COMPUTERLESS IMAGING SYSTEMS
Cameras with HDMI Output direct to Monitor
Typical Machine Vision Camera InterfaceIndustrial Machine Vision Cameras typically require a direct connection to a computer to support the image processing algorithms used for machine vision, and to control the camera. For example, The Imaging Source provides IC capture, a powerful image capture and processing software solution for this role. |  |
Live Operator-Inspection StationsAlternatively, cameras are often used for operator inspection stations that do not have a host computer available.Adding a host computer to an inspection station adds complexity and requires routine maintenance! |  |
Cameras currently available with HDMI Output
There are a few lost-cost HDMI cameras available on the market, but In general, these cameras tend to be available in color-only (no monochrome), and they tend to use low-cost image sensors with small pixels and “rolling shutters.”
ROLLING SHUTTER ARTIFACTS
A rolling shutter suffers from image distortion artifacts that may be “acceptable” during streaming video, but if the operator takes a snap-shot while an object is in motion, the artifacts will degrade the quality of the resulting captured image. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_shutter
Still images are often captured by Quality Assurance inspectors – to document images of anomalies in the manufactured product.