independent cctv equipment tests, magazine articles and papers

Independent CCTV equipment tests, CCTV write-ups and conference papers by Les Simmonds are available as a free download.

• test your cctv lenses
  Learn how to test your CCTV lens quality.
• consultants the need for independence
  Is your security or CCTV consultant independent? This is the third time a similar article has been published in Australia and little has changed in sixteen years.
• web site for the development of australian cctv standards
  An article on a web site with a forum for your comments and ideas on existing and new Australian CCTV standards.
• fibre vs coax test
  100 Kilometres of Fibre vs 150 Metres of RG59/U Coaxial Cable.
• megapixel cameras, lenses and image quality
  Are you buying pixels or image quality? Read on.
• intelligent video
  How intelligent is this so called intelligent video?
• cctv lens selection
  Some easy to use CCTV lens selection methods.
• book reviews
  CCTV, video, security and electronic books reviewed.
• cctv camera testing
  Objective and subjective CCTV camera testing article.
• cctv lenses: glass, plastic or coke bottles?
  Comments and tests on several CCTV lenses. Updated November 2007.
• mpeg-2 digital video recorder test
  Fast DVR-HP3 MPEG-2 digital video recorder test results.
• monochrome cameras test
  Bosch Dinion XF LTC0510 1/2 inch monochrome camera and the Bosch Dinion XF LTC0385 1/3 inch monochrome CCTV camera test.
• william hewlett
  A short article on how brilliant Bill Hewlett was.
• mpeg the standards and history
  This article clarifies MPEG standards and history.