IDS peak 2.10.0 / uEye+ firmware 3.34

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This chapter contains the descriptions of all supported features from the Image Format Control category.

The features in this chapter control and read image size and format.

Reducing resolution

•Features to reduce resolution and thus to optimize the cameras bandwidth are BinningHorizontal, BinningVertical, DecimationHorizontal and DecimationVertical.
HeightMax and WidthMax return the dimensions with reduced resolution.

•Binning and Decimation (aka Subsampling) can either be sensor or FPGA features. If your camera supports both, you can switch between the sensor and the FPGA feature with BinningSelector and DecimationSelector. The entry "Region0" refers to the FPGA feature.

For basic information on how decimation and binning operates, see the Image processing chapter.

Flipping images

•Use ReverseX and ReverseY to flip the image horizontally or vertically.

Defining a region of interest

•You can transfer only a part of the complete camera image by defining a region of interest (ROI) with Height, Width, OffsetX and OffsetY. If you use flipping as well, the ROI is applied afterwards.

Fig. 201: Region of interest and its parameters of reference

Controlling color formats

•For controlling the color format and bit depth of the camera use PixelFormat, which represents the information provided by PixelSize and PixelColorFilter combined in a single feature.

Testing data transfer

•To test the data transfer, you can use TestPattern to select a sample image that the camera will transfer.

Sensor information

•Additionally, this chapter also describes some sensor information features like SensorHeight, SensorWidth, SensorPixelHeight, SensorPixelWidth, and SensorName.

Using polarizing cameras

•If you are using a polarizing camera, you can use ComponentSelector and ComponentEnable to select and enable the image components to be captured.