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News Release from: Sony Europe - Image Sensing Solutions | Subject: XC-HR57 and XC-HR58
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 13 February 2004
Cameras bring vision to confined spaces
Featuring an ultracompact design, the new XC-HR57 and XC-HR58 cameras are the latest addition to Sony's range of progressive scan cameras.
Featuring an ultracompact design, the new XC-HR57 and XC-HR58 cameras are the latest addition to Sony's range of progressive scan cameras Both monochrome models are based on a half-inch IT progressive scan CCDs and are aimed at suppliers and manufacturers of demanding image processing applications
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 29 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Due to their compact, space saving design, inherited from the successful XC-HR50/70 models, the new Sony XC-HR57 and XC-HR58 cameras can be installed in machine vision solutions where space and weight of the camera are key factors.
Featuring progressive scanning and a Sony CCD with square pixels, the new cameras use technology developed by the company that give it the edge in the evolution of industrial imaging for high speed applications.
Smaller than many comparable cameras, the XC-HR57 and XC-HR58 measure up at just 29 x 29 x 30mm and tip the scales at only 50g.
The large half-inch type CCD provides an excellent picture quality, better than one-third-inch sensors in certain specific applications.
The Sony XC-HR57 and XC-HR58 cameras offer 60 and 50frame/s, respectively, providing the ability to catch fast moving objects.
The cameras will find favour in high frame rate applications such as semiconductor production, automotive productions and high-speed assembly lines, and traffic control.
The units have been designed to withstand with high shock and vibration tolerance - ideal for repetitive robotic applications or transit vehicle surveillance.
In binning mode (whereby adjacent pixels of the CCD are grouped together vertically), the frame rates increase to 120 and 100frame/s respectively - a much higher frame rate with full angle of view and improved sensitivity.
Whilst In partial scan mode (where selected portions of the target image are read out only), the cameras achieve a figure of 200frame/s.
Additionally, the XC-HR57 offers a high horizontal resolution of 500 TV lines, and the XC-HR58, 600 TV lines.
The sensitivity figure is high at 1.0lux at aperture f1.4.
The new cameras are the latest additions to a range of products based on the same housing, connectors and control signals, each meeting specific customer needs.
With the new XC-HR57 and XC-HR58, Sony, a leader in the machine vision, expects to further drive the demand of compact, high quality progressive scan cameras in the mid-range commodity market.
The cameras will be available in March 2004.
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