Description of the data path
MARLIN Technical Manual
V2.4.0
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Vertical binning
Vertical binning
increases the light sensitivity of the camera by a factor of
two by adding together the values of two adjoining vertical pixels output as
a single pixel. At the same time this normally improves signal to noise sep-
aration by about 2 dB.
Format_7 Mode_2
By default use
Format_7 Mode_2
for 2 x vertical binning.
This reduces vertical resolution, depending on the model.
Figure 51: 2 x vertical binning
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Vertical resolution
is reduced, but
signal-to noise ratio
(SNR) is increased by about 3 dB (2 x binning).
Note
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If
vertical binning
is activated the image may appear to be
over-exposed and may require correction.
Note
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The image appears
vertically
compressed in this mode and
no longer exhibits a true aspect ratio.
2 x vertical binning