Black Out

[McTech]

Hi Guys.

I need to black out parts of my camera video display. Its about time i sorted it before i get a knock at the door with someone getting bent out of shape about where my cameras. I can set this direct on the camera but this does not seem to show in BI. Where in BI can i blank out parts of what is displayed?

Thanks in advance

[McTech]

Actually ignore me. Setting it at the camera side is showing in BI. had to close and reopen the console for some reason.

[YrbkMgr]

I'm the first to admit that I'm not the smartest guy, but I'd wager I'm not the only one who couldn't understand what you are trying to accomplish. Glad you got it sorted, but I'm curious about what the issue was.

[HeneryH]

I assume censoring a part of the visual field so that it isn't recorded.

Kind of like how rich people get the chance to block google earth from showing their castles.

On the matter of legalities, in the USA, people don't have a right not to be recorded while they are in places that reasonably are open to view.

So, unless a particular scene has a reasonable expectation of privacy (not able to be seen by the public through other means) then they have no right to be complaining about a camera.

[YrbkMgr]

I have a couple Amcrest cameras that feature something called Privacy Mask - never used it, but from what I read, that's what it's for - to obscure a portion of the FOV.

But Henry's right. For the most part in the US, as long as there is no reasonable expectation of privacy (bathroom, changing rooms, etc.), you're within your rights to record. I can tell you that I would never compromise my surveillance records to accommodate someone's vanity. Finally, if people know that the area is under video surveillance, they're put on notice - De Niro in Casino: "Tell all your friends that you don't f*ck around in here".

That said, without knowing more about the use case, it's all speculation.