Switching from CCD to CMOS Cameras

Sony has stopped the production of CCD sensors. CCD camera users are now confronted with questions around switching to CMOS technology and the availability of current CCD camera models.

For us, the move toward CMOS technology doesn’t come as a surprise. We started our preparations some time ago and can offer a broad portfolio of CMOS products.

Basler will ensure a smooth transition from current Basler products with CCD sensors to CMOS sensor-based Basler products.

We’ve put together a list of answers to the most relevant questions around this transition and around suitable successors for your CCD sensor-based ace camera.

Below you can find answers for the most frequently asked questions about this topic:

When should I begin switching from CCD to CMOS?

In general, you could start any time. Switching quickly will let you benefit from a performance increase in your application and from lower camera costs. Therefore, a fast change makes sense, especially since we have already discontinued the first CCD camera models due to the unexpectedly high demand. An overview of all discontinued models can be found here. We recommend taking the time to run the calculations on your application, to decide which option would be more advantageous.

What do I have to consider when switching?

Relatively little. You shouldn’t have any trouble finding a camera with a suitable CMOS sensor. For an easy switch, choose a CMOS sensor with the same optical format as your current CCD cameras, and you’ll only have to perform minimal adjustments to your system design. Things are also kept simple if you stay with your standard interface, Gigabit Ethernet. Basler offers all new CMOS sensors within the 29 mm x 29 mm housing of its ace models which allows for easy replacement of nearly all existing camera designs. It also brings along improved performance in replacement scenarios of analog FireWire cameras, where space limits are a crucial concern.

What’s important when integrating the latest CMOS-based cameras?

Integrating a CMOS camera to replace CCD sensors is simpler than expected, especially when you choose standard-compliant hardware and software. Because camera manufacturers take care of the entire sensor integration including image quality optimization, all you need to do when choosing the right CMOS camera is to:

• Determine the correct resolution of the camera: The required resolution depends on the details you need to make visible in your images.
• Define the required camera interface: The choice of an interface depends on the required cable length, bandwidth, necessary frame rates and real-time capabilities and PC hardware availability. Our Interface Advisor helps you find the best interface for your application.
• Choose lens and lighting: Changing the sensor format also involves changing the lens. Our Lens Selector makes finding a new lens easy. Lighting must only be adjusted if the sensitivity of the new sensor is different from the previous one.
• Integration effort for software and camera control: Cameras complying with common standards such as GenICam, for example, or interface standards like USB3 Vision or GigE Vision, offer uncomplicated integration.

Which CMOS Replacements are Already Available from Basler?

Basler has anticipated the trend towards CMOS sensor technology in industrial cameras early on and offers a broad product portfolio of CMOS cameras with sensors from various manufacturers. Just recently, it equipped two ace GigE and two ace USB 3.0 models with Sony’s IMX174 CMOS sensor. With a resolution of 2.3 MP and frame rates of 50 fps (GigE) and 155 fps (USB 3.0), respectively, this powerful sensor is a recommended choice for demanding applications in the fields of traffic, microscopy and medicine.

Furthermore, several ace models were equipped with CMOS sensors of the PYTHON series from ON Semiconductor. These models reach speeds of up to 850 fps and impress with their outstanding image quality.

A comprehensive overview of all CMOS successors for the various Basler CCD cameras is available right here.

Overview of potential successor cameras

Are you using a CCD camera and looking for the right replacement with CMOS technology? With the help of our CCD Transition Advisor, you can get an overview of all suitable replacement models for your CCD camera with just a few clicks.

The following CMOS sensors are well suited to replace your CCD sensor:

There are 158 elements available for filtering.

