Setting SharpV context camera exposure levels for outdoor installations - SharpV OS 14.3

AutoVu™ SharpV Administrator Guide 14.3

Product
SharpV
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Version
14.3
Language
English
Last updated
2024-08-19

For outdoor SharpV installations, to minimize motion blur in the context image, you must adjust the context camera exposure according to the typical speed of traffic being monitored.

Before you begin

What you should know

  • The SharpV context camera exposure is automatically adjusted according to current light levels. In low light conditions when the exposure is long, a fast-moving vehicle that crosses the camera's field of view appears blurry. To reduce the amount of motion blur in the context image, you must reduce the camera's maximum exposure time.
  • In the following example, the entire image is blurry, indicating that the issue is camera focus. For more information, see Calibrating the zoom and focus for SharpV cameras.
  • In the following example, only the vehicle is blurry, indicating that the issue is motion blur due to long camera exposure.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Sharp Portal.
  2. From the Configuration menu, click Cameras > Exposure.
  3. From the Select your camera menu, select the Context camera.
    The live feed from the context camera is displayed.
  4. From the Exposure drop-down list, select Range (outdoor).
  5. Adjust the maximum Exposure time level according to the typical vehicle speed.
    Tip: The maximum Exposure time is typically the only setting on the Exposure page that needs to be modified from its default value.
    Use case Typical vehicle speed Maximum Exposure time setting
    km/h mph ms
    Parking gate 15 - 25 10 - 15 14.5
    Residential street 25 - 40 15 - 25 12.0
    City boulevard 40 - 70 25 - 45 9.0
    State or provincial road 70 - 100 45 - 60 6.0
    Highway 100 - 160 60 - 100 3.0
  6. Click Save.