Sony's
new XCD-X710CR progressive scan, IEEE 1394 camera
is the latest addition to join Sony's growing
line up of digital, high-speed cameras. This new
digital camera satisfies the demand for high speed,
color, progressive scan cameras and are ideally
suited for those customers who need (a) a progressive
scan camera that can achieve 30 frames/sec in
color; (b) high resolution of 1024 x 768 in an
industrial housing; and, (c) access to the raw
pixel values so customers can do their own color
processing. The "CR" in its model number stands
for "Color Raw". This new "CR" model uses a CCD
with a color mask (commonly called a "Bayer filter")
and output the "raw color" pixel values in 8 or
10 bit to be converted to a color image on the
computer. The color conversion that takes place
in the computer is supported by Sony's new IEEE
1394 software and most 3rd party Firewire® compatible
software (e.g., Matrox, National Instruments and
Unibrain).
High frame rate and high
rate scanning
Separate gain for red,
green and blue pixels to maximize the color
S/N ratio
Color conversion process
handled by a computer (not by the camera)
Multiple Cameras can be
synchronized at full frame rate with trigger
and will self- synchronize to the
common Firewire compatible bus clock
Fast software trigger
Allows for multiple cameras
on a single bus in 8-bit mode
less bandwidth per camera)
Binning 1 x 2 and 2 x 2
for high frame rates and high sensitivity in
monochrome
