Digital Imaging Resources
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Andor-Technology
A leader in developing CCDs with the low light sensitivity from the near infrared to the X-ray region, Andor has built a ten-year corporate history of innovation making them a top choice among researchers in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Engineering.
Apogee Instruments
A distributor of high-performance CCD digital imaging cameras, Apogee focuses on solutions for microscopy, spectroscopy, and astronomy. The Website featuresCCD University, a series of tutorials on CCD technology and digital imaging.
CCD Direct
is a new concept in Internet marketing featuring order fulfillment for the industrial and scientific digital vision markets. The site offers a great on-line source for industrial and scientific imaging solutions as well astechnical discussionsabout CCD technology.
Cooke Corporation
Cooke is a manufacturing, sales and marketing organization specializing in the areas of optical non-contact measuring and monitoring instrumentation, NIST traceable light measurement instrumentation, high speed electronic imaging and light systems and high performance CCD imaging systems. The Website also featurestechnical articlesdescribing various aspects of CCD imaging in the biomedical sciences and the photonics industry.
Dage-MTI Inc.
Specializing in electronic digital imaging, Dage-MTI features a complete line of high resolution CCD and tube cameras, monitors, intensifiers, processors/integrators and frame grabbers.
Dalsa
Concentrating on the design and manufacture of CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and CMOS image capture technology, is a leader in this rapidly growing industry that is revolutionizing such applications as optical and electron microscopy, semiconductor and electronics inspection, document scanning, postal sorting and medical applications. 's Website offers extensive technical support, technical papers, primers, FAQs, application notes, and third party links.
Diagnostic Instruments
manufactures the Spot family of color digital cameras for microscopes as well as a complete line of microscope stands, couplers and transmitted light bases.
Digital Video Camera, Inc.
The DVC company manufactures world-class digital and analog cameras for scientific imaging applications. They also package a complete lineup of imaging systems including cameras, frame grabbers, cables and software for one-stop-shopping.
FujiFilm Digital Products
Fuji's Digital Products site covers their product lineup of CCD's, digital cameras, comparisons of digital products, software, printers, storage solutions and related digital video imaging products.
Hamamatsu
CCD's are currently used for spectroscopy, semiconductor wafer inspection and process control, airborne sensing systems, research and astronomy, as well as optical mcirsocopy. The company continues to develop new devices based on their leading edge back-side thinning technology. Featured on the site are technical and application notes, a frequently asked questions section, glossary of terms, software support, and extensive product information.
Hitachi
The Industrial Video Systems Division of provides color and monochrome cameras, monitors and accessories for all types of imaging applications including machine vision, robotics, microscopy, distance learning and video conferencing.
Indigo Systems
Indigo is a primary source of advanced infrared solutions for commercial, industrial, scientific, and military applications. Products and service offerings include a wide variety of infrared cameras, OEM IR sensor engines, focal plane arrays, and readout integrated circuits. The Website also featureson-line publicationsfocusing on technical aspects of IR digital imaging.
Intracellular Imaging, Inc.
I3designs, manufactures and markets low-cost, high performance digital fluorescence imaging and photometric instrumentation for the global research community. Digital fluorescence imaging, microphotometry and epifluorescence microscopes are a few of the products offered. The Intracellular Website offersapplication notesto help researchers identify and correct problems with fluorescence digital imaging.
Keyence
manufactures advanced sensors, digital video microscopes and measuring instruments for science and industry. Their broad product line includes laser displacement meters, plc's, laser through-beam photoelectric and fiber optic sensors.
Kodak Digital Imaging
Kodak has developed an extensive Website to support the solid state image sensor division, which has in-depth coverage of product information, application support, and news releases on advanced technologies and products.
Media Cybernetics
Manufacturer of the popular Image-Pro Plus scientific image analysis software package, provides a wide spectrum of solutions for digital imaging and analysis. Also included on the Website are a number of tutorials, technical support articles, and software downloads.
Micron Imaging Products
Centering primarily around complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) imaging devices, this captivating site provides great content and information covering the latest advances in CMOS technology in considerable depth. The Website includes anonline tutorialdescribing the basics of CMOS imaging.
Optronics
A leader in the microscopy digital imaging arena, produces high quality video and digital imaging systems for a variety of scientific and technical applications. The Website offers atechnical supportsection with support documents and technical white papers.
Panasonic Industrial and Medical Cameras
Panasonic offers a wide spectrum of products geared to digital imaging applications in the industrial and medical arenas. This Website features detailed information about Panasonic's product lineup.
PCO Computer Optics GmbH
PCO manufactures high performance Digital CCD camera systems targeted at the scientific community. The company hosts a nice site with technical information on CCDs, image intensifiers, and general optics, although much of the information is provided in German without equivalent English translations.
Photonics
One of the most comprehensive and respected Websites in the industry, the index page features daily headline news, business and technology articles, product reviews, an industry directory, a calendar of courses and events, links to trade publications, and an employment center.
QImaging
The Corporation specializes in a wide variety of high-performance CCD cameras and imaging systems for the industrial and scientific imaging markets. Their digital cameras are used around the world in a broad spectrum of applications including microscopy, cancer imaging, DNA analysis, industrial inspection, materials analysis, fluorescence imaging, academic research, and medical imaging.
Roper Scientific
Princeton Instruments, Inc., Photometrics, Ltd., and Acton Research Corporation have joined forces to become , Inc., a new leader in high-performance digital imaging and spectroscopy systems. The conglomerate offers solutions in high-performance CCD imaging, motion analysis, industrial imaging, spectroscopy, and optics. Also included on the Website is an extensiveon-line librarycontaining tutorials, application notes & briefs, technical notes, an encyclopedia, glossary, and white papers.
Sony Semiconductor
Sony offers a wide selection of both area and linear CCD chips for OEM manufacturers. Visit this Website for data sheets and specifications on particular chips and other information concerning their digital imaging product lineup.
Sony Broadcast and Professional Visual Imaging
Sony Visual Imaging Products offers a full line of industrial CCD video cameras that are reliable even in the most demanding applications. From machine vision, factory automation, microscopy and inspection to security and process control, Sony's emphasis is on providing value, choice and flexibility.
VLSI Vision Ltd.
Now a division of STMicroelectonics, VLSI Vision is a leading manufacturer of CMOS digital imaging sensors. The Website features downloadable specification sheets describing the various sensors available with details about coprocessor and memory requirements.