1" Camera Lenses and Video Lenses
Description
1" camera lenses and video lenses are optical devices designed to capture and focus light onto an image sensor. These lenses are characterized by their 1-inch diameter, which refers to the size of the mounting thread. They are essential components in cameras, playing a critical role in determining the quality of the captured image by refining optical aberrations and ensuring accurate refocusing of the field of view onto the image sensor.
Working Principle
The working principle of 1" camera lenses and video lenses involves the refraction of light through a series of optical elements within the lens. The focal length, which is the distance from the optical center of the lens to the image sensor plane, is a key parameter that influences how the lens focuses light. The lens aperture, controlled by the iris, determines the amount of light that enters the lens, with smaller F-numbers indicating larger apertures. These lenses are designed to minimize optical aberrations and provide a clear and sharp image by accurately focusing the light onto the image sensor.
Applications
1" camera lenses and video lenses are commonly used in various imaging applications. For example, they are often employed in industrial vision systems where precise image capture is crucial. They are also used in security cameras, where high-quality video capture is necessary for surveillance purposes. Additionally, these lenses are suitable for scientific imaging applications that require detailed and accurate image data.
Advantages over other Camera Lenses and Video Lenses
One advantage of 1" camera lenses is their compatibility with C-mount cameras, which have been a standard in the industry since 1926. This compatibility allows for a wide range of applications and easy integration into existing systems. Additionally, the 1" diameter provides a robust and stable mounting, which is beneficial for maintaining image quality in various conditions.
Limitations
A limitation of 1" camera lenses is their incompatibility with CS-mount cameras due to the difference in flange-back distance. CS-mount lenses have a shorter back focal distance, making them unsuitable for use with C-mount cameras. This limitation restricts the flexibility of using these lenses across different camera systems.
Considerations
When selecting 1" camera lenses, several considerations should be taken into account. Initial costs can vary depending on the optical specifications and quality of the lens. Operating expenses may include maintenance and potential replacement costs if the lens is damaged or worn out. Durability is an important factor, especially in industrial or outdoor applications where the lens may be exposed to harsh conditions. Accuracy in focusing and image capture is crucial for achieving the desired image quality, and this can be influenced by the lens's optical characteristics. Regular maintenance is necessary to ensure the lens continues to perform optimally, which may involve cleaning and recalibration.
from Smartmore Corporation Limited
A telecentric lens is a special optical lens that is designed to correct the parallax of ordinary industrial lens. It can only collect collimated light ray bundles, thus eliminating perspective errors. Commonly, there are two kinds of telecentric lens. One is objective-space telecentric and another... [See More]
- Optical Format: 2/3"; 1"
- Magnification: 0.5000
- Type: Zoom
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
At right is the 105mm F/4.0 quartz lens shown with and without the included C-T adapter. This lens will cover 35mm film format and features an adjustable iris and focus. It has the look and feel of a high quality SLR lens and can also accept the Nikon F adapter. All lenses are in stock for immediate... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"; 18MM DIAMETER
- Type: Variable
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Range: 105
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
FOCtek provides customers with Optical Lens Assemblies, Custom-made Lens. Standard Lens Assemblies include, Mega Pixels CCTV Lenses, 5MP Road Monitoring Lens, 5 MP Machine Vision Lenses, Automotive Vision Lenses. Our products are widely used in precision instruments, medical equipment, automation... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Range: 25
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
- Type: Zoom
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
Universe image and bar-code scanning and optical character reading lenses are your best choice for short track length applications using both conventional and line scan sensors. Used in both stationary and hand held scanner applications, they offer flat field performance. The lenses are also suited... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Without Iris Control
- Range: 12.5
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
FOCtek provides customers with Optical Lens Assemblies, Custom-made Lens. Standard Lens Assemblies include, Mega Pixels CCTV Lenses, 5MP Road Monitoring Lens, 5 MP Machine Vision Lenses, Automotive Vision Lenses. Our products are widely used in precision instruments, medical equipment, automation... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Range: 25
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Automatic DC Drive
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
Universe offers a full line of C and Cs style CCTV lenses available from stock. All formats, including hard to find 1" optics are here. We only handle premium all-glass lenses, many of our own design and manufacture. We carry many specialty lenses as well, including right angle, pinhole and motor or... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"
- Type: Variable
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Range: 16 to 160
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
FOCtek provides customers with Optical Lens Assemblies, Custom-made Lens. Standard Lens Assemblies include, Mega Pixels CCTV Lenses, 5MP Road Monitoring Lens, 5 MP Machine Vision Lenses, Automotive Vision Lenses. Our products are widely used in precision instruments, medical equipment, automation... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Range: 12
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Motorized; Zoom
- Iris Control: Automatic DC Drive
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
Designed for the most demanding applications, Universe's line of hi-resolution lenses are the best choice for machine vision, instrumentation, inspection, and other critical systems including space flight applications. They feature 6 -7 glass elements for great MTF, fixed irises to maintain vision... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"; 17MM
