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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:57 am Post subject: West Midlands Speed Cameras Go Digital |
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A £1.2 million project will give speed cameras in the West Midlands a digital upgrade.
The new cameras will use digital cameras rather than traditional wet film meaning images can be processed immediately and they will not stop functioning when the 200 image film reel has been used.
The upgrade will focus on cameras in Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton. _________________ Darren Griffin
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M8TJT The Other Tired Old Man
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Amazing how public bodies are prepared to squander millions of taxpayers money isn't it. I suppose they will also be powered by a nearby wind farm, generating its expensive electricity at taxpayers' expense. |
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Daggers Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 1096 Location: Solihull, UK
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting - the last news we heard locally was that cameras in Solihull were being switched off...! _________________ Garmin DriveSmart 50 LMT-D |
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mike170469 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 32 Location: Liverpool, UK
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Is that a Somerfield lorry speeding in the picture _________________ WAZE app
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Guivre46 Frequent Visitor
Joined: Apr 14, 2010 Posts: 1262 Location: West London
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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I have a compact digital olympus camera. One of its annoying features is the delay between pressing the 'shutter' release and the picture actually being taken. I expect the cameras used for law enforcement will be better, but I'm interested in what technology will be used. _________________ Mike R [aka Wyvern46]
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M8TJT The Other Tired Old Man
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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But your camera has to focus amongst other things. Speed cams don't. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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And the delay you experience is not common in mid and high end cameras.
But as M8TJt says, fixed focus point makes a huge difference to the speed and it might even be the case that they use continuous record where the system then saves off those frames that have been triggered by an over speed sensor. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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Guivre46 Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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I'll just add a camera to the list of all the other digital stuff I'll have to get next year... _________________ Mike R [aka Wyvern46]
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cunnind Lifetime Member
Joined: May 25, 2011 Posts: 31 Location: France
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like the system used here in France - so caller Radar - once flashed it is tranmitted to the local Gendarmerie who poist off the fine etc. No escape! |
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