{"id":730,"date":"2018-01-03T19:07:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T19:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/?p=730"},"modified":"2023-02-20T08:36:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:36:02","slug":"how-to-select-an-industrial-camera-image-sensor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2018\/01\/how-to-select-an-industrial-camera-image-sensor.html","title":{"rendered":"How do I sort through all the new industrial camera image sensors to make a decision?   Download the sensor cheat sheet!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/industrial-imaging-camera-decision-279x300.gif\" alt=\"industrial imaging sensor decision\" width=\"356\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a>The latest CMOS image sensor technology from Sony and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/cameras\/bysensor\/cameras-with-ON-Semi-PYTHON-sensors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ON-SEMI<\/a> have continued to expand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/cameras\/industrialCameras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">industrial camera<\/a> market.\u00a0 Sony has now reached its 3rd Generation <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Pregius sensors<\/strong><\/span> in addition to adding the low light performer, Starvis sensor.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/cameras\/bysensor\/cameras-with-ON-Semi-PYTHON-sensors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>ON-SEMI<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has also continued with higher resolutions and has the next generation in the works.<\/p>\n<h1>Given all these new sensors, we are often asked, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;What is the best image sensor and camera for my application&#8221;?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Although there are many considerations in general on selecting a camera (i.e Interface, Size, Color vs Mono etc), its best to start with the characteristics of\u00a0 image sensor and performance.\u00a0 Knowing the answers to questions relating to amount of available light, dynamic range requirements, wavelengths involved, and the type of application, the right sensor can start to be identified.\u00a0 From there, we can select a camera with the appropriate sensor fitting other requirements such as interface, frame rate, bit depths etc.<\/p>\n<p>In order to help pick a sensor, its extremely important to have the image sensor data that can be found on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/knowledgebase2\/39\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> EMVA1288<\/a> data sheets.\u00a0 We have continued compiling this data into a &#8220;cheat sheet&#8221; along with required lens recommendations and comments how how some sensors relate to each other and older CCD sensors for your download.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/knowledgebase2\/168\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1st-vision-cheat-sheet-Jan-2018.gif\" alt=\"industrial camera image sensor cheat sheet\" width=\"796\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The data shows us that not all industrial camera image sensors are created equally!\u00a0 Within the Sony Pregius sensors, there is 1st and 2nd Generation sensors both having unique characteristics.\u00a0 The 1st Generation provided great pixel well depth and dynamic range with 5.86um pixels.\u00a0 The 2nd generation came along with smaller 3.45um pixels,\u00a0 improved sensitivity and lower noise, but less well depth.\u00a0 The next generation will have the best of both worlds.. more to come on that front.<\/p>\n<p>Using this data as an example, if we had an application with a &#8220;fixed&#8221; amount of light and wanted a relatively bright image (given a fixed aperture and just considering sensor characteristics), what sensor is best?\u00a0\u00a0 Answer:\u00a0 We&#8217;d probably look at Model A with a smaller well depth as the pixel will start to saturate faster than Model C.\u00a0 Or possibly we have a very small amount of light?\u00a0 We&#8217;d start looking at absolute (abs) sensitivity which tells us the smaller # of photon&#8217;s, 1.1 in this case, starts to provide a useful signal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example comparisons:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sensor-comparison.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-732 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sensor-comparison.gif\" alt=\"industrial imager comparison\" width=\"542\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Don&#8217;t let yourself get frustrated trying to figure this out on your own!<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0\u00a0 1st Vision&#8217;s<\/span><\/strong> <\/a>engineers have combined experience in the machine vision and imaging market of over 100 years!\u00a0\u00a0 Our team can help explain the various technical terms mentioned in this post and help in selecting the best image sensor and camera for an application.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/contact-1st-vision.gif\" alt=\"Contact 1st Vision\" width=\"774\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Blog posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2017\/02\/allied-vision-emva1288-cameras.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>What are the attributes to consider when selecting a camera and its performance?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2017\/05\/camera-image-sensors-sony-pregius-starvis-cameras.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IMX174 vs Starvis IMX290<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Battle of the 2 Megapixel Image sensors \u2013 Sony Pregius IMX174 vs Starvis IMX290<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2015\/10\/battle-of-image-sensors-sony-imx147-vs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>IMX174 vs CMOSIS CMV2000<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 CMOS battle between 2MP Sony Pregius and CMOSIS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2016\/10\/Sony-pregius-megapixel-camera-image-sensors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>IMX250 vs ICX 625 <\/b><\/a>\u2013 5MP\u2019s sensor battle between Sony\u2019s older CCD vs new CMOS model<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest CMOS image sensor technology from Sony and ON-SEMI have continued to expand the industrial camera market.\u00a0 Sony has now reached its 3rd Generation Pregius sensors in addition to adding the low light performer, Starvis sensor.\u00a0 ON-SEMI has also continued with higher resolutions and has the next generation in the works. 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