December 4, 2013 - Point Grey announces BFLY-PGE-50A2 Blackfly GigE Vision camera with 5 megapixel resolution. The BFLY-PGE-50A2 camera utilizes the MT9P031 (monochrome) and MT9P006 (color) CMOS sensors from Aptina and is capable of streaming full resolution 5 MP images at 13 fps. Region of interest functionality allows users to configure the sensor to output a smaller window of pixels at higher frame rate, such as HD 1080p (1920 x 1080) at 28 fps. The MT9P031 and MT9P006 sensors offer a 1/2.5" optical format, making it compatible with a wide variety of small format, low cost, CS-mount optics.
The BFLY-PGE-50A2 camera supports cable lengths of up to 100 meters using Gigabit Ethernet, third-party imaging library support using the GigE Vision standard, and a host of features including Power over Ethernet, temperature and status monitoring, in-field updatable firmware, color interpolation, look up table and gamma, and much more. With its unique combination of imaging performance, small 29 x 29 x 30 mm size, and low price, this Blackfly camera is perfectly suited for applications in machine vision and factory automation; scientific applications such as astronomy, microscopy and biophotonics. The Blackfly BFLY-PGE-50A2M/C-CS is priced at $325 (€245). Monochrome and color models are available.
