Night Settings for LPR - Dahua Z12E
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One of the loryta on my nvr port wasn't enough to drive a ptz speeddome + a 4k mini turret. But using the splitter combiner with 2 ports work. I supposed it maybe able to drive 3 or 4 on turrets but those are low power
The surface mounted wall box I was using also can't hide the loryta where I can stuff the splitter and all the wires in. But that's my own specific use case
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Never seen those POE passive splitter before so that will be a good option, thanks.
Now struggling to get the LPR image but of course first of many settings.
Lot worse than my original (1st post) default settings with colour. I had not changed gain or brightness so perhaps that's where to start.
Gets to dark with higher shutter but at the moment clearly a brightness/contrast reflection, late at night so did not get a chance to leave car there and test.
Also not a problem but get some banding from my 10w LED floodlight on more than the 1/120
What is the main issue below, is it that the ambient image is just too bright?
Now struggling to get the LPR image but of course first of many settings.
Lot worse than my original (1st post) default settings with colour. I had not changed gain or brightness so perhaps that's where to start.
Gets to dark with higher shutter but at the moment clearly a brightness/contrast reflection, late at night so did not get a chance to leave car there and test.
Also not a problem but get some banding from my 10w LED floodlight on more than the 1/120
What is the main issue below, is it that the ambient image is just too bright?
The issue now is your camera went to B/W with infrared so the reflective plate is being washed out by the IR.
Go to a 1/1000 or 1/2000 shutter and you will read that plate, but then it will be dark like my image above (and almost everyone else that does LPR).
You might get away with 1/500, but you are experiencing what we said you would - that one camera cannot be the do all, see all. You need a camera for plates and an overview camera in most instances, especially at night.
Go to a 1/1000 or 1/2000 shutter and you will read that plate, but then it will be dark like my image above (and almost everyone else that does LPR).
You might get away with 1/500, but you are experiencing what we said you would - that one camera cannot be the do all, see all. You need a camera for plates and an overview camera in most instances, especially at night.
OK, thanks for fast response,
I know persisting to try & do both is foolish, I was so very close & in fact did work really well when the car was under 5pm an 10 feet from the gate but over the last 20 feet cars could be a quite different speeds and stop either 5 to 15 feet away & those stopping right close to the gate were still moving a fraction too fast at the last few reading points.
was just looking back at your advise to others & see that it is the high shutter and normally dark image.
Will set that up & sort another camera.
Thanks again for all your help.
To be honest it was also the extra camera & wire just all a bit of a mess on the gate post & looks a little like entrance to fort knox.
All made slightly trickier as the area in the back is where my clients park & often turn into my bit so have to zone & trigger very carefully to prevent capture & alerts from these, but getting early enough that don't have to wait long for the gate to open, otherwise I could point much more outwards & further out.
I know persisting to try & do both is foolish, I was so very close & in fact did work really well when the car was under 5pm an 10 feet from the gate but over the last 20 feet cars could be a quite different speeds and stop either 5 to 15 feet away & those stopping right close to the gate were still moving a fraction too fast at the last few reading points.
was just looking back at your advise to others & see that it is the high shutter and normally dark image.
Will set that up & sort another camera.
Thanks again for all your help.
To be honest it was also the extra camera & wire just all a bit of a mess on the gate post & looks a little like entrance to fort knox.
All made slightly trickier as the area in the back is where my clients park & often turn into my bit so have to zone & trigger very carefully to prevent capture & alerts from these, but getting early enough that don't have to wait long for the gate to open, otherwise I could point much more outwards & further out.
looney2ns
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Sounds like you have power at the gate, just add a small POE+ switch at the gate to run the second camera.
One proper NEMA box can hold it all.
One proper NEMA box can hold it all.