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the cameras are helpful in some instances; cameras are harmful in other instances if they've led us astray>> this is 911 emergency. >> reporter: but there is likely to be a demand for even more surveillance cameras. the solution, then, say officials is ever more sophisticated equipment that catches criminals in the act. 911 operators in chicago can turn on any surveillance camera within 150 feet of an emergency call. so when a 911 operator received a call that a salvation army bell ringer was helping himself to the collection bucket-- as seen in this video-- the cops were called in. >> we're showing you the live video. >> reporter: the brain of the video surveillance system is computer software called analytics. it allows operators to set up a virtual perimeter around buildings. as this demonstration shows, once someone or something crosses that virtual line-- like this man walking out the front door-- the computer send an alert to an official on duty. >> it's looking for a face-like object in this image. and it clips that out and says, "okay, that's the image." >> chicago has the most adv

in reality there are probably more than amillion cameras watching these streets. >>reporter: some $300million of public funds has been spent on cctv in london over the last decade that figure rising to nearly $800million across the uk.... but according to an internal police report released last year the technology is failing to have a significant impact, with only one crime detected each year per 1000 cameras amounting to what some say is an almost criminal waste of public money. >>farrier: of course a massive amount of money has been wasted on cctv, at least ú500million of public money. now what would have happened if you'd used that ú500million to do something that actuallydoes works? for instance street lighting costs a fraction of the cost, we know it has much better results. >>davis: the home office has actually carried out studies of its own which show that after the first few months cctv ceases to have any effect at all. it doesn't deter crime at all and for a very good reason the criminals know nobody ever looks at it. >>reporter: in fact even scotland yar

your camera phone can truly be your only camera today.hings to look for include get great lowlight ability. that allows you to take pictures without flash. fast cycle time. the camera ready to take the next shot right away. and look for a lens that can get very wide. a lot of lenses zoom. you want it to be wide for everybody to get into the photo. and don't sweat the long zoom where you can zoom in something far away. they have soft focus and they gather light more poorly. so focus on wide not long zoom and those other attributes i talked about and you will have a great every day camera. it could be a compact one. the best camera is the one you have with you, not the big one you left at home. >> you can lose this in your pocket. >> and that size megapixels is in the sweet spot so don't worry about getting a bigger camera. don't get the idea that more pixels means more quality. it means bigger. >> these are good -- good advice right here. so great low light ability. and you want the fast shot. >> then you don't miss the next moment. how ma

consumer report rates the video quality of video cameras.is designed to challenge cameras in different light settings. >> these images are shot in bright light simulating daylight. this is digital camera video that is not too good. overexposed. the video over here has smoother lines. it's less pixelated. >> testers found digital cameras didn't do as well as others shooting video in low light settings. >> the images are underexposed. they're darker. so objects like the dog in the background, they're barely visible. over here we have a better exposed low light image. not only is it better color but you can actually make out the objects in the back of the room. >> it turns out you don't have to pay a fortune for a digital camera that shoots decent video. the a-495. just $130. "consumer reports" says a good choice for a high definition camera is a cannon els-7d which costs around $1800. >> on the topic of shooting your own video, we're learning that youtube.com's life in a day project got 80,000 entries. it's a film documentary speed limit aimed

now, some people are calling these cameras right turn cameras. >> i can v.one of the tickets. >> even the mayor of redwood city was nabbed for making a california stop on a right turn. in other words he didn't make a full stop, fined about $450. the court ceo says the mayor is one of many red light camera violators. >> the majority are nonfull california stop, right turns. >> city officials say when first installed two years ago waits to catch drivers who blew through red lights. >> we never intend a righthand turn. >>> a report indicates two cameras have not had much of an impact. >> there hasn't been a significanty decrease. >> city councilman ina bane its not improving traffic safety. >> a recent grand jury report questions whether or not the kramz are more successful as cash cows for those cities that operate them. and they should be did safety, not money. >> this lawyer bruce simon filed a lawsuit last week against two companies that installed red light cameras in the county. simon says they're violating state law, including a so called cost neutral pro vision in the contracts. h

