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New USB cameras from Point Grey

Point Grey has launched its largest selection yet of USB3 Vision and GigE Vision cameras, displayed at the recent Vision 2014 exhibition.
October 30, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Point Grey's BlackFly USB3 camera

541 Point Grey has launched its largest selection yet of USB3 Vision and GigE Vision cameras, displayed at the recent Vision 2014 exhibition. The live demonstrations focused on three flagship camera families addressing a wide range of applications in machine vision and industrial imaging.

Drawing on today’s leading digital interface technologies, USB3 Vision and GigE Vision, they include the brand new ultra-compact, entry-level Chameleon3 featuring flexible form factors such as board-level options; the compact low-cost Blackfly ranging from VGA to 5.0 MP as well as the large-format, high performance Grasshopper3 cameras ranging from 1.4 MP to 12 MP CCD and CMOS, offering powerful, easy-to-use, and cost-effective alternatives for existing FireWire, USB 2.0, and analog solutions. 

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