Guppy PRO Technical Manual
V4.1.2
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2 × full binning (Guppy PRO F-503 also 4 × full binning)
If horizontal and vertical binning are combined, every 4 (16) pixels are
consolidated into a single pixel. At first two (4) vertical pixels are put together
and then combined horizontally. With the CMOS sensor of Guppy PRO F-503C,
color binning is possible. The monochrome CMOS sensor of Guppy PRO F-503B
uses the same binning patterns as the color version.
Light sensitivity
This increases light sensitivity by a total of a factor of 4 (16) and at the same
time signal-to-noise separation is improved by about 6 (12) dB (not low-noise
binning).
Resolution
Resolution is reduced, depending on the model.
Format_7 Mode_3
By default and without further remapping use
Format_7 Mode_3
for
2 × full binning.
Low-noise binning
For Guppy PRO F-503, low-noise binning (averaged pixel signals) is available. To
activate this mode see
Low-noise binning mode (2 × and 4 × binning) (Guppy
Figure 45: 2 × horizontal binning (Guppy PRO F-503B, F-503C)
Note
The image appears
horizontally
compressed in this mode and
does no longer show true aspect ratio.
If
horizontal binning
is activated the image may appear to be
overexposed and must be corrected, if necessary.
