Hadi Rezvani, P.E., RCDD, Glumac International, Sacramento, Calif.

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Lighting and Lighting Controls May 1, 2004

Strategic Planning Key for CCTV

Have you ever watched fuzzy pictures or videos of unidentified criminals, recorded by surveillance cameras and shown on TV programs such as "America's Most Wanted"? Some of these pictures, even after extensive image enhancements, are extremely indistinctive. One of the keys to an effective CCTV system is proper video collection, which depends on two factors: location and camera settings.

By Hadi Rezvani, P.E., RCDD, Glumac International, Sacramento, Calif.