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Popular Sony Pregius Image sensors expand camera lines with 3.1MP and 5MP resolutions – Download the comparison chart!

Sony’s popular Pregius (IMX) image sensors have expanded the camera offering with 3.1MP and 5MP resolutions.

This sensor has continued to impress us with high dynamic range, low noise and excellent sensitivity.   (Learn more on this image sensor here ) 

As debuted in the 2.3MP, IMX174 and IMX249 sensors, the image sensors are released with slow and fast versions of a given resolution.  This directly translates to lower and higher cost cameras within a given resolution.  In cases where you do not need speed, you can benefit from the great performance without paying a premium for speed.  Speed is there if desired, but at a small premium.     

This has provides camera manufacturers a nice price vs performance offering covering various resolutions… and the offering will continue to expand.   

 


Having a hard time keeping up with all the new sensor models?  So are we!

1stVision has created a document to help review the Sony Pregius sensors at a glance.

Resolution, sensor format, frame rate are included along with data for comparison.  

 



 We will continue to update this document as new camera lines are added!  Stay tuned.



Want to learn more?  Additional resources can be found below.  Our sales engineers are extremely knowledgeable on these sensors, associated cameras and accessories.  


Need help?  Contact us to help you make the right selection!


Resources

Learn more about the Sony Pregius Image sensors
Battle of the Image Sensors – Sony IMX174 Vs CMOSIS CMV2000

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Earthquake stops Sony production of IMX sensors, but 1stVision has Cameras in stock!

Sony’s production of IMX sensors has been disrupted as a result of two earthquakes on April 14th and 16th, in their Kumamoto Japan technology center.  However, 1stVision has cameras in stock with these sensors!







Operations at this facility, is the primary manufacturing site for Pregius (IMX Series) image sensors used in digital cameras.  Manufacturing had been suspended due to the impact of the earthquakes.

This manufacturing delay put a strain on the supply chain leaving many camera manufacturers without the ability to ship product.  


However, 1stVision was able to procure and now stocking cameras using the popular Sony Pregius IMX series sensors.  This includes the 2.3MP IMX249 sensor along with several others in the Pregius image sensor line up.  

In short, we have stock!


Sony’s manufacturing center is now running, but may take until early fall until the factory supply chain eliminates any delays.  

1st Vision has extensive knowledge in industrial imaging and can help answer any questions.  We have over 100 years of combined knowledge and look forward to discussing your application.  

Please do not hesitate to Contact us!  1st Vision can provide a complete solution including cameras, lenses, lighting and cables.  

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Teledyne Dalsa is pleased to announce the release of low cost GigE & Cam Link color Line scan cameras

Teledyne Dalsa is pleased to announce the release of the Linea Color line scan cameras.

Starting at $1480, the Linea line scan Color cameras are the newest additions to the series built around advanced CMOS technology.  It delivers the best performance to cost ratio in the machine vision industry for color imaging with high speed, high responsivity, low noise and an extensive feature set.  


Feature Highlights: 

  • 2K, 4K and 8K Resolutions available with line rates of up to 48 kHz for 8k Camera link models.  
  • Built in color interpolation in Sapera LT host driver delivers 50% faster speed in RGB full color mode over Spyder 3 color cameras
  • Turbo Drive boosts speeds to achieve line rates that are 2-3X faster than standard GigE vision line rates.
  • AOI and ROI capability outputs and calibrates only regions you are interested in
  • Burst Mode captures the images at faster speeds when sample is passing the FOV and while transmits data during idle time.
  • Smart FFC provides a low pass filter that makes FFC easier without de-focusing the lens
  • White Balance ROI providing only white balance on a small ROI target
  • Noise Filter enables further noise reduction.  
  • LUT for High Dynamic Range Imaging allowing more details to be seen in both bright and dark scenes.  
  • High Dynamic Range (HDR) capable using the cycling mode feature  (See the short video on how to setup this feature )
Overview Product Specifications
 
 

 


















Applications include: 

  • Food Sorting
  • Recycling sorting
  • PCB inspection
  • Printing inspection
  • Web inspection
  • General machine vision and many more!
Detail product specifications can be found for each camera below:


Model #                          Resolution     Max Line Rate
LA-CC-08K05B-00-R     8192 x 2         26 kHz
LA-GC-04K05B-00-R     4096 x 2         13 kHz
LA-GC-02K05B-00-R     2048 x 2         26 kHz

Note:  Higher line rates will be achieved using Turbodrive

Don’t need color? – See the monocrome versions HERE.

1st Vision has extensive knowledge in industrial imaging and can help answer any questions.  We have over 100 years of combined knowledge and look forward to discussing your application.  

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Video Tutorial: How to setup HDR Imaging inTeledyne Dalsa’s Linea Line scan cameras

Teledyne Dalsa’s Linea line scan cameras are low cost and very feature rich.  Applications that require details to be seen in dark and bright areas require High Dynamic Range (HDR) Imaging.  

Linea’s cycling mode is a feature allowing HDR to be used in line scan applications.  




This short video provides a tutorial on how to setup this feature using the Teledyne Dalsa Linea line scan camera.





Have further questions?  Contact us for a quote or to discuss your application in further detail.  

Specifications for all Teledyne Dalsa cameras including the Dalsa Nano cameras can be found here.  

If you are not familiar with the patented award winning Turbo Drive from Dalsa, there are several resources below.   Learn how to make GigE faster than GigE!

FAQ:  TurboDrive

Video:  Why you should consider a camera with Turbodrive

White Paper:  TurboDrive Technology Primer

1st Vision has extensive knowledge in industrial imaging and can help answer any questions.  We have over 100 years of combined knowledge and look forward to discussing your application.  

Please do not hesitate to Contact us!  1st Vision can provide a complete solution including cameras, lenses, lighting and cables.  

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