August 23, 2012 - Teledyne DALSA announced that its Falcon2 high performance area scan camera series is now available in color. The Color Falcon2 incorporates the company's CMOS imaging technology making these cameras ideal for more detailed electronic component and food inspection, street mapping, medical applications, 3D color imaging in industrial applications (PCB inspection) and digital cinema. Falcon2 Color cameras enable color inspection along with fast frame rates, excellent image quality, and true global shutter operation. Unique to the machine vision market, Teledyne DALSA’s 4M and 8M Falcon2 cameras come with selectable aspect ratios. All three models are mechanically rugged and are thermally stable and thus do not require external heat sinks.
The Falcon2 Color cameras come with embedded image processing, including FFC correction and pixel responsivity adjustment. The Falcon2 Color series includes:
- Falcon2 4M Color, delivering 4 Megapixels at 168 frames per second,
- Falcon2 8M Color, delivering 8 Megapixels at 90 frames per second, and the
- Falcon2 12M Color, delivering 12 Megapixels at 58 frames per second.
Key Features and Benefits
- High quality color imaging at high frame rates and resolutions
- Latest charge domain CMOS technology ensures high full well capacity, enabling excellent signal integrity and image quality
- Individual color gain adjustment allows for better color balancing
- In camera image pre-processing (flat field correction, pixel responsivity adjustment)
- Selectable 4:3 or 1:1 aspect ratios while maintaining the same overall resolution (for 4M and 8M models)
- Global shutter imaging to crisply capture moving objects
- GenICam compliant and available with Camera Link interface standard and optional Camera Link HS for high bandwidth data transmission
“The Falcon2 Color series delivers high resolution, color accuracy, and speed for an overall excellent image quality," said Behnam Rashidian, Senior Product Manager at Teledyne DALSA. “The addition of the Falcon2 Color series enables applications such as food, pharmaceutical, and industrial inspection where accurate color information is essential.”
About Teledyne DALSA’s Machine Vision Products and Services
Teledyne DALSA is a world leader in the design, manufacture and deployment of digital imaging components for the machine vision market. Teledyne DALSA image sensors, cameras, smart cameras, frame grabbers, software, and vision solutions are used in thousands of automated inspection systems around the world and across multiple industries including semiconductor, solar cell, flat panel display, electronics, automotive, medical, packaging and general manufacturing. About Teledyne DALSA, Inc. Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company, is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1,000 employees worldwide, headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Established in 1980, the company designs, develops, manufactures and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing specialized semiconductor products and services including MEMS. For more information, visit Teledyne DALSA’s website at www.teledynedalsa.com.
