Hi @RagnaRokpapa 

Thanks for posting in our business forum.

This is some kind of photography knowledge.

I'd say you have some good-quality images from the picture you posted. I am not sure if this is too bright for you but everything shows up pretty clear.

It seems that only the white lane bothered you. Which reflects the sunlight to your camera and you think that part is overexposed?

For the regular camera, I am talking about the SLR camera, you can set the light test. However, this is a surveillance camera which lacks this function. It is nothing compared to the SLR camera or any type of pro camera. Lowering the shutter speed would be the way to avoid overexposure. This is correct.

Or you should adjust the angle. Maybe lower the camera so that the white lane will be upper in the image. Will that lower the light?

Just know that the camera cannot beat the human eyes. Even with the thousands of dollars in SLR cameras, they may also be overexposed if the light is not properly tested or if parameters are not correct. And in low light or certain sunlight environments, it does not match what your eyes see.

WDR is enabled? This should be helpful in adjusting the white balance.

Oh, one idea came across, that you may consider the filters. Some filters can lower the light. I am not recommending a brand but proposing a way to avoid overexposure. There are different lens filters for various scenarios.

Or try the lens hood. Get a cardboard, and paste it on over the top of the camera lens. Will that help?

Hi @RagnaRokpapa 

Thanks for posting in our business forum.

RagnaRokpapa wrote

  @Clive_A 

 

 

Thank you for your reply.

In the attached picture you can see that the camera is tilted a few degrees, not facing up. There is a small sunshade on it. Direct sunlight does not reach it during the day. Simply the roadway is very bright, so nothing is visible in the subject. The white light also makes it impossible to see the number plate of a passing car.

The only way to get a good picture is to change the aperture from auto to 1/10000. Then after dark the shot will be completely black, no night shooting. I don't use WDR. I have attached a current setting.

For now, I set the aperture to max in the morning and auto in the evening. So the picture is correct .

I think the problem is software related.
For example, it would be nice if the aperture could be timed. E.g. 1/10000 from morning to evening, automatic from evening to morning.

(Other: I don't understand the poor picture quality. It should be 4mp, in 2k the picture is not so good.)

 

 

 

 

Consider changing these parameters for the day.

1/10000 shutter speed will get nothing in the night. Use the IR mode as well.

The problem is simple as it is overexposed. We need to address that in the day. And enable night mode(IR) at night.

This is no longer a problem with the camera itself. As written, even if you have a camera with a crazy 0.85 aperture, it will not make a difference if the sunlight is too bright or something is too bright causing overexposure.

Change the white balance and shutter speed is the common way to deal with overexposure. In the IPC, you don't have the option to change the ISO. So, it is not discussed here.