Answers to your questions:So what is the cost of this model?
Does it work for U.S. plates?
Can it tie into local law enforcement hot lists to notify them if it detects a plate they are searching for, (stolen, crime, amber alert) like the newer lease business model turn-key setups can do, (Flock Falcon cam, Motorola L5Q)?
Why are these still only 2MP when 4mp 1/1.8 and better sensors are out there for what should be even better night capture?
Its an incredibly capable camera for ANPR. I tested quickly against a 7442-Z4 (and you know I like the 7x42 series as great cams anyway) but since there is no plate embedded algorithm's in the 7x42's, for ANPR specifically, the ITC237 performs at a different level both in terms of speed of recognition and accuracy. The 7x42's absolutely have their place and they hold that place very well as I've mentioned before. Obviously the ITC range have their place too as I mentioned in the intro and leave 'general' security to other cams (like the 7x42's, 5x42's and PTZ brethren) but for what the ITC's do, they really do blow it out the park. I even did a crazy, highly not recommended test of putting the ITC behind glass to see if I really could fool it into failing and with a target 86 feet out, it still successfully and accurately captured the plate ! Not many other cams able to do that in an ANPR roleI'm going to wait for additional folks to buy it, upload pictures of their setup then go from there
Wahoo ! Now there is the finalized model number I will update the title too for easy reference.Hey guys
IPC-LPR237B-IR will be our model No. try to keep it as simple as possible.
They are ready to sell now.
The latest North American (USA) FW available for this cam from resellers would be 2.623 with build date 2020-06-30.Is it possible to get a USA version of firmware you tested? I got a
ITC237-PW6M-IRLZF from BH, with
2.623.0000000.0.R, Build Date: 2020-04-07. It captures pretty legible plates on image but says no plates. Strange if US company sell cam with firmware not suitable for US. I did check dahua us website and looks like 2.623.0000000.0.R, Build Date: 2020-04-07 is the latest.
Thanks.
Thanks, reinstalling same version firmware fixed the issue, perhaps someone put wrong region firmware on it.The latest North American (USA) FW available for this cam from resellers would be 2.623 with build date 2020-06-30.
Yes The main reason behind upgrade was the fact that camera captured legible plate picture every time yet returned no plates result every time. So i thought it needed an update to latest version . But what fixed it was just reinstall of the same firmware version from dahua us website. I assumed somehow non us firmware was installed on it.So you really need to ask yourself, why am I updating? If it is just for kicks, then stay with what is working.
A common theme around here is don't fix what ain't broke. If the unit is working and meets your needs, in many instances an update breaks what you had working and provides you with something you didn't need. A Dahua Z12E that someone updated and then constantly reboots comes to mind; a certain Dahua PTZ that loses autotracking with an update come to mind, a camera that loses nightvision with a firmware update; a Hikvision ANPR camera losing half the FPS and loses the ability to read US plates - those are big deals to have happen. Don't do it unless it is fixing a problem you are experiencing or adds a feature you really need. In many instances, the camera cannot be rolled back as the person with Hikvision ANPR was finding out. Now he has an ANPR camera in the US that cannot read US plates....
Further, it is best to obtain any firmware updates from the vendor you purchased it from so that you do not run into issues. Any firmware you find here or elsewhere is obviously proceed at your own risk. We have many threads here where someone tried an update with a firmware they found on the internet and bricked their unit.
Many units being sold are Chinese hacked units that will either brick or go into Chinese upon updating. Some vendors will be upfront and tell consumers that as part of their website, but many do not or the consumer forgets...here is one such example....
Remember defaulting (sometimes as many as 5 times) the cam after an upgrade / reinstall fixes a lot. Definitely becomes a friend in your toolboxYes The main reason behind upgrade was the fact that camera captured legible plate picture every time yet returned no plates result every time. So i thought it needed an update to latest version . But what fixed it was just reinstall of the same firmware version from dahua us website. I assumed somehow non us firmware was installed on it.
What was indicated is the 625 firmware revision 0. And I was talking about the firmware revision 1. There is a US region when choosing a recognition algorithm.The only 625 version i was able to find was General_ITC215(237)-PW6M-XXX_Eng_PN_Oversea_ITCPUSH_AreaPack_V2.625.0000000.0.R.201105.bin.
Not sure if it is for US plates, it was from dahua.support site and looked Polish.