TAIPEI (TVBS News) — If you've lost a prized possession in Taipei City, the first place to seek help would be at police stations where footage shot by CCTV cameras around the city is recorded and stored.
However, a recent NT＄461 million budget for the installation of new security cameras in the city has been left pending. The proposal was passed by the Taipei City Council but has been halted for a second review by Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je on Tuesday (Nov. 29).
The proposal put forth by the Taipei City Council indicates that cameras that are set to use 2 megabits per second (Mbps) broadbands should be topped at 1 million pixels, not 2, which will result in lower resolution footage.
To this, Ko expressed his displeasure, claiming that it would make the following work harder to complete.
According to experts in the industry, the bigger problem lies in the fact that manufacturers do not make cameras with such low resolution anymore, making the possible purchase even more difficult.
If police departments use cameras with just 1 million pixels, it would pose more difficulties in differentiating footage and details in the recordings and could prolong their investigation time.
In addition, the procurement for 2-million-pixel cameras had already been completed, meaning that any changes to the original bid would also risk violating the previously signed agreement.
