See3CAM_160 is a 16MP color autofocus USB 3.1 Gen 1 camera based on the Sony 1/2.8" IMX298 CMOS image sensor. This small form factor camera has a dedicated Inbuilt high-performance Image Signal Processor (ISP) chip tuned to bring out the best-in-class image quality and color reproduction, making it adaptable to different lighting conditions.
This 16MP camera is UVC compliant making it work with the standard drivers available in Windows and Linux OS without any additional driver installation. This compact single-board camera with features like high resolution, auto focus, zero shutter lag, and digital zoom is ideal for applications such as Industrial rugged tablets, Telepresence, Document Scanners / OCR Reader, Skin scanners, Access control systems, etc.
This high-resolution camera is exposed as DirectShow Capture source to a Windows PC and as V4L2 camera in Linux OS. See3CAM_160 comes with a sample application for both Windows and Linux OS. Customers can also develop customized applications for the camera using standard V4L2 APIs. Integrating this 16 megapixel camera ‑ being plug and play ‑ into customers' end products will help reduce their time to market and accelerate the product development journey.
Refer Datasheet for more details.
- Key features:
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- Frame Rate:
- Streams Full HD @ 30 fps & 4K @ 24 fps
- Output format: Uncompressed UYVY and Compressed MJPEG
- Supported OS: Windows, Linux, Android * and MAC **
- Lightweight, versatile, and portable single-board solution
- Interface:
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- Interface: USB 3.1 Gen1 device
- Connector: Type-C reversible interface connector
- UVC Compliant - no additional drivers required
- Backward compatible with USB 2.0 hosts
- Frame Rate:
- Module features:
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- Sensor: IMX298 from Sony®
- Focus Type: Auto focus
- Sensor Resolution: 16MP
- Chroma: Color
- Shutter Type: Electronic Rolling Shutter
- Optical Format: 1/2.8"
- Output Format: Uncompressed UYVY and Compressed MJPEG
- Focus Distance: 100mm to Infinity
- Pixel Size: 1.12μm x 1.12μm
- Sensor Active Area: 4656(H) x 3496(V)
- Array Size: 4656(H) x 3496(V)
- FOV: 78.4° (D), 66.85° (H), 52.95° (V) (with the lens provided by e-con)
- Electrical and Mechanical:
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- Operating Voltage: 5V +/- 5%
- Operating Temperature Range: -20°C to 60°C
- Power Requirements: Max: 2.08W, Min: 1.52W
- Size in mm (l x b x h): 80 x 15 x 9.67 mm
- Board Weight: 8 Grams
- Miscellaneous:
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- Compliance: CE, FCC, RoHS
- Launched on:
- * - Customers interested to work on Android would require e-con SDK (Webeecam). The specs mentioned above shall not be the same for Android
- ** - For MAC OS support, please contact camerasolutions@e-consystems.com
- Supported OS - Windows, Linux, Android * and MAC **
- Sample Application:
- Still Image Resolutions:
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- 16MP (4640 x 3480)
- Still Capture:
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- Software application control
- UVC Controls:
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- Digital Zoom(Upto 4x)
- Brightness
- Contrast
- Saturation
- Sharpness
- White Balance (Manual and Auto)
- Gain
- Roll
- Focus (Manual and Auto)
- Exposure (Manual and Auto)
- Additional Capabilities
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- Auto Exposure metering
- Burst Capture
- Focus Mode
- CAF Scan Range
- Manual Focus Lens position
- AWB Preset
- Flicker Detection
- MJPEG Q Factor
- * - Customers interested to work on Android would require e-con SDK (Webeecam). The specs mentioned above shall not be the same for Android
- ** - For MAC OS support, please contact camerasolutions@e-consystems.com
Customers who own platforms that support USB 3.1 Gen 1 and are interested in evaluating the 16MP USB autofocus camera module can directly buy See3CAM_160 from e-con Systems.
Part No | Description | Sample Price (1 Unit) |
Purchase |
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See3CAM_160 | 16MP Sony Autofocus USB 3.1 Gen 1 Camera | ||
See3CAM_160 (5s Pack) |
16MP Sony Autofocus USB 3.1 Gen 1 Camera |
In addition to See3CAM_160 , the evaluation kit comes with e-CAMView (Windows) / QtCAM (Linux) - Sample application for Video Preview and Still Capture along with the UVC Extension features (for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Linux). For more details, please refer the evaluation kit contents below.
For all enquiries please write to camerasolutions@e-consystems.com
Kit Contents:
- Hardware:
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- See3CAM_160 - 16MP USB 3.1 Gen 1 Camera board
- USB 3.1 Gen 1 - Type-C Cable
- Software: (Customers will have to download the software from e-con Developer Resource)
- Documents:
- * - Customers interested to work on Android would require e-con SDK (Webeecam). The specs mentioned above shall not be the same for Android
- ** - For MAC OS support, please contact camerasolutions@e-consystems.com