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Camera Frame Grabber Type Computer Compatible Subregions Available? Gain/Binning Control? Precapture Delay Min/Max Time for Integration
QImaging
MicroPublisher 3.3
MicroPublisher 5.0
both color
Firewrie IEEE 1394, no frame grabber required Windows/Mac yes, ROI from 1x1 p up to full res in 1 p increments Gain N/A;
bin 1x1 to 4x4
yes, in software 1.6 ms to 17.9 min
QImaging
Intensified Retiga
Firewrie IEEE 1394, no frame grabber required Windows/Mac yes, ROI from 1x1 p up to full res in 1 p increments Gain 0.7 - 30x;
bin 1x1 to 8x8
yes, in software Gating Pulse 50 ns to 17.9 min in 50 ns increments
QImaging
Retiga 2000R Series (New)
mono or color
Firewrie IEEE 1394, no frame grabber required Windows/Mac yes, ROI from 1x1 p up to full res in 1 p increments Gain 0.5 - 20x;
binning
1x1, 2x2, 4x4, 8x8
yes, in software 10 µs to 17.9 min in 1 µs increments
QImaging
Retiga EXi Series
mono or color
Firewrie IEEE 1394, no frame grabber required Windows/Mac yes, ROI from 1x1 p up to full res in 1 p increments Gain 0.7 - 30x;
binning
1x1, 2x2, 4x4, 8x8
yes, in software 10 µs to 17.9 min in 1 µs increments
QImaging
Retiga 1300i
Firewrie IEEE 1394, no frame grabber Windows/Mac yes, ROI from 1x1 p up to full res in 1 p increments Gain 0.5 - 20x;
bin 1x1 to 8x8
yes, in software 10 µs to 17.9 min in 1 µs increments
Camera Frame Grabber Type Computer Compatible Subregions Available? Gain/Binning Control? Precapture Delay Min/Max Time for Integration
QImaging
QICAM and
QICAM-IR
mono or color infrared mono
Firewrie IEEE 1394, no frame grabber Windows/Mac yes, ROI from 1x1 p up to full res in 1 p increments Gain 0.6 - 15x;
IR 1.0 - 45x;
bin1x1 to 8x8
yes, in software 10 µs to 17.9 min in 1 µs increments
QImaging
PMI-4201class1
PMI-4202 class2
PMI-4201 class3
Firewire, no frame grabber required; RS-422 w AIA timing available Windows/Mac ROI programmable pixel increment? Gain/offset programmable, Gain 0.3-9x
bin 1x1 to 4x4
yes, in software 30 ms to 15 min, external sync capability
Cooke PixelFly via standard or compact PCI board Windows, Mac, Linux ? see chart ? Optional Double Shot with interframing time of 15 ms
Cooke SensiCam PCI interface card included with camera, 16 MByte buffer RAM Windows/Mac yes: minimum
32 pixel x 32 pixel
see chart yes ? 1 µs increment
PixelLINK
PL-A641 mono
PL-A642 color
no frame grabber required? Windows/Mac ? software offers "imager subwindow size and position selections" ? ? ?
Camera Frame Grabber Type Computer Compatible Subregions Available? Gain/Binning Control? Precapture Delay Min/Max Time for Integration
Optronics
MagnaFire SP
QuantiFire mono
MicroFire mono or color
MacroFire color
Firewire IEEE 1394, no frame grabber required Windows/Mac Micro 100-1200 lines, 64-1600 columns; Quanti & Macro 64-2048 lines x 64-2048 columns Gain? Macro color 1x1, 3x3, 5x5, mono 1x1to 4x4 Quanti 2x2 to 5x5; Micro 2x2 to 4x4 Magna no?
Quanti, Micro, Macro yes in software
1 ms/1560 sec
(26 minutes); SP 17 ms to 10 min; Quanti to 20 min; Micro 500 ms to 60 sec; Macro to 60 sec
Hamamatsu
C9100-02
C9100-12
Commercial frame grabber option, frame transfer 30 fps to 250 fps w bin + sub array Windows/Mac yes: minimum
1x1 pixel, max 16x16
high EM gain, 800x for 02 model and 2000x for 12; see chart for binning ? 02, 100µs-10 s
12, 27.1µs-10 s
Hamamatsu
Orca II ERG
Orca II ER
Orca-AG
ERG, Firewire 1394, no grabber required; grabber required for RS422 interface? Windows/Mac yes: minimum
1x1 pixel
dynamic range 2312:1 in hi speed; 4625:1 hi precision to 10125:1 w bin
see chart for binning
?ERG IIDC1394-based digital camera spec V1.30; ER RS-232C external control 10µs-7200 s;
AG 10µs-4200 s
Hamamatsu
C7780-10
PC-DIG; Phoenix 66M version ? yes 1x1 to 8x8 bin, 9.1 Hz to 49.2 Hz ? RS-232C rull remote for all camera functions 128µs-10 s
Diagnostics Spot RT Mono
RT Color
RT Color Slider
Insight
PCI interface card included with camera Windows/Mac yes see charts for binning
RT Mono & Slider gain 1-16x;
Insight gain 1-32x
yes, external shutter control with programmable delay 40 ms to 71 min
Camera Frame Grabber Type Computer Compatible Subregions Available? Gain/Binning Control? Precapture Delay Min/Max Time for Integration
DVC Co.
