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GV-LPR
Qualified Image Criteria
2010/11
English
LPR-QG-A
© 2010 GeoVision, Inc. All rights reserved.
All GeoVision Products are manufactured in Taiwan. 

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The qualified image examples
To increase the license plate recognition accuracy, you need to install the LPR 
camera in the proper way to capture the qualified plate images. When you 
install the LPR camera, there are certain criteria to meet, including the plate 
size, the lighting condition and the angle of the camera. In this document, we 
provide the qualified image examples, and the unqualified image examples, 
which are generated when the LPR camera is set in an improper way. We also 
provide the...

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The unqualified image examples
The plate is the hollow-letter type: 
Example
Try to:
Reduce the illumination.
The image is unclear:
Example
Try to:
Adjust the focus or the shutter speed of the camera. 

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The image is overexposed:
Example
Try to:
Reduce the illumination, or adjust the angle or the setup direction of the 
camera.
The image is interfered by the headlight:
Example
Try to:
Use the professional LPR camera to avoid the headlight interference. 

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The plate size is too small:
Example
Try to:
Zoom in the camera or reduce the distance between the camera and the 
vehicle. You should capture and fill the image with a full width of vehicle.
The plate size is too big:
Example
Try to:
Zoom out the camera or enlarge the distance between the camera and 
the vehicle. You should capture and fill the image with a full width of 
vehicle. 

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Continued on the reverse
The image contrast is low:
Example
Try to:
Improve the lighting condition.
The plate is slanted:
Example
Try to:
Adjust the camera setup angle and make sure the angle of deviation in 
the captured license plate is within eight degrees.
8°
More than 8° 

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The plate is in shadow:
Example
Try to:
Avoid placing the camera where it can be subjected to direct sunlight or 
reflections. Visible shadow edges in the camera view may degrade the 
recognition accuracy. 

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Camera Installation
● Installing the camera in the front (Recommended): Install the camera in 
the upper front of the vehicle as shown below. Ensure to install the camera 
to meet the following conditions. In this way, the height of the captured plate 
characters would approximately fall between 30 and 35 pixels.
◦  The captured image should be filled with a full width of the vehicle.
◦  The distance between the vehicle and the camera should be within 5 to 
50 meters; the camera height should be within 3...

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● Installing the camera on the side: Install the camera in the side front of 
the vehicle as shown below. To avoid capturing unnecessary contents in the 
image, the camera should be installed in a higher position to capture the 
front part of the vehicle only. The camera setup angle should also be within 
15 degrees.
< 15° 

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Detection Mode
You can set up two detection modes in the GV-LPR System: Motion 
Detection mode and I/O Device mode. In the Motion Detection mode, the 
GV-LPR System starts recognition when any motion is detected. It is normally 
used on freeway recognition where the vehicle speed is high. In the I/O 
Detection mode, the GV-LPR System starts recognition when the input device 
is triggered. The input trigger will further trigger the output device. This mode is 
normally used for a car park or an entrance....
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