Linea Lite GigE Series Camera
Camera Performance and Features
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Binning
Binning is the process where the charge on two (or more) adjacent pixels is combined. This results
in increased light sensitivity since there is twice the sensor area to capture photons. The sensor
spatial resolution is reduced but the improved low-light sensitivity plus lower signal-noise ratio may
solve a difficult imaging situation. The user can evaluate the results of the binning function (factor
of 2x or 4x) on Linea Lite monochrome cameras by using CamExpert.
Linea Lite monochrome cameras support horizontal and vertical binning independently. Vertical
binning is performed over multiple acquisition lines within the camera, therefore the virtual frame
buffer height is automatically reduced when binning is enabled.
Note: Binning is performed digitally, therefore there is no increase in acquisition
line rate.
The following graphic illustrates binning.
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4096
4095
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2
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2
2048
Horizontal Binning
by 2
Line
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Line
2
Line
3
Line
4
Line
1023
Line
1024
Line
1
Line
2
Line
512
Repeated for each
acquired line
Repeated for each column of
pixels for the user defined
virtual frame buffer (i.e. Height)
Vertical Binning
by 2
applied to the virtual
frame buffer
Figure 38: Horizontal & Vertical Binning
feature determines whether combined pixels are averaged or summed.
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