Camera Series

This topic should provide a short overview of the camera models, naming scheme and selection.

General Series Selection

The sections below provide rough guidance on how to select a suitable camera model given your application constraints.

Housing

When space is limited and a compact device is needed N-series devices should be considered first. When space is not critical C-, X- and XR-series devices will in general deliver higher quality data with more robustness against ambient light.

Projection Color

When acquiring images of the human face it might be beneficial to use infrared projection, which is available in N-series models only. Also synchronous acquisition of color images in moving scenes only results in high quality data when using infrared projection.

Resolution

C/X/XR-series cameras will in general achieve high lateral and depth resolutions because of the larger available baselines and higher resolution sensor models.

Performance

XR-series cameras perform on-board processing. This is beneficial when using multiple cameras, or using with relatively low performance host systems because each camera brings its own processing power. If your host system has sufficient performance (>8 CPU cores, CUDA-enabled GPU, etc.) you might be able to achieve slightly higher performance when connecting single X-series devices to this system.

Naming Scheme

Most of our camera models can be fitted with different optics and focus distances to form a wide range of different camera variants. You can use our camera selector tool to choose the model matching your application requirements. The composition of the camera model names is defined as follows.

C-Series

The C-series model identifier is composed of three sections as follows: <Type>-<Optics>-<Baseline>

Example Model: C57-8-S

Section	Description	Example Model	Possible Values
Type	Camera and projector type	C57	C57: FlexView 3 projector
Optics	Focal length of stereo sensor lenses Color sensor and projector use different lenses, but have roughly the same opening angle	8	8: 8.0mm
Baseline	Distance between left and right stereo sensor	S	S: 240mm M: 455mm L: 850mm

N-Series

The N-series model identifier is composed of five sections as follows: <Type>-<FocalLength><VergenceAngle>-<Aperture>-<Wavelength>

Example Model: N30-1204-16-BL

Section	Description	Example Model	Possible Values
Type	Camera and projector type	N30	N30: IP65, uEye protocol N35: IP65, uEye protocol, FlexView 1 projector N31: IP65, GigE Vision protocol N36: IP65, GigE Vision protocol, FlexView 1 projector N40: PA66 Housing, IP65, uEye protocol N45: PA66 Housing, IP65, uEye protocol, FlexView 1 projector N41: PA66 Housing, IP65, GigE Vision protocol N46: PA66 Housing, IP65, GigE Vision protocol, FlexView 1 projector
Focal Length	Camera and projector focal length	12	6: 6.0mm 8: 8.0mm 12: 12.0mm 16: 16.0mm
Vergence Angle	Camera vergence angle	04	02: 2 deg 04: 4 deg 06: 6 deg 1 08: 8 deg 1 10: 10 deg 1
Aperture	Optics relative aperture	16	16: F=1.6 18: F=1.8 20: F=2.0
Wavelength	Color of illumination	BL	BL: blue, 465nm IR: infrared, 850nm

1(1,2,3)

Only available on N30/N31/N35/N36.

S-Series

Unlike the other series, there is only one type of S-series cameras.

The S-series model identifier is composed of three sections as follows: <Type>-<Optics>-<Wavelength>

Example Model: S10-60/750-IR

Section	Description	Example Model	Possible Values
Type	Camera type	S10	S10: IP65/67, Zinc housing
Optics	Opening angle / Focus distance	60 / 750	Opening angle of camera view field in degrees: 60 Focus distance: 750
Wavelength	Color of illumination	IR	IR: infrared, 835nm

X-Series / XR-Series

The X/XR-series model identifier is composed of four sections as follows: <Type>-<Sensor>-<Optics>-<Mechanics>

Example Model: X36-1CP-12/14/2600-400/1900

Section	Description	Example Model	Possible Values
Type	Projector type	X36	X30, XR30: For single-shot operation X36, XR36: FlexView 2 projector
Sensor	Image sensor type	1CP	1CP: IP30, 1.3MP CP uEye sensor 1FA: IP65, 1.3MP FA uEye sensor 2CP: IP30, 1.6MP CP GigE Vision sensor 2FA: IP65, 1.6MP FA GigE Vision sensor 5CP: IP30, 5MP CP GigE Vision sensor 5FA: IP65, 5MP FA GigE Vision sensor
Optics	Focal length / Aperture / Focus distance	12mm / F=1.4 / 2600mm → 12/14/2600	Focal length: 8-35mm Relative aperture: 1.4 - 16 Focus distance: any 3
Mechanics	Baseline / Vergence distance 2	400mm / 1900mm → 400/1900	Baseline: 200mm or 400mm Vergence distance: any 3

Note

X/XR-series cameras don’t carry the -BL suffix because blue is the only wave length option.

2

Vergence Distance: Distance where optical axes of cameras intersect. Replacement for vergence angle specification from N-series models

3(1,2)

Restrictions on vergence distance and focus distance apply when factory calibration is needed.