User`s manual

28 Pantera 1M60 and 1M30 User’s Manual
DALSA 03-032-10033-09
3.9 Increasing Sensitivity with Binning
Binning increases the camera’s light sensitivity by decreasing horizontal and vertical
resolution—the charge collected by adjacent pixels is added together.
Note: The vertical binning setting directly affects the camera’s sensitivity, readout time
and frame rate. The horizontal binning mode affects sensitivity but does not change
timing.
To set the binning value, use the command:
Syntax:
sbm i I
Syntax Elements:
I
Horizontal binning value. The valid horizontal binning values include
1, 2, 4, and 8.
I
Vertical binning value. The valid vertical binning values include 1,2,4,
and 8.
Notes:  Available binning modes are 1x1 (factory setting), 1x2,
1x4,1x8,2x1,2x2, 2x4, 2x8, 4x1, 4x2, 4x4, 4x8, 8x1, 8x2, 8x4, or
8x8.
Example:
sbm 2 2
Figure 10: 2x2 Binning
Charge in
4 adjacent pixels
More charge
=
brighter pixel
Charge binned:
1 pixel output
Normal image Binned image
2
q1
q1
+
q2
+
q3
+
q4
q3
q2
q4
1
a
a
Table 9: Pantera 1M30 or 1M60 (Using Single Output) Binning vs. Speed and Exposure Control Disabled
Binning (HxV) Read out Time (mS) Frame Rate
1x1, 2x1, 4x1, 8x1 29.987 ms 31.932 fps
1x2, 2x2, 4x2, 8x2 15.654 ms 58.846 fps
1x4, 2x4, 4x4, 8x4 8.5952 ms 100.66 fps
1x8, 2x8, 4x8, 8x8 4.9152 ms 159.89 fps
Table 10: Pantera 1M30 or 1M60 (Using Single Output) Binning vs. Speed and Exposure Control Enabled
Binning (HxV) Readout Time (ms) Frame Rate
1x1, 2x1, 4x1, 8x1 29.978 ms 31.903 fps