there to the businesses have cameras.he goals is that every corner of china cat town will have cameras. >> a lot of businesses in chinatown have their cameras pointing to the street. ideas to deter crime. great tool to catch criminals. inside his office building a camera led police to a man who apparently billed been up and robbed and elderly woman in the bathroom. and they're hoping that this type of attack will not happen again. >> in oakland dollar and kron4 news. it's summer but we >> it summer but we can't tell from or whether, but a warm up. temperatures similar to date tomorrows would sought today. but research is the warm-up on sunday. less of. temperatures will be up almost 90 degrees and the inland. los '70s along the bay shore not a whole lot of changes along the coast. more on-line just a minute. but let's talk about what tomorrow morning. not a whole lot of change. pettifog in our inland valley. 6:00 the morning same thing along the delta and down in south bay. lynn marie leblanc along the bay shore. sit ther

cameras per capita than any other nation there are cameras almost always in train stations and in at ports and its hair at the university of reading that the new in-flight surveillance system is being developed it won't just include cameras they'll also be microphones and special systems for monitoring unusual behavior behavior the system will eventually be able to pick up include sweating moving around the cabin in an erratic way and repeated visits to the toilet to james ferryman insists it will distinguish between potential terrorists a nervous. flyer is now one way we could do that is to look very carefully at the types of cues that we detect so for example someone may be acting nervously were anxiously sweating in isolation of course it doesn't say anything it could be just again a nervous flyer but it could be a terrorist but we only know that when we combine this information with other sources of information that come to place a lot to think of it as not big brother watching you but big brother looking after you not everyone sees it that way campaigners say previous is one of

the delicious food dim sum restaurant installed cameras outside last year. >> since we have camera on the whole street is more safe. we have less problems. >> chamber officials are considering hiring private security guards to patrol chinatown. they don't want armed guards. >> guards don't have to go through this background process or psychological background that police officers do. they don't have the same training. >> now chinatown leaders pushing cameras as a first step. and there is a warning for you. >> for those bringing their girlfriends, cheating on their wives, please, you want to think about it. >> watch out business leaders considering hiring armed or unarmed. a lot depends on how much the merchants want to pay. >> and there is is thousands of homeowners attending a mortgage modification opportunity hoping for a way out this is day two of the five-day event put on by chase bank. and explaining the type of help they're looking for. >> optimistic. >> those are emotions tina and rick are feeling this morning. they wait to meet with a counselor traveling here to stee what can

nice shot from the high definition tamalpais camera.'re taking you down by san jose as well, plenty of sunshine. a few high encloseds from time to time, but temperatures across the bay area as much as five degrees from where we were yesterday at this time. in fact, antioch right now, 75. 59 in livermore. oakland, 58. napa, 69. novato, 66. here's a look at some highlights for you. we're going to continue with low clouds mainly near the coast. a little drizzle, and then afternoon sunshine. and temperatures will warm up even mow so for sunday, and let me tell you, you have been wanting heat you get it. monday and tuesday, temperatures inland close to 100 degrees. you can see the low clouds and fog just literally sitting near the coast. inland cleared us out nicely. get something cloudiness by the sierras. and a few light showers from truckee down towards lake tahoe. these will continue to filter towards the sought and should diminish overnight. speaking of tonight, areas of low clouds and fog across the bay area. temperatures mid-to-upper

