Sony has decided to discontinue its line of CCD sensors. Pierre Cambou, activity leader, imaging and sensors at market research firm Yole Developpement, assesses what the move means for machine vision camera suppliers
A number of camera manufacturers have released statements announcing that Sony will discontinue production of CCD sensors in March 2017
Systems developed for applications such as inspecting electronic components are finding their way into sports coverage, real estate, marketing and gaming. Siân Harris finds out why
Greg Blackman looks at applications of vision technology in the transport sector, from helping load trucks safely to managing the flow of shipping containers into and out of ports
Sony Europe's Image Sensing Solutions division has released its XCL-S900/C 9 Megapixel camera and the XCL-S600/C 6 Megapixel camera
Sony Europe's Image Sensing Solutions division has released the XCL-C series of digital cameras, designed to simplify the switchover from analogue industrial camera networks
From interactive displays to 360° spherical videos of rock concerts, Greg Blackman finds out why machine vision technology is so suited to applications outside of industry
Sony Europe's Image Sensing Solutions division has launched a flagship camera module combining its ultra-sensitive Exmor CMOS sensor with a 30x optical zoom
Sony Europe's Image Sensing Solutions division has added an ultra compact colour camera module to its range of FCB block cameras with digital outputs
Greg Blackman reports on CEA Leti's new image sensor, shown at Photonics West, which contains onboard processing and is able to image at 5,500 frames per second
Ron Low, Framos head of sales Americas and APAC, reports from Framos Tech Days at Photonics West in San Francisco where Sony Japan representatives presented image sensor roadmap updates
Ahead of the Control trade fair in May, Greg Blackman speaks to Fraunhofer IPM about three new systems it will present for quality inspection
Greg Blackman speaks to Sofradir about its €150 million investment to advance infrared sensor technology
