Collocated with ProMat® at McCormick Place in Chicago, March 21-24, 2011 Ann Arbor, Michigan USA – AutomateSM is the new name for the International Robots, Vision & Motion Control Show sponsored by North America’s leading trade associations for these technologies. The show will be collocated at McCormick Place in Chicago, March 21-24, 2011, with ProMat® 2011, the leading show for...
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Sony's Highly Anticipated New XC-505 Cigar Camera Hits Shelves, Is Now Available for Shipment
Sony’s new XC-505 and XC-505P ultra-compact, one-piece 1/3-type Super HAD II CCD color video cameras have arrived and are ready to ship! Modeled after Sony's wildly successful XC-555, this low light, single body camera is well-suited for a wide range of applications (remote monitoring, security, content creation, machine vision, and POV/sports broadcasting) due to its small size (7/8 x 7/8...Pelco Announces End of Life of Integral OEM Capture Boards Including the Popular 3042 Spectrim Pro and 3043 Spectrim Lite Boards
In response to overall declining market demand and component obsolescence, Pelco has announced the discontinuation of their Integral OEM capture board offering. At this time they have no plans to replace and continue this product offering. Quantities are limited, actual end of life dates will vary by model as inventories are consumed. The following part numbers are affected by the...Longer Lead Times Become Industry Standard in a Down Economy
In an economic downturn it is common for businesses both great and small to find ways to cut back on overhead while sustaining profitability. Unfortunately, as far as the world of manufacturing goes, the first step towards self-preservation is usually to decrease inventory levels to a number that is just enough to cover the bare minimum level of buyer demand...Toshiba Imaging Announces Price Break on High Definition CMOS Camera Models
March 23, 2010 - Irvine, CA – Toshiba Imaging Systems Division, the global leader in high definition (HD) camera technology and 3CCD industrial and scientific cameras, announces a price breakthrough representing a 20 % (twenty percent) price reduction on five of their recently introduced, high-definition CMOS cameras. According to Vince Giovinco, National Sales Manager of Toshiba Imaging Systems Division, "Due...Basler Ace Camera Series offers the Smallest GigE cameras Available with a Tiny Price
Designed to meet the cost demands made by analog users while offering all of the technological advantages of a digital camera, Basler's new ace camera series provides an extremely small Basler ace camera 29 x 29 mm footprint, which targets the replacement of analog cameras, USB cameras, and IEEE 1394a or b cameras that are based on this standard footprint...Convergent Design's Tiny HDSDI nanoFlash Camera Recorder (with HDMI output) holds its own against other HD recorders but at a fraction of the price
Convergent Design's compact, lightweight recorder solution for HD-SDI cameras, the nanoFlash, utilizes CompactFlash media to capture high-quality Sony 4:2:2 MPEG2 video with embedded audio. The unit is a diminutive 4.2″ x 3.7″ x 1.4″ in size, and can be powered by standard camera batteries. NanoFlash Original Press release: “The camera-mountable nanoFlash, a miniaturized version of the award winning Flash XDR...Toshiba Teli America, Inc. Touts Affordability of CS8600 Series of Industrial Vision Cameras
IRVINE, CA, February 16, 2010 - Toshiba Teli miniature cube cameras offer integrators their choice of options to fit various applications in factory automation, robotics, metrology, rework stations, motion analysis, elevator monitoring even calibrating live images with laser beams. The CS8620 series includes models capable of imaging in the near-infrared range with RS170 (EIA) and CCIR compatible models. Offered in...Broadcasting in High Definition for Under $3,000
For those discouraged at the prices of the behemoth HD cameras for broadcasting purposes, do not fret! The H11 Camera system offers 1080i and 720p signals via a 1/3-type HD CMOS image sensor boasting approximately 2 million pixels in a customized housing kit. Sony's FCB-H11 HD block camera system has become a favorite among broadcasters looking to capture high performance...New Tiny XC-505 Industrial Camera Takes Low Light Images From Very Small Places
Sony's new XC-505 "cigar camera" is small, it's compact and it doesn't require a CCU (camera control unit), making it that much more versatile. Modeled after the highly successful XC-555 camera from Sony, this newer model has increased sensitivity, one-push white balance, a built-in color bar, DTL function, noise reduction (2D/3D) and RS-232C support. The NF lens system that it...