What I am seeing is that the more IR light/ the more "contrast" you have between the background and the numbers/letters it makes it easier to read them. Then if you have too much IR light then there is too much reflection off the good plates and makes it hard to read them. One needs a balance which by chance I think I have achieved. I will post a couple of pictures over the next day or so. Pictures are worth a thousand words.
Let us know how it works out for you.Parley "helped" me spend more money. I placed an order today from B&H Photo for two Iluminar IRC99-A60-24 IR illuminators.
So far so good on that front.
Even the car door checkers walk right on by.
Here is what I have now. LP1 has a 1/4000 shutter speed. LP2 has a 1/500 shutter speed. LP3 has a 1/2000 shutter speed and LP4 has a 1/1000 shutter speed. Here is a picture from my LP2 camera of a car driving by with the window partly down and you can get somewhat of a picture of the driver. Also, the top of the head of someone in the passenger seat. I was reviewing some footage after you mentioned it and I do not think I can.
Above post is from November 6, 2023.Parley "helped" me spend more money. I placed an order today from B&H Photo for two Iluminar IRC99-A60-24 IR illuminators.
Post some pics.Above post is from November 6, 2023.
These special order illuminators are on backorder until at least November 29, 2023. I've already run the wiring to new drilled holes very near the two cameras I use for license plate capture and am patiently awaiting a drop shipment for what I expect will be excellent additions to my garage area that is starting to look high-security with all of the neatly spaced and grouped surveillance apparatus. Good luck sneaking up on me.
As soon as I get the new illuminators and install them, I'll do just that. I recently started a topic on my garage door area with pictures and I'm going to have to update it with new pictures since the old ones are so last month (October 29, 2023) -- Just installed four black IPC-B52IR-Z12E-S2 cameras .
Thank you for your help Andy. I changed my email address and it appears that everything is up and running again. I have no idea why all of a sudden, this forum did not like my old email address.
The illumination angle and distance specs are different, not that I necessarily believe either one. I have a hard time taking any of it seriously with statements like "Features 55 infrared LEDs for better nighttime visibility". It certainly does look the same based on the photos.This Illuminator available at Home Depot looks just like the B&H one, but costs less.
