High Speed Image Capture in 5 Megapixel Resolution
With an electronic shutter and all pixel progressive readout of 120 fps, the Canon 3U5MGXS 5MP CMOS sensor offers fast, distortion free image capture. In a 2/3″ format, proprietary pixel designs with low power consumption and enhanced sensitivity further improve performance. The 3U5MGXS CMOS sensor is an innovative solution where high performance is required in a small format. This CMOS sensor family is available in monochrome (3U5MGXSMAA), color (3U5MGXSCAA) and a specialized RGB-NIR color filter array (3U5MGXSIBA).
Enhanced Solutions with RGB-NIR Pixel Filter
By replacing one of the green filters on a standard color CMOS sensor with a Near Infra-Red (NIR) filter, image processing from these sensors allows for the separation and discrete analysis of the visible and NIR wavelengths. Discrete analysis of these bands from a single image simplifies dual sensor systems by reducing size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements; provides added capabilities to systems that can benefit from the additional band; and enhances current solutions already detecting in both the NIR and visible wavelengths with fast, distortion free imaging.
New Pixel Design and Drive Technology
The pixels of the Canon 3U5MGXS CMOS sensor include a gathering structure which enables photons entering from wide incident angles to be re-directed into the photodiode which otherwise would be lost. The result is a CMOS image sensor with higher sensitivity, capable of capturing high quality images even in challenging low-light situations.
The Canon 3U5MGXS Opens Up New Possibilities in a Number of Industrial Applications
For automotive, broadcasting, camera OEMs, electronics, flat panel display, food, intelligent transportation systems, manufacturing, medical, military, pharmaceutical, life sciences and print industries, the 3U5MGXS is ideal for:
- Automotive parts inspection
- Automotive metrology
- Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)
- High speed video broadcasting
- Microscopy
- High resolution network cameras
- Wide FOV cameras
- 720 – 60fps cameras
- Dome cameras with electronic pan, tile, and zoom
- Hybrid video cameras with high resolution stills
- Detailed feature extraction for smart cameras
- 3D scanners for prototyping and quality assurance
- Robotic vision
- UAVs
- Embedded vision (when used with flat ribbon flex cable)
- Electronics part inspection
- PCB inspection
- Flat panel inspection
- Fruit, vegetable and pastry inspection
- Automated food production
- License plate capture
- Red light camera
- Manufacturing parts inspection
- Metrology
- 3D scanning for prototyping and quality assurance
- Dental imaging
- Ophthalmology
- Medical imaging
- High end surveillance and security
- Biometrics
- Pharmaceutical and life science microscopy
- Analysis of color prints
Technical Specifications
| 3U5MGXSC | 3U5MGXSM | 3U5MGXSIBA | |
| Filter Type | RGB | Monochrome | RGB-NIR |
| Sensitivity (e/lx/sec) | 30,000 | 47,000 | 30,000 (TBD) |
| Dark Random Noise | 2.6 e rms @ Analog gain x1 | 2.6e rms @ Analog gain x1 (TBD) | |
| Saturation | 7,000e gain x1 (10 bit 60fps) | 12,000e gain x1 (TBD) | |
| Resolution | 5 megapixels | ||
| Effective Pixels | 2592 x 2056 (Horizontal xVertical) | ||
| Sensor Size | Approx. 2/3 inch (8.8mm x 7.0mm) | ||
| Pixel Size | 3.4µm x 3.4µm | ||
| Maximum Frame Rate | 120fps | ||
| Shutter Type | Global electronic shutter function | ||
| Dynamic Range | 68.6 dB (TBD) | ||
| Power Consumption (Type) | 500mW (all pixels @ 60 fps) | ||
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3U5MGXS Evaluation Kit
The Canon 3U5MGXS 5MP CMOS sensor will be available in an Evaluation Kit, where the sensor would be pre-installed and functioning with raw data output and a USB 3.1 (Gen 1) interface.
The evaluation kit will also include:
- Sensor board design files
- FPGA code (in source form, VHDL)
- Embedded software (in source form) to setup the sensor, acquire image data and communicate over USB 3.1 interface with a USB 3 compliant UI
- UI application (PC based) to communicate with the eval kit.