Video Cameras Specifications

Help with Video Cameras specifications:

General Specifications


	Camera Function
	Your choices are...
	Still		A camera with the primary function to take photographs, either through film or a digital image sensor.
	Video		A camera with the primary function of motion picture acquisition, either through film or a digital image sensor.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

	Monochrome / Color
	Your choices are...
	Monochrome		Monochrome devices present images in black and white or grayscale.
	Color		Color devices present images in a range of colors, typically by combining discrete colors. For example, combining an image's red, green, and blue (RGB) components creates a wide spectrum of colors.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

Shutter Control



	Your choices are...
	Electronic Shutter		Electronic shutter control refers to the light gathering period. This may be programmed or altered with a digital electronic interface.
	External Trigger Input		The image capture can be initiated, stopped or controlled by an external event or trigger.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

Dimensions


	Width / Diameter		Enter the horizontal width for rectangular devices and the diameter for circular or barrel-shaped devices.
	Search Logic:		User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.

	Height		If the device is rectangular, enter the height.
	Search Logic:		User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.

	Length		Enter the device's length. Typically, this is the distance along the lens axis.
	Search Logic:		User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.

Environment


	Operating Temperature		The full-required range of ambient operating temperature.
	Search Logic:		User may specify either, both, or neither of the limits in a "From - To" range; when both are specified, matching products will cover entire range. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.

Imaging Technology


	Imaging Technology / Camera Type
	Your choices are...
	CCD		Charge coupled devices (CCDs) are light-sensitive silicon chips that detect electrons excited by incoming light. They contain micro circuitry that transfers a detected signal along a row of discrete picture elements or pixels, scanning the image very rapidly. CCD cameras use two-dimensional CCD arrays with many thousands of pixels.
	CMOS		Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors operate at lower voltages than charged coupled devices (CCDs), reducing power consumption for portable applications. Analog and digital processing functions can be integrated readily onto a CMOS chip, reducing system package size and overall cost. With CMOS, each active pixel sensor cell has its own buffer amplifier, which can be addressed and read individually. Commonly used cells have four transistors and a photo sensing element. Each cell has a transfer gate that separates the photo sensor from a capacitive floating diffusion, and a reset gate between the floating diffusion and the power supply. Each cell also has a source-follower transistor to buffer the floating diffusion from readout-line capacitance, and a row-select gate to connect the cell to the readout line. All of the pixels in a column connect to a common sense-amplifier.
	CID		Charge injection devices (CIDs) are photosensitive image sensors that are often implemented with large-scale integration technologies. CIDs can be randomly addressed, read non-destructively and sub-scanned in a small region. CIDs are also less susceptible to charge overflows from bright pixels. To capture incident light, the pixel structure is contiguous with the maximum surface. This technique is also useful for sub-pixel measurements.
	Digital		The camera or video camera uses digital imaging technology, which is usually a CCD or CMOS image sensor, though it can be a more specialized technology in high-end cameras or video cameras.
	Film		Images are exposed onto a photosensitive film that is developed. The shutter, a manual door that admits light to the film, typically controls exposure.
	UV		The camera uses ultraviolet technology (UV).
	Other		Other unlisted imaging technologies.
	Smart Camera		Smart cameras or intelligent cameras are vision systems that consist of a video camera and networking technologies, which enable to camera to be monitored remotely, and may enable camera vision or AI decision making. They are stand-alone systems.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

Performance Specifications


	Horizontal Resolution		Horizontal resolution is the maximum number of individual picture elements that can be distinguished in a single scanning line. This measurement is used to characterize the horizontal video resolution corrected for the image aspect ratio, or to specify the resolution in the largest circle than can fit in a rectangular image. A 640 x 480 image would, for example, be specified as 480 horizontal lines.
	Search Logic:		User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.

	Maximum Frame Rate		The maximum frame rate is the number of frames that can be captured in a unit of time, such as seconds.
	Search Logic:		User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.

	Shutter Speed		The shutter speed is the time of exposure or light collection. Typically, it may be set across a wide range.
	Search Logic:		User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.

	Sensitivity		Sensitivity refers to minimum scene illumination required for good image quality. The standard unit for illuminance is lux, or lumens per square meter (lm/m²).
	Search Logic:		All matching products will have a value less than or equal to the specified value.

