Cameras & Sensors
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Terms
Term Reference
11 terms| Term | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) | The circuit that converts analog sensor voltage to a digital number | |
| Binning | Combining adjacent pixels to increase sensitivity at the cost of spatial resolution | |
| Bit Depth | The number of bits used to represent each pixel intensity value | |
| Dynamic Range | The span from dimmest to brightest | |
| Frame Rate | Images per second | |
| Full Well Capacity | Maximum electrons per pixel | |
| Pixel Size | The physical dimension of each sensor element | |
| Quantum Efficiency | Photon to electron conversion | |
| Read Noise | The electronic noise floor | |
| sCMOS Camera | The modern standard for fluorescence imaging | |
| Sensor Area | How big is the 'film' |