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XC-56BB

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Designed to comply with the pin-out of Sony’s discontinued XC-55BB camera, Sony’s new two piece, black and white progressive scan video camera - the XC-56BB - incorporates a 1/3-type progressive scan CCD that produces detailed, VGA resolution images at a high frame rate (30 fps).

Key Features

Features Specifications Accessories Downloads Resources

• 1/3 inch Progressive Scan CCD with square pixels

• Non-TV format

• Square lattice/Full pixel read-out

• Effective Picture Elements - 659 (H) x 494 (V)

• NF Lens Mount

• High Rate Scan /Binning Function - 30 frames per sec./60 frames per sec. Binning

• Sync System - Internal/External (auto)

• External Sync System - HD/VD (2 to 5 Vp-p)

• Gain - Manual/Fixed switchable

• Gamma - OFF (y=1)

• High Shock and Vibration Resistance

• Miniature Size

• External Trigger Shutter: 1/4 to 1/100,000 sec

• Cable length: 2 m

• Lead-free soldering

• Same Pin Assignment as XC-55BB camera

Image Device 

1/3 type Progressive Scan CCD

 

Effective Pixel Elements (HxV) 

659 X 494

 

Effective Lines (HxV) 

647 X 493

 

Output Image Size 

VGA class (647 x 494)

 

Cell Size (HxV) 

7.4 x74.4 μm

 

Lens Mount 

NF mount

 

Flange Focal Length 

12.0 mm

 

Sync System 

Internal/External (automatically switched according to input signal

 

External Synchronisation 

HD/VD (HD/VD level: 2 to 5 Vp-p)

 

Input / Output 

HD/VD (2 to 5 Vp-p 75 Ω)

 

Alowable Frequency Deviation

± 1% (in horizontal synchronous frequency)

 

of External Synchronisation 

1.0 Vp-p, sync negative, 75 Ω, unbalanced

 

H Jitter

Less than 20 ns

 

Scan Lines 

525-lines/236-lines (Normal mode/Binning mode)

 

Video Output Mode

Normal: 1 -line sequential output 29,97 fps /

Binning: F2 -line sequential output 59,94 fps

 

Video Output 

1.0 Vp-p, sync. Negative, 75 ! , unbalanced

 

Horizontal Frequency 

15,734 KHz

 

Output Signal Frequency 

29,97 Hz (Normal mode)/59,94 Hz (Binning Mode)

 

Horizontal Resolution 

500 TV lines

 

Sensitivity 

400 lx (F8, y= OFF, FIX GAIN (0dB)

 

Minimum Illumination 

0,5 lx (F1,4 y= OFF, GAIN + 18dB)

 

S/N Ratio 

58 dB

 

Gain 

Fixed/Manually Adjustable

 

Gamma 

1 (fixed)

 

White Clip 

820 mV ± 70mV

 

Shutter Mode

Normal Shutter, Restar t/Restet,

External Trigger shutter mode (Mode1/Mode2)

 

Normal Shutter Speed 

1/100, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/8000, 1/15000 s

 

External Trigger Shutter

DIP switch setting 1/100, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/8000,

1/10000 s, 1/25000, 1/50000, 1/100000 s

Trigger pulse width settings: 1/4 to 1/100000 s

 

External Trigger

Polarity: +, 2μs to 250 ms ; Input impedence: 10k! or more (H:+2 to 5,0V, L: 0 +0,6V)

 

Pin Assignment

Correspondence to EIAJ compliant 12PIN connector pin assignment Unvailable (No.8

pin: Trigger input (G), No.9 pin: Trigger input, No. 10 pin: GRD, No. 11 pin: + 10V)

Pins No.10 and 11 are not connected inside the camera

 

Power Requirements 

+12 V DC (range: +10.5 to 15V)

 

Power Consumption 

2.2 W

 

Dimensions (WxHxD)

CHU: 22 x 22 x 30 mm

CCU: 29 x 29 x 67 mm

 

Mass

CHU: Approximately 40g

CCU: Approximately 100g

 

Operating Temperature 

-5 to 45°C

 

Storage Temperature 

-30 to 60°C

 

Performance Guarantee Temperature

0 to 40°C

 

Operating Humidity 

20 to 80% (no condensation)

 

Storage Humidity 

20 to 95% (no condensation)

 

Vibration Resistance 

10G (20Hz to 200Hz)

 

Shock Resistance 

70 G

 

MTBF 

73.800 Fit (appox. 8,4 years)

 

Regulation 

UL 6500, FCC Class A Digital Device, CE (EN61326/97 + A1/98)

 

Supplied Accessories

Lens mount cap (1), Operating Instructions (1),

Dedicated cable (1), Ferrite core (1)

Sensor
Key Features
Resolution
Video format
Speed
Optical zoom (lens)
Digital zoom
Super resolution zoom
Storage
Lens
Live view
Width
Height
Depth
Weight
Interface
Video output
Partial scan/binning
IEEE1588 compliant
HW & SW trigger
Noise filter
DC 12 V (PoE)
Shading/ defect correction
Frame accumulation
WDR
LUT
FOV
External synchronization
Power consumption
Image stabilization
Noise reduction
Visca command
Sensitivity
Others

Optional Accessories:

 

Compact camera adaptor 

DC-700/700CE

 

12-pin Camera Cable

CCXC-12P02N (2 m)

CCXC-12P10N (10 m)

CCXC-12P05N (5 m)

CCXC-12P25N (25 m)

 

C-mount adaptor 

LO-999CMT

 

C-mount lens

VCL-12YM

VCL-50YM

 

NF-mount lens

VCL-03S12XM

VCL-12S12XM

VCL-06S12XM

VCL-12SXM

 

Tripod adaptor

VCT-333I (for CHU)

VCT-55I (for CCU)

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