November 5, 2018 – Pixelink, a provider of industrial cameras for the machine vision and microscopy markets, announced the release of two USB 3.0 cameras using Sony’s 3 rd generation Pregius CMOS global shutter sensors. The Pixelink PL-D757, based on Sony IMX420, and PL-D753, based on IMX421, are designed for high dynamic range (HDR) imaging applications requiring both high resolution images and frame rates.
HDR imaging renders a captured image with a dynamic range of luminosity. A feature of the 3rd generation Sony Pregius CMOS global shutter sensors is a Dual ADC mode where each pixel can be read out with two different gains. The PL-D757 and PL-D753 take advantage of this sensor feature by combining the dual ADC images into a single hybrid HDR image directly on camera, thus removing the need for any host processing. The combination of a low gain image used for bright areas of a scene, along with a high gain image used for dark areas of a scene, allow details to be discerned in both the bright and dark areas of an image.
The PL-D757 is a 7.1MP camera with a 1.1” sensor size capable of 60 frames per second at a resolution of 3208 x 2200. The PL-D753 is a 2.8MP camera with a 2/3” sensor size and 143 frames per second at a resolution of 1936 x 1464.
Both cameras have a 4.5 µm pixel size and are available in color and monochrome versions.
The two HDR imaging cameras, along with Navitar 4K HDR lenses, will be on display in the Navitar/Pixelink stand (1H-38) at the VISION show in Stuttgart, Germany next week. As with all Pixelink cameras, these models are also compatible with Pixelink Capture, a free, real-time, interactive, multi-camera software application.
