed, depending on what is available OTS (off the shelf), and when the store was opened or retro-fitted.
In addition to patron areas where the public has access, there is a video record kept of all cash register journals so it can be displayed side-by-side with video of the transaction; and stock rooms and trash areas are also watched by the same HD Video systems. Inventory is checked frequently, and they pull the tapes if there are any discrepancies.
My local BN uses a few layers of surveillance.
1) employees are encouraged to be seen and speak to every customer;
2) security staff mingle in plain clothes
3) HD color ceiling cameras cover at least 90% ( probably 100%) of floor space - live monitor with pan/tilt/zoom & simultaneous DVR capture, some open- some hidden behind mirrors or false fixtures..
4) high-value items like CD/DVDs and Readers are kept in 'corral' areas with separate registers and RF tags that trigger the corral gate alarm,
5) other high-value items like Computer software or language study packs are kept behind the register - with cameras watching them, or in locked cases requiring a keycode and an employee ID card to access.
They also employ pattern-recognition to examine if cashiers are passing items for the incorrect price ( high or low).. and the front doors can be triggered as a 'man-trap' to isolate criminals from other folks until police arrive.
.. and that's just the things I could see when I did my security internship and had to recon 5 places. The brands are all mixed, depending on what is available OTS (off the shelf), and when the store was opened or retro-fitted.
In addition to patron areas where the public has access, there is a video record kept of all cash register journals so it can be displayed side-by-side with video of the transaction; and stock rooms and trash areas are also watched by the same HD Video systems. Inventory is checked frequently, and they pull the tapes if there are any discrepancies.
how to get a security camera to record all the time?
J
Hello, we have been having issues with someone stealing solar lights out of our front yard. We have bought cameras, and have ran it through a vcr but we have to push record and it don't record 24/7. Now tonight someone came again in spite of a sign that says they are on camera, and we wired the solar lights into the ground, someone came and snapped off 2 of them and of course the camera wasn't on because it don't record 24/7. What is the cheapest way to be able to record all of the time?? Thanks
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Wow, I'm sorry to hear about this issue, must be very frustrating. Hope I can help a bit.
I'm surprised that you're using a VCR to record security footage. I am not even sure where to buy a new VCR.
New security systems of any value record to a DVR or to a hard drive. DVR can be set to record a 24 hour loop. A full week loop may be pushing it for most systems. But surely within 24 hours of the event you can see that your property has been vandalized or stolen, stop the record and have something. The longest most people are unable to see their properly would be the 8-10 hours they are working or sleeping. In the hours between, you'd notice the problem and then could look at the footage.
Also, modern home security cameras can be set to record if they detect motion so you don't have to ever hit "record" or actually even record for the full 24/7 but rather only at times when the cameras see something moving.
There is no VHS in the world that can record for 24 hours a day though. If you want more coverage, you have to move to a digital system that allows for greater compression of the footage and greater storage space. I would imagine that a quick conversation with ANY home security specialist will yield this information and probably the names of recommended systems.
Here's a well-rated system for under $500 that comes with a 500GB drive which can record for 120 days so there are probably cheaper systems that can do a mere 7 days but don't forget that the higher the quality of the video, the more space it requires to be stored and therefore the shorter the overall recording time becomes.
http://www.amazon.com/Swann-SWDVK-825508-8-Channel-Recorder-Smartphone/dp/B004VFGK1I
Best of luck!
Wow, I'm sorry to hear about this issue, must be very frustrating. Hope I can help a bit.
I'm surprised that you're using a VCR to record security footage. I am not even sure where to buy a new VCR.
New security systems of any value record to a DVR or to a hard drive. DVR can be set to record a 24 hour loop. A full week loop may be pushing it for most systems. But surely within 24 hours of the event you can see that your property has been vandalized or stolen, stop the record and have something. The longest most people are unable to see their properly would be the 8-10 hours they are working or sleeping. In the hours between, you'd notice the problem and then could look at the footage.
Also, modern home security cameras can be set to record if they detect motion so you don't have to ever hit "record" or actually even record for the full 24/7 but rather only at times when the cameras see something moving.
There is no VHS in the world that can record for 24 hours a day though. If you want more coverage, you have to move to a digital system that allows for greater compression of the footage and greater storage space. I would imagine that a quick conversation with ANY home security specialist will yield this information and probably the names of recommended systems.
Here's a well-rated system for under $500 that comes with a 500GB drive which can record for 120 days so there are probably cheaper systems that can do a mere 7 days but don't forget that the higher the quality of the video, the more space it requires to be stored and therefore the shorter the overall recording time becomes.
http://www.amazon.com/Swann-SWDVK-825508-8-Channel-Recorder-Smartphone/dp/B004VFGK1I
Best of luck!
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