Basler Image Quality

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Image Quality ? How does Basler Measure Image Quality

Basler is leading the effort to standadise image quality and sensitivity measurement for machine vision and sensors. All measurements done by Basler will be in 100% compliance with the new European Machine Vision Association EMVA 1288 standard. Because it describes a unified method to measure , compute and present the specification parameters for cameras and image sensors used in machine vision applications, Basler is giving the EMVA 1288 standard their strongest support. The Scout camera family will be characterised and measured to provide information about the quality and sensitivity of their products.				Camera Characterization Downloads
				Camera Sensitivity Diagram and Explanation
				Image Quality of Digital Cameras
				Loss-less compression of camera image data
				Quantization Noise in Camera Images - pdf, 64 KB
				EMVA 1288 - A Standard for Characterizing Cameras
				Presentation: EMVA - A Std for Characterizing Cameras


Explaining the Measurements The EMVA 1288 standard includes a well defined method for measuring most common noise sources. It also includes a mandatory and detailed description of the measurement setup, environmental conditions and test requirements. As a first step, only the standardization process for monochrome area scan cameras is covered. An expansion covering the standards for colour area scan and line scan cameras is expected to follow. The signal-to-noise ratio chart provides information on the image quality and sensitivity for a tested camera. The chart describes the development of the signal-to-noise ratio from a low level where noise overlays the signal, up to the point of saturation. It embeds the relevant camera parameters such as full well, dynamic range and the signal-to-noise ratio for selected values on the curve that are relevant for a specific application. The EMVA 1288 standard is available at www.emva.org. © 1993-2006 Total Turnkey Solutions.