there's a camera mounted on that can pi. it's not pointed inside the restaurant, it's pointed outside. people are starting to realize, whether they are inside or outside, they are under surveilne surveilness. this has quickly spread across the district. the food company used to only focus cameras on the inside of the restaurant to document thefts or robberies. recently, they have added more cameras facing the sidewalk and the street. >> we want customers to feel comfortable walking in the streets. >> reporter: many have added outdoor surveillance cam ras. >> i'm sure we can reduce crime substantially. >> reporter: the visible outdoor cameras are making customers feel more secure about spending time in chinatown. oakland police say they are grateful for the help. last year alone, it aided detectives in solving two cases. this video led to the suspect of the killing of a bay area man. other people who may have been on trial for looting. it reduces the amount of patrol cars on the streets. the cameras could help pick up the sla

these bay albany can't camera.naking through the as curved approaching the golden gate fields nothing slowing you down. her pleas to berkeley ride 11 minutes. another check on a commune for custom minute now to news developing story lawyers on both sides of the same-sex marriage battle up to midnight tonight to cement benefits sorry briefs on what they're not too grand a longer stay on prostate well it goes through the appeals process. the move follows the decision to overturn prop. bay and the temporary stay will remain in the fact until he rules on the brakes. if he denies an extension from eight sponsors could appeal to the circuit of appeals. one of the lawyers who led the lawsuit against prop. 8 spoke with kron 4 about the wind and what he sees happening from the switchboard. >> what can only be called the case of good timing attorney david boyce was already scheduled to speak here on what turned out to be the day after his victory over turning california's same-sex marriage ban what would of been a large crow

cameras so it allows us to see plates better in parking lots. >> it helps us to find stolen cars. i had my car stolen, and i think it's a great idea. >> reporter: what about the argument that, you know, i haven't done anything wrong so why are they looking at my plate and running it? >> if you haven't done anything wrong, then don't worry about it. you should be lucky that they are protecting you and they know who you are and that you don't have any warrants for your arrest. >> it's taken in the same way as if we were just to run a plate. the only difference is this is helping us recognize those serious offenses a lot sooner. >> reporter: this camera doesn't see anything that you couldn't see with your eyeballs? >> exactly. >> reporter: the mill valley police department only uses the cameras for crimes listed in the department of justice database. it is not about unpaid parking tickets and expired registrations. also, just because your plate comes up as a mass, does not mean you will get pulled over right away. the officer is still going to call into dispatch and confirm that the

camera instead we get this camera out of here i said get out of here. turn off your camera get out of here. what are you doing here i said get out. get out. in case of emergency get to physical with the bailiffs the rapid reaction squad is on the ready. for tons handcuffs tear gas pistols and submachine guns the rapid reaction force has the same authority as a swat team and is armed according. must be clearly visible of course that they are negative towards us sometimes they. because people need to vent their anger when their property is being seized. these members of the bill of service have regular shooting practice. each member of the rapid reaction squad is an athlete most often experts there's even a special martial arts training program designed specifically for. your not an enemy helping him learn this technique so relax and let's start again that out i go. before he joined the rapid reaction squad he's a football player the captain of the pens a bailiff service football team the team plays and beach an indoor football tournaments yes dozens of a

there are new cameras on the cars. the devices automatically scan passing license plate numbers for stolen vehicles, felonies and kidnapping alerts. the officers say the cameras will save them time and free them up to watch for other problems. >> i can go ahead and look out into the roadway and not be distracted by my computer by also looking at -- for people flagging us down. >> the cameras only pull up crimes listed in the department of justice database. that does not include unpaid parking tickets or expired registrations so you're safe there. >> the lists are updated every four hours, though. >>> 6:08. closing in on the kill. coming up next, the important test bp is running today and why it could clear the way to permanently plug the leaking oil pipeline in the gulf. the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certa

and they pulled blinds down, dropping a ball in there with a camera. and there is just went in there and to search the place, but nobody was there. >> the city attorney says both of owner of the building and the person who rented the space could be liable for fire code violations and unlawful business practice autos hundreds of homeowners traveled to oakland marriott in hopes of getting a break on chase mortgages. customers met with counselors and in two weeks will find out if they qualify for a loan modification this, is based on a customer's indoum debt ratio. most today are there because someone in the household lost a job. >> my husband was in concrete work 25 years. now, he's unemployed. he's started to work again, for a landscaping company but is only working two days per week. >> chase expects to receive about 2000 applications by the end of the event monday. this week, a coalition of contra costa county families labor community allies converged on a chase bank to present it with a $16 billion bill for its role in the foreclosure mess. >>> a lar