Your choice of Basler CMOS cameras:  0

		Camera model	Interface	Mono/Color		Availability i
100000	AR0134	daA1280-54lc	BCON for LVDS	Color	AR0134
100001	AR0134	daA1280-54lm	BCON for LVDS	Mono	AR0134
100002	AR0134	daA1280-54uc	USB 3.0	Color	AR0134
100003	AR0134	daA1280-54um	USB 3.0	Mono	AR0134
100004	AR0134	puA1280-54uc	USB 3.0	Color	AR0134
100005	AR0134	puA1280-54um	USB 3.0	Mono	AR0134
100006	AR0521	daA2500-60mm	BCON for MIPI	Mono	AR0521	Design-In Sample: Q3/2018 (prototype)
100007	AR0521	daA2500-60mc	BCON for MIPI	Color	AR0521	Design-In Sample: Q3/2018 (prototype)
100008	CMV12000	beA4000-62kc	Camera Link	Color	CMV12000
100009	CMV12000	beA4000-62km	Camera Link	Mono	CMV12000
100010	CMV2000	acA2000-165uc	USB 3.0	Color	CMV2000
100011	CMV2000	acA2000-165um	USB 3.0	Mono	CMV2000
100012	CMV2000	acA2000-340kc	Camera Link	Color	CMV2000
100013	CMV2000	acA2000-340km	Camera Link	Mono	CMV2000
100014	CMV2000	acA2000-50gc	GigE	Color	CMV2000
100015	CMV2000	acA2000-50gm	GigE	Mono	CMV2000
100016	CMV2000 NIR-enhanced	acA2000-165umNIR	USB 3.0	Mono	CMV2000 NIR-enhanced
100017	CMV2000 NIR-enhanced	acA2000-340kmNIR	Camera Link	Mono	CMV2000 NIR-enhanced
100018	CMV2000 NIR-enhanced	acA2000-50gmNIR	GigE	Mono	CMV2000 NIR-enhanced
100019	CMV4000	acA2040-180kc	Camera Link	Color	CMV4000
100020	CMV4000	acA2040-180km	Camera Link	Mono	CMV4000
100021	CMV4000	acA2040-25gc	GigE	Color	CMV4000
100022	CMV4000	acA2040-25gm	GigE	Mono	CMV4000
100023	CMV4000	acA2040-90uc	USB 3.0	Color	CMV4000
100024	CMV4000	acA2040-90um	USB 3.0	Mono	CMV4000
100025	CMV4000 NIR-enhanced	acA2040-180kmNIR	Camera Link	Mono	CMV4000 NIR-enhanced
100026	CMV4000 NIR-enhanced	acA2040-25gmNIR	GigE	Mono	CMV4000 NIR-enhanced
100027	CMV4000 NIR-enhanced	acA2040-90umNIR	USB 3.0	Mono	CMV4000 NIR-enhanced
100028	EV76C560	acA1280-60gc	GigE	Color	EV76C560
100029	EV76C560	acA1280-60gm	GigE	Mono	EV76C560
100030	EV76C560	acA1300-60gc	GigE	Color	EV76C560
100031	EV76C560	acA1300-60gm	GigE	Mono	EV76C560
100032	EV76C570	acA1600-60gc	GigE	Color	EV76C570
100033	EV76C570	acA1600-60gm	GigE	Mono	EV76C570
100034	EV76C570	daA1600-60uc	USB 3.0	Color	EV76C570
100035	EV76C570	daA1600-60um	USB 3.0	Mono	EV76C570
100036	EV76C570	daA1600-60lc	BCON for LVDS	Color	EV76C570
100037	EV76C570	daA1600-60lm	BCON for LVDS	Mono	EV76C570
100038	EV76C570	puA1600-60uc	USB 3.0	Color	EV76C570
100039	EV76C570	puA1600-60um	USB 3.0	Mono	EV76C570
100040	EV76C661	acA1300-60gmNIR	GigE	Mono	EV76C661
100041	IMX174	acA1920-155uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX174
100042	IMX174	acA1920-155um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX174
100043	IMX174	acA1920-50gc	GigE	Color	IMX174
100044	IMX174	acA1920-50gm	GigE	Mono	IMX174
100045	IMX174	Basler MED ace 2.3 MP 164 color	USB 3.0	Color	IMX174	Series Production: Q3/2018
100046	IMX174	Basler MED ace 2.3 MP 164 mono	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX174	Series Production: Q3/2018
100047	IMX178	acA3088-57um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX178
100048	IMX178	acA3088-57uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX178
100049	IMX178	acA3088-16gm	GigE	Mono	IMX178
100050	IMX178	acA3088-16gc	GigE	Color	IMX178
100051	IMX183	Basler MED ace 20.0 MP 17 mono	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX183	Series Production: tbd
100052	IMX183	Basler MED ace 20.0 MP 17 color	USB 3.0	Color	IMX183	Series Production: tbd
100053	IMX226	acA4024-29um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX226
100054	IMX226	acA4024-29uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX226
100055	IMX226	acA4024-8gm	GigE	Mono	IMX226
100056	IMX226	acA4024-8gc	GigE	Color	IMX226
