Machine vision selection, in seconds

Which camera, lens and depth of field does your inspection need?

Enter field of view and the smallest defect. Get the required resolution, matching sensor classes, lens magnification, telecentric advice and a depth-of-field check, built from 15 years of semiconductor packaging equipment work.

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FOV40 × 30 mm
Smallest defect20 µm
Needed6000 × 4500 px
Magnification0.58×
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Object pixel (target)
Sensor classPixelsFits?
F#Working F#DOF (mm)Diffraction

DOF uses a 2-pixel blur circle; diffraction flagged when the Airy spot exceeds 2 pixels (550 nm).

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