i actually -- i have the camera right here. it's a go pro hero camera., you know, online. it's super easy to use. the greatest thing about, it you can put it on mode for video and also do a mode for photos. and it's all high quality hd. you know, really easy thing to use. that's what made this whole thing possible. >> a little easier. what do your friends think? do they think you're crazy for going back out there by the sharks? >> yeah. the response has been pretty out of control. i mean, you know, you get a little crazy, a little, what were you thinking? but for me, you know, i've just -- shark week, like you said, you know, we have all of that in our backyard, so for me it was just -- i wanted to get a couple photos because i was curious what we were, you know, basically surfing, you know, with, out in the water. >> out there in their territory. you got beautiful pictures. thanks for sharing them with us. we don't recommend others at home tell us but we're glad you're with us to tell us about it. thanks again. >> thanks again. >> you're watching "the e

many store owners already have security cameras in their stores. now the chinatown chamber of commerce is asking them to install them inside to capture potential criminals. >> the camera will be .ing on the -- the camera will be pointing on the streets. it has been helping us to deter the crime. and also it help us to capture the people who are committing crime and being prosecuted. it is working well for chinatown. >> the oakland police department says they welcome the security camerases being installed by the store ownerses if they feel it will make them and their customers safer. >>> a watsonville man has reached the first ever product liability settlement with a taser maker. steven butler suffered brain damage after being tasered by a watsonville cop when he refused to get off a bus. he was drunk and off his psychiatric medication at the time, we were told. he was awarded $2.8 million. but under the settlement, taser international admit no liability. >>> and a wild story from marin. someone is cutting down eucalyptus trees in san rafael. and th

his unique image processing uses high speed cameras.igh speed scanner is based on a batting machine technology that's also under development. one robot hits a ball that has been shot out of another robot. two high speed cameras track the ball's movement in units of 0.001 seconds. the computer processes the trajectory immediately after the camera shoots the pictures. the batting robot then swings based on the calculated trajectory. the printed matter scanner also utilizes a high speed camera. the pages are scanned from above. infrared rays are simultaneously imposed on to the pages. the printed material's shape is determined by calculating how much the horizontal infrared rays curve on the page. the camera alternately scans the images and infrared rays in units of 0.001 seconds. the computer then processes the data and produces a three-dimensional image. to make it easier to read, it be can converted into a two-dimensional image. >> high speed processing is the main feature of our technology. a curved and distorted three-dimensional imag

owners have their cameras pointing at the street. to deter crimes. the cameras are great tools to help police catch the criminals. earlier this year a camera helped lead to rest in this building. there >> hoping that this item and tax will not happen again with more cameras and guards. in oakland on kron4 news. >> you're tired of this body cool weather, we have a break in sight. what are day i should say of the foggy cool weather. before we start to see a warmup in son on sunday up to the '90s. around the '70s and the base. proceed quite the warm-up into next week. will talk about that next week. first look of the fog for tomorrow morning. were there briefly c r inland valley very early tomorrow morning but a stock alas there. this is were received tomorrow morning. back to san francisco back to the coast line by the early afternoon. by 3 in the afternoon it will be around the coastline. temperatures though or remain as a cool side to march's 59 half moon bay 61 in san francisco. the remains cooler north those 68 in sandra's a 68¢ fe

