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Sony's new line up of 1394.b cameras, with a number of resolutions and frame rates to choose from, has made selecting the right camera for machine vision applications easy. By utilizing the IEEE 1394.b interface that supports the IIDC protocol, users can transfer images to a host PC at speeds of up to 800 Mb/s. Moreover, because multiple cameras can...

Aegis Electronic Group, Inc. is pleased to announce their new partnership with Lumenera Corporation. This strategic partnership will offer clients more industrial imaging solutions for applications in need of high-performance USB 2.0 and Ethernet Megapixel industrial cameras. Why Megapixel? The superior image quality of megapixel resolution represents the new era of industrial imaging, providing; More precise measurement Detection of Smaller...

Sony introduced their next generation of smart cameras last month at the Vision Show East in Boston, MA. The new Sony Smart Cameras allow OEMs, system integrators and manufacturers to combine a powerful industrial PC with a high-end CCD camera in one small form factor. According to Sony's June press release; The new additions to the XCI series provide a...

PENTAX, (formerly COSMICAR), is a pioneer of the CCTV Lens industry providing high quality and high performance lenses combined with the latest innovative optical technologies. The Pentax line of CCTV Lenses is diverse in that the range of lenses offered fulfills most application demands including; Crime Registration & Prevention Some businesses and homes even use fake/dummy CCTV cameras because of...

Watec's new WAT-1000: WDR industrial camera offers users the assurance of flawless stabilized picture quality when the application calls for a camera to react and compensate, providing high resolution and a stable image. WAT-1000 wide dynamic range day/night industrial camera offers the user the ability to apply this unit to nearly any light condition with assurance to view clear, true...

Last week, Navitar unveiled its newest group of lenses for their short wave infrared (SWIR) industrial cameras. These fixed focal length lenses include two 25mm designs, a 35 mm and a 50 mm design. SWIR imaging applications require the optical system to efficiently transmit light in the visible, NIR and SWIR wavelengths. In order to accomplish this task, the lens...

Infocomm 2008 kicked off their 3-day conference last Wednesday with a vengeance. Held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, I had the opportunity to fly out for their opening day to see what the latest trends are and to get a first hand glimpse of new products in action. Upon arrival to the LVCC, the size of the convention was...

A few weeks ago I posted a blog regarding the Toshiba IKHD1 being ideal for teaching applications in hospitals. Here is an update on the progress of this remote head HD industrial camera during it's implementation into one of it's many ideal applications: The Toshiba IK-HD1 remote head high definition industrial color camera was recently highlighted in the May 2008...

Sony will be releasing a new HD Block Camera with increased sensitivity as part of its successful FCB Series of Industrial Cameras. At this time there are no spec sheets available for the new, highly anticipated FCBH11 block camera, however, the information available indicates that the FCB-H11 will have Auto ICR for Day/Night function and an increased sensitivity of less...

Hitachi Kokusai's newly released HDTV Digital industrial color camera, the HV-HD30, is a perfect camera solution for users looking for a highly versatile HD camera at an affordable price. The new compact, C-mount HDTV camera incorporates three newly developed HDTV 1/3", 1.3 megapixel CMOS sensors, high quality, smearless images and a multiformat output providing both 1080i at 25 or 30...