How does it work?
The prism inside the camera splits the light into two channels: the first channel captures visible light (the Red, Green and Blue bands of conventional imaging) while the second channel has a monochrome sensor for capturing NIR light.
The AD-080GE aligns the visible and NIR images with micro-pixel accuracy; a level of precision that is not possible with two separate cameras and this alignment remains stable throughout the lifetime of the camera.
So what?
One of the useful properties of the NIR channel is that it can see below the surface of organic and other materials to detect imperfections that the human eye can’t see. The sensor capturing visible light, for example, inspects print on the surface of a package/fruit, while the sensor capturing the NIR channel inspects the contents.
And the camera comes with the advantages of GigE Vision interface as well as having many built-in functions.
How versatile is the AD-080GE camera?
The camera can be deployed in a number of situations:
** inspection of blister packs or other plastic film containers
** traffic management/enforcement
** print inspection
** electronic board inspection
** textiles surface inspection
** fruit and vegetable inspection