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Sony DFW-VL500

DFW-VL500
Wfine CCD¿(Primary Color Filter, Progressive Scan, Square Pixels)
Supplied 6pin Cable with Latch Connector
VGA (640 x 480), Non-Compressed YUV(4:2:2) Digital Output
12x Zoom Lens, Automatic and Manual
30 fps Full Motion Picture

The DFW-V500 camera incorporates a 1/3" Progressive Scan Wfine CCD and the IEEE-1394-1995 interface. The camera outputs 400 Mbps for capturing high-quality YUV 4:2:2 progressive scan format motion video or still images

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NI Compatible Products
NI - Compatible Hardware 
778926-01 NI PXI-8252 IEEE-1394b interface device
For use with 1394 connection 
778638-01 NI CVS-1454 IEEE-1394a Compact Vision System
779679-01NI PCIe-8255R IEEE-1394b interface device
NI - Cable P/N 
For use with 1394 connection 
Camera File 
Sony's data sheet Data sheet in PDF format
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Note to IE Users: If camera files are opening as text in your browser, you can cause them to instead download with an option to save as a file by associating .icd files in Windows to open in a program like Notepad. This will save you from having to copy text in the browser and manually create and save the file. Here are instructions to do this:
  • create a text file on your desktop and rename it to have the .icd extension (you may be alerted about the file type - just click Yes to continue)
  • right-click on your new file, select Open, and choose the option to "Select from a list of programs"
  • choose Notepad from the list of programs, select the option to "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file", and open the file
  • Windows will now associate that file type with Notepad, and clicking Camera File links will download and save as desired