tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924948806084793655.post7199645686569372661..comments2023-09-26T11:36:56.423-04:00Comments on Machine Vision 4 Users: Has my wish come true?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924948806084793655.post-37435675956050407092012-03-20T10:58:08.761-04:002012-03-20T10:58:08.761-04:00I have to jump in here to point out that Microscan...I have to jump in here to point out that Microscan offers automatic focus set-up on a large part of its smart camera and Auto ID reader range. The QX Hawk imager/code reader and the Vision HAWK Smart Camera have a built in liquid lens that can adjust the focal distance. This is done in setup mode by means of an on camera push button, an on screen button, or an external command or signal. The focus change can be automatic (based on what is in the scene) or manual (meaning person in the loop). The benefit is that part changeover can be achieved without manual lens twiddling or access to the camera. The Microscan Mini Hawk and Vision Mini achieve the same result with mechanical autofocus.Jonathan Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979203084077444322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924948806084793655.post-59877073277731059912012-03-20T01:04:30.693-04:002012-03-20T01:04:30.693-04:00The solution is nice it is more than a clever auto...The solution is nice it is more than a clever auto focus - in this app it is a manual auto focus.Thorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00616641282249791635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924948806084793655.post-90034134171645881582012-03-16T09:01:19.907-04:002012-03-16T09:01:19.907-04:00True, it is calculated by some software. I tried i...True, it is calculated by some software. I tried it with a FLIR A315 (yes, not really the same thing, but it is GigE Vision compliant, so close enough to a normal camera) and you simply set a variable of the interface to 'true', some magic happens and you get a sharp image. I'd say it's done on an FPGA, which means it would not have anything to do with Scorpion, if it works the same way on the camera of The Imaging Source mentioned here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924948806084793655.post-2465437118367298232012-03-16T06:38:50.886-04:002012-03-16T06:38:50.886-04:00I agree, it is a mechanical action to focus the ca...I agree, it is a mechanical action to focus the camera, but how does the camera knows it is in focus? That's something that still needs to be 'calcualted' from the obtained images...Ivonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924948806084793655.post-25090490481823924232012-03-15T04:34:48.275-04:002012-03-15T04:34:48.275-04:00Well as far as I know the autofocus is part of the...Well as far as I know the autofocus is part of the camera, in this case a camera from The Imaging Source, and you simply tell the camera to focus itself. At least that's the way it has been when I used cameras with an autofocus function. Scorpion probably only programmed the GUI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924948806084793655.post-54186628246154350492012-03-14T09:23:29.111-04:002012-03-14T09:23:29.111-04:00You might take into mind that for a decent auto fo...You might take into mind that for a decent auto focus, quite some image processing software is necessary to determine if an image is sharp / into focus. The hardware is probably not much more than a lens on a small moving device. Anyway, it is not that surprising that a software company brings something with autofocus!Ivonoreply@blogger.com