Dual Line Scan Provides Ease-of-Use and Affordability for Color Imaging

DALSA Corporation, a global leader in machine vision technology, is pleased to introduce the Spyder3 Color camera to provide high color fidelity, ease of use, and affordable solutions for the fast growing color imaging market. The Spyder3 Color camera is based on DALSA's successful Spyder3 monochrome models using dual line sensor technology. The Spyder3 Color camera will be demonstrated at VISION 2008 in Stuttgart, Germany at the DALSA stand in Hall 4, Booth D 51.

The Spyder3 Color camera is well-suited for food, drug, cotton, textile, wood, and tile inspection, recycle sorting, and other general machine vision applications. Combining DALSA's patented dual line scan architecture and high quality pigment color filters, the Spyder3 Color provides excellent color quality, reliability and affordability. The first array contains Red (R) and Blue (B) pixels, while the second array contains Green (G) pixels only. The camera offers various data output options, including RGB, RG/BG, or G only, to meet different requirements in a wide range of imaging applications. The two adjacent linear arrays have no spacing in between. This eliminates spatial artifacts and results in high color quality, especially when capturing images of rotating or freefall objects. Useful camera features include: flat field correction, automatic white balance and pre-calibration with common light sources (such as white LEDs).

"With the introduction of the Spyder3 Color, DALSA now offers color line scan cameras that address the full price/performance spectrum. Cost-sensitive applications can rely on the Spyder3 Color, while the Trilinear Piranha Color is available for applications requiring higher speeds. With the Spyder3 Color's innovative dual line design, our customers are able to capture excellent color images with outstanding noise performance and flexibility while meeting their targets on system costs," said Xing-Fei He, Senior Product Manager at DALSA.

DALSA's Spyder3 Color offers 2k and 4k resolutions with a 14x14um or 10x10 um pixel size. It offers both Camera Link and GigE interfaces.