LogoLogo
Buy SoftwareBuy HardwareOpen a ticket
Rekor Scout®
Rekor Scout®
  • 🌟Getting Started
    • Overview
    • Additional ALPR and Vehicle Recognition Products
    • Countries and Regions Supported
    • Vehicle Characteristics Supported
    • Create an Account
    • Subscriptions and Licensing
  • 🧠Agent
    • System Requirements
    • Benchmarking
    • Installation
    • License Registration
    • Set Data Destination
    • Connect to Cameras
    • Configuration
      • Agent Properties
      • Camera Streams
      • NVIDIA GPU Acceleration
      • Restarting the Agent
  • 📹Camera Configuration
    • Camera Placement Guide
    • Lighting
    • Camera Positioning
    • Pixels on Target
    • Camera Image Settings
  • 🕸️Web Server
    • Overview
    • Cloud
    • Self-Hosted
    • Configuring Agents
    • REST API
  • 🖥️Dashboard
    • Overview
    • Account Settings
    • Quick Search
    • Quick View Panels
    • Latest Reads (“Most Recent Plate Groups”)
    • Alerts List
    • Top Sites of the Week
    • Dispatch Map
    • Video Review
    • Statistics
    • Analytic Reports
    • Advanced Search
    • Rekor CarCheck®
    • Search Audit
    • Guides and Support
    • Billing and Subscriptions
      • Change Your Plan
      • Update Billing Address
      • Update Payment Method
      • Review Billing History
      • Cancel Your Subscription
    • Configuration
      • Alerts
      • Agents
      • Licensed Agents
      • WebHooks
      • User Management
      • Integrations
  • 🔗Application Integration
    • Overview
    • Integrating with the Agent
    • Receiving HTTP POSTs
    • Pulling from the Queue
    • JSON Plate Results
    • JSON Group Results
    • JSON Heartbeat
    • Local Image Retrieval
Powered by GitBook
LogoLogo

Platforms

  • Rekor Discover® for Urban Mobility
  • Rekor Command® for Transportation
  • Rekor Scout® for Public Safety

Systems

  • Rekor Edge Flex™ (Classificaiton)
  • Rekor Edge Max™ (Classification)
  • Rekor Edge Pro (ALPR)
  • Rekor Edge Max™ (ALPR)

Developers

  • Vehicle Recognition SDK
  • Rekor CarCheck®
  • Rekor AutoNotice™

Resources

  • About Us
  • Customer Stories
  • Newsroom
  • Help Center

© 2025 Rekor Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

On this page

Was this helpful?

  1. Camera Configuration

Camera Positioning

PreviousLightingNextPixels on Target

Last updated 1 year ago

Was this helpful?

When setting up your camera, try to capture the license plate at as direct an angle as possible. Accuracy degrades beyond a 30-degree horizontal or vertical angle. If possible mount the camera high enough and angled slightly downward so as to avoid direct headlight/taillight glare.

Using a longer-range camera lens to zoom the field of view is one way to decrease the angle. For example, pointing a zoomed-in camera parallel to the road will provide better results than aiming a wider-angle lens more perpendicularly.

Mount the camera at a maximum range of 40 pixels per foot (or 131 pixels per meter) to ensure enough pixels on target (divide the horizontal camera resolution by 40 or 131 = maximum distance in feet/meter respectively). Use the pixel counter feature (see Focus & Zoom settings) to ensure at least 100 horizontal pixels (USA) or 150 (EU) and at least 80 vertical pixels on the plate.

Keep the angle of capture less than 40 degrees horizontally and vertically. The more you can minimize the angle the better the results will be. If possible mount the camera high enough and angled slightly downward so as to avoid direct headlight/taillight and solar roof/hood/boot glare.

Maximum Vertical Angle
Maximum Horizontal Angle
Ideal Horizontal Angle
📹