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Camera Performance and Features
Linea Lite GigE Series Camera
Binning
Binning is the process where the charge on two (or more) adjacent pixels is combined. This results
in increased light sensitivity since there is twice the sensor area to capture photons. The sensor
spatial resolution is reduced but the improved low-light sensitivity plus lower signal-noise ratio may
solve a difficult imaging situation. The user can evaluate the results of the binning function (factor
of 2x or 4x) on the Linea Lite GigE by using CamExpert.
Linea Lite GigE supports horizontal and vertical binning independently. Vertical binning is
performed over multiple acquisition lines within the camera, therefore the virtual frame buffer
height is automatically reduced when binning is enabled.
Note
: Binning is performed digitally, therefore there is no increase in acquisition line
rate.
The following graphic illustrates binning.
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4096
4095
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2
1
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2048
Horizontal Binning
by 2
Line
1
Line
2
Line
3
Line
4
Line
1023
Line
1024
Line
1
Line
2
Line
512
Repeated for each
acquired line
Repeated for each column of
pixels for the user defined
virtual frame buffer (i.e. Height)
Vertical Binning
by 2
applied to the virtual
frame buffer
feature determines whether combined pixels are averaged or summed.
Related GigE Vision Features
Feature related to binning are part of the Image Format Control Category.
Preliminary
