I am not aware of any updates for it yet. It is solid out of the box.
Model: DH-IPC-HFW5241EP-Z12E
Date: 2021-10
That would be a zero chance that it is the newest one. It would have a date of later 2023.
@EMPIRETECANDY ships just about everywhere and sells/ships to people in Europe all the time - have you reached out to him? In addition to Amazon, he also has a website and ships direct and has lots of ways to service people around the world in the most economical manner.
I agree in part, but I do have this problem even when no one is following behind. See the next video.I think the over exposure problem with the lead car was purely due to the headlights of the second one.
It doesn't seem like we have a trusted reseller in Europe for these cameras.
I checked on Amazon but Empiretech-Andy does not ship to Europe.
I agree in part, but I do have this problem even when no one is following behind. See the next video.
The camera in question is the cyan color cam pointing ENE (which I call LPR East). Both the videos were of vehicles coming down Side Rd and taking a left onto Front St at the stop sign there.
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When the plates enter the cam's view, they are at an angle to the cam and the IR reflection is not great. But they are close so generally the image is clean. See this one.
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But as they pull forward and make the turn, the plate becomes directly flat to the camera and if the plate does not have any upward tilt, it gets washed out. See this one.
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But as it moves further through the turn it gets an angle to the cam and it is further still so it is not washed out, but the plate becomes noisy and not very clear:
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Generally for cars making that turn, at some point I can get the tag number, usually. The problem is that when some cars are going up Front St form left to right on the map, they are in the far-right lane, and they are furthest from the cam and the whole image can be noisy. Here is one from tonight.
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Not all are like this, but many can be.
So the question is do you folks that have been using the S2 version think it could do better, especially for these noisy plates?
But I do need those far points. That is the whole reason for my post.Im thinking you need to dial in to that most straight on blown out point (higher exposure, less gain) and sacrifice some of the close and far points.
What is your illuminator setting?But I do need those far points. That is the whole reason for my post.
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I am really looking for the opinion as to if the S2 version would do better. Not trying to solve the current cam settings.
See the post just above yours.What is your illuminator setting?
See the post just above yours.