Megapixel Camera suits inspection, security applications.
Press Release Summary:
Available in monochrome (BM-500CL) and raw Bayer color (BB-500CL) versions, 5 megapixel progressive scan camera is equipped with Camera Link interface and built around Sony ICX625, 2/3 in. CCD sensor with 2,448 x 2,050 pixel resolution (QSXGA). Integral thermal management and pre-processing capabilities ensure optimal sensor operation, promoting image quality, while analog front end design enables camera to operate at 15 fps with full resolution.
Original Press Release:
Versatile 5 Megapixel Camera Added to JAI's New C3 Camera Suite
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - July 1, 2008 - JAI today announced the launch of a new 5 megapixel progressive scan camera in the Basic tier of the company's new 3-tier C3 Camera Suite - a complete camera range based on JAI's Core Camera Concept (C3).
The new high resolution 5 megapixel camera, equipped with a Camera Link (CL) interface, is available in two versions: BM-500CL (monochrome) and BB-500CL (raw Bayer color). Both models are built around the Sony ICX625 2/3" CCD sensor (2448 x 2050 pixels - QSXGA).
This versatile and flexible mid-range camera offers superb thermal management and pre-processing to guarantee optimal sensor operation, giving high quality images every time. Potential applications for the BM-500CL/BB-500CL are numerous, including automotive parts inspection, glass inspection, traffic enforcement, fruit sorting on broad conveyer belts, and facial recognition at security checkpoints.
The camera's well-crafted analog front end design enables it to operate at 15 fps with full 5 megapixel resolution, an improvement over the 12 fps rate found in some 5 megapixel cameras. Partial scanning and binning modes are also provided for increased flexibility and performance.
In-camera pre-processing functions include automatic white balance to eliminate the need for performing this function in the host-based Bayer-to-RGB algorithm, LUT for dealing with difficult lighting conditions, and a blemish compensation function which eliminates pixels with extremely low or high output characteristics by interpolating the neighboring pixels.
The BM-500CL/BB-500CL also features auto-iris lens control, making the camera ideal for outdoor applications with wide ranging lighting conditions, such as intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and surveillance. The Camera Link interface offers a choice of 12, 10 or 8-bit output; models with GigE Vision digital interfaces will be available in the near future.
The BM-500CL/BB-500CL has the same uniform design philosophy shared by all cameras in JAI's C3 Camera Suite, making it easy for system integrators and OEMs installing diverse and complex machine vision solutions to adapt to varying camera demands by simply switching between models across the 3 tiers:
o C3 Compact - entry-level camera series with a small form factor, single-tap high frame rate architecture, with a standard digital interface.
o C3 Basic - high performance camera series with single or dual-tap imagers, inherent thermal management, and a 55 mm cube housing.
o C3 Advanced - elite performance camera series with a broad range of built-in pre-processing functions, resolutions up to 16 megapixels and innovative multi-tap, 2CCD and 3CCD architectures.
In common with all JAI C3 Camera Suite models, the new BM-500CL/BB-500CL camera is supported by JAI's SDK and Control Tool.
About the JAI Group:
JAI is a manufacturer of high quality, industrial-grade cameras for the machine vision, transportation, military, aerospace, homeland security, medical and scientific markets.
JAI provides the broadest camera offering of any industrial matrix camera manufacturer in the world. JAI's product line features both CCD and CMOS technologies, spatial resolutions from VGA to multi-mega pixel, progressive scan and interlaced format, and sensitivity to light levels as low as .00001 lux.
Camera offerings include both monochrome and color, triggered and continuous capture, and a wide variety of physical interfaces including Camera Link(TM) and the new GigE Vision Gigabit Ethernet standard.
Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, JAI has subsidiaries in Japan, the US, the UK and Germany. The JAI Group has annual sales of more than USD 70m and employs 250 people worldwide.
JAI has two primary businesses: Camera Solutions and Traffic Solutions. Camera Solutions is a component supplier that designs, manufactures and markets CCD and CMOS camera solutions primarily for the ITS, medical and industrial machine vision markets. JAI cameras help improve customer businesses in a variety of ways, whether by improving quality and accuracy, lowering costs, increasing yields, or simply enabling better service.
The Traffic Solutions business unit is one of the world's leading manufacturers of specialized traffic systems. Solutions are based on JAI-developed hardware and software, which is often integrated with third-party products.
