Press Release

04.06.07Small case, big resolution: Guppy F-146

The successful Guppy family of FireWire industrial cameras just got bigger with the introduction of a new 1.4 Megapixel model.

Allied Vision Technologies (AVT) is expanding the product line of its Guppy entry-level cameras by introducing a new model with 1.4 Megapixel resolution. With this, the leading producer of machine vision cameras offers an attractive solution in this Megapixel range, therefore allowing an easy and affordable entry into digital technology.

Small, Simple, Ingenious
The new Guppy F-146 combines the characteristics of Allied Vision Technologies’ successful Guppy series; small, simple and ingenious, with a FireWire IEEE1394a interface, robust construction and extremely compact case dimensions; not to mention an outstanding price/performance/resolution ratio. The new model is equipped with an XGA-2 CCD sensor (1.4 Megapixel), and it is available in both color and black-and-white. For integration into systems with especially complex architectures, the Guppy F-146 can be obtained in an optional board level version available on request.

Guppy – Easy Entry Into Digital Image Processing
With the new F-146 version, the AVT Guppy range now includes 11 models with resolutions ranging from 0.3 to 1.4 Megapixel — each available in black-and-white or color. Guppy is especially suitable for users who want a simple and inexpensive upgrade from analog to digital image processing. The Guppy product line features both progressive-scan and interlaced sensors, so that current users of interlaced technology can easily migrate to a digital camera solution for the first time.

With the addition of the Guppy F-146, Allied Vision Technologies now offers an extremely attractive and inexpensive entry-level solution above 1 Megapixel resolution.