Tunn11
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In the early days of cheaper video cameras when people were just starting to use them for security, 1980s or 1990s or maybe earlier I have memories of a case being reported where the camera was picking up images of a street scene from the past.
IIRC these cameras, installed in a set of flat or apartments were just used when a bell was rung or when operated by the person in the flat rather than being on all the time or recording images. The story went that one camera in the block showed the street as it would have been about a hundred years before.
I think it was mentioned on a TV programme but like most of these things a brief flurry of interest then nothing; all of course pre internet.
Anyone remember it or know the outcome of any investigation? I'd suspect it would be fairly easy to hoax by holding an image to the camera as image quality was not good then.
IIRC these cameras, installed in a set of flat or apartments were just used when a bell was rung or when operated by the person in the flat rather than being on all the time or recording images. The story went that one camera in the block showed the street as it would have been about a hundred years before.
I think it was mentioned on a TV programme but like most of these things a brief flurry of interest then nothing; all of course pre internet.
Anyone remember it or know the outcome of any investigation? I'd suspect it would be fairly easy to hoax by holding an image to the camera as image quality was not good then.