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    Struggling with EmpireTech IPC-B52IR-Z12E-S2

    Since I bought this camera, it's just been a struggle for me. I am on a Unifi system, and have another Empiretech PTZ connected which has been working real well. Now, EmpireTech IPC-B52IR-Z12E-S2 when I added it to my Unifi system and have AI port, it would always be the longest duration to...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    East Orlando I've zoomed in to the max, that focus is what i could get closest for a bit clarity but i know both day/night are being adjusted with same settings, so can try to focus in more. what would you recommend for the exposure?
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    These are latest settings, I spent quite a bit of time yesterday by having a parked car but overall i could not get it very clear - it also impacted Day Focus/Zoom - but got it to a point where I was like OK - the images are blurry. Now, if a car is moving slowly it seems to read better but at...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    @wittaj - i recall at one time you mentioned having different zoom/focus profiles for Day & Night but I've noticed that I can just revert to one. If I make adjustments at night to night profile section, that same setting continues to Day. Unless I'm missing on how to separate the zoom/focus...
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    Suspicious Car and Plate Not Clear - Need Recommendation on Next Steps

    Hi - for the past 10 days I've noticed a suspicious car that slows down in our area, in some cases even stops in front of the house for a moment then circles out. In one case they lowered their window as well where the PTZ I have captured them. I have a feeling they have come by again but my...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    will do, daytime works out real well. i am actually going to park next to the car at the near range, so it's visible at the other corner/distance, you are right at night to get some level of focus im using car parked a bit further up.
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    Attached are the settings. I changed sharpness down to 5 for every night and now reverted back today to higher as I am seeing better results. I have one video that i just caught of a strange behavior by the driver but what sucks is can't read or makeout the plate. I think it says ERA1 F94...
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    Unifi AI Port- Works great!

    This is the response I got from Unifi on the AI Port not detecting the LPR at night on the Dahua camera. " The AI Port processes the plain RTSP video stream directly from the camera to run its detection algorithm. If the objects in the feed aren’t clearly visible or well-defined, the AI Port...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    sounds good, will keep at it - i guess what im having a hard time understanding is that others who've posted clear LPR plates are zoomed further out than I am. Ex. this one to which you responded -- https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/auxiliary-ir-illuminator-for-lpr.80103/post-903031 I am viewing...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    Exactly same as bigredfish. https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/empiretech-aka-dahua-lpr-settings.74294/post-955321 Only difference is I don't have 30fps setting in mine, only goes to 25fps. I just modified it now to be 1/2000 shutter with gain 40 to 60 to test as I saw that someone had posted in...
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    Auxiliary IR Illuminator for LPR

    Can I ask what software or app allowed you to pick up the plate? For example when i saw the video I could not pause and detect the plate, but your plate detection in that video was amazing clairty.
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    yeah i will have to do that its difficult as im sure will have to use some help by having someone from the house park the car in middle, and then i will have to adjust with laptop at home.
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    I can't seem to get the night image right
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    got it - i set it to outdoor with original setting.- may just need to play with focus further
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    Bullet Mounting Options - Camera Bumping into Roof Fascia

    Thanks that looks very nice, don't have a 3D Printer. I did for now buy PFA121 in Black from amazon and installed it today, solved the problem.
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    I'm in a different location, will check tomorrow, but I changed it from Outdoor to some other setting, then 50hz, then 60ghz, as I saw flickering which i guess is street light. Anyways i resaved it to Outdoor again and it set the shutter speed to 1/25 and this is how it looks, which seems better.
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    agreed - will have to check in daytime, frankly i noticed the earlier video / screen shots were better - the camera has been a bit weird - i did feel something may not be right with the camera but am trying all things from my end - because picture quality was much clearer before compared to now...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    Illuminator is set to manual with near/far set to 100. I changed the shutter to be 1/1000 though there is still a street light capture as flicker, but there is a parked car im using as a reference by zooming in further with focus.
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    So I got a junction box to get more of an angle which worked but picture is quite pixelated for some reason - I've zoomed quite a bit and focused on the car shown. Now in night mode this car came in but nothing clear on LPR, wondering if i need to point camera down a bit more. Will have to see...
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    Bullet Mounting Options - Camera Bumping into Roof Fascia

    Thanks I am going to give this a try first and see if it gives enough room to point it upward for better angle. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6FG2PN5?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
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    Bullet Mounting Options - Camera Bumping into Roof Fascia

    I need to be able to move the camera to point upwards but it's hitting the front fascia. These are the options I'm thinking without making too many changes/holes/etc. 1) Mount the base of camera with two screws instead of four in the red rectangle, let the pig tail run underneath back into...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    Thanks - yeah it was H.264H -- thanks for catching that. Another car, this is the latest picture. Not zoomed in, not sure if i can improve this further or just be content this point with night and focus on the day tomorrow.
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    Unifi AI Port- Works great!

    Does your Z12E show as an IOT in Protect? For some reason mine does and it's always a tad slower to connect than other cameras, including the Dahua PTZ which is immediate.
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    Thanks so I'm not sure what ended up happening to my Day view frankly, i went from experimenting with the sharpness to readjusting zoom/focus. I guess I should have written down my existing numbers on the zoom/focus before messing with it - now it's very grainy and pixelated. I've reverted...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    alright hard lesson learned did something on Day where now can't even read the license plate - ugh - completely get the frustration. need to start all over again to figure out what happened - the illuminator on the Day - should that still be zoom Priority?
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    Got it - thanks. Right now I have a car out there and am trying to adjust Day setting to be as sharp as possible. I dropped the sharpness which really made things a bit clear, is that normal that a lower sharpness will lead it to be clearer. Am attaching picture of current Day setting. Also...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    How do I save the focus speed? If I set it and exit out of the Live Camera view it resets each time I go back to 20.
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    here's the video of that image. I hope it loads as earlier the clip would not attach
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    for some reason another video attachment is not posting, so another car - pasting screen shot from the video on current quality
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    I'm posting another video of a car that just came by, I have not made any tweaks yet. As you can tell I could not read the motorcycle, but this car was readable if I pause the video. Waiting to get access to remotely adjust settings further. Would appreciate which settings I should adjust.
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