This is not a recent story, but I want to post this because it really shows the strength of High Definition Megapixel Video Surveillance.  This video footage is from a Jewelry store that chose to upgrade to IQinvision megapixel cameras, recording on exacqvision IP video software.  IQinvision provides one of the best quality images on the market, and these video clips really show how clear the image quality can be.

An incident occurred, a man allegedly stole a $47,000 diamond ring from the jewelry store.  The man, who spent over two hours in the store, palmed the ring while the salesperson was busy putting away multiple rings he had already viewed.  That same evening  the man was positively identified stealing the ring and the exported video was sent to the police department on a CD.  After the picture appeared in the local papers, it took only two days for the police to apprehend the suspect. The owner of the jewelry store was impressed. “With our old CCTV system, we would not have been able to catch this guy and our ring would be gone,” the store owner said. Continue reading ‘High Definition Video Leads to Arrest’ »

High Definition Video Surveillance has been one of the largest shifts in security technology over         the past few years and we are now starting to see Government services adapting to these new standards.  Being one of the leaders in HD video surveillance, we enjoy sharing industry related news and articles that relate to the technology we are integrating.  We recently came across an article in SP&T magazine, one of the largest magazines covering the Canadian security industry, which further supports our position that High Definition is a necessary tool for effectively protecting assets.  The article discusses one of the first Canadian police services to implement an HD solution at their local headquarters. Continue reading ‘Canadian Police Service upgrades to HD’ »

Banking, email, asset management, customer relationship management (CRM), and now IP access control,  have all been adapting to a new model of software deployment called Software as a Service (referred to as ‘SaaS’).  This is where an application is hosted as a service, and is provided to customers across the internet.  By eliminating the need to install and run the application on your own computer, SaaS alleviates the burden of software and server maintenance, ongoing operation, and support.

With web based IP access control, property managers and business owners can make their life easier while saving money on equipment, maintenance, and operation expenses.  Listed below are a few things that Web Based (SaaS) IP access control will do for you.

Continue reading ‘SaaS and IP Access Control’ »

This post will illustrate and hopefully clarify the aspect of frame rates in surveillance applications.  Since the origin of the motion picture, video has been captured as a series of images or pictures.  These Images are consecutively displayed at a certain rate called the frame rate.  At higher frame rates, our eyes perceive the sets of images as motion and cannot distinguish that it is just images flashing really fast on the screen.  This can be considered as real-time and is generally assumed to be 30 fps (frames per second).  Cinema films are shown at 24fps providing that smooth film look that is entertaining.  Security and entertainment however, generally do not go together. Continue reading ‘Frame Rates’ »

This post will focus on a brief comparison of High Resolution and Megapixel cameras.  It may be known that Megapixel is better than High Res., but what is the real difference and what are the benefits of Megapixel.  For this comparison we will examine a few images captured using a Megapixel and a High Resolution camera covering the same area.  The main object of interest will be a license plate hanging on the door.

Continue reading ‘High Resolution vs. Megapixel’ »

Welcome to the Double Vision Blog.  This blog is written by the employees of Double Vision and is designed to track the advancements in security technology.

Double Vision is a leading integrator of IP based security technology and one of the main differences between our company and other “security contractors” is that we spend alot of our time on research and education.  As the security and IT markets continue to cross paths, it is very important for end users to partner with a security provider that is well versed in both areas.  With a lot of our time spent on testing and researching different products, we are determined to make sure that our customers get the right solution for their environment.

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