IT'S ALL ABOUT SIMPLICITY
The Snoop was designed for one basic purpose: to make it easy to implement a covert surveillance. Covert surveillance has been difficult in the past because everything you had to do to set one up--concealing a camera... running coaxial cable to a recorder somewhere, or relying on finicky wireless transmission...possibly adding recording triggers...programming a time lapse recorder--would raise suspicions and thereby make it ineffective or would be just plain too difficult to pull off. And even if you managed to set it up effectively, you still faced muddling through tapes looking for something important.
With the Snoop, it's basically plug n' play. Set-up is simple and the Snoop software lets you easily configure recording and schedules to get exactly what you want--nothing more and nothing less.
Here are some of the most important Snoop features and benefits:
| Feature | Benefit |
| Plug 'n Play | • Simplifies implementation • Minimizes suspicions • Reduces costs: no installation labor and less hardware (no recorder or tapes, monitor, coaxial cable, wireless transmitters/receivers and miscellaneous connectors) • Fast implementation prevents the further losses/problems that otherwise might occur during wait for installation |
| Easy operation | • People not familiar with CCTV equipment can set up and view the results of a surveillance |
| Available in a variety of enclosures or can be custom built into enclosure of you choice | • You can choose a Snoop that will fit into virtually any environment |
| High resolution, low lux b&w camera | • Excellent pictures and sensitivity in low light |
| Built-in video motion detection | • Saves recording media space and makes viewing of results fast and easy |
| High quality video compression | • Allows high quality picture recording while maximizing use of recording capacity |
| Video out | • A monitor can be connected to verify coverage • The Snoop can be operated as a conventional hardwired covert video camera when it makes sense |
| Remote Control | • Can take a snapshot to verify coverage • Can activate or deactivate recording remotely, with password protection |
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| Software Feature | Benefit |
| Windows based | • Users can easily become familiar with operation |
| View events on your PC | • Separate monitor and recorder not required |
| Select recording quality (resolution) | • Maximize use of recording capacity based on the resolution acceptable for your application |
| Select number of frames to record after motion activation | • Maximize use of recording capacity based on the duration of recording acceptable for your application |
| Select frame rate (up to 3.3 fps) | • Maximize use of recording capacity based on the frame rate acceptable for your application |
| Select cyclic recording (re-writing over oldest frames first) or recording until the memory card is full | • Maximize use of recording capacity based on the requirements of your application |
| Select time between recording activations (or "triggers") | • Maximize use of recording capacity based on the frequency of recording acceptable for your application |
| Adjust the camera contrast and brightness | • Picture can be fine tuned |
| Set schedules | • Maximize use of recording capacity based on the times of each day that you are concerned about and eliminate recording at all other times • Eliminates wasted time viewing events you are not concerned about |
| Mask the video motion detector (VMD) | • Maximize use of recording capacity based by setting the video motion detector to trigger recording only for areas of the camera view that you are concerned about • Eliminates wasted time viewing events you are not concerned about |
| Time/date stamp by frame | • Lets you identify the precise time that any event occurred |
| Integrity check | • Lets you verify and demonstrate that pictures were generated by the Snoop, not outside of it, and were not digitally altered, possibly aiding in prosecution |
| Filtering frames by time range | • Lets you playback frames for a specific period you are concerned about, saving time |
| Copy individual frames | • Lets you save individual frames so that you can print and/or e-mail them |