Heiko Seitz, an engineer, has worked for IDS-Imaging Development Systems (Obersulm, Germany) since 2001. He has applied his technical background as an author since 2016. Before then,  he was involved in the evolution of machine vision products at IDS from frame grabbers to today's camera technology. Through his in-depth experience in various areas of camera software, he understands the challenges developer face as well as the requirements of the users.