Camera Review
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Camera
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PixelLINK
PL-A641 mono
PL-A642 color
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Approx Price (list)
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$1695 mono $1795 color
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Analog/Digital
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digital
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Chip Type
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Zoran CMOS, coupler, if required should be 1X
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Chip Grades/ Big Depth
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?
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Transfer Mode
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full-frame? 8 bit or 10 bit data rate
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Transfer Speed
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24 MHz, 30 fps at 8 bit, 640x480 res; 14 fps at 8 bit, 1280x1024
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Chip/Pixel Size
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slightly larger than 2/3 inch 7.5 x 7.5 microns
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Number of Pixels
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1280x1024 active pixels
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Shutter Type
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electronic rolling shutter
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Shutter Speed/ Settable Delay
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negligible/ yes; multiple exposures, w delay settings possible
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Separate Controller Required?
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no
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External Shutter Toggle
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?
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Well Depth
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? e-
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Read Noise or Signal to Noise
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66 dB S/N ration into PGA stage
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Dark Current (Centigrade)
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?
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Spectral Response
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?
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Mount Type
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C
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Cooled/Cooling Process
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no? Operating temp +5C to +60C
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Coolest Temp/ User Settable?
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+5C no, not settable?
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# Connectors on Housing
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+5C no, not settable?
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Power Input
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2, 6-pin FireWire ports (400 Mbits/s)
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Size/Weight
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3 W typ. (250 mA at 12 V, by FireWire cable)
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Data Transfer Plug Type
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size ? 125 g
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Data Transfer Connector/Cord
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2, 6-pin Firewire ports (400 Mbits/s) see note
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Frame Grabber Type
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no frame grabber required?
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Computer Compatible
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Windows/Mac
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Subregions Available?
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? software offers "imager subwindow size and position selections"
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Gain/Binning Control?
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?
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Precapture Delay
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?
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Integration Time Increment
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?
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Programmable EPROM?
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?
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Software mfg supplied?
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yes: PixeLINK Capture
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Image Pro?/ IP lab?
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yes/yes
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Twain?
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yes, Twain, Directshow and QuickTime
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SDK available
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SDK option
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Color Acquisition Method
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color: RGB Bayer with microlenses
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Color Tradeoffs
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?
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Appropriate Applications
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Microscopy; Medical and biometric imaging; Video conferencing; Surveillance and security; Photo ID
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Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?
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?
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VatyTek Rating
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Comments from VayTek
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Delivery Time
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Mfg. Warranty
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Service
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