Specialty / Application


	Specialty Camera Type
	Your choices are...
	3D Camera		3D camera have multiple lenses recording to create a three dimensional image once processed.
	Machine Vision Sensor		Machine vision sensor devices provide integral machine vision functionality such as a light source, on-board processing and program interface.
	High Speed		High-speed devices are designed for high-speed image capture, typically to be replayed in extreme slow motion.
	Low Light		Low-light devices are designed for low-light applications. Typically, the sensors are highly sensitive to light.
	Line Scan		Line scans (linear array cameras) are solid-state video cameras consisting of a single row of pixels.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

Application / Industry


	Application / Industry
	Your choices are...
	Broadcast		Cameras are designed for broadcast applications such as television, movies or webcasts.
	Industrial		Cameras are designed for machine vision applications such as counting, color mark recognition and flaw detection.
	Scientific / Research		Cameras are designed to be used as detectors for scientific or research applications. Devices of this type are usually low-light or high-speed.
	Security / Law Enforcement		Cameras are used for security or monitoring purposes.
	Other		Other unlisted applications or industries.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

Format / Output


	Output
	Your choices are...
	GMSL		Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link (GMSL) is a high speed video communication protocol used for video media.
	NTSC		The National Television System Committee (NTSC) 525-line color television standard is used in North America and Japan. Approximately 480 lines hold image information. The remaining lines contain synchronization, time delay, and other encoded information such as closed caption text. The standard frame rate is 30 frames per second.
	PAL		Phase alternate line (PAL) is a 625-line, 25-frame per second, color television standard used in Europe. The phase of the color carrier is shifted 180° for each image line, making PAL less sensitive to color signal phase distortion. PAL provides lower vertical resolution than NTSC, but requires complex processing equipment.
	USB		Universal serial bus (USB) is a four-wire, 12 Mbps serial bus for low-to-medium speed peripheral device connections to personal computers (PC), including keyboards, mice, modems, printers, joysticks, audio functions, monitor controls, etc. The USB design is standardized by the USB Implementers Forum (USBIF), an organization that includes leading companies from the computer and electronics industries. The current USB specification is USB 2.0, which supports data transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps.
	Wireless		Outputs are radio or wireless transmissions.
	Other		Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary configurations.
	RS232		RS232 is an interface between data terminal equipment and data communications equipment that uses serial binary data interchange.
	RS422		RS422 is a balanced serial interface for the transmission of digital data. It was designed for greater distances and higher Baud rates than RS232.
	RS485		RS485 is a balanced serial interface for the transmission of digital data. The advantage of a balanced signal is a greater immunity to noise. The difference between RS422 and RS485 is that RS485 can be transformed into a multi-point application.
	RS644 / LVDS		RS644 defines a differential signal, not a specific voltage level. RS644 can use 1 V, 4 V, or 350 mV low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).
	Parallel		Parallel channels can transfer more than one bit simultaneously. They connect to a computer through a parallel port. Common protocols include standard parallel port (SPP) and enhanced parallel port (EPP). Centronics connectors are standard parallel interface devices for connecting printers and other peripherals such as portable disc drives, tape backup drives, and CD-ROM players to computers.
	Ethernet		Ethernet is a local area network (LAN) protocol that uses a bus or star typology and supports data transfer rates of 10 Mbps. The Ethernet specification is the basis for the IEEE 802.3 standard, which specifies the physical and lower software layers. To handle simultaneous demands, Ethernet uses carrier sense multiple access/collision detection (CSMA/CD) to monitor network traffic. This includes Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet.
	IEEE 1394 (FireWire®)		IEEE 1394 or FireWire^® is an interface standard adopted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for very fast digital data transfers such as streaming video. IEEE 1394 connectors are used to transmit and receive data among FireWire devices, and are designed to replace external high-speed peripheral connections to personal computers, including hard disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, graphics cards, high-speed scanners, direct video, monitors, etc. FireWire is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
	Camera Link^®		Camera Link^®, a registered trademark of the Automated Imaging Association, is a communication interface for vision applications. It extends the base technology of CHANNEL LINK, a chipset that supports high-speed, point-to-point data transmission.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

	Resolution		This is the analog-to-digital resolution of the image.
	Your choices are...
	8 bits		8-bit numbers represent 256 signal levels.
	10 bits		10-bit numbers represent 1024 signal levels.
	12 bits		12-bit numbers represent 4096 signal levels.
	14 bits		14-bit numbers represent 16,384 signal levels.
	16 bits		16-bit numbers represent 65,536 signal levels.
	Other		Other unlisted resolutions.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