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Without Iris Control
- Range: 22
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
FOCtek provides customers with Optical Lens Assemblies, Custom-made Lens. Standard Lens Assemblies include, Mega Pixels CCTV Lenses, 5MP Road Monitoring Lens, 5 MP Machine Vision Lenses, Automotive Vision Lenses. Our products are widely used in precision instruments, medical equipment, automation... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Range: 35
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Motorized; Zoom
- Iris Control: Automatic DC Drive
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
Universe Kogaku has a complete line of off-the-shelf, manual photographic lenses with various focal lengths, which are an economical alternative for large format CCD imaging applications and line scan cameras. The new lens assemblies meet demands for special applications which need CCD sensors... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"; 35MM FULL SIZE
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Range: 24
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
FOCtek provides customers with Optical Lens Assemblies, Custom-made Lens. Standard Lens Assemblies include, Mega Pixels CCTV Lenses, 5MP Road Monitoring Lens, 5 MP Machine Vision Lenses, Automotive Vision Lenses. Our products are widely used in precision instruments, medical equipment, automation... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Range: 8
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
Universe offers a full line of C and Cs style CCTV lenses available from stock. All formats, including hard to find 1" optics are here. We only handle premium all-glass lenses, many of our own design and manufacture. We carry many specialty lenses as well, including right angle, pinhole and motor or... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Without Iris Control
- Range: 25
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
Universe image and bar-code scanning and optical character reading lenses are your best choice for short track length applications using both conventional and line scan sensors. Used in both stationary and hand held scanner applications, they offer flat field performance. The lenses are also suited... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"; 28.1MM
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Without Iris Control
- Range: 28
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
Universe Kogaku America adds to its existing line of C-mount lenses, 2 new 25mm lenses for imaging applications in the Infra-red light spectrum. Available in format coverage of up to16mm with a brightness ratio of 0.95, these lenses provide a cost effective solution for low light imaging and other... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"; 35MM FULL SIZE
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Without Iris Control
- Range: 35
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
50MM F/1.4 CCTV LENS [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"; 30MM DIAMETER
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Range: 50
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Automatic Video Signal Drive
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
Features: Four Element all quartz optics. All aluminum mechanical parts and barrel with rubber grip ring. Removable C-Mount adapter reveals a universal T-Mount. Transmission from 200 to over 1000nm. 35mm Film Format coverage in T configuration. 18mm imager coverage in C-mount configuration. 55mm x... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"; 35MM FULL SIZE
- Type: Fixed
- Iris Control: Without Iris Control
- Range: 50
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Automatic Video Signal Drive
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
The lenses at right are 78mm F/3.8 and feature adjustable iris and focus and a removable C-T mount adapter. The T-mount can be converted to Nikon F-mount with an accessory converter. This lens will cover 35mm film format. [See More]
- Optical Format: 1/7"; 1/6"; 1/5"; 1/4"; 1/3"; 1/2"; 2/3"; 3/4"; 1"; 18MM DIAMETER
- Type: Variable
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Range: 78
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Automatic Video Signal Drive
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
High Resolution Lenses with Focus Lock. Universe Kogaku America adds to its existing line of High Resolution lenses with a series of cctv lenses with locking focus, available in focal lengths from 8mm to 50 mm. These lenses are used for machine vision and are designed and constructed for rugged... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Range: 25
- Type: Fixed
- Aperture (F): 1.4
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Motorized; Zoom
- Iris Control: Automatic DC Drive
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
High Resolution Lenses with Focus Lock. Universe Kogaku America adds to its existing line of High Resolution lenses with a series of cctv lenses with locking focus, available in focal lengths from 8mm to 50 mm. These lenses are used for machine vision and are designed and constructed for rugged... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Range: 35
- Type: Fixed
- Aperture (F): 2.2
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Universe Kogaku (America) Inc.
High Resolution Lenses with Focus Lock. Universe Kogaku America adds to its existing line of High Resolution lenses with a series of cctv lenses with locking focus, available in focal lengths from 8mm to 50 mm. These lenses are used for machine vision and are designed and constructed for rugged... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Range: 50
- Type: Fixed
- Aperture (F): 2.9
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Automatic Video Signal Drive
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Automatic Video Signal Drive
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Automatic Video Signal Drive
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Lens Mount: C-Mount
from Image Labs International
For our component customers, we offer a wide selection of products including cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, lighting solutions and software packages. We also provide an in-house engineering staff that are available to assist you in getting your solutions designed, configured and operating... [See More]
- Optical Format: 1"
- Type: Zoom
- Iris Control: Manual Iris Control
- Lens Mount: C-Mount