CCTV Captures &#x27;Diamond Robbers&#x27;

That was the quality of the image released to the media, that doesn't mean it was the quality of the image recorded.

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Agent Smith

I do wonder why, in an age of extremely high-resolution phone cameras, CCTV is still far worse quality than even the very earliest TV footage. You can get a better video of a happy-slapping than you can of a bank robbery.

Because you have to store all the images that you have recorded. If you had CCTV at a high resolution, think how often you would need to change tapes or how big a hard drive would you need? The latter shouldnt be a problem 2 or 3 years time. The other thing to remember is that shot is zoomed in, which also helps to explain the low resolution.

Reply 5

ChemistBoy

That was the quality of the image released to the media, that doesn't mean it was the quality of the image recorded.

I dont get why the police would release a low quality image.

Reply 6

Agent Smith

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RK89

The other thing to remember is that shot is zoomed in, which also helps to explain the low resolution.

True.

Reply 7

RK89

I dont get why the police would release a low quality image.

It's all about releasing just the right amount of information at the right time. The police may feel that disclosing images of the perps faces may not be appropriate at this time (i.e. increase their flight risk) but the clothing they were wearing during the robbery might give them some valuable leads. The police can, at times, manipulate the media very effectively.

Reply 8

ChemistBoy

It's all about releasing just the right amount of information at the right time. The police may feel that disclosing images of the perps faces may not be appropriate at this time (i.e. increase their flight risk) but the clothing they were wearing during the robbery might give them some valuable leads. The police can, at times, manipulate the media very effectively.

Hmm, you mean kind of lure them into thinking that they havent got a proper shot on them when they have. What you said sounds like good reasoning, but I doubt that they had got better shots from that camera, but I doubt it for the reasons i gave in reply to AgentSmith.

Reply 9

Dionysus

Well considering they used a Bentley as their getaway car, it's fairly obvious that we're talking about some major crime boss or other.

Reply 10

Cage

Well considering they used a Bentley as their getaway car, it's fairly obvious that we're talking about some major crime boss or other.

Lol, or the bentley was nicked along with the diamond. Actually coming to think about it the bentley is a perfect getaway car, which police officer would stop a bentley?

Reply 11

RK89

Hmm, you mean kind of lure them into thinking that they havent got a proper shot on them when they have. What you said sounds like good reasoning, but I doubt that they had got better shots from that camera, but I doubt it for the reasons i gave in reply to AgentSmith.

Depends on the refresh rate though, we just don't know tbh.

Reply 12

ChemistBoy

Depends on the refresh rate though, we just don't know tbh.

If you look really closely you can tell its in the entrance of a shop. Just for comparision, my camera system has a pretty low refresh rate, fills 120gig in 3 days (so 60gig per camera) and would not give a greater quality pic than that in the photo at the distance the shot seems to be at.

Reply 13

RK89

If you look really closely you can tell its in the entrance of a shop. Just for comparision, my camera system has a pretty low refresh rate, fills 120gig in 3 days (so 60gig per camera) and would not give a greater quality pic than that in the photo at the distance the shot seems to be at.

Sounds like they put their cameras in stupid places and/or we are only seeing one shot from one camera (not neccesarily the best one)... This is a big diamond dealers I reckon they'll have a few cameras.

Reply 14

ChemistBoy

Sounds like they put their cameras in stupid places and/or we are only seeing one shot from one camera (not neccesarily the best one)... This is a big diamond dealers I reckon they'll have a few cameras.

lol, they must have known the cameras were ****, or they were just very lucky. I reckon its an inside job personally.

Reply 15

RK89

lol, they must have known the cameras were ****, or they were just very lucky. I reckon its an inside job personally.

Yeah, I think you're right.

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