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CCD vs. CMOS, sensitivity in low light improvements with industrial CMOS image sensors and cameras
In the last decade or so, CMOS has been evolving much faster than CCD as a result of investments in the cell phone camera market/consumer market.
Binning to increase SNR and frame rate with CCD and CMOS industrial cameras
There are always small changes (at no additional product cost) that can be made to increase the performance of your machine vision camera and thus to your overall inspection or metrology system. Binning is one example. There has been a trend with latest generation image sensors to increase resolution while also reducing the pixel size…
Dynamic Range (DNR) and Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) for CCD and CMOS image sensors
The capability of a machine vision camera to capture the details of a scene is defined by several parameters with dynamic range at the top of the list. High contrast images require a high dynamic range. One problem is there can be different ways to calculate dynamic range, which makes it difficult to compare cameras…
2/3” vs. 1/2” vs. 1/3” Full-HD image sensor size for high-end global security applications
In theory, bigger pixels on full-HD CCD image sensors are better for global security applications because they are more sensitive for improved low light performance. The drawback is that bigger optics are required so size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) requirements are challenged. As many systems are upgrading from standard definition to full-HD cameras or…
How is hyperspectral imaging advancing agriculture?
Hyperspectral imaging involves dividing light into thousands of small bands to gain detailed information. This compares with multi-spectral, which deals with far fewer bands. Every pixel has a complete spectrum in it and this can be used for a variety of applications including mineralogy, agriculture, astronomy, and surveillance. With lightweight hyperspectral imaging systems mounted on…
Bayer Area Scan Color Cameras compared to 3-CCD Color Cameras, part 1
There is a perception that color precision can only be achieved with 3-chip prism-based (3-CCD, multiple-chip prism, etc.) video cameras. Because of advances in sensor design, knowledgeable camera designers can now get excellent color images from Bayer patterned image sensors. These images are so good that all consumer digital SLR cameras use a single chip…
Pros and Cons HD-SDI/3G-SDI for Global Security
The HD-SDI video interface standard was developed for television broadcasting, but it can be advantageous in global security applications such as high-end surveillance or unmanned systems, allowing simple designs or upgrades with full HD cameras.
Imec demonstrates a compact, low cost, fast hyperspectral imaging solution, part 2
Hyperspectral imaging combines imaging and spectroscopy, which can increase measurement accuracy for a variety of applications (for more information on hyperspectral imaging, click here). At the 2013 Photonics West Exhibition, Imec demonstrated their approach. Here is a video of Andy Lambrechts of Imec explaining their solution: http://www.photonicsonline.com/doc.mvc/multispectral-imaging-for-subject-classification-0001 Imec approached Adimec to collaborate as the…
Imec demonstrates a compact, low cost, fast hyperspectral imaging solution, part 1
What is hyperspectral imaging?
How to measure the Photon Transfer Curve for CCD or CMOS cameras (2)
This is a repost of a wonderful blog written by Albert Theuwissen on his blog (Harvest Imaging) that we thought might be helpful for those testing and evaluating CCD or CMOS machine vision cameras.