180 Degree IP Camera: Car Detection AI Software Setup & Test
Watch this video to see the car detection AI software testing I recently performed using the new Viewtron 180 degree IP camera. A customer thatI spoke to last week asked me at what distance the Viewtron IP-180-4 can effectively detect vehicles. That was the basis for this video test.
Vehicle Detection / Intrusion Detection AI Software
In the above screenshot, you can see the intrusion zone that I setup. That is the point at which the camera’s AI software detected my truck as a vehicle entering the intrusion zone. I measured that distance and it was 124 feet away from where the 180 camera is installed.
AI Software Setup on Viewtron NVR
Setting up the intrusion zone for the vehicle object detection is simple on Viewtron NVRs. On the AI software Intrusion screen, check the enable detection by IP camera check box. Then, draw the intrusion zone on the screen using the mouse.
180 Camera Installation
The camera is installed on the wall next to CCTV Camera Pros front door at 12.5 feet high. In my testing, this is a great height to mount this camera at.
More 180 Security Camera Testing

Here is a another video that I recently made while testing the Viewtron IP-180-4. Just like first video on this page, I recorded this video using the Viewtron IP camera NVR that the 180 camera is connected to.
IP67 Weatherproof Rated: Best Wide Angle Security Camera
The housing of this camera is IP67 weatherproof rated which means that it can be completely submerged in water for a short period of time. Obviously if it can be fully submerged, it can hold up in the harshest of rainy environments, which we have tested here in South Florida where the humidity is almost always high. This ultra wide angle security camera can also be installed in very cold weather climates. It can operate in temperatures ranging from -40°F to 131°F. The mount can be horizontal or vertically mounted (ceiling or wall mount).
There are many reasons that this is the best outdoor 180 degree security camera that I have tested.
Remote Monitoring from Mobile App for iPhone and Android

A few weeks ago, I made the above video to demonstrate the remote monitoring capability of this 180 IP camera from the iPhone app. The remote viewing and playback quality from the mobile app is outstanding.
I was in Colorado at the time and I was accessing the Viewtron IP camera system installed at CCTV Camera Pros. The IP-180-4 is one of the IP cameras connected to our Viewtron NVR. The above video shows the live security camera view and the recorded video surveillance playback from the mobile app. Although I was using the iPhone app, the user-interface and all functions are exactly the same on the mobile app for Android.
You can watch additional video demos using the Viewtron mobile app here.
Remote Security Camera View from Mac Software (PC Too)

