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this mode suffers from reduced image quality resulting from vertical sensor binning and inherent skipping of rows
during readout.
Applications that require higher frame rate should use this mode.
Mode 5
Mode 5 is 4x4 binning. Implementation and impact on frame rate varies between models. Effective resolution is
reduced by a factor of 16 and image brightness is increased in all cases.
Monochrome CCD models except GS3-PGE-23S6M implement this binning mode vertically on the sensor and
horizontally in the FPGA. There is an increase in image brightness and frame rate.
Color CCD models and GS3-PGE-23S6M implement this binning mode in the FGPA entirely. There is an increase
in brightness but no impact on frame rate.
Mode 7
In mode 7 the camera is optimized for high well depth, SNR, and quantum efficiency at the expense of frame rate.
CCD models implement single tap readout and extended shutter mode. The GS3-PGE-23S6 model supports a
12-bit ADC in mode 7 (all other video modes for this model support a 10-bit ADC).
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