Digital Cubic camera by Sony – Switch from analogue to digital made easy

Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions division has announced a new series of digital cubic cameras designed to simplify the switchover from analogue industrial camera networks.

Digital cubic camera modules
Photo by SONY

The cameras use a Super HAD CCD dual channel sensor, deliver class-leading frame rates of up to 130fps at 1/3 type VGA, output video at up to 5MP resolution and integrate Sony’s new “Sensitivity Mode” functionality, which gives the ability to increase the sensitivity via the sensor’s firmware.

By using the same housing as its popular cubic (29x29x30mm) range of analogue cameras, Sony has enabled its customers to simply replace existing cameras and more easily access the benefits of switching to digital.

The Digital Cubic cameras will use the CameraLink transmission standard, with PoCL (power over CameraLink) v1.2 compliance. Five colour / black and white modules (XCL-C Series) are available for sampling immediately and high volume shipping will begin in October.

The modules deliver 8, 10 or 12-bit digital output, enable normal, binning (b/w models) or partial scan readouts and come with multiple trigger modes, a flexible I/O management, full auto exposure and picture enhancement functions. Additionally, to reduce the image processing tact time the cameras all come with shading and defective pixel cancellation and internal temerature readouts.

“The camera is well suited to a wide range of applications and its compact housing as well as its high image processing speed mean the cameras are ideal in machine vision, ITS [intelligent transport] and even sports applications.” as Myriam Beraneck of Sony pointed out.

Sony will display its cubic Camera Link modules at November’s Vision 2012 exhibition, Stuttgart.

Full details will be available on the Sony stand 1-C32 at November’s Vision show, Stuttgart and from www.image-sensing-solutions.eu

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