Axis M11-E Series User Manual page 9

AXIS M11-E Series
Additional settings
Note
WDR may cause artifacts in the image.
Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Improve license plate recognition
To better recognize the license plate of a car passing by the camera, you can apply and adjust a number of things.
One option is to use the pixel counter in your camera to set the optimal pixel resolution:
1. Go to Settings > System > Orientation and click
2. Adjust the size and placement of the rectangle in the camera's live view around the area of interest, for example
where the license plates of passing cars are expected to appear. You can then see the number of pixels represented by
the sides of the rectangle.
Note
You can use an object of a known size in the view as a reference to decide how much resolution is needed for recognition.
In addition, you can try to adjust the following to optimize license plate recognition:
• Shutter speed
• Gain
• Zoom
Hide parts of the image with privacy masks
You can create one or several privacy masks to hide parts of the image.
1. Go to Settings > Privacy mask.
2. Click New.
3. Adjust the size, color, and name of the privacy mask according to your needs.
Show an image overlay
To add an image as an overlay in the video stream:
1. Go to Settings > Overlay.
2. Click Image list.
3. Upload an image and click Done.
4. Click Create overlay.
5. Select Image and click Create.
6. Select the image from the drop-down list.
7. To position the image overlay, choose Custom or one of the presets.
8. Click Create.
Show a text overlay in the video stream when the device detects motion
This example explains how to display the text "Motion detected" when the device detects motion:
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