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Calibir GXM640 IR Camera User's Manual
Operational Reference
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Image Format Controls Category
The Image Format controls, as shown by CamExpert, groups parameters used to
configure camera pixel format, image processing, overlays, and so forth. Additionally, a
feature control to select and output an internal test image simplifies qualifying a camera
setup.
Figure 35: CamExpert Image Format Controls
For more information on pixel polarity, test patterns, and color maps, refer to the Pixel
Polarity, Internal Test Pattern Generator, and False Color Mapping sections, respectively.
Image Format Controls Feature Descriptions
The following table describes these features along with their view attribute.
Table 19: Image Format Controls Feature Descriptions
Display Name
Feature & Values
Description
View
Sensor Width
SensorWidth
Displays the sensor width in active image pixels.
Guru
Sensor Height
SensorHeight
Displays the sensor height in active image pixels.
Guru
Width
Width
Width of the image provided by the device (in
pixels).
Beginner
Height
Height
Height of the image provided by the device (in lines). Beginner
Pixel Format
PixelFormat
Format of the pixel provided by the device. Contains
all format information as provided by PixelCoding,
PixelSize, PixelColorFilter, combined in one single
value.
Beginner
Monochrome 8-Bit
Mono8 Monochrome 8-Bit. This format automatically
employs the Contrast Enhancement mechanism to
map the 16-bit sensor output to 8-bits.
Monochrome 16-bit
Mono16 Monochrome 16-Bit. This format uses a 16-bit
monochrome buffer format with the most-significant
bits (MSB) packed with 00. This format is the
calibrated raw output of the sensor.
YUYV
YUV422_8
YUYV color 16-bit.
