New camera series for industrial streaming, monitoring and event recording

IDS Imaging Development Systems is launching the 'uEye Live' camera series with the uEye SCP and uEye SLE product lines. They specialise in monitoring tasks, delivering various live streams, and even allowing event recording.

The GigE cameras are designed for standalone operation. In addition to easy access via the web front end (HTTP), users benefit from video streaming, hardware-accelerated video encoding and event-based recording in the camera memory. This indicates that the cameras provide a valuable 'window into the past' if an incident occurs.

Users can choose from different design variants depending on the intended purpose: the uEye SCP series has a completely closed, 29mm x 29mm x 29mm housing. The uEye SLE line comprises board-level models for embedded applications with different mounting options. The first uEye SCP camera with the 8.3MP rolling shutter sensor IMX678 from the Sony Starvis 2 series is now available. The board-level version and further sensors will follow in 2025.

Philipp Ohl, head of Product Management at IDS, explains: "These monitoring cameras are industrial-grade, compact and cost-effective. They can deliver multiple video streams at the same time - and thanks to Sony Starvis 2 technology, they provide truly impressive image quality even in low-light situations." The integrated ISP with automatic image enhancement features also plays an important role.

In total, there are three parallel streams available. In addition to H264, the models also offer MJPEG via HTTP, which allows direct display in the web browser without further plug-ins or third-party software. The RTSP protocol ensures standardised integration of H264 streams into existing tools and applications. The cameras can be easily integrated into machine control systems thanks to a web-based REST API.