With these larger image sensors, if there is adequate street lights is it okay to leave them in color mode for LPR at night, or does LPR require the B&W infrared LEDs to capture correctly at night?
EmpireTech cameras for each direction of travel:
IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 1/1.8 4MP image sensor 2.8-12mm lens
IPC-B54IR-Z4E-S3 1/1.8 4MP image sensor 8-32mm lens
Anyone have success with leaving 1/1.8 in color mode at night? If you have to run B&W infrared LEDs, what settings do you run differently than a 1/2.8 camera? What settings do you adjust differently with the larger sensor? (1/1.8 is such a superior camera image sensor, combined with a varifocal optical zoom lens is magnificent even if it can't do 60FPS)
EDIT: This was a dumb idea (question), just use Infrared night mode for LPR as is the norm, these new 1/1.8 and 1/1.2 security cameras are nice for color night vision of regular area event detection and recording. But not what is important to capture licence plates from a moving vehicle at night.
But thanks to everyone for the advice, articles, and feedback on my set-up. The 1/1.8 cameras are very good LPR cameras with the right changes in the camera image see settings, sometimes they capture the details in the small expiration stickers on licence plates.
EmpireTech cameras for each direction of travel:
IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 1/1.8 4MP image sensor 2.8-12mm lens
IPC-B54IR-Z4E-S3 1/1.8 4MP image sensor 8-32mm lens
EDIT: This was a dumb idea (question), just use Infrared night mode for LPR as is the norm, these new 1/1.8 and 1/1.2 security cameras are nice for color night vision of regular area event detection and recording. But not what is important to capture licence plates from a moving vehicle at night.
But thanks to everyone for the advice, articles, and feedback on my set-up. The 1/1.8 cameras are very good LPR cameras with the right changes in the camera image see settings, sometimes they capture the details in the small expiration stickers on licence plates.
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