The cameras are set to default settings on the streams, so variable at medium. For the photos I'm attaching below I was set to variable up a quality of "higher" and these were on a new 5.3.2 firmware from @milkisbad that I literally just got in my inbox. Now I'm going to share some cropped images, but it is better than sharing nothing. So many of my cameras are unshareable so I apologize for that, in this case I am going to be able to share as this is an area that is under construction and I'll crop out the building. Hope this helps a little bit, and sorry for not being able to share more.Those are some unexpected numbers, Razer. 4MP should require no more than double the bit rate of 2MP to achieve the desired image quality. Is your software re-encoding the streams? Or are you using VBR encoding and finding that the 4MP cam settles on a much higher bit rate than a 2MP cam?
There is very little benefit to 30fps over 15...20 will be more than enough..Seems most of the new 4MP cameras can only do 20fps Vs 2MP running at 30fps, does anyone have a recording showing what the difference is between the two? I think I'd prefer 30fps over 20fps to smooth the video out and have a higher chance of capturing license plates.
I believe that -- when we first start out - most of us become fixated on running as close to 30fps as possible. However, I also believe that most learn that 5 or 10fps is good enough, especially when taking into account the reduced overhead. I know this was certainly true for me; letting of of the 20 to 30fps dream was difficult...but running 15 cameras with Blue Iris forced my hand and I soon realized that 5fps works superbly for my requirements.Seems most of the new 4MP cameras can only do 20fps Vs 2MP running at 30fps, does anyone have a recording showing what the difference is between the two? I think I'd prefer 30fps over 20fps to smooth the video out and have a higher chance of capturing license plates.
I guess I was thinking about catching license plates where the higher frame rates makes it easier but I guess I'm thinking of the dashcam world.I believe that -- when we first start out - most of us become fixated on running as close to 30fps as possible. However, I also believe that most learn that 5 or 10fps is good enough, especially when taking into account the reduced overhead. I know this was certainly true for me; letting of of the 20 to 30fps dream was difficult...but running 15 cameras with Blue Iris forced my hand and I soon realized that 5fps works superbly for my requirements.
You can set your 4MP cam to 1080p (2MP) resolution and record at 30 fps if you absolutely need that.I guess I was thinking about catching license plates where the higher frame rates makes it easier but I guess I'm thinking of the dashcam world.
If you are doing lpr, you dont need 4mp...in fact most lpr cameras at 1mp or less. You can easily get a plate at 15fps...its a non issue.I guess I was thinking about catching license plates where the higher frame rates makes it easier but I guess I'm thinking of the dashcam world.
For my own information, would shutter speed matter more than fps?If you are doing lpr, you dont need 4mp...in fact most lpr cameras at 1mp or less. You can easily get a plate at 15fps...its a non issue.
For night shots with IR, the exposure settings are most important.For my own information, would shutter speed matter more than fps?