An industrial robot camera refers to an imaging device that can be deployed stably and efficiently at industrial sites. It is built to adapt to complex industrial environments and operate reliably for extended periods. As a video and image acquisition device for industrial scenarios, it can directly save footage to hard disks. Are you familiar with the technical parameters of industrial robot cameras? If you would like to learn more, please read on with the staff of Kaimorui.

Technical Parameters of Industrial Robot Cameras

1. Pixel Depth: The number of bits of data per pixel. 8-bit is the most common option, while digital industrial cameras also typically offer 10-bit and 12-bit, etc.
2. Resolution: The total number of pixels captured by the camera in each frame. For digital industrial cameras, it directly matches the pixel count of the photoelectric sensor. For analog cameras, resolution depends on the video standard: 768 × 576 for PAL and 640 × 480 for NTSC.
3. Pixel Size: Pixel size and pixel count (resolution) jointly determine the sensor target size. At present, the pixel size of digital industrial cameras generally ranges from 3 μm to 10 μm. Usually, smaller pixels bring higher manufacturing difficulty and make it harder to improve image quality.
4. Maximum Frame Rate / Line Rate: The speed at which the camera captures and transmits images. For area-scan cameras, it is measured in frames per second (Frames/Sec.). For line-scan cameras, it refers to the number of lines captured per second (Hz).
5. Spectral Response: The sensitivity of the pixel sensor to different wavelengths of light. The common response range is 350 nm to 1000 nm. Some cameras are fitted with an infrared cut filter in front of the sensor to block infrared light; the filter can be removed if the system requires infrared sensing.
6. Exposure Mode / Shutter Speed: Line-scan cameras adopt progressive exposure. They support fixed line rate and external trigger synchronized acquisition. The exposure time can match the line cycle or be set to a fixed value. Area-scan industrial cameras commonly use global shutter, field exposure and rolling shutter exposure. Digital industrial cameras generally support external trigger image capture. The shutter speed can reach 10 microseconds, and high-speed industrial cameras can achieve even faster speeds.

This covers our introduction to the technical parameters of industrial robot cameras. We have previously published articles about network cameras, UAV cameras and industrial robot cameras. If you are interested, please visit Kaimorui’s official website or contact our staff for inquiries.