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DCx Cameras
With the format radio buttons you specify the format in which the image data are written to the memory. The
following formats are available:
Sensor raw 8
Direct output of the sensor's raw data (8 bits per pixel). If you are using a color camera, the pattern of the Bayer
color filter is visible. With monochrome cameras, raw Bayer corresponds to the grayscale format with the
exception of the LUT/gamma curves.
Sensor raw 12
Direct output of the sensor's raw data (12 bits per pixel, starting from the least significant bit (LSB)).
Sensor raw 16
Direct output of the sensor's raw data (12 bits per pixel, starting from the most significant bit (MSB)).
Mono 8
Output of a grayscale image to which the LUT/gamma curve has been applied (8 bits per pixel).
Mono 12
Output of a grayscale image to which the LUT/gamma curve has been applied (12 bits per pixel, starting from
least significant bit (LSB)).
Mono 16
Output of a grayscale image to which the LUT/gamma curve has been applied (12 bits per pixel, starting from
most significant bit (MSB)).
RGB5 (5 5 5)
Output of an image converted according to RGB 15 (5 bits per pixel for R, G and B)
RGB565 (5 6 5)
Output of an image converted according to RGB 16 (5 bits per pixel for R and G, 6 bits per pixel for B)
BGR8 (8 8 8)
Output of an image converted according to RGB 24 (8 bits per pixel for R, G and B)
BGRA8 (8 8 8)
Output of an image converted according to RGB 32 (8 bits per pixel for R, G and B, 8 bit padding)
BGRY8 (8 8 8 8)
Output of an image converted according to RGB 24 (8 bits per pixel for R, G and B) and an additional gray
channel (8 bits per pixel)
BGR10 (10 10 10)
Output of an image converted according to RGB 30 (10 bits per pixel for R, G and B, 2 bit padding (MSB = 0))
BGR12 (12 12 12)
Output an image converted according to RGB 36 (12 bit per pixel for R, G and B, 4 bit padding)
BGRA12 (12 12 12)
Output an image converted according to RGB 48 (12 bit per pixel for R, G, B and alpha channel, 4 bit padding)
RGB8 Planar
Output an image converted according to planar RGB 8.
RGB8 Planar (red)
Output the red color component of an image converted to planar RGB 8
RGB8 Planar (green)
Output the green color component of an image converted to planar RGB 8
RGB8 Planar (blue)
Output the blue color component of an image converted to planar RGB 8
UYVY (YUV422)
Output of an image converted according to YUV (8 bits per pixel for U, Y, V and Y)
CBYCRY
Output of an image converted according to YUV (8 bits per pixel for Cb, Y, Cr and Y)
Note
We recommend 32 bit RGB mode for TrueColor applications. Y8 mode is usually used for monochrome
applications.
Note
Images with a bit depths of more than 8 bits can be saved in the PNG format. 12 bit formats are converted in 16
bits.
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