Security Camera Lens Calculator
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security camera planning calculator
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
6 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 12 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.18.
Design: 2 for, 6 againstIdea: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for planning camera placement and avoiding blind spots
From 2 comments
Very cool. So often I see poorly positioned CCTV cameras that are effectively useless because the installer has not considered blind spots.
CTDOCodebases on HNSuper cool! I've built something similar and adhoc for an art piece[0] that used cameras. It used a thermal camera which has fixed focal length (due to the optics of heat…
daenz on HN
Polished, easy UI despite complexity
From 2 comments
I don't currently have a use for this, but it is still very impressive. Incredible amount of complexity exposed with an easy to use UI. I especially liked the mug shot on the…
pseudosavant on HNVery shiny. I've never bought a CCTV camera in my life, but I understood everything intuitively. I didn't see how to change the scene beyond adding the woman / car, but it was…
azalemeth on HN
Objections
Color scheme for pixel density seems inverted
From 2 comments
Your color scheme is the opposite of what I would expect. Worst resolution = Red/Orange Acceptable resolution = Yellow Best resolution = Green/Blue
bmcahren on HNAbout the Italian version: >Calcolare la lunghezza focale dell obiettivo della fotocamera, la densità dei pixel e vedere le zone della fotocamera in 3D In actual Italian that…
jaclaz on HN
Layout issues on small screens and scrolling
From 2 comments
The FOV/distance from camera at the bottom is not reachable on a 11" screen. (Mac air 11", chrome)
emmelaich on HNInteresting concept. A few days ago I bought an outside camera and seems I choose well for my use case. One thing: the left side menu is not scrollable but should be? On my…
Gys on HN
Installation height does not change the rendered person
From 2 comments
Super cool! I've built something similar and adhoc for an art piece[0] that used cameras. It used a thermal camera which has fixed focal length (due to the optics of heat…
daenz on HNThe link https://www.jvsg.com/online/ redirect to https://www.jvsg.com/calculators/cctv-lens-calculator/ which doesn't have all the functionality of your whole software…
GistNoesis on HN
Requests
Add more camera models such as Amazon Ring and Blink
From 1 comment
Can you add Amazon/Ring/Blink camera specs? :)
kingcharles on HN
Support multiple cameras and blind spot checks
From 2 comments
The link https://www.jvsg.com/online/ redirect to https://www.jvsg.com/calculators/cctv-lens-calculator/ which doesn't have all the functionality of your whole software…
GistNoesis on HNI like it and immediately see a secondary use-case... the purchase of cameras and lenses for home broadcast studios and the upper end of vloggers and video conferencing.…
buro9 on HN
Tooltips for icons
From 1 comment
Also, consider adding tooltips -- I don't read hieroglyphics and have no idea what all those icons do.
CamperBob2 on HN
Questions
How to load a floor plan
From 1 comment
The link https://www.jvsg.com/online/ redirect to https://www.jvsg.com/calculators/cctv-lens-calculator/ which doesn't have all the functionality of your whole software…
GistNoesis on HN
Alternatives named
IPVM calculator
From 1 comment
I tried to use it but it didn't seem as user friendly as the one @calculator.ipvm.com which I have used before. Maybe take some ideas from their interface.
sirmoveon on HN