CMOS and Super CCD Cameras

CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices

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IRVINE, Calif., JULY 7, 2006 -- Toshiba Teli America has introduced two new industrial imaging solutions, the CMOS-based CSB1100CL-10 and the CS6910F, which comes equipped with a Super CCD.

The CSB1100CL-10 was designed to provide machine vision engineers with an economical, high-performance alternative to more expensive CCD-based monochrome cameras, Toshiba Teli said.

Based on a 1.3 megapixel CMOS progressive scan sensor, the CSB1100CL-10 has a razor sharp 1240 x 1024 resolution and 22 fps capture rate on fast-moving subjects. According to the company, it is an ideal solution in a variety of challenging machine vision applications, including factory automation, OCR/DCR reading, inspection and quality control. In addition to delivering excellent resolution, the CMOS sensor heightens the camera's spectral response and raises its signal-to-noise ratio to 47 dB.

Toshiba Teli America's CMOS-based CSB1100CL-10 (left) and CS6910F, which has a Super CCD.

To save the operator time and money, the CSB1100CL-10 also incorporates the CameraLink interface for digital 10-bit output. The interface assures interchangeability of the CSB1100CL-10 with other CameraLink products utilizing a common connector, cable and pin assignment.

The CSB1100CL-10 also features Toshiba Teli's patented windows of interest capability, which allows up to 16 areas within a screen to be set by the user, resulting in dramatically increased frame rates suitable for extreme high-speed processing. Areas are read out by designating horizontal and vertical addresses.

Other features of the CSB1100CL-10, which is available now, are global shutter mode that exposes all pixels simultaneously with little or no blurring, random trigger shutter mode and a wide dynamic range to capture both high- and low-intensity subjects at the same time despite a large difference in contrasts.

Toshiba Teli also announced it is shipping the new CS6910F, a next generation FireWire digital camera that uses a honeycomb-style Super CCD to achieve SXGA (1280 x 960) resolution images at up to 30 fps.

When going head-to-head with traditional CCDs, the CS6910F's 1/4 in. progressive-scan Super CCD provides superior color fidelity, greater sensitivity and improved dynamic range while delivering high-quality digital video streams to a host PC, the company said. This translates into lower error rates and speeds across a wide range of color-based factory automation and image measurement applications.

Other features include random trigger shutter, electronic shutter (1/15,000 to 8 sec.), and multiple video formats. Ruggedly built for industrial environments, it sports compact dimensions (44 mm x 29 mm x 65 mm), minimal weight (160 g), and the use of universal C-mount lenses.

For more information on either camera, visit: www.toshiba-teli.com

Toshiba Teli America Inc.
33 Hammond, Suite 211
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 770-8354
Fax: 949-206-0210

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Published: July 2006