Hi everyone.
I am new here and I have a situation where a friend is trying to use a Reolink camera to read license plates. We installed a 4K RLC 811A and for the most part is working fine. We turned the camera to B&W mode all the time and trying to use a separate IR illuminator at night to get a read on the license plates. The main problem we are having is the tailgates of the cars or the plate lights are blinding the camera causing the license plate section to be just a blob of light. I know this is not a specialized LPR camera but we are trying to see if we can get it to work. Not sure how we can minimize the effect of the tailgate lights on the camera to allow the IR illuminator to blast the plate and make it visible? Would a stronger IR illuminator overcompensate the light of the tailgate and illuminate the plate enough to be visible? We have the IR on the camera turned off, camera is mounted at the same level where a license plate would be from the ground and at an angle, aprox 45 degrees.
Can anyone suggest a different camera that is about in the same range price wise as this Reolink, about 100-150 $?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
I am new here and I have a situation where a friend is trying to use a Reolink camera to read license plates. We installed a 4K RLC 811A and for the most part is working fine. We turned the camera to B&W mode all the time and trying to use a separate IR illuminator at night to get a read on the license plates. The main problem we are having is the tailgates of the cars or the plate lights are blinding the camera causing the license plate section to be just a blob of light. I know this is not a specialized LPR camera but we are trying to see if we can get it to work. Not sure how we can minimize the effect of the tailgate lights on the camera to allow the IR illuminator to blast the plate and make it visible? Would a stronger IR illuminator overcompensate the light of the tailgate and illuminate the plate enough to be visible? We have the IR on the camera turned off, camera is mounted at the same level where a license plate would be from the ground and at an angle, aprox 45 degrees.
Can anyone suggest a different camera that is about in the same range price wise as this Reolink, about 100-150 $?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thank you.