
4M Stop Action Camera Manual
PRELIMINARY
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1.4 Image Sensor and Pixel Readout
SA’s new DCR2417M, 4 megapixel, 2352 x 1728 stop action sensor.
Figure 1: 4 Tap Sensor Block Diagram
Note: As viewed from the front of the camera without lens.
The camera uses DAL
Row 2
0
Tap 2
Column 235
Row 2
49
Tap 1
Column 23
Row 1
Column 1
Tap 1
Column 2
Tap 2
Column 3
Tap 3
Row 1
Row 1
Row 1
Column 2351
Tap 3
Row 1
Column 2350
Tap 2
Row 1
Column 2349
Tap 1
Row 2
Column 1
Tap 1
Row 2
Column 2
Tap 2
Row 2
Column 3
Tap 3
Row 2
1
Tap 3
Column 235
Row 1727
Column 2351
Tap 3
Row 1727
Column 2350
Tap 2
Row 1727
Column 2349
Tap 1
Row 1727
Column 3
Tap 3
Row 1727
Column 2
Tap 2
Row 1727
Column 1
Tap 1
Row 1727
Column 2352
Tap 4
Row 2
Tap 4
Column 2352
Row 1
Column 2352
Tap 4
Row 1728
Column 1
Tap 1
Row 1728
Column 2
Tap 2
Row 1728
Column 3
Tap 3
Row 1728
Column 2349
Tap 1
Row 1728
Column 2350
Tap 2
Row 1728
Column 2351
Tap 3
Row 1728
Column 2352
Tap 4
Pixel
1
Pixel read out direction is left to right then bottom to top
Row 1
Row 2
Column 4
Tap 4
Column 4
Tap 4
Row 1727
Column 4
Tap 4
Row 1728
Column 4
Tap 4
dout and Coordinates
The camera readout begins with pixel 1 and reads out successive pixels from left to right
until the entire row is completed. This process is repeated with each successive row in the
frame. Pixel coordinates are expressed as column and rows, where the first pixel’s
coordinates are 1,1 and the last pixel’s coordinates are 2352, 1728.
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Figure 2: 4M60 Pixel Readout De
Row 1
Column 1
Tap 1
Row 1
Column 2
Tap 2
Row 1
Column 3
Tap 3
Pixel
1
Row 1
Column 4
Tap 4
Figure 3: 4M30 Pixel Readout Detail
Row 1
Column 1
Tap 1
Row 1
Column 2
Tap 2
Row 1
Column 3
Tap 1
Pixel
1
Row 1
Column 4
Tap 2
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