100057	IMX249	acA1920-40gc	GigE	Color	IMX249
100058	IMX249	acA1920-40gm	GigE	Mono	IMX249
100059	IMX249	acA1920-40uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX249
100060	IMX249	acA1920-40um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX249
100061	IMX249	Basler MED ace 2.3 MP 41 color	USB 3.0	Color	IMX249	Series Production: Q3/2018
100062	IMX249	Basler MED ace 2.3 MP 41 mono	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX249	Series Production: Q3/2018
100063	IMX250	acA2440-75uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX250
100064	IMX250	acA2440-75um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX250
100065	IMX250	Basler MED ace 5.1 MP 75 color	USB 3.0	Color	IMX250	Series Production: Q3/2018
100066	IMX250	Basler MED ace 5.1 MP 75 mono	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX250	Series Production: Q3/2018
100067	IMX252	acA2040-120uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX252
100068	IMX252	acA2040-120um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX252
100069	IMX253	acA4112-30um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX253
100070	IMX253	acA4112-30uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX253
100071	IMX253	Basler MED ace 12.3 MP 30 color	USB 3.0	Color	IMX253	Series Production: Q4/2018
100072	IMX253	Basler MED ace 12.3 MP 30 mono	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX253	Series Production: Q4/2018
100073	IMX255	acA4096-40um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX255
100074	IMX255	acA4096-40uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX255
100075	IMX255	Basler MED ace 8.9 MP 42 color	USB 3.0	Color	IMX255	Series Production: Q4/2018
100076	IMX255	Basler MED ace 8.9 MP 42 mono	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX255	Series Production: Q4/2018
100077	IMX264	acA2440-20gc	GigE	Color	IMX264
100078	IMX264	acA2440-20gm	GigE	Mono	IMX264
100079	IMX264	acA2440-35uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX264
100080	IMX264	acA2440-35um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX264
100081	IMX264	Basler MED ace 5.1 MP 35 color	USB 3.0	Color	IMX264	Series Production: Q3/2018
100082	IMX264	Basler MED ace 5.1 MP 35 mono	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX264	Series Production: Q3/2018
100083	IMX265	acA2040-35gc	GigE	Color	IMX265
100084	IMX265	acA2040-35gm	GigE	Mono	IMX265
100085	IMX265	acA2040-55uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX265
100086	IMX265	acA2040-55um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX265
100087	IMX267	acA4096-30um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX267
100088	IMX267	acA4096-30uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX267
100089	IMX267	acA4096-11gm	GigE	Mono	IMX267
100090	IMX267	acA4096-11gc	GigE	Color	IMX267
100091	IMX267	Basler MED ace 8.9 MP 32 color	USB 3.0	Color	IMX267	Series Production: Q4/2018
100092	IMX267	Basler MED ace 8.9 MP 32 mono	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX267	Series Production: Q4/2018
100093	IMX273	acA1440-73gm	GigE	Mono	IMX273	Design-In Sample: 04/2018 Series Production: Q2/2018
100094	IMX273	acA1440-73gc	GigE	Color	IMX273	Design-In Sample: 04/2018 Series Production: Q2/2018
100095	IMX273	acA1440-220uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX273	Design-In Sample: 05/2018 Series Production: Q3/2018
100096	IMX273	acA1440-220um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX273	Design-In Sample: 05/2018 Series Production: Q3/2018
100097	IMX287	acA720-290gm	GigE	Mono	IMX287	Design-In Sample: 04/2018 Series Production: Q2/2018
