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Thanks to everybody for their feedback. It certainely will help us in
making the right decision for our needs.
Regards,
-Prabhakar
On 6/27/2012 4:27 AM, Guy Cox wrote:
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> It is generally considered good form to put "Commercial Response" in the header of messages like this. Of course we all value messages from vendors, but it is nice to be able to distinguish them.
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> Hi Prabhakar,
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> They are indeed different chips, hence different characteristics. Andor is using
> the Fairchild chip. There are other sCMOS cameras to consider as well. Raptor
> offers a sCMOS camera (Osprey) which uses a CMOSIS chip (you can Google
> these guys to find out more information). This is a 4.2MP (2048x2048) chip with
> 64% QE at 600nm. It also uses a global shutter, something to consider. It is a
> small, light camera that offers a very attractive price point. Feel free to contact
> me for more information.
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> Mark
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