Axis Q6074-E PTZ - Improve license plate recognition; Text overlay on motion detection

AXISQ60-ESeries
Setup
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Improvelicenseplaterecognition
Tobetterrecognizethelicenseplateofacarpassingbythecamera,youcanapplyandadjustanumberofthings.
Oneoptionistousethepixelcounterinyourcameratosettheoptimalpixelresolution:
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick
.
2.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftherectangleinthecamera’sliveviewaroundtheareaofinterest,forexample
wherethelicenseplatesofpassingcarsareexpectedtoappear.Youcanthenseethenumberofpixelsrepresentedby
thesidesoftherectangle.
Note
Youcanuseanobjectofaknownsizeintheviewasareferencetodecidehowmuchresolutionisneededforrecognition.
Inaddition,youcantrytoadjustthefollowingtooptimizelicenseplaterecognition:
•Shutterspeed
•Gain
•Zoom
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Createaprivacymasktohideapartoftheimage:
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.ClickNew.
Showanimageoverlay
Toaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream:
1.GotoSettings>Overlay.
2.ClickImagelist.
3.UploadanimageandclickDone.
4.ClickCreateoverlay.
5.SelectImageandclickCreate.
6.Selecttheimagefromthedrop-downlist.
7.Topositiontheimageoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
8.ClickCreate.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion:
MakesuretheAXISVideoMotionDetectionapplicationisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
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