100098	IMX287	acA720-290gc	GigE	Color	IMX287	Design-In Sample: 04/2018 Series Production: Q2/2018
100099	IMX287	acA720-520uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX287	Design-In Sample: 05/2018 Series Production: Q3/2018
100100	IMX287	acA720-520um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX287	Design-In Sample: 05/2018 Series Production: Q3/2018
100101	IMX304	acA4112-20um	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX304
100102	IMX304	acA4112-20uc	USB 3.0	Color	IMX304
100103	IMX304	acA4112-8gm	GigE	Mono	IMX304
100104	IMX304	acA4112-8gc	GigE	Color	IMX304
100105	IMX304	Basler MED ace 12.3 MP 23 color	USB 3.0	Color	IMX304	Series Production: Q4/2018
100106	IMX304	Basler MED ace 12.3 MP 23 mono	USB 3.0	Mono	IMX304	Series Production: Q4/2018
100107	MT9F002	acA4600-10uc	USB 3.0	Color	MT9F002
100108	MT9F002	acA4600-7gc	GigE	Color	MT9F002
100109	MT9J003	acA3800-10gc	GigE	Color	MT9J003
100110	MT9J003	acA3800-10gm	GigE	Mono	MT9J003
100111	MT9J003	acA3800-14uc	USB 3.0	Color	MT9J003
100112	MT9J003	acA3800-14um	USB 3.0	Mono	MT9J003
100113	MT9P031	acA1920-25gc	GigE	Color	MT9P031
100114	MT9P031	acA1920-25gm	GigE	Mono	MT9P031
100115	MT9P031	acA1920-25uc	USB 3.0	Color	MT9P031
100116	MT9P031	acA1920-25um	USB 3.0	Mono	MT9P031
100117	MT9P031	acA2500-14gc	GigE	Color	MT9P031
100118	MT9P031	acA2500-14gm	GigE	Mono	MT9P031
100119	MT9P031	acA2500-14uc	USB 3.0	Color	MT9P031
100120	MT9P031	acA2500-14um	USB 3.0	Mono	MT9P031
100121	MT9P031	daA1920-15um	USB 3.0	Mono	MT9P031
100122	MT9P031	daA1920-30uc	USB 3.0	Color	MT9P031
100123	MT9P031	daA1920-30um	USB 3.0	Mono	MT9P031
100124	MT9P031	daA2500-14lc	BCON for LVDS	Color	MT9P031
100125	MT9P031	daA2500-14lm	BCON for LVDS	Mono	MT9P031
100126	MT9P031	daA2500-14uc	USB 3.0	Color	MT9P031
100127	MT9P031	daA2500-14um	USB 3.0	Mono	MT9P031
100128	MT9P031	puA1920-30uc	USB 3.0	Color	MT9P031
100129	MT9P031	puA1920-30um	USB 3.0	Mono	MT9P031
100130	MT9P031	puA2500-14uc	USB 3.0	Color	MT9P031
100131	MT9P031	puA2500-14um	USB 3.0	Mono	MT9P031
100132	MT9V022	scA750-60fc	FireWire-b	Color	MT9V022	Discontinuation: 08/2018
100133	MT9V022	scA750-60fm	FireWire-b	Mono	MT9V022	Discontinuation: 08/2018
100134	MT9V022	scA750-60gc	GigE	Color	MT9V022
100135	MT9V022	scA750-60gm	GigE	Mono	MT9V022
100136	PYTHON 1300	acA1300-200uc	USB 3.0	Color	PYTHON 1300
100137	PYTHON 1300	acA1300-200um	USB 3.0	Mono	PYTHON 1300
100138	PYTHON 1300	acA1300-75gc	GigE	Color	PYTHON 1300
100139	PYTHON 1300	acA1300-75gm	GigE	Mono	PYTHON 1300
100140	PYTHON 2000	acA1920-150uc	USB 3.0	Color	PYTHON 2000
100141	PYTHON 2000	acA1920-150um	USB 3.0	Mono	PYTHON 2000
100142	PYTHON 2000	acA1920-48gc	GigE	Color	PYTHON 2000
100143	PYTHON 2000	acA1920-48gm	GigE	Mono	PYTHON 2000
100144	PYTHON 300	acA640-300gc	GigE	Color	PYTHON 300
100145	PYTHON 300	acA640-300gm	GigE	Mono	PYTHON 300
100146	PYTHON 300	acA640-750uc	USB 3.0	Color	PYTHON 300
100147	PYTHON 300	acA640-750um	USB 3.0	Mono	PYTHON 300
100148	PYTHON 500	acA800-200gc	GigE	Color	PYTHON 500
100149	PYTHON 500	acA800-200gm	GigE	Mono	PYTHON 500
100150	PYTHON 500	acA800-510uc	USB 3.0	Color	PYTHON 500
100151	PYTHON 500	acA800-510um	USB 3.0	Mono	PYTHON 500
100152	PYTHON 5000	acA2500-20gc	GigE	Color	PYTHON 5000
100153	PYTHON 5000	acA2500-20gm	GigE	Mono	PYTHON 5000
100154	PYTHON 5000	acA2500-60uc	USB 3.0	Color	PYTHON 5000
100155	PYTHON 5000	acA2500-60um	USB 3.0	Mono	PYTHON 5000
100156	PYTHON 5000	Basler MED ace 5.3 MP 20 mono	GigE	Mono	PYTHON 5000	Series Production: Q3/2018
100157	PYTHON 5000	Basler MED ace 5.3 MP 20 color	GigE	Color	PYTHON 5000	Series Production: Q3/2018

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