CCTV (Newnes) [Hardcover]

Vlado Damjanovski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0750671963 | ISBN-13: 978-0750671965 | Edition: 3 Revised

CCTV packs five years of theoretical knowledge and nearly 20 years of the author's practical experience into over 400 pages. It discusses and explains the basic components and concepts used in CCTV today and it shows how to design a good CCTV system and complete a good installation. Explanations are simple, yet detailed.

The book contains chapters on lenses, CCD cameras, switchers, monitors, time lapse video recorders, digital compression techniques used in CCTV, multiplexers, coax and fiber cables, design and installation. It includes the latest information on digital compression techniques, and hard disk recording.

Among the valuable and practical tools offered in the book is a test chart on the inside of the backcover specifically designed for the CCTV industry. This test chart allows the reader to test many important details of a CCTV system, including resolution, color, linearity, face recognition, and bandwidth of a system.





Covers both NTSC and PAL standards
Contains numerous tables, checklists and instructions
Contains a test chart specifically designed for the CCTV industry designed to test many details of a CCTV system including resolution, color, linearity, face recognition, and bandwidth

Editorial Reviews

Review

Well written and informative, CCTV is intended for installers, sales personnel, security managers, consultants, and manufacturers. Damjanovski does an excellent job of explaining the technical issues that a novice would have trouble following, such as the pulses used in charge-coupled devices for transferring charges.
-Security Management

...the book is well written and highly informative. Anyone seeking in-depth knowledge on CCTV will find it a worthwhile investment in terms of both time and money.
-Security Management

"Vlado Damjanovski was hoping his revised edition of CCTV would become the "CCTV bible" for people trying to understand and design a surveillance system. The depths to which the author goes to in his 12 subject areas ensures his authoritative 370-plus page book/manual achieves that and more. Damjanovski is renowned as an authority on CCTV and a recent talk he gave at the Rexel Dealer Conference in Adelaide in March had delegates baying for more.
In-depth, authoritative, simple to understand, less-reliant on jargon means the reader needs only basic logic and technical understanding to find value in the information contained in CCTV. Damjanovski has attempted to encompass the theory and practice of all components and fundamentals of closed-circuit television involving various disciplines and products from electronics, telecommunications and optics to fibre optics, digital image processing and programming.
Inspiration for the book, first published in 1995, came from people at several seminars who had told Damjanovski there was a dearth of such information.
The book is littered with helpful hints, suggestions, check lists, tables, system designs and newly-tested video test chart. The book covers: transmission of images over telephone lines, fibre optics, video recorders and a brief history, digital storage of images, video processing equipment, understanding customer requirements, cameras, the basics of digital storage, and, the basics of television. Just a teaspoon of what's included in CCTV.
CCTV allows the reader access to Damjanovski's vast experience and extensive and comprehensive research he has conducted in this growing segment of the electronic security market.
The first edition was sold out and proof Damjanovski is on his way to achieving his eventual aim with CCTV. - Security Australia

CCTV is worth the money for anyone involved in the CCTV industry, including designers, installers, sales staff, security managers, consultants, and manufacturers. - Security Insider

From the Publisher

Among the valuable and practical tools offered in the book is a test chart on the inside of the backcover specifically designed for the CCTV industry. This test chart allows the reader to test many important details of a CCTV system, including resolution, color, linearity, face recognition, and bandwidth of a system.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 408 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 3 Revised edition (September 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750671963
• ISBN-13: 978-0750671965
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,496,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's about time, December 10, 2000

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bruce stewart (long beach, ny United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CCTV (Newnes) (Hardcover)

If you are involved in the design of security CCTV systems, you would be remiss not to read this book. It clearly explains the physical and electronic science and how it relates to design theory.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Resource, October 30, 2002

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Alan R. Matchett (Alexandria, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CCTV (Newnes) (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book for someone new to CCTV and who wants to know how things tick. I highly recommend this book for technicians, Security Managers and "techies".

Vlado does an excellent job explaining some very technical aspects of complex items in a way that is easy to follow.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, September 17, 2001

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"carlosemilio" (Maracaibo, Venezuela) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CCTV (Newnes) (Hardcover)

This is an Excellent book. It presents a lot of useful information and is perfect for professionals with a technical background. It doesn't go too deep into the theory but it tells just you what you need to know and gives you an idea of where to look for further information. It's expensive, but it's worth the money.