Manufacturer of 71 MPixel machine vision camera signs on with international distributors

Aug. 19, 2016
Having recently introduced the 71 MPixel MACHCAM 71 machine vision camera, which targets such applications as automated inspection, aerial imaging, scientific and medical imaging, and law enforcement, The Crowley Company has signed on with a number of international distributors that will sell the camera. 

Having recently introduced the 71 MPixel MACHCAM 71 machine vision camera, which targets such applications as automated inspection, aerial imaging, scientific and medical imaging, and law enforcement, The Crowley Company has signed on with a number of international distributors that will sell the camera.

Thus far, The Crowley Company, which is based out of Frederick, MD, USA, has signed OnVision to distribute in Korea and 1stVision to distribute in North America.

"We are very excited to partner with The Crowley Company which enables us to offer 71MP high resolution cameras for industrial applications," said Jon Chouinard, vice president of 1st Visionbusiness development. "Combining a large CMOSIS sensor with USB3 in a small package will open up many new applications that were previously cost-prohibitive."

Available in both color and monochrome, the MACHCAM 71 (C/M)machine vision camerafeatures a 71 MPixel CMOS image sensor. The sensor used in the camera is the CHR70M from CMOSIS, which is a 71 MPixel CMOS sensor with a 3.1 µm pixel size that can capture images at 3 fps. Additionally, the camera features a Camera Link or USB3 interface (GigE under production), and a dynamic range of 63 dB, and comes with a software development kit, installation software, and manual and source code files.

MACHCAM 71 cameras will be on display at the upcoming VISION show in Stuttgart, Germany from November 8-10.

View The Crowley Company press release.

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