Couple questions about LPR cameras

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dannieboiz

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So I just watch/read that LPR camera should be mounted low? I have this tree at the front lawn (tree to the right of photo) that I'm thinking about adding a couple cameras to capture license plates and cars going up and down the street. Problem is if I mounted it low, cars parking on the street will block the plates. Ideally, if it's mounted 8 feet or so high would be ideal. Would this work?

Are there any decent camera that is relatively affordable, <$200?

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Higher works.

It is all about optical zoom, angle, and shutter speed. Mine is on 2nd floor and street is 10 feet lower than first floor.

If distance within 60 feet, then the Z4E is a good choice. If it is further away than the Z12E.

Those are about as cheap as they come.
 
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I have two that are at 14 ft and 24 ft

Its more about the angle

The one at 24ft has a target area of 120ft
The one at 14ft has a target area of 60-80 ft
 
I have a couple 180 dual lense camera and I really like them. Are there LPR cameras with 2 lenses that can cover both left and right?
 
None of the camera most of us use are considered true "LPR" cameras.

They don't create a database of plates or read them with OCR. They're simply the right focal length and image quality to allow us to see plates and go back in playback and find them.
There are dedicated cameras (much more expensive) that can do that. There are also services you scan pay/subscribe to that will do it with your recording.

So really many cameras can be "LPR cameras

The 180 cameras aren't generally used for LPR

I suppose if you had the perfect location, right at the curb at the right height with a short distance (which usually though means a bad/sharp angle) you could try it
 
Thanks for the all the info! This really helps, Since the tree is right at the street level, keeping it up higher helps with drawing attention away and makes my neighbors more comfortable when they're walking their dogs.

At the position I'm thinking of mounting it, I'm estimating 30-70 feet from the camera to vehicles in either direction would be a good starting point. I'm running CodeProject AI for detection. I imagine it will be similar? IE if I tag a plate, will I be able to filter it and get time stamps etc..?
 
No idea, I dont run BI or Codeproject sorry
 
dannieboiz said:
Thanks for the all the info! This really helps, Since the tree is right at the street level, keeping it up higher helps with drawing attention away and makes my neighbors more comfortable when they're walking their dogs.

At the position I'm thinking of mounting it, I'm estimating 30-70 feet from the camera to vehicles in either direction would be a good starting point. I'm running CodeProject AI for detection. I imagine it will be similar? IE if I tag a plate, will I be able to filter it and get time stamps etc..?
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People always underestimate the distance. At 70+ feet, the Z4E would start to get questionable. Many people here bought the Z4E for 60 feet and ended up replacing with the Z12E.

I would recommend the Z12E.

And yes with BI you can set up all that stuff for plates.
 
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