from the roof camera, not much left. are on our way to very nice day today but wait until tomorrow. we are talking a dramatic warmup. in the next couple of days. today is going to be moderate but tomorrow is going to be hot. 60 in oakland, 59 in menlo park. look for temperatures mainly in the 50s right now. a little fog around napa. issues it's sunny in san jose and 71 already in los gatos. we are looking for temperatures to come up five to seven degrees today with near 100 degree heat in inland valleys tomorrow. the flow will shift. away see an slight onshore flow but eventually, this knowledge of high pressure in the eastern pacific begins to build in to the pacific northwest so that is going to allow for more of a northerly wind and what that is going to do is wipe out the fog altogether. we have that trough yesterday, another cool pocket of air on the way and we're seeing sunshine today. 80s in the inland valleys. a couple of 80s in santa clara and few more up to the north. but mild 60s at the coast. here is the way

but now video cameras are down to three or 400 cameras -- three or $400. you can buy a good camera for less than $1,000. to open up these different facilities throughout the city, you would get more youngsters involved, more communities involved. right now, you have one facility. what i am saying is give them the funds with a stipulation that they would open up community access facilities throughout the city, like the flash studios. i know supervisor ross has seen a flash studio. have you other supervisors seen a flash studio and know what that is? chairperson campos: this is a time for public comment. we do not interact. it is for us to listen to what you have to say. >> what i am saying is i have been teaching a class with brothers of change. i have some of my students here who can speak to the importance of media. having won facility is good, but it should be more open to the public. if you had studios to wrap the city, where these head ins are at, you could get more youngsters off the street. television production is really -- it helped change my life.

this is a live look from our camera atop mount tam.an say the marine layer is quite a beauty. it looks so beautiful and that's what we love to see around the bay area. weather ahead. a mixed bag and lisa will explain that. a fingerprint device installed at 24 hour fitness. some might welcome not digging out a card to get in the gym but critics call it an invasion of privacy. here's michael finney with the details. >> at 24 hour fitness it's your fingers that will do the talking. members type in their i.d. code, scan their fingers on the track and a cardless entry device approves their admittance. 24 hour fitness says it's green, no cards needed, and secure. >> the membership cards can be lost, they can be stolen. with -- what members can be assured of is with cardless entry system, only they're using their membership and 24 hours members are using the club. >> the system just rolled out in the bait area and will be in place at all 24 hour fitness clubs nationwide by the end of the year. but it has some members concerned. >> they don't

it turns out those cameras did not reset for daylight savings time. and so the hours on those cameras are off by an hour, which means they're having to refund the tickets. >> business is slow in san francisco. so this parking ticket he received in june came as a shock. >> this is just surviving now. p i pay, it's just the whole day is -- it's shattered. >> george has a commercial license arks louing him to use loading zone in front of a store until 4:00. when this lane is supposed to be cleared. george knows the rules so we take a look at the ticket. >> i think the time is wrong. >> george called i team and accompanied him to the transportation agency mta. it turns out he was caught on video by a forward-looking camera on a bus there is the time that says 16:33. >> i wasn't out until 4:30, it's before 4:00. around 3:30. >> to get to the bottom of this, there was a public records act request three weeks ago. results just come back. 17 buses, the they failed to account for savings time. the clocks were called one hour, technicians didn't catch it for th

then the two cameras here picked him up.owever, authorities are still looking for the suspect. >> got a good mug shot right there. we have some weather to talk about. >>> we do, for those of you who are anticipating the meteor shower tonight, low clouds, if you plan on seeing any of these 70 like shooting stars per hour, you're going to have to a high at to do, otherwise tonight, temperature-wise in the 50s. 56 degrees in red wood city. we do have that strata us in the form of a very deep he marine layer. -- deep marine layer. we will continue to surge into the bay and scatter into our inland areas a good 70 miles i looks like by tomorrow morning, we will not be able to see it but we will see the clearing at the bay earlier than even today and some partial coastal clearing. now, meanwhile the upper-level trough is still layingening out overhead. it's pretty persistent. it's allowing the temperatures in the central valley to warm to the low to mid-90 is a little bit more season al. 84 you're friday in san jose. in fact, you h