Living Well

Last week, the local news about a government employee shot dead by two gunmen was the headline for days. The scene was recorded by a CCTV camera installed by the barangay. It would be such a relief to the family of the victim and to the authorities. Hence I was expecting the case will be solved sooner than it is expected because of the recorded video. Sadly, police authorities said they cannot enhance the image taken by the camera since its resolution is low. Bummer! So what’s the purpose of installing those video surveillance equipment when it cannot help in resolving crimes because of poor resolution? People who decided on the surveillance equipment’s specifications must have taken into consideration that CCTV is recording video at wide angle so to identify suspects in any crime, it must be zoomed in by the authorities. How on earth could they clearly see the facial profile and features of a suspect or suspects if its already pixelized when zoomed in? I don’t know if they aren’t aware of that or they are aware but budget is limited to low resolution cameras, or they are aware, they have the budget for high-end CCTV equipments but has to downgrade for the kickbacks? Oh well, Pinoy mentality….be it in government service or private sector…or even private individuals. Kickback is always part of a business deal. Grow-up people, you’ll never prosper with that kind of attitude.

Tags: CCTV camera, kickback, video surveillance, video surveillance equipment