HySpex SWIR-384
The HySpex SWIR-384 hyperspectral camera is developed for field, laboratory, and airborne applications.
The state of the art MCT sensor with cooling down to 150K yields low background noise, high dynamic range, and exceptional SNR levels. With a max frame rate of 400 fps, combined with an aberration-corrected optical system with high optical throughput (f/2), the data quality, speed, and sensitivity is truly state of the art.
A wide range of close-up lenses allows the use of the camera at working distances ranging from a few centimeters with a spatial resolution of 53 ?m to infinity e.g. airborne remote sensing.
HySpex SWIR-384
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HySpex SWIR-384
Spectral range = 930 – 2500 nm
Spatial pixels = 384
Spectral channels = 288
Spectral sampling = 5.45 nm
FOV* = 16?
Pixel FOV across/along* = 0.73/0.73 mrad
Bit resolution = 16 bit
Noise floor = 150 e-
Dynamic range = 7500
Peak SNR (at full resolution) > 1100
Max speed (at full resolution) = 400 fps
Power consumption = 30 W
Dimensions (l-w-h) = 38 – 12- 17.5 cm
Weight = 5.7 kg
Camera Interface = CameraLink
*Can be doubled with FOV expander
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2024-01-28
I recommend HySpex improve the entire setup and make it more user-friendly. For example, the moving stage is very bulky, and having a long tower makes it impossible to change the height of the camera. It would be great if the height-adjusting handle of the hyperspectral imaging camera was placed on the side of the tower instead of at the top, or if it was motorized. Having adjustable lenses would help too if it does not reduce the data quality.
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| Content | HySpex SWIR-384 The HySpex SWIR-384 hyperspectral camera is developed for field, laboratory, and airborne applications. The state of the art MCT sensor with cooling down to 150K yields low background noise, high dynamic range, and exceptional SNR levels. With a max frame rate of 400 fps, combined with an aberration-corrected optical system with high optical throughput (f/2), the data quality, speed, and sensitivity is truly state of the art. A wide range of close-up lenses allows the use of the camera at working distances ranging from a few centimeters with a spatial resolution of 53 ?m to infinity e.g. airborne remote sensing. | HySpex Baldur S-384 N Baldur S-384 N covers the spectral range from 960-2500 nm. All Baldur cameras are Nyquist cameras giving a spectral resolution of 2 spectral bands while capturing 4 times as much light as the classic systems. To ensure that the most information per framerate is provided, the spectral resolution is kept very close to 2 bands. Additionally, the spatial resolution of Baldur S-384 N is better than 1.5 pixels, yielding a very sharp camera. | Specim FX50 Specim FX50 is the only hyperspectral camera on the market covering the full mid-wave infrared (MWIR) spectral range of 2.7 - 5.3 ?m required, for example, in black plastics sorting. Specim FX50 is a high-speed, accurate, and efficient line-scan hyperspectral camera designed specifically for industrial environments. | HySpex VNIR-3000 N HySpex VNIR-3000 N is developed for field, laboratory, and airborne applications. HySpex VNIR-3000 N utilizes the same spectrograph as the other classical HySpex VNIR models. With a pixel size of 3.45?m, compared to 6. 5?m for VNIR-1800, HySpex VNIR-3000 N will have less than 1.6 pixels per FWHM of the PSF spatially and less than 1.8 bands spectrally, ensuring that narrow band features will be resolved equally for all cameras. With 3000 spatial pixels, 300 bands and a noise floor of 2.4e-, HySpex VNIR-3000N will provide outstanding SNR levels in dark environments. The camera is offered with a USB connection, allowing camera operation from any computer and reducing the cost of supplementing equipment. To visualize that the camera has a wider PSF per pixel and band relative to our normal extremely sharp cameras, we have added an N for Nyquist to the model name. | Pika L 400 - 1000 nm Lightweight, Compact VNIR The Pika L is a lightweight, compact hyperspectral camera that covers the Visible + Near-Infrared (VNIR) spectral range. It is our most popular imager for remote sensing applications. The Pika L can be used in our airborne, laboratory, and outdoor hyperspectral systems, as well as standalone or integrated into your system. | HySpex VS-1200 The HySpex VS-1200 hyperspectral camera is developed for airborne applications requiring extreme resolution in both VNIR and SWIR spectral regions. The HySpex VS-1200 is a novel high-resolution instrument designed for airborne applications at altitudes greater than 400m. The camera produces the highest scientific grade level data, commercially available, having FWHM less than 1.2 pixels spatially and less than 1.5 pixels spectrally. The combined VNIR-SWIR cube has coregistration errors, and smile and keystone of less than 10% of a pixel. With 40 degrees FOV, the camera is ideal for mapping large areas with high accuracy and resolution. The camera is delivered with an integrated high-performance IMU/GPS and data acquisition unit with removable storage bays as a standard. Existing navigation systems can also be integrated/utilized. A standard passive damping solution is included as a part of the default delivery package, but mounting plates for active damping solutions, such as GSM4000 or PAV80 can be supplied. |
| Description | Spectral range = 930 - 2500 nm Spatial pixels = 384 Spectral channels = 288 Spectral sampling = 5.45 nm FOV* = 16? Pixel FOV across/along* = 0.73/0.73 mrad Bit resolution = 16 bit Noise floor = 150 e- Dynamic range = 7500 Peak SNR (at full resolution) > 1100 Max speed (at full resolution) = 400 fps Power consumption = 30 W Dimensions (l-w-h) = 38 - 12- 17.5 cm Weight = 5.7 kg Camera Interface = CameraLink *Can be doubled with FOV expander | Spectral Range = 960 - 2500nm Spectral bands = 288 Max speed* = 500 fps Spectral sampling = 5.45 nm Spectral FWHM <2 bands Spatial FWHM <1.3 pixels Spatial pixels = 384 Keystone <15% of a pixel Smile <15% of band FOV = 16? / 40? Bit resolution = 16 bit Noise floor = 150 e- Peak SNR >1100 Dynamic range = 7500 ROI* = All bands can be selected/deselected individually External trigger options LVDS, 5V/12V/24V TTL Dimensions (l-w-h) = 368 - 131 - 175 mm Camera Interface = CameraLink * Reducing the number of spectral channels with ROI will proportionally increase the max framerate | Spectral Range = 2.7 - 5.3 ?m Spectral resolution (FWHM) = 35 nm Spectral sampling/pixel = 8.44 nm, Without binning Spectral bands = 154, With default binning Numerