How to select a camera for license plate recognition

This document was developed for specialists in charge of selecting and installing LPR cameras.

Topics covered:

requirements for the license plate images (e.g. contrast, minimum symbols height);
requirements & recommendations for camera features and settings (framerate, sensor, shutter speed, lens, IR illumination, ND-filters);
recommendations for video processing (codecs, bitrate);
requirements & typical schemes for camera installation (either for highway surveillance or access control).

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