I-CUBE
has been selling video cameras with frame grabbers since 1987, and
progressive scan digital & digital microscopy cameras since 1995.
We "cherry pick" the best products in all
important categories, saving our customers time and effort
while achieving price/performance optimization!
Simply
stated, you will not find a better source for recommendations based on your application requirements and budget.
Our Camera Selector Charts (below) are a great tool for
comparing features and pricing of various models.
CAMERA SELECTOR CHARTS:
Sorted by Manufacturer
Sorted by spatial resolution
Color Digital Cameras
Models $5000 and under
VIDEO CAMERA SELECTOR CHART:
Video Camera Selector Chart
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MANUFACTURERS
- Cohu
- Diagnostic Instruments (SPOT)
- EPIX
- FOculus
- Hitachi
- Imperx
- QImaging
- Scion
- Sony
- uEye
INTERESTING TECHNICAL ARTICLES
Digital camera resolution keeps going up, especially
point-and-shoot digital cameras. There are technical issues
you may wish to consider when educating yourself about cameras.
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Color camera capture methods: in our
Camera Selector Charts, you will see cameras listed as color
mosaic, 3-CCD color, and 3-Shot color. Color mosaic cameras
offer cost and speed advantages, but the only way to preserve the
native resolution of the CCD chip is offered by the latter two
methods. See this
article, or the condensed
version.
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CCD vs CMOS sensor comparison: cameras
with CMOS sensors offer cost advantages over those with CCD sensors.
However, there are image quality considerations.
See this
explanation for details.
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Higher spatial resolution does not necessarily
mean better image quality: photography guru Ken Rockwell has
written an article called "The Megapixel Myth" which you can link to
by clicking
here.
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