Pixel Binning - Omron MicroHAWK Integration Manual

Pixel Binning

Definition: In addition to windowing the image sensor, smaller resolutions can be
obtained by down sampling the entire captured image by using pixel
binning. Pixel binning can increase the signal to noise ratio and produce
a more pleasing output image with reduced artifacts. It will also improve
low-light performance. It is important to note that enabling pixel binning
does not affect the sensor frame rate as the pixels still need to be processed
in order to be averaged and binned.
Usage: <K542,pixel binning>
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled
Disabled
Pixel-binning is disabled.
Enabled
Two column pixels and two row pixels are averaged to create a single pixel value providing
a 2:1 reduction in the vertical pixels and a 2:1 reduction in the horizontal pixels for a combined
4:1 reduction. An image with a dimension of 640 x 480 will be scaled to 320 x 240.
MicroHAWK Engine Integration Guide
Camera and IP Setup
1 = Enabled
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