
3 The camera
3.1 Camera description
Due to the built-in ring memory, the high-speed camera can also be used without a
connection to a notebook or PC. Up to 13 seconds can be recorded at full resolution
and speed without complicated experiment setup.
Cube cameras provide an outstanding performance and therefore are efficient ana-
lysis tools e.g. to monitor and optimize processes. In extreme situations such as dif-
ficult lighting conditions, varying temperatures, vibrations or jolting MIKROTRON
high-speed Cube cameras deliver frames reliably.
The camera MotionBLITZ® Cube6 is available in monochrome and color.
Initially, frames are stored in the internal frame memory of the camera. If the built-in
rechargeable battery of the camera is completely charged, it operates up to
60minutes autonomously in record mode and stores recorded data in the internal
frame memory for up to 2hours.
The color and monochrome cameras are supplied with the following features:
nAnalog / Digital gain
nAutosave mode
nDefective pixel correction
nImageBLITZ
nImage information field
nIRIG-B support
nMulti-sequence mode (1...32)
nQuad mode
nRecord until end
nRing mode
Bayer filter
The sensor of the EoSens color cameras is supplied with a Bayer color filter. In order
to get the color information, the imaging software has to decode the information of
each pixel into red, green, and blue (RGB) by using the values of its neighboring
pixels. Each red, green and blue filter element covers exactly one pixel on the sensor.
A matrix of 2x2 filter elements builds a filter element matrix. A Bayer pattern image
therefore must have an even number of pixels and an even number of lines. The
ordering of the RGB pixels for each sensor is provided in the section on technical
data.
UV/IR cut filter
In addition, color cameras are equipped with an UV/IR cut filter. Light with
wavelengths between 370nm and 670nm will be transmitted. As CMOS sensors are
susceptible to UV and IR rays outside the visible spectrum, UV/IR filter avoid blurred
images and therefore improve color images.
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