Machine Vision Knowledge Center

Our Knowledge Center serves as a valuable resource for engineers and developers working with machine vision and computer vision technologies. We offer informative and technical articles to assist with your project. You can easily locate relevant content by exploring our four categories or searching specific terms in the search bar.

Machine Vision Knowledge Center

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Telecentric Lighting

Exploring Telecentric Lighting in Machine Vision Systems

In the world of machine vision systems, achieving accurate and reproduceable image quality is crucial for tasks such as inspection, measurement, an...
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Industrial camera system

Should you upgrade your webcam to an industrial camera?

Upgrading from a webcam to an industrial machine vision camera brings a lot of benefits in terms of image quality, performance, and functionality. ...
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Motion blur

How to avoid motion blur

Motion blur can cause the industrial camera to capture unsharp / blurry images. Unsharp images result in inaccurate measurements, bad fault detecti...
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Software Barcode reading

How to select camera and software for Barcode and DMC code reading

This article explains how to read barcodes and DMC codes (Datamatrix codes) with the most cost-effective machine vision camera solution. Additional...
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VA Imaging choice

What does ‘VA Imaging Choice’ mean?

You might have noticed that some of our cameras are marked as ‘VA-Imaging choice’. There are a few reasons why we recommend these cameras, like rec...
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Video vision hardware design rules

Vision hardware design rules to reduce the cost price of your project

Gaspar van Elmbt, the managing director of VA-Imaging, had planned to give a presentation about cost reducing vision hardware design at the UKIVA t...

Camera Installation Instructions

This section provides detailed instructions from basic camera installation to compiling programming examples, ensuring optimal image acquisition for you machine vision system.

You will find detailed articles on installing and setting up various industrial cameras, including USB3 and GigE cameras. It covers the use of third-party software like MicroManager, 2nd Look, and Kinovea, as well as how to install Aravis on Linux and provide sample code in Python and C# for Visual Studio.

Camera & Vision Techniques

If you are looking for guides for your machine vision system, the Camera & Vision section offers articles on optimizing camera performance, such as using C-mount lens filters, adjusting parameters like pixel binning/ decimation, exposure time and white balance.

It also addresses the complexities of connecting and synchronising multiple GigE cameras. Learn more about how to use depth of field to your advantage and how to optimize camera parameters for moving object detection.

Vision Hardware Selection

Seeking for some guidance on machine vision hardware selection? These guides provides a technical roadmap for choosing appropriate machine vision lighting, considering factors like resolution, field of view, spectral sensitivity and lens distortion.

The articles explains the differences between rolling shutter and global shutter and global shutter cameras and provides guidance on selecting the appropriate interfaces and camera specifications for applications like barcode and DMC code reading.

Machine Vision Market & Application Analysis

While not as technical, the knowledge center topic "Machine Vision Market Application Analysis" does cover the latest trends and developments in the machine vision market, including information on industry events and exhibitions where cutting-edge applications are showcased.

Continuous Learning & Growth

This knowledge base undergoes regular updates to ensure you have access to the most recent advancements in camera technology, computer vision algorithms, and best practices in machine vision system design and implementation.

With articles written by our vision technical experts, our Knowledge Center provides the right guidance in the process of building your machine vision system.

Do you want to know more about applications and solutions with machine vision? Check out our "Machine Vision Solutions & Applications" page for more information.

Explore our computer vision camera products for a full overview of our products. We offer a wide range of USB3, GigE, 5GigE and 10GigE cameras, industrial lenses and accessories for your vision system.