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7.8.2 Binning on Color Cameras
For information about the availability of binning in color cameras, see Table 42 on page 192.
Normal Implementation
For color binning, pixel values for identical colors are binned vertically and/or horizontally.
For vertical color binning, the gray values of adjacent pixels of the same color from 2 rows, 3 rows,
or a maximum of 4 rows in the imaging sensor array are averaged and are reported out of the
camera as a single pixel. The number of binned pixels depends on the vertical color binning setting
(see the example in Figure 94).
As the gray values are averaged during vertical color binning and not summed, the signal to noise
ratio will be increased while the camera’s response to light will not be increased.
For horizontal color binning, the gray values of adjacent pixels of the same color from 2 columns,
3 columns, or a maximum of 4 columns in the imaging sensor array are summed and are reported
out of the camera as a single pixel. The number of binned pixels depends on the horizontal color
binning setting (see example in Figure 95).
Fig. 94: Vertical Color Binning by 2
Example:
Vertical Color Binning by 2
(Shown for 2 Columns)
Fig. 95: Horizontal Color Binning by 2
Example:
Horizontal Color Binning by 2
(Shown for 2 Rows)