SVS-Vistek SHR 10GigE, Manual

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5.1.14 Acquisition and processing time
The camera has to read the sensor, process the data to a valid image and transfer
this to the host computer. Some of these tasks are done in parallel. This implies
the data transfer does not end immediately after end of exposure, as the image
has to be processed and transferred after exposure.
Fig.: 5-17: Acquisition and processing time
On the other hand, while processing and transferring the image the sensor might
capture already the next frame.
5.1.15 Bit depth
Values of brightness are internally represented by numbers. The
number of bits for brightness representation is limiting the number
of color values that can be represented. Bit depth defines the max-
imum unique colors or gray levels in an image.
No of gray values = 2
bit depth
All SVCam models support 8-bit format. In most cases, the sensor
itself is limiting maximum bit depth. Refer to specifications
whether your model is supporting higher bit depth.
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