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General Camera Information

Camera information

PL-C status LED light
The cameras have a Status LED that indicates the hardware and operational status of the camera. The LED indicates the following behavior: Flashing orange...
Mon, 6 Feb, 2023 at 12:07 PM
PL-H900 and PL-E900 LED light status
The cameras have a Status LED that indicates the hardware and operational status of the camera. The LED indicates the following behavior: No connection w...
Wed, 22 May, 2019 at 3:19 PM
Lens Mount and Mount Options
The Camera’s C-mount fits a standard C-mount lens (1" × 32 tpi). CS-mount and S mount options are available for some cameras. For more information on a...
Fri, 12 Feb, 2021 at 1:46 PM
Near-Infrared (NIR) Camera Information
Currently, our PL-D732MU and PL-D734MU cameras are available as Near-Infrared (NIR) cameras. These NIR cameras have a different quantum efficiency (QE) comp...
Thu, 15 Dec, 2022 at 4:54 PM
Polar Cameras and Effective ROI
The PL-D755MU-POL is a 5MP camera, with an active area of 2448 x 2048 pixels; but the maximum Region of Interest shown in Pixelink Capture, or when using...
Mon, 2 Mar, 2020 at 9:14 AM
Saving and Loading Camera Settings to and from Camera Memory
Camera configuration parameters such as exposure, gain, saturation, or frame rate, can be modified and saved to either the on-board camera memory or a file,...
Mon, 15 Apr, 2019 at 2:51 PM
Capture OEM Introduction
Pixelink Capture OEM Welcome to Pixelink Capture OEM, a real-time, interactive and easy-to-use application to: operate Pixelink Cameras within 5 minu...
Wed, 22 May, 2019 at 3:55 PM
DirectShow
Pixelink FireWire and USB drivers are WDM compatible with a DirectShow interface.  Applications that use DirectShow can stream video data from the camera in...
Wed, 8 Jul, 2020 at 10:10 AM
Pixelink Capture TWAIN
The Pixelink Capture TWAIN interface is a standard TWAIN Data Source that can be used to capture images directly from a Pixelink camera into 3rd party appli...
Wed, 22 May, 2019 at 4:03 PM
USB2.0 Connectors
USB2.0 cameras have a single USB2.0 Type B receptacle (port). The USB2.0 cable carries image data, power and control signals. The connector is compatible wi...
Wed, 22 May, 2019 at 4:06 PM