Cameras
There are many different types of cameras available for your image acquisition applications. You should use the parameters of your application to decide which type of camera system is appropriate for your needs.
The National Instruments Industrial Camera Advisor at ni.com/zone offers a one-stop Web resource for selecting an imaging camera. This virtual catalog provides features and specifications for more that 150 cameras so that you can compare cameras by category (such as analog, digital, line scan, area scan, or progressive scan), by feature, or by manufacturer.
The following sections provide information about cameras: