Residential video surveillance system

[G G]

Originally Posted by Devanmc

Sensor quality in a ~420p CCV is going to be less then nice anyways. The type of sensor used wont have much affect for your purposes.

My high-school had 2.5k professional Sony handycams that used Cmos sensors.
Similair(but before HD) to this which uses a Cmos sensor
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-bro...roduct-HVRV1U/

I am not knowledgeble about this at all, so what you are saying is in the quality of systems we are talking about there wont be much difference in the resolution of the video, right?

[Devanmc]

Originally Posted by G G

I am not knowledgeble about this at all, so what you are saying is in the quality of systems we are talking about there wont be much difference in the resolution of the video, right?

Correct, Any of the video you receive from these cameras should be high enough quality to get someone in the slammer for what they have done. You may have differences in color balance or clarity but to the extent of being un-viewable is highly unlikely and you would notice during setup and testing. I would go get a mid range system in the prices we have been looking at. An important thing to remember when setting up with be to have some sort of object as a reference in the shot for size. Since a 2D image does not give accurate sizing or distance information, Like cover up 1 eye and look around.

I am no expert either but i have a bit more knowledge then the average bear i like to think.