Features



	Your choices are...
	Anti-blooming		Saturation occurs when the light that is sensed exceeds a pixel's capacity to emit electrons. Excessive charge can bleed into adjacent pixels and cause bright spots or streaks to appear on the image, a condition known as blooming. Anti-blooming gates remove excessive charge and can significantly reduce blooming, but often at the cost of reduced sensitivity.
	High Definition		High-definition is a video standard that has higher picture sharpness, a larger picture, more colors and higher quality sound than regular video standards.
	Auto-Lens		Auto-lens operation is a mode in which the lens iris automatically adjusts to maintain a predetermined level of light on the image pickup device. Cameras with auto-lens mode may also provide automatic lens focusing.
	Board Mount		Camera optics are mounted directly on a printed circuit board (PCB). Often, PCBs are components of larger devices.
	Cooled Sensor		Sensors are actively cooled by a Peltier element or other method. Cooling reduces dark current noise.
	Dome		Cameras are enclosed in a protective dome made from materials such as acrylic or polycarbonate. Typically, these materials are optically-corrected for accurate image capture.
	Gain Control		Automatic gain control (AGC) uses electronic circuitry to increase video signals in low-light conditions. This can introduce noise and subsequently, graininess in the picture. Typically, AGC is disabled and specifications are presented with this feature turned off.
	Gamma Correction		Gamma is the nonlinear relationship between the video signal level and the subsequent image element brightness. Gamma correction compensates for this nonlinearity in order to render the image true in color while providing intensity to the original object. For the purposes of this search form, cameras that can turn Gamma correction on and off are considered to include this feature.
	Integrated Optical Probe		Video cameras have an integrated, optical probe for monitoring processes in situ.
	Intrinsically Safe		Intrinsically safe is an electronics rating that verifies the safe operation of equipment in explosive or hazardous operating conditions.
	Outdoor Rated		Outdoor-rated devices are designed to withstand outdoor temperature variations, rain, snow and other weather conditions.
	Pan / Tilt		Pan or tilt devices have integral or optional mounting features enabling side-to-side (pan) and up-and-down (tilt) controllable motion.
	Progressive Scan		Progressive scan is a CCD design that allows acquisition of both even and odd fields at the same time. Each pixel contains information from one complete frame. This technology allows high resolution without the use of a mechanical shutter. Progressive scan cameras are used for image acquisition of rapidly-moving objects and accurate dimensional measurements.
	Radiation Hardened		Devices are designed to withstand high levels of radiation. These cameras can be used in nuclear facility applications.
	Underwater Rated		Devices are designed to work when completely submerged in water.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

Lens Mount


	Lens Mount
	Your choices are...
	C-Mount		C-mount lenses have a flange-back distance of 17.5 mm and are required for C-mount cameras. By comparison, CS-mount lenses have a flange-back distance of 12.5 mm. Because of their shorter back focal distance, CS-mount lenses cannot be used with C-mount cameras. C-mount features a diameter of 1 in. and a 32 thread per inch mounting thread.
	CS-Mount		CS-mount cameras can use both C-mount and CS-mount lenses; however, C-mount lenses require either a 5 mm adapter or adjustments to the CS-mount camera. Because of their shorter back focal distance, CS-mount lenses can be used only with CS-mount cameras. CS-mount features a diameter of 1 in. and a 32 thread per inch mounting thread.
	S-Mount		S-mount is a smaller mounting configuration used in devices such as PC cameras and board-mounted cameras. S-mounts use a M12 x 0.5 threads.
	F-Mount		F-mount is a bayonet mount standardized by Nikon.
	Other		Other unlisted mounting configurations.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

Shutter Type



	Your choices are...
	Global Shutter		A global shutter fully and instantaneously exposes the image sensor .
	Rolling Shutter		A rolling shutter exposes the image sensor one row of pixels at a time.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

Video Cameras Specifications

Camera Function:

Monochrome / Color:

Imaging Technology / Camera Type:

Horizontal Resolution:

Maximum Frame Rate:

Shutter Speed:

Sensitivity:

Specialty Camera Type:

Application / Industry:

Output:

Resolution:

Features:

Lens Mount:

Shutter Type:

Shutter Control:

Width / Diameter:

Height:

Length:

Operating Temperature:

Help with Video Cameras specifications: