Proprietary Standards for Camera Software?
February 25th, 2006
From WSOCTV.com:
An article how private video surveillance is sometimes unusable by police. According to the article:
Investigators said the problem is getting evidence from the surveillance equipment. Police can’t slow it down, enhance it, or zoom in on any detail because many of the latest digital cameras come with software that doesn’t allow it.
I was flabbergasted when I saw this. Is this true? I assume cameras would allow output of digital footage in standard formats. Are there cameras that lock up footage into formats that don’t allow further manipulation. If so, this suggests current proposals (ala Chicago and Houston) may lead to unusable footage for solving crimes.
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