This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Cameras category on DigiKey.com
A Camera is optical equipment that produces digital images or record moving images saved to an SD card. The camera types are CCD 1/1.8”, CCD ½”, CCD 1/3”, CMOS ½’, CMOS 1/2.5”, CMOS 1/2.8”, CMOS 1/3”, and CMOS ¼” with a megapixels of 0.9, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2, 3, 3.1, 3.3, and 5 and frames per second being 5, 6, 11, 12, 15, 28, 30, 45, or 60.
SelectionCharacteristics
Camera Type: Relates information describing a device’s image sensor as provided by the manufacturer. May include output resolution, optical format, and the sensor technology used.
Megapixels: The image resolution of the camera sensor, expressed as a total number of sensor elements divided by a factor of one million.
Resolution: The level of detail captured by the camera, typically measured in terms of number of pixels.
Frames per Second: Indicates the maximum number of still images per second that a camera is capable of transferring in video mode.
Interface: Indication of which interface(s) or protocol(s) are used by the device to communicate with other components in the system.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | 26700-218 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | 243-26700-218-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Aven Tools |
| DESCRIPTION | Optical Inspection Camera CMOS 1/2.8" 1920 x 1080 HDMI, USB 2.0 |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 26100-259 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | 243-26100-259-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Aven Tools |
| DESCRIPTION | Optical Inspection Camera 2592 x 1944 HDMI, USB |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | FIT0819 |
|---|---|
| DIGI-KEY PART # | 1738-FIT0819-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | DFRobot |
| DESCRIPTION | Optical Inspection Camera 1280 x 720 Micro USB, USB, USB C |