Sharp DIGITAL CAMERA manual Appendix B Product Specifications, Camera Specifications

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sharpVISION™ Digital Camera

7. Appendix B – Product Specifications

7.1. Camera Specifications

 

 

1500-EX specifications

 

 

 

 

Total number of pixels

1434 x 1050

 

Number of active pixels

1360 x 1024 (1.4 million)

 

Binning modes

1x1, 2x2, 8x8

 

ROI (region of interest)

From 1x1 to full resolution

 

Exposure

10 µs to 15 min (1 µs increments)

 

Sensor type

Sony IC285 progressive-scan interline CCD (mono)

 

Pixel Size

6.45 µm x 6.45 µm

 

Linear full well

18.000 e (22.000 e with 2x2 binning)

 

Read out noise

8e

 

Dark current

Cooled: 0.15e/pix/s – Non-Cooled: doubles every 5 degrees

 

increase of temperature

 

 

 

Analog to Digital conversion

12 bit

 

Image Bit Depth

8/12 bit mono

 

Sensor size

Diagonal 11 mm

 

Aspect ratio

4:3

 

Anti-blooming

> 1000

 

Non linearity

< 1%

 

Cooling type

Peltier thermoelectric cooling to 25° C below ambient

 

 

 

 

Operating system

Windows 2000, XP, MAC OS X

 

Digital interface

IEEE 1394 (fire-wire)

 

External sync

TTL

 

Gain/offset

Programmable gain and offset

 

Power requirements

7 W (non cooled) 13 W (cooled); 8-24 V

 

Size

76 x 63 x 132 mm (non cooled)

 

76 x 63 x 149 mm (cooled)

 

 

 

Weight

0.64 kg (non cooled); 0.92 kg (cooled)

 

Operating Temperature

0° to 50° C (32° to 122° F)

 

Storage Temperature

-10° to 60° C

 

Lens Mount

C-mount, F-mount (Nikon and Cannon)

 

Humidity

Less than 80% non condensing at 35° C (95° F)

 

Tripod Mount

Standard ¼-20 photo mounts

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Contents Copyright 2000, 2006 Integrated Design Tools, Inc SharpVISIONCopyright Integrated Design Tools, Inc EuropeInstalling the Sharpvision Camera Table of ContentsMulti-page Compressed Format MCF Cleaning the sensor PrecautionsLaser Check cablingWarranty Introduction to the sharpVISION Camera System OverviewSharpVISION Digital Camera Component Windows Software Development KitPackage contents Installing the sharpVISION cameraMinimum computer requirements Windows 2000/XP Software InstallationWindows 2000/XP Hardware installationCamera lens adapter IEEE-1394 Connectors Power ON/OFF Trigger Sync ControlOverview SharpVISION stand-alone programFile Menu SharpVISION menu structureFile Camera View Help Save images Camera Menu Camera Control Trigger/Sync Mode Exposure ModeCamera Cooler Acquisition Time OutSet a region of interest ROI Acquisitions directory Record SettingsSamples / Images Memory LimitAcquisition folder Name Enable automatic save…Images name prefix Images File TypeHelp Menu View MenuSymptom Possible Remedy Appendix a TroubleshootingCamera Specifications Appendix B Product SpecificationsSpectral Sensitivity Lenses and mounts Signal Name Signal Source Description Trigger connectorIeee 1394 Data Cable CablesTrigger Cable Formats overview Appendix C Image FormatsTiff Format Bitmap FormatAVI Format PNG FormatMOV Format BLD FormatFile header Multi-page Raw Format MRFMembers Image headerData arrays Multi-page Compressed Format MCFData arrays

DIGITAL CAMERA specifications

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