Digital Video Surveillance Technical
and
Legal Impact

How do I get
from here to there?

• coaxial cable
  
• balun’s
• setup
• fiber
• IP over UTP
• wireless

What’s its use?

• Image capture
• Passive surveillance
• Active surveillance
  (suspicious activity)
• Identity matching in
  behavior analysis
• Video signature
• Forensic analysis
  
  

CODEC’s
Compression
JPG
MPEG 1®4
Wavelets
Proprietary
Encryption
Proprietary
Microsoft – MD5
Digital Magic

SOP
Analog is cheaper,
easier, more versatile,
while digital is
extendable over long
distances to multiple
users.

SOP
It is impossible to
meet expectations
without first witnessing
the expected quality of
the images on the
recording device in
playback.

SOP
(Sequence of
Operation and
Secrets of Planning)

Don’t buy more
than you need. 
Don’t buy less
than you need. 
Verify your needs
1^st - current & future.