Fire-i™ Digital Camera
The BEST Color Digital Camera for PC and Mac
| Device type | IIDC FireWire Digital Camera |
| Compliance | v 1.04 |
| Interface | FireWire, 2 ports ( 6 pins ) |
| Speed | 400 Mbps |
| Sensor type | SONY® Wfine* ¼" CCD |
| Scanning | progressive |
| Effective pixels | (H x V) 659 x 494 |
| Pixel shape | (H x V) square, 5.6 x 5.6 μm |
| Color | Yes, RGB filtering, Bayer |
| Resolution | TV-lines (H x V) 480 x 480 |
| Optics | f 4.65 mm built-in |
| Focus | Manual, from 5 mm to infinite |
| Iris | Fixed |
| Horizontal view angle | 42° |
| Vertical view angle | 32° |
| Coating | anti-reflective |
| Picture Modes | progressive VGA uncompressed,
modes selection by FireWire link |
| Resolutions | 640x480, 320x240, 160x120 |
| Codings | YUV, RGB, Monochrome |
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| Frame rates (fps) |
30 |
15 |
7.5 |
3.75 |
| Video Modes |
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| 640x480 RGB-24 (24 bits) |
— |
X |
X |
X |
| 640x480 YUV 4:2:2 (16 bits) |
— |
X |
X |
X |
| 640x480 YUV 4:1:1 (12 bits) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| 640x480 Y-Mono8 (8 bits) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| 320x240 YUV 4:2:2 (16bits) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| 160x120 YUV 4:4:4 (24 bits) |
X |
X |
X |
— |
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| Picture Settings | Selection by FireWire Link |
| Gain | Auto/Manual 0 - 30 dB |
| Shutter | Auto/Manual 1/3400s - 1/31s |
| Black level | Auto/Manual |
| Gamma | OFF (linear) = 1
ON (visual) = 0.45 |
| Backlight compensation | 6 modes + OFF |
| Sharpness | OFF (linear) = 0
ON (visual) = manual |
| White balance | Auto/Manual |
| Color saturation | Manual |
| Reference picture gen. | Bars and ramps, all modes. ON/OFF |
|
| Power supply | 8 to 30 VDC, software switched by FireWire link |
| Source | by 1394 link/external jack input |
| Standby power | 400 mW typ. 450 mW max. |
| Operation power | 900 mW typ. 1 W max. |
General |
| Temperature/Humidity | General operation: -10 to 50C
20 to 80 % rel. non cond.
Storage: -20 to 60C
20 to 95 % rel. non cond. |
| Dimensions | (W x H x D) 62 x 62 x 35 mm without clip |
| Weight | 60 gr camera + 32 gr clip |
| Housing | Plastic, transparent |
| Attachment | Spring clip, laptop suitable |
| Accessory | Fire-i™ software |
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 Powering the Camera
Fire-i™ Digital Camera is powered by the FireWire bus DC
voltage, coming from host adapters or other FireWire devices
connected with 6-pin cables.
Fire-i™ Digital Camera is provided with a DC power input
jack connector, that can be used when the FireWire
connection does not provide DC power. This happens
typically:
- when the FireWire bus is converted to a 4-pin connection
- when, in 6-pin, no powering device is present, even from
the FireWire interface. This is the case when using CardBus
FireWire adapters or on some laptops with built-in
interface
Even if the FireWire bus is already powered, the DC power
input jack of the camera can also be used to reinforce it.
The FireWire bus voltage will adapt automatically when
needed. A built-in diode avoid any risk of voltages conflict
or reverse current flow.
Recommended DC adapter must provide stable regulated output
voltage of at least 12VDC, 1 A or best 15VDC, 1.5A.
To match camera DC input connector, the jack plug of the DC
adapter need following dimensions and polarity as on the
figure.
* Wfine CCD is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
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