Camera settings - optimal for external vehicle monitoring
What are your optimal settings? I appreciate we have different cameras, but many of the clones use similar hardware and software. I use two iGeek 1080p IP cameras running on WiFi monitoring the road. Software interface is generic Safari viewed, Chinese "IP Software". No instructions. Over time I have determined the settings are not as you'd expect. Here are my current settings optimised to enable number plates to be read. (but not relying too much on IR - plates are not recognisable in any IR mode images anyway)
IP Software settings:
Brightness, Gamma, Sharpness all at default
WDR: = OFF
Aemode: = AUTO
Imgmode: = Illuminance (can't see difference between Frame Rate and Illuminance)
IR LED Control: = ON
Shutter: (1-10000) = 50 (default is 10000, but I deduce this is a max shutter level, 50 gives sharper, frozen stills)
IRCut: (1-1024,the late value,the greater the switching time) = 150 stops switching too early at dusk, and prevents switching from IR to colour when headlights overexpose
Noise: (0-100,Lower according to the work) = 0
Video Settings:
Video format: 50Hz
Video Coding: highprofile (I record to a iMac)
First stream Resolution: 1920x1080
Bit rate: kbps (32-8192) = 1000
Maximum frame rate: = 8 fps (balance between sharp images and reactiveness)
Key frame interval: (2-150) =16
Bit rate control: VBR
Image quality: = 1 (best)
Audio Off
In Security Spy I have used:
H.264 RTSP
Motion Capture (masked):
One movie per event, 8fps, PreCap 1, Post Cap 1
Still Cap: Freq:1 Post Cap:1
Scheduled Sunrise -60 mins to Sunset +60 mins
Observations:
I get good images but would prefer the motion capture has a pre-capture setting for stills.
IR over auto-exposes due to the huge amount of distant darkness in frame so plates are washed out.
Has anyone any comments? Comparison settings? Suggestions for tweaks?
IP Software settings:
Brightness, Gamma, Sharpness all at default
WDR: = OFF
Aemode: = AUTO
Imgmode: = Illuminance (can't see difference between Frame Rate and Illuminance)
IR LED Control: = ON
Shutter: (1-10000) = 50 (default is 10000, but I deduce this is a max shutter level, 50 gives sharper, frozen stills)
IRCut: (1-1024,the late value,the greater the switching time) = 150 stops switching too early at dusk, and prevents switching from IR to colour when headlights overexpose
Noise: (0-100,Lower according to the work) = 0
Video Settings:
Video format: 50Hz
Video Coding: highprofile (I record to a iMac)
First stream Resolution: 1920x1080
Bit rate: kbps (32-8192) = 1000
Maximum frame rate: = 8 fps (balance between sharp images and reactiveness)
Key frame interval: (2-150) =16
Bit rate control: VBR
Image quality: = 1 (best)
Audio Off
In Security Spy I have used:
H.264 RTSP
Motion Capture (masked):
One movie per event, 8fps, PreCap 1, Post Cap 1
Still Cap: Freq:1 Post Cap:1
Scheduled Sunrise -60 mins to Sunset +60 mins
Observations:
I get good images but would prefer the motion capture has a pre-capture setting for stills.
IR over auto-exposes due to the huge amount of distant darkness in frame so plates are washed out.
Has anyone any comments? Comparison settings? Suggestions for tweaks?