Cheetah Pregius Camera with GigE Vision
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Interface – User Manual
August 27, 2019
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1 About the Camera
1.1 General
The GigE Vision® with Power over Ethernet (PoE) Cheetah CMOS cameras are built around
advanced Sony Pregius CMOS image sensors with global shutter for high quality images in a
small ruggedized form factor. Cheetah cameras are progressive scan digital cameras featuring
a built-in image-processing engine, low power consumption, low noise, and high dynamic
range (71 dB). The cameras provide several trigger modes and output strobes allowing you to
synchronize the image capture of one or more cameras to an external event. They also provide
an Area of Interest (AOI), programmable look-up tables (LUT) and the ability to store up to
four different camera configurations. Using the simple GenICam™ compliant user interface,
you can quickly apply image corrections to enhance recognition or quality.
The cameras are suitable for a wide range of environmental conditions and applications, such
as machine vision, industrial inspection, surveillance, aerospace, and more.
The C2000 and C2400 cameras are ultra-compact with a slimmed down feature set for cost-
sensitive applications.
The C3210 camera has large 4.5-micron square pixels for improved sensitivity and dynamic
range.
The Cheetah P67 cameras feature IP67-rated enclosure that protects a camera from ingress
of water, dirt, dust, sand and other contaminants and can be utilized in harsh environments.
Imperx offers IP67 lens tubes of different diameters to be used with varying lens sizes to suit
your specific requirements.
The C4410, C5410, and C6410 cameras feature 20 MP, 17 MP, and 31 MP Sony Pregius CMOS
sensors respectively, provide support for active Canon EOS lens with iris and focus controls,
and are available with optional thermal cooling that lowers the sensor temperature to a
certain level reducing thermal noise.
The C2410Y/Z and C4110Y/Z cameras feature a micro-polarized Sony Pregius CMOS sensors.
The sensors have a 2x2 pixel sub-array where each pixel within the sub-array blocks a different
polarization angle (0, 45, 90 or 135 degrees).
The cameras ship with the Imperx SDK and IpxPlayer for playing/recording videos and setting
camera features.
enlists the Cheetah CMOS camera models featuring GigE Vision® with PoE interface.
The cameras use global shutter operation for superior motion capture with exceptionally high
frame rates for high throughput applications. You can synchronize the cameras to an external
trigger source and vary exposure times using internal controls or an external pulse width. An
Area of Interest (AOI) can be programmed for each acquisition frame.
Built-in gamma correction and user-defined look-up table (LUT) capabilities optimize the
camera’s dynamic range features. Bad pixel correction is used for pixels that are over-
responding or under-responding. Auto White Balance (AWB) is available in color cameras to
correct for color temperature.
