Powerful, inexpensive and compact processing is leading to a revolution in industrial machine vision camera systems. For many fundamental tasks, but certainly not all, it is now possible to do away with the framegrabber and a host PC (as a processing platform), and let a “smart” camera do the work. Working hand-in-hand with the hardware are widely supported operating systems such as Linux® or Windows® XPe, that lead to what can almost be described as a plug-and-play solutions for the machine vision world. While there is obviously a layer of complexity in the application of this technology that goes beyond consumer and commercial requirements, the process of facilitating a vision solution is now easier and less expensive than ever before.

This webcast will be conducted by Ilias Levis, product manager, visual imaging products, Sony Electronics Inc., and moderated by Advanced Imaging Editor Keith Reid. It will explore:

• An overview of smart cameras compared to framegrabber and host PC processing alternatives
• The specific capabilities provided by smart camera technology
• The specific limitations of smart camera technology
• Issues related to setting up and maintaining a smart camera
• An overview of Sony smart camera solutions

Questions may be easily submitted during the webcast using the online interface, for an answer session at the end. Time may limit the number of questions that can be addressed during the webcast itself, but all questions will eventually be answered. If you want to make sure a subject is covered ahead of time, or are unable to attend the live webcast but would like a question answered for later review, please submit it via e-mail to:

Barry Hochfelder
barry.hochfelder@cygnuspub.com
SUBJECT: Sony Webcast

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