oukie
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Oct 14, 2015 18:49:46 GMT
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I can make out reg numbers at forty foot with ours,
BUT, it's a big but, only when I save the file and zoom in on the pc.
But a realistic distance to see clear details is a max of thirty foot in good light. I have flood lights etc but the camera that's hidden by our diesel tank is so close the ir works fantastic.
A couple of good feature of ours is the motion detection coupled with an audible warning, but that only picks you up about twenty foot from the cameras.
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Mr2 mk1 x4
Honda Accord 2.4 Executive (luxo barge)
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I know you might not want to discuss it publicly but would you mind PMing me the details of the set up? We're looking at getting CCTV at our shared workshop but the budget (less than five hundred or so) systems we've looked don't seem to be able to catch a registration plate or the details of a face at the sort of distances we'd need. We'd need to have the cameras up on the edge of the roof, about 20 feet up. There are security lights that come on so IR might not be required. A couple of my customers have CCTV fitted (either eBay stuff or Maplin stuff) and when they showed me the quality I had to sort of pretend to be impressed but I couldn't help noticing that the cameras couldn't pick up the reg plates on the cars parked outside, like 20 feet from the camera. It was just a blurry mess. I've fitted some cameras from these guys around a school, and the quality is pretty good. Even in night vision mode, it looked like the lights were on. www.cctv42.co.uk/help-advice/buying-guides/
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Oct 15, 2015 10:13:32 GMT
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I can make out reg numbers at forty foot with ours, BUT, it's a big but, only when I save the file and zoom in on the pc. The two systems I saw didn't even appear to have that option. One would let you download a video clip and save to a USB drive, but the USB drive had to be formatted in an unusual way before it was recognised by the CCTV box. Yours sounds like an all round much better bit of kit.
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Oct 16, 2015 13:04:56 GMT
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That's worrying! Where in Fife was it? (PM me if you don't want the area public knowledge, feel free to name the suspect too ) 6 years ago my father in law had a similar issue, also in Fife. He has a mk1 Escort & one night someone climbed over the fence to take a look at his car in the garage. Luckily my wife & I were staying there at the time & switching the bathroom light on upstairs scared them off! Next morning we took a look & discovered that they'd dragged next doors bin to the fence along with some paving slabs & climbed over
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oukie
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Oct 29, 2015 23:41:16 GMT
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Update time, police have been in touch,
Chap has been arrested and charged with offences and attempted offences regarding the incident at my property a short while ago, just got to wait on a court appearance now.
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Mr2 mk1 x4
Honda Accord 2.4 Executive (luxo barge)
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Oct 30, 2015 10:06:02 GMT
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Good result. Good for it to be known among certain communities that you've got good CCTV and you're not afraid to go out and confront someone so they'll hopefully steer clear.
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Oct 30, 2015 20:26:48 GMT
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Update time, police have been in touch, Chap has been arrested and charged with offences and attempted offences regarding the incident at my property a short while ago, just got to wait on a court appearance now. The low life scum will probably get away with it because he had a difficult upbringing or some sh1t. We have to think of his human rights too and his need to feed his habit. I'm with Soopahfly, cut his hands off.
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oukie
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Well the Police actually said to me they have several other things on going with this chap, he normally denies some stuff, puts his hands for others and tries a deal etc, does some time, comes back out. Then repeat.
Feel sorry for the police when they spend a disproportionate amount of time with the same few individual's
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Mr2 mk1 x4
Honda Accord 2.4 Executive (luxo barge)
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we live in a rural area.... we have a number of protection trained dogs around the farm some trained not to bark just bite and hold...we have decent gates and fences,if anyone is stupid enough to climb over its there problem when the dogs meet them..get your self a decent dog with a deep bark..
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oukie
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Problem is my version of a dog is a snarling, drooling, growling killing machine ie a wolf, my wife wants a miniature Dashound.
Curse word that.
So I settled on a cat to keep on top of mice.
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Last Edit: Nov 3, 2015 15:48:57 GMT by oukie
Mr2 mk1 x4
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So I settled on a cat to keep on top of mice. A puma I hope?
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So I settled on a cat to keep on top of mice. A puma I hope? (In keeping with the car theme.....) A cougar?
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eternaloptimist
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Too many projects, not enough time or space...
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Nov 13, 2015 22:01:13 GMT
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I'd have thought a Jaguar would do the job
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XC70, VW split screen crew cab, Standard Ten
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Nov 13, 2015 23:40:21 GMT
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A midget?
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Nov 14, 2015 12:08:27 GMT
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Maybe a tiger.......sunbeam
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Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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oukie
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Nov 18, 2015 19:07:18 GMT
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Nothing as fun, although my car's side profile was designed to mimic a Katana.
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Mr2 mk1 x4
Honda Accord 2.4 Executive (luxo barge)
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Nov 24, 2015 13:47:39 GMT
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May I suggest a german shepherd or two, great dogs as they learn quickly with lots of loyalty, focus and drive, a great visual deterrent as well to the unwanted type of people, my girl is working lines and is a fantastic dog
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Nov 26, 2015 16:17:27 GMT
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You need a few geese! they are very territorial and will attack intruders, they also make a load of noise to alert you. Someone would have to be pretty determined to get past a flock of hissing and biting geese, and as an added bonus they also keep your grass short.
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Nov 26, 2015 20:30:48 GMT
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I've heard the geese method before
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Someone would have to be pretty determined to get past a flock of hissing and biting geese, and as an added bonus they also keep your grass short. Whilst this is true, prospect of spending the rest of your life knee deep in the bi-product of short grass is not a pleasant one! They can carp for their country
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