09-01-2018, 05:54 PM
Can't under stand why 30fps couldn't capture a plate and movement in daylight.
Who said it couldn't? Or wouldn't.
I'm sure there are a lot of circumstances where it could and would.
But I've seen plenty of 30fps footage that didn't capture a plate clearly and one was left to take guesses as to what it read. It some cases, that was good enough. Others, not at all.
You provide police with a copy of the video. What you're reporting, and how much of the plate is legible while have an effect on how far the investigation is prosecuted. A good, clean video or still is worth a thousand words and a conviction. Less than good, clean— not so much.
I don't know how in how many instances 4K would have improved the quality at that frame rate. Maybe some, maybe none. Not to mention there is a lot more detail available at a higher frame rate, as is at higher resolution.
Like torque and horsepower, I bet there's a similar curve between resolution and frame rate where the end sharpness of a frame can be found satisfactory without going to extremes.
Who said it couldn't? Or wouldn't.
I'm sure there are a lot of circumstances where it could and would.
But I've seen plenty of 30fps footage that didn't capture a plate clearly and one was left to take guesses as to what it read. It some cases, that was good enough. Others, not at all.
You provide police with a copy of the video. What you're reporting, and how much of the plate is legible while have an effect on how far the investigation is prosecuted. A good, clean video or still is worth a thousand words and a conviction. Less than good, clean— not so much.
I don't know how in how many instances 4K would have improved the quality at that frame rate. Maybe some, maybe none. Not to mention there is a lot more detail available at a higher frame rate, as is at higher resolution.
Like torque and horsepower, I bet there's a similar curve between resolution and frame rate where the end sharpness of a frame can be found satisfactory without going to extremes.