Video Cameras in places of business....

I have always wondered when watching the news, after a bank robbery or a 7-11 type store hold up, why on earth they have cameras in the place that you can't get a decent image of the people that work in the place, let alone the person robbing the place?

I mean the images are grainy when blown up, but even when viewed at their native resolutions, you can't tell who the checker is, and they work there! Ok a 7-11 I can understand, but a bank? Come on you'd think that they would have the best, sharpest cams you can buy. I mean when toys can come with better cams than a lot of banks have, there is something not right happening.

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i think the companies that actually put the time & money into their cameras already has established a preventative program. therefore, you see the videos from the 7-11's whose theft deterrant is cameras only.

case in point, i was in a Sears store security room back in the day, and watching the cameras in there was like watching b & w tv. you could read product labels in the aisles.

you better believe thought that the thieves know which stores are the easiest to rob. ever walk into a gas station and see the monitor behind the counter. if you can't see your own face clearly, chances are they can't on a criminal.

Originally Posted by n1ckel5

i think the companies that actually put the time & money into their cameras already has established a preventative program. therefore, you see the videos from the 7-11's whose theft deterrant is cameras only.

Yup and there is way to many of these types of setups in places of business, used as way to HOPE that no one robs them.

Originally Posted by n1ckel5

case in point, i was in a Sears store security room back in the day, and watching the cameras in there was like watching b & w tv. you could read product labels in the aisles.

Yes, I have seen a few like this, but know there aren't a lot out there, as far as a lot of retail. I know a few condo's locally that have the boxes up for cameras, but no cams in the boxes, or on the property for that matter.

Originally Posted by n1ckel5

you better believe thought that the thieves know which stores are the easiest to rob. ever walk into a gas station and see the monitor behind the counter. if you can't see your own face clearly, chances are they can't on a criminal.

Yeah these are the setups I'm talking about, where even if you know who's standing in front of the cam, you could not say.... "Yes that's so and so." And recently got to view a bank tape that was so bad, that even if you wanted to, there was no way to pick out anyone on the tape, and like you said, even yourself standing in line.

I am a Loss Prevention rep. for a convenience store company in the U.S. & Canada. Most of our stores are owned by a Franchisee & so the quality of the video camera has a lot to do with how much $$ they are willing to shell out to buy a decent one. So, the stores who get hit the most will be more likely to buy a higher end video camera so they may be more likely to catch the criminals.