Posts Tagged ‘cameras’
Filed under: Comm
Talking about cameras again today. I was told that I shouldn’t quit my day job. I apparently don’t know much about cameras, let alone a CCTV system. I was thinking about getting one, although I am probably not going to worry about it, least not right now. If I can’t handle a regular camera I would probably have trouble with a CCTV camera. Although, I do know they are different but the principle is the same, right. They both record images in some way. When I get a house I want a CCTV system for security, but until then I probably should learn how to use a regular camera.
I was recently told that I should not quit my day job to be a photographer. I, sadly, would have to agree. I was taking pictures of a friends ceremony, and all but three or four of the pictures I took are fairly blurry. I guess night mode indoors is not a good choice. I tried different modes but those images didn’t turn out much better. I honestly wasn’t sure what mode to use, and I think that was my biggest problem. I have the point and press button part down. But choosing which mode to point and press button with still confuses me. If I did a lot more photography than I do I would probably take a bit of time to figure out what is what, but currently I just don’t do that much, which is probably why my friend said what she did. She thought it was funny, but I felt kind of bad because the photos turned out so bad. I wanted to get some good ones, which is why I was messing with the modes, but that was a mistake. Luckily I did get a few that were usable , just not very many. Maybe I should take a class.
Tags: cameras, cctv, new job, recording
Filed under: Comm
Anybody not used to being watched should probably get used to it, at least to a point. I recently came across an article about the surveillance in the United States and I know that Britain is already general considered a surveillance society. CCTV is big all over, but has been picking up in the states, while as I understand it, in Britain it is a given that anything you do is being recorded. Although, I don’t honestly know if it is truly that bad yet. It certainly seems like it from the news stories and stuff you see. I am not really bothered by it that much. If people want to watch that is fine, it is just the other side of it that is a bit scary. If you can have the surveillance society without the police state I think that would not be a problem for most people. The problem is that when you move into being a surveillance society it seems like the police state tends to follow, whether it is immediately or slowly grown on people so that they accept it as normal. As an example, after a certain point everyone being subject to call recording becomes just something that happens, and not something anyone thinks about.
That all makes a person think about the novels and movies that depict that kind of society. Just due to the way people are you really have to accept a certain degree of danger and instability in your society to have freedom and avoid a police state. The funny thing is that, again, just due to the way people are if you do have a surveillance society and police state you will still have the danger, because no matter how hard a society tries to change it. People are different and therefore will only put up with certain restrictions before they choose to rebel. It comes from the teenage years, I think. Who hasn’t rebelled when they were a kid? It’s like a boiling kettle, too much heat or control and it explodes, but not enough heat or control and things also fall apart.
Tags: being watched, cameras, cctv, survellance
Filed under: Hmmm
It’s really interesting, the level of privacy people will accept. It is a bit like the frog in the water, boil it slow and it won’t know it is being boiled. It is truly the same for people. Privacy is something that many people value but if it is taken away slowly most won’t notice as long as they aren’t personally bothered. I have seen a few things pop up here and there about the amount of CCTV cameras in place in different parts of the world, especially in Britain. They have a huge cctv system there, supposedly the most in the world. I kind of wonder if that is true, maybe they are just more obvious about it.
In a way I think it could be a good thing because there are a lot of benefits to having things recorded. Of course, you always have the downside; the absolute possibility of abuse of the system that can occur if things are not kept under control. Think about one person being able to influence your life in innumerable ways, then consider if that person has no morals and disdains ethics. That is where a surveillance society becomes very scary. It can of course get even scarier. I saw the movie Eagle Eye, and while it was entertaining it was also fairly scary because I could see how it could happen with things all being so connected. We just have to watch out and keep laws on the books that protect those with less power. The best thing for that is really not a law but the media.
The good part of a surveillance society is what we ourselves can use. They have vehicle tracking in many countries, as well as laptop and desktop tracking. You can also have cameras in your home and a video system all set up to record anyone who goes in there. A closed system is better; otherwise others might be able to spy on you with your own system. If it is closed then you can have your own spy cameras set up and your own spy software in effect. There are really all sorts of things that you can do with the technology, as long as we can keep our political systems in check and our lives relatively uninterrupted.
Tags: cameras, cctv, life, privacy, Surveillance
