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Appendix E: Using the RGB12 Mode in CamExpert
Appendix E: Using the RGB12
Mode in CamExpert
Data Format
The RGB12 mode (color 12-bit) is now available for the 2k and 4k GigE cameras.
The following example uses the 2k camera to explain how to configure the RGB12 mode
using CamExpert. The configuration of the 4K camera is similar to the 2K camera and will be
discussed later.
The following table is the 2K sensor geometry format:
Table 15. 2K sensor geometry format.
R
0
B
0
R
1
B
1
R
2
B
1021
R
1022
B
1022
R
1023
B
1023
G
0
G
1
G
2
G
3
G
4
G
2043
G
2044
G
2045
G
2046
G
2047
In RGB12 mode the output data are serialized, as shown in the table below:
Table 16. 2K camera RGB12 mode output format.
CamExpert Configuration
Image format is determined by a few parameters in the ‘Image Format Control’ menu. Refer
to the figure below:
Figure 59. Settings for 8-bit color display.
As shown in the above settings, the camera will output 8-bit color data and the CamExpert
will display it on the screen as a color image. Refer to the following screen capture: