I remember reading somewhere that by using IR lights and an IP camera, you can make an inexpensive LPR camera...however I can't come across that again for the life of me.
I have a Q-See system and am located on a street with a stop sign, so I want to set it up so that my camera is focused on the stop sign area and can pick up the license plate from my home, about 70-80 ft away. Either that or face it towards the direction the cars come from, which would be much closer. The street is one way and it's residential so the cars typically would not be going over 30mph.
Any help would be appreciated!