1412AM
1412AC
1412-MS
1412 Intensicam
PixelLYNX PCI or CameraLink PCI; or Firewire w no grabber required Windows/Mac yes gain control 30dB Intensifier luminous gain 1,000 to 80,000
see charts for bin
? integration control 98ms to 15 min, high speed shutter 93µs to 98 ms
Dage
300 not cooled
300T cooled
RS170 or CCIR: Integral Technologies Flashpoint 128 recommended Windows/Mac no? yes, mechanical on control box; in software w programs and cables/no bin no N/A?
Dage
330 not cooled
330T cooled
any RS170: Integral Tech. Flashpoint 128 recommended Windows/Mac no yes, mechanical on control box; in software w programs and cables/ no bin no 50 ms to 60 seconds
Dage
Series 70
? ? ? auto gain over 12dB at full bandwidth, variable bandwidth control, auto black level & video level, gamma switchable 1 or .6 ? scanning 2:1 interlace, 525/60 or 625/50 standard, other scan rates available
Roper
Cascade 512F
PCI interface card included with camera Windows 98SE and later; Mac OS yes: minimum
1 pixel x 1 pixel
flexible binning in parallel; 1,2,3,4,5,6 binning in serial
see chart
? ?
Camera Frame Grabber Type Computer Compatible Subregions Available? Gain/Binning Control? Precapture Delay Min/Max Time for Integration
Roper
Sensys
PCI interface card included with camera Windows, Mac, Sun, Linux yes: minimum
1 pixel x 1 pixel
yes, 3 levels/
yes, 1x1 to 20x20
no 1 ms/1 hour
(noisy after 1 min due to +10 C)
Roper
Quantix
PCI interface card included with camera Windows, Mac, Sun, Linux yes: minimum
1 pixel x 1 pixel
yes, 3 levels/
yes, 1x1 to 20x20
no 1 ms to 4 hours
Roper
CoolSNAPfx CoolSNAPcf
mono or color
PCI interface card included with camera Windows, Mac, Linux; cf color works w Windows or Mac yes: minimum
1 pixel x 1 pixel
yes, 2 levels/
yes, 1x1 to 4x4;
cf gain 3 e/ADU
no 1 ms min/ max?
Roper
CoolSNAPHQ
CoolSNAP ES mono
PCI interface card included with camera Windows, MAC, Linux;
ES Windows , Mac
yes: minimum
1 pixel x 1 pixel
yes, 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4
see chart
? ?
Roper Princeton
Micromax 1300Y
and 1300Y HS
PCI interface card included with camera Windows, Mac yes: minimum
1 pixel x 1 pixel
no, 1 gain level only/
yes bin control, no limitations
yes, 10 ms 1 ms to over an hour
Camera Frame Grabber Type Computer Compatible Subregions Available? Gain/Binning Control? Precapture Delay Min/Max Time for Integration
Nikon
Coolpix 995
USB interface Windows, Mac ? ? ? "Self-Timer" in shooting menu with 10 sec or 3 sec duration 1/2.300 sec to 1 min
Nikon
DXM 1200
PCI interface Windows, Mac ?10 shooting modes 3,840x3072 to 640x480 pixels yes, 3 levels/ binning? ? 12 fps (1/12,000) to 170 sec
Zeiss AxioCam
MR med res
HR high res
PCI interface Windows, Mac yes, random definition of ROI on sensor yes, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 b/w & RGB; bin 1,3, 5 for color ? MR 1ms-20 sec
HR 1ms-40 sec
Sony DXC-S500 PC card type removable HDD (PCMCIA-ATA type II) Max. 5 GB Windows, Mac ?
640x480; 1280x960, 2560x1920
Auto (AGC): 0dB, 6dB, 12dB selectable
Manual: 0~12dB by 1dB step
yes? ?

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