1.3 Camera / Image Intensifier Safety
• convulsions, eye or muscle twitching, loss of awareness, altered vi-
sion, involuntary movements, disorientation
To reduce the likelyhood of a seizure when operating a system:
• Do not look directly at flashing light sources or on illuminated objects,
e.g. into a strobe light or a flashing LED panel.
• Operate the system in a well-lit room.
• Take frequent breaks in normally illuminated areas.
1.3 Camera / Image Intensifier Safety
The camera integrated in your system is based on a CCD (Charge Coupled
Device) or CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) sensor with
high resolution and high sensitivity. Optionally your system is equipped
with a built-in or external image intensifier.
A LASER BEAM FOCUSED ON THE CHIP OR INTENSIFIER, EITHER DIRECTLY
OR BY REFLECTION, CAN CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE CHIP OR IN-
TENSIFIER. ANY LASER POWERFUL ENOUGH TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED HEAT-
ING AT THE SURFACE OF THE CHIP OR INTENSIFIER WILL CAUSE DAMAGE
EVEN WHEN THE CAMERA OR INTENSIFIER POWER IS OFF. A CHIP OR IN-
TENSIFIER DAMAGED BY LASER LIGHT IS NOT COVERED BY ITS WARRANTY.
Important instructions for safe camera handling:
• Fully read and understand the instruction manual of the specific type
of camera.
• Put the protection cap on the camera lens whenever you do not take
images, especially when the laser beam is adjusted. Switching off the
camera / image intensifier does not protect the chip from damage by
laser light.
• Use full resolution of the sensor and always read out the complete
chip to have control of the intensity on all areas of the sensor.
• Make sure that no parts of the image are saturated, i.e. the intensity
is below maximum gray level (< 4095 counts for a 12 bit camera,
< 65535 counts for a 16 bit camera, ...).
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