Definitions; Glossary Of Terms - Noraxon Ninox Series User Manual

Ninox Hardware User Manual

3 Definitions

3.1 Glossary of Terms

A A A A ngle of View (AOV) ngle of View (AOV) – The angular extent of the scene viewed by the camera
ngle of View (AOV) ngle of View (AOV)
Aperture – The opening in the camera lens which allows light to pass through. The Ninox 300C Aperture Aperture Aperture
recommended lenses have a manually adjustable ring to control the aperture.
Field of View (FOV) – The horizontal dimension (TOP view) of the scene that is viewable through the Field of View (FOV)
Field of View (FOV) Field of View (FOV)
camera at a specific working distance.
FPS – The number of frames per second captured by the camera. As the FPS selected increase to FPS
FPS FPS
faster speeds, the number of pixels each frame contains must be reduced to ensure complete data
transmission. FPS is selected through the device settings.
Gain – The value which adjusts the apparent brightness of an entire image, this is a digital control that Gain Gain Gain
can be accessed through the device settings.
Gamma – The value which adjusts the luminance of an image. Increasing gamma will make dark areas Gamma Gamma Gamma
darker and light areas lighter. The Gamma level is a digital control that can be accessed through the
device settings.
Resolution – Describes the number of pixel columns and rows that are contained within each captured Resolution
Resolution Resolution
image frame. An image with NxM describes the width of the image as 'N' and the height of the image
as 'M'.
Working Distance (WD) Working Distance (WD) – The distance between the camera and the object of interest which is in focus. Working Distance (WD) Working Distance (WD)
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