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Camera Sony DXC-S500
Approx Price (list) $?? 
Analog/Digital digital 
Chip Type 2/3type Interline Transfer, interlaced scan 
Chip Grades/ Big Depth 10bit ADC 
Transfer Mode interline 
Transfer Speed 12fps 640x512 
Chip/Pixel Size 2/3 inch
9.74mm x 7.69mm 
Number of Pixels 2560 x 1920 
Shutter Type electronic 
Shutter Speed/ Settable Delay 60-1/10,000 seconds/ yes 
Separate Controller Required? no? auto/manual 
External Shutter Toggle yes, BNC 
Well Depth ? e- 
Read Noise or Signal to Noise
Dark Current (Centigrade)
Spectral Response
Mount Type
Cooled/Cooling Process yes? 
Coolest Temp/ User Settable? 5 C
(room temp 0-35 C) 
# Connectors on Housing 9: IEEE 1394, PC card (PCMCIA-ATA type II), VBS BNC, Flash out X 
Power Input AC cable, 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz; power consumption max 24 W 
Size/Weight CHU 56x72x72 mm
CCU 270x163x79
CHU 300 g (10 oz)
CCU 1.8 kg (3lb 15 oz) 
Data Transfer Plug Type 1394 Firewire (400Mbps), 8bit YUV; FS/TRIG IN (stereo mini jack), AC inlet, cable connector (10 pin) 
Data Transfer Connector/Cord S-video (Mini DIN 4 pin); IEEE 1394 (6-pin jack); camera cable (10 pin)
see note 
Frame Grabber Type PC card type removable HDD (PCMCIA-ATA type II) Max. 5 GB 
Computer Compatible Windows, Mac 
Subregions Available? ?
640x480; 1280x960, 2560x1920 
Gain/Binning Control? Auto (AGC): 0dB, 6dB, 12dB selectable
Manual: 0~12dB by 1dB step 
Precapture Delay yes? 
Integration Time Increment
Programmable EPROM?
Software mfg supplied? yes, Twain module bundled for Win/Mac 
Image Pro?/ IP lab? yes v4.5 or later; Photoshop v5.0 or later 
Twain? yes 
SDK available
Color Acquisition Method RGB primary color filter 
Color Tradeoffs
Appropriate Applications
Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?
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