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Global vs. Rolling Shutters in Machine Vision: Unraveling the Differences

January 31, 2025

Image capture is crucial in machine vision to ensure accurate and reliable results. At the heart of this process lies the camera shutter, which controls how light enters the sensor. Two main types of shutters dominate the field: global shutters and rolling shutters. Understanding the differences between these technologies is essential for machine vision engineers, system integrators, and industrial automation professionals to optimize their systems for specific applications.

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Understanding SWIR: Unveiling the Power of Shortwave Infrared Imaging

January 31, 2025

Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) imaging technology has revolutionized various industries by enabling previously unattainable applications with traditional visible light cameras. This post explores the unique capabilities of SWIR cameras, underlying technology, and diverse applications.

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How Can We Commute More Safely? Machine Vision May Have the Answer

October 22, 2022

When people think of traffic and Covid19, they recall the eerily empty streets from the pandemic's early period. In the longer term, Covid has actually increased traffic throughout the nation, as health fears pushed people into cars and away from public transit. According to the Department of Transportation, there has been an 18.4% increase in traffic fatalities since the first half of 2020.

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How Machine Vision Powers the James Webb Telescope

September 21, 2022

When the James Webb telescope released its first images in mid-July 2022, the world was amazed by photographs of the cosmos in more detail than they’d ever seen before. NASA shared images that showed us famous nebulae in more detail than we’d ever seen, Jupiter in a shocking new light, and images from the beginning of the universe. Like the Hubble Telescope before it, the James Webb telescope is able to do this work in part thanks to an amazing technology at its heart: machine vision.

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Global vs. Rolling Shutters in Machine Vision: Unraveling the Differences

Understanding SWIR: Unveiling the Power of Shortwave Infrared Imaging

How Can We Commute More Safely? Machine Vision May Have the Answer

How Machine Vision Powers the James Webb Telescope

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