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Camera Link HSCamera Link HS (high speed) is a standard developed for high-speed digital data transmission in machine vision and industrial imaging applications. It is an evolution of the original Camera Link...
camera memoryPrimary image memory that is built into a digital camera and stores the digital images generated by the camera's image sensor. figure
cameraA light-tight box that receives light from an object or scene and focuses it to form an image on a light-sensitive material or a detector. The camera generally contains a lens of variable aperture...
CCD cameraA CCD camera, or charge-coupled device camera, is a type of digital camera that utilizes a CCD image sensor to capture and record images. CCD cameras are widely used in various applications,...
CCD image sensorA CCD image sensor, or charge-coupled device image sensor, is a type of electronic device used to convert optical images into electronic signals. It is a key component in digital cameras, camcorders,...
CCD -> charge-coupled deviceA charge-coupled device (CCD) is a type of electronic image sensor used in various imaging devices, including digital cameras, camcorders, and scientific instruments. It consists of an integrated...
CDRMcompensating digital readout multiplexer
CDScinema digital sound; conjugate direction search; correlated double sampling
CDVcompressed digital video
charge-coupled deviceA charge-coupled device (CCD) is a type of electronic image sensor used in various imaging devices, including digital cameras, camcorders, and scientific instruments. It consists of an integrated...
charge-injection deviceA charge-injection device (CID) refers to a class of devices that manipulate and detect electrical charge within a semiconductor material. Charge-coupled devices are a specific implementation of this...
chromatic dispersion -> dispersionDispersion refers to the phenomenon where different wavelengths (colors) of light travel at different speeds when passing through a medium. This variation in the speed of light for different colors...
CID -> charge-injection deviceA charge-injection device (CID) refers to a class of devices that manipulate and detect electrical charge within a semiconductor material. Charge-coupled devices are a specific implementation of this...
CID cameraCID, or charge injection device, camera refers to a type of imaging device that utilizes a specific kind of solid-state image sensor technology. CID cameras are capable of capturing images in a...
CMOS -> complementary metal-oxide semiconductorComplementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) refers to a technology used in the fabrication of integrated circuits, particularly semiconductor devices like microprocessors, memory chips, and image...
CMOS cameraA CMOS camera refers to an imaging device that employs a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor to capture digital images. CMOS cameras have become ubiquitous due to their low...
CMOS image sensorA CMOS image sensor, short for complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor image sensor, is a type of semiconductor device used to capture visual information and convert it into electrical signals for...
CoaXPressCoaXPress (CoaXPress or CXP) is a standardized digital interface and communication protocol used primarily in machine vision and industrial imaging applications. It enables high-speed data...
complementary metal-oxide semiconductorComplementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) refers to a technology used in the fabrication of integrated circuits, particularly semiconductor devices like microprocessors, memory chips, and image...
computer-generated hologramA computer-generated hologram (CGH) is a holographic image produced using computational methods and algorithms, rather than traditional optical techniques. CGHs are generated entirely in digital form...
contouringSelection of specific brightness values or minimum threshold levels as contingencies for the display of digital data.
D/Adigital-to-analog
DACdigital-to-analog converter
DARLIdigital angular readout by laser interferometry
DATdigital audiotape
data compressionA method of storing digital data using techniques that consume less memory space than basic methods do. See differential pulse code modulation; run end coding; run length coding.
DCSdata collection system; digital access and cross-connect systems; dual-cone scanner
DEMdigital elevation model
DICOMDigital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
DIDdigital information display
DIMSdigital imaging medical systems
dispersionDispersion refers to the phenomenon where different wavelengths (colors) of light travel at different speeds when passing through a medium. This variation in the speed of light for different colors...
DLCdiamondlike carbon; digital-loop carrier
DLPdigital light processing
DMMdigital multimeter
DMPdigital map processor; digital micromirror device
DPTdigital piezoelectric translator
DRdigital radiography
DROdirect readout; digital readout
DRSdigital radar simulator; data relay satellite
DSAdigital subtraction angiography
DSLdigital subscriber line
DSOdigital storage oscilloscope
DSPdigital signal processing
DTdigital tomography; distant terminal
DVDdigital videodisc
DVIdigital video interaction
DWGdigital waveform generator
endoscopeAn endoscope is a medical device used for visualizing and examining the interior of hollow organs, body cavities, or confined spaces within the body. It consists of a flexible or rigid tube equipped...
episcope -> opaque projectorAn opaque projector is a device used for enlarging and projecting images from opaque objects such as printed pages, photographs, or three-dimensional objects onto a screen or surface. Unlike a...
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