Axiocam HS

Axiocam HS Specifications:

Sensor

Sony ICX 414, progressive readout

CCD basic resolution

660 (H) x 494 (V) = 330 K pixels

Pixel size

9.9 µm (H) x 9.9 µm (V)

Sensor size

6.5 mm x 4.9 mm, equivalent to 1⁄/2"

Spectral sensitivity

HSc approx. 400 up to 720 nm with BG 40 IR blocking filter

 

HSm approx. 350 up to 1000 nm with BK 7 protective cover

 

glass

Dynamic range

Typical SNR 65 dB = 1 : 1800

Full well capacity

Typical 32 Ke

Readout noise

Typical 17 e

Dark current

Typical 0.7 LSB/s, equivalent to 5.4 e/pixel/s

Readout clock speed

Max. 24.57 MHz

Speed optimized readout mode

Max. time resolution by overlapping exposure and read-

 

out for time lapse acquisitions

Frame rates

Approx. 60 frames/s in basic resolution up to approx.

 

200 frames/s at binning 5 x 5 at 1 ms respectively, higher

 

frame rates with combinations of binning and ROI (see

 

table page 3)

Raw data rate

Max. 28 MB/s or 1.6 GB/minute

 

(appropriate PC main memory capacity required)

Data recording

Inline recording of raw data directly to hard disk at all

 

frame rates (available from 12/2005)

Exposure time

From 0.25 ms up to 60 s

Color optimization

Available for color model, default white point 3200 K

Gain

Analog gain 2x, digital gain 16x

Binning modi

Binning Resolution (pixel) Frames/s*

 

1 x 1 660 x 494 60

 

2 x 2 328 x 246 108

 

3 x 3 216 x 164 143

 

4 x 4 160 x 122 174

 

5 x 5 124 x 98 198

 

On Chip Binning in two axes (only monochrome version) * Dependant on application software

Sensor subarea readout (ROI)

Freely adjustable

Digitization

 

12 bit AD converter

Interface

 

FireWire (IEEE 1394 a), several cameras on one bus possible

Control signals

 

Trigger In/Out, TTL compatible, programmable polarity,

 

 

adjustable trigger delay for shutter synchronization

Housing

 

Aluminum, blue anodized, cooling fins,

 

 

11 cm x 8 cm x 4.5 cm, 350 g

Optical interface

 

C-Mount adapter

Free back focal depth

 

Max. 5 mm

Protective cover glass

 

BK 7 for HSm, annealed, IR filter BG 40 for HSc, annea-

 

 

led respectively

CCD cooling

 

Single stage thermoelectrical cooling (Peltier) for decrease

 

 

of dark current and thermal decoupling of the CCD sen-

 

 

sor, heat dissipation by means of the housing, no fan

 

 

required

Dark current compensation

Adaptive compensation algorithm in camera driver

Operating system

 

Microsoft® Windows 2000 Professional,

 

 

Microsoft® Windows XP Professional

Camera firmware

 

Firmware download possible

Dual camera operation

Possible

Product types

Monochrome and color

Certificates

CE, cUL

Power supply

10 33 V DC / 4 W power supply by the FireWire cable

 

(IEEE 1394 a) from the PC, no external power supply

 

required

Environmental conditions

+5° up to +35° Celsius, max. 80% air humidity, non con-

 

densing , free air circulation required

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