While I was in Colorado, I also recorded this video which demonstrates the remote security camera viewing from the Viewtron Mac software. And yes, the Windows PC software works just as good and looks almost identical too. You can watch all of your security cameras live as well as playback recorded video surveillance software using the Viewtron VMS software for Mac and PCs.
You can watch additional video demos using the Viewtron video management software for Mac and Windows here.
Here are some additional features of the Viewtron IP-180-4 that make it so great.
Audio Surveillance Microphone and 2-Way Audio Communication
The Viewtron IP-180-4 has a built-in microphone and speaker. The microphone can be used to record audio. The speaker allows you to talk to people at the location where your camera is installed. The mobile app allows you to hold down a button to talk. There are also pre-recorded messages and alarm sirens built into the software that you can automatically play when an intrusion event is detected. You can also play these sounds manually by tapping buttons in the mobile app.
AI Software for Human Detection and Car Detection
The Viewtron AI software supports human detection, in addition to the vehicle detection that was demonstrated in the above video. The above screenshot was captured from the Viewtron NVR that our IP-180-4 is recording to. The green box shows the intrusion zone that we normally have setup in front of CCTV Camera Pros office. The purple lines show the AI software detecting the cars in the parking lot. Whenever a person or vehicle is detected entering the intrusion zone, the NVR records an event.
All AI events can easily be found on the NVR by the identification on the video playback timeline and also via the analytics search feature.
You can watch all of our Viewtron AI security camera video demos here.
AI Event Annotation in Mobile App
All of the AI events are also annotated in the mobile app and desktop software. You can see the video playback timeline above in the Viewtron iPhone app. All of the object detection / intrusion events that occurred in the timeframe that is displayed are annotated on the time line in yellow.
Have Questions / Need Help?
If you have any questions about this 180 degree camera or anything related to IP or CCTV camera systems, please email me at mike@cctvcamerapros.net.
Video Transcript
Here is a complete text transcript of the video at the top of this page.
Hey guys, Mike from CCTV Camera Pros here. I did some more testing over the weekend with our Viewtron 180 IP camera (model: IP-180-4) that you see mounted there behind me. And the reason why I came in over the weekend is I wanted our parking lot to be more empty up here because I wanted to test the distance at which the AI software that’s built into that 180 camera can detect cars entering our parking lot. And it’s just easier on the weekend here when all these cars aren’t here. So what I’m going to do is I’m going to show you how I logged into the Viewtron NVR that that IP camera is connected to and set up an intrusion zone out here in front of our office. And then I’m going to drive my truck around the back of the warehouse and come in way at the far end of our plaza here and see at what point the camera actually detects the vehicle entering the intrusion zone.
So we’re logged into the Viewtron NVR now and this is the initial intrusion zone that we had set up. But I’m going to revise that. So I’m going to go into the settings here and then select perimeter detection under the AI Event section. And then I’m going to select the Viewtron 180 camera from this menu up here. And then it’s intrusion detection that we’re setting up. So I’m going to select intrusion. And this was already set up, but I’m going to clear this intrusion zone and make it much bigger because I want to see at what point the camera actually detects my truck entering an intrusion zone. I want to see what like the effective distance is.
So I’m going to make this Polygon huge. I’m going to extend it all the way out. And I know it’s not going to be detect vehicles way out there, but I want to see at what point it works. So the end of our plaza is 400ft away, by the way. So you’ll see in a minute when I go through the demo that although the vehicle’s not detected at that distance, this camera can see that far. So anyways, I’m drawing the intrusion zone now and then I’m going to set the detection target. I’ll apply that first. I’m going to set the detection target.
Only vehicles. I’m not doing any human object detection or non motor vehicle detection, which is basically bicycles and scooters, so just motor vehicles. Click apply there. And then I just want to show you when, when objects are detected. In addition to triggering recording on that camera, which is what I set up right there, you can set up snapshot mobile push notifications, alarm buzzers, and all these other types of alarms. You, you can also trigger the alarm output ports on this camera or on any of the DVR ports or any of the other IP cameras. So I’m going to click apply there. And then when I exit out of this, I’ll be back at the live view of the camera.
And then you can see the new intrusion zone that I set up, I actually expanded it even a bit further. So in a minute you’ll see me walk out. And what I’m going to do is I’m going to drive around the back of the plaza so that I can enter on that far north side, that furthest distance in that intrusion zone. And after I back out and start going around the back of the building, I’ll speed up the video actually, I’ll cut that portion out so we don’t wait too long. So when the intrusion zone turns red, it detected an object entering or exiting the intrusion zone. Okay, so I’m going to speed things up here and cut out a portion of this video. And you’ll see in a second my truck at that far north side as I come around the corner. You should see me in a sec.
So there I am right there, way in the distance, coming around the corner. And then let’s see at what point the camera actually detects the vehicle. That’s what I want to record here. I want to document like the effective distance for vehicle object detection using the AI software. So as soon as the rectangle or the polygon rather turns red, which right there. So I’ll pause it there for a second. So right there is where the camera actually detected my truck. And you can see it tracking me there.
And again I’ll enter the intrusion zone again here and the polygon turns red. So I’m just going to park and get out here and actually I’m going to go and get our, our wheel measure so I can measure that distance. So I’m going to go inside and grab our wheel measure and then I’m going to measure like directly below where the camera is installed. And I’ll speed things up here as I walk out to that point at which the vehicle was detected. So it was right at the edge of this little island formation in our parking lot right here, and it was 124ft. So there again is where the camera’s AI software did the vehicle detection. And that was 124ft away from where the camera is mounted. The camera’s mounted about 12 and a half feet high, so just call it about 130ft away.
Guys, thanks for watching the video demo. I’ll mention a couple other things before I wrap up. That camera has two 5 megapixel lenses that are stitched together for that 180 degree field of view and it creates a single 8 megapixel IP camera. It uses one IP address, one POE port on the back of the Viewtron NVR that’s in our office there. It’s hardwired using a Cat 6 network cable. If you have any questions about this 180 security camera, any or any of our other Viewtron AI cameras, or anything in general related to security camera systems, you can email me directly anytime at mike@viewtron.com. If you want to see my other videos that I’ve made with this 180 camera and learn more about it. I made demos when I was in Colorado. Remotely accessing it from the Viewtron mobile app as well as the desktop software for Mac and Windows worked really good.
You can see all those video demos and learn more at https://www.viewtron.com/180. Thank you for watching.