Features

Broad exposure control

Thanks to the AGC (Automatic Gain Control) and CCD iris control functions, the camera can handle a broad range of subject lighting conditions. When shooting in poor lighting conditions, the AGC feature automatically increases the sensitivity up to eight times. When the amount of light is excessive, the CCD iris control function automatically increases the shutter speed to cut exposure. This function can cut the exposure to the equivalent of up to 4 aperture stops. When using this camera in a fixed location, AGC, CCD iris control and auto-iris control allow for shooting in a broad range of lighting conditions. Combined use of AGC and CCD iris control is also very helpful when using the camera in a microscope system.

Wide range of electronic shutter modes

The wide range of speeds for the electronic shutter helps you overcome difficult shooting conditions, minimizes blurring in fast-moving subjects, and produces acceptably bright still images of subjects shot in poor light. The exposure time can be automatically controlled according to the brightness of the subjects. (For details, contact your authorized Sony dealer.)

Flickerless mode: When set to flickerless mode, the electronic shutter allows you to take flickerless images even under fluorescent light.

Clear scan mode: When you use the electronic shutter in

the clear scan mode, you can shoot computer screen displays without horizontal stripes or distortion.

Externally-triggered shutter: The external trigger for the shutter enables a camera in a fixed location to capture flickerless images of fast-moving objects.

Freeze function

The moving image is captured in the frame memory built into this unit as a still image. The still image captured in the memory can be output continuously.

RS-232C interface

The unit can be controlled from an computer via an RS-232C interface.

Compact and lightweight

The unit is very compact (79 72 145 mm) and very light (about 790 g), allowing for easy installation in places where space is a problem.

The following are some examples of applications:

As a camera for microscope

As a roof-top weather monitoring camera

As a laboratory monitor camera

As a camera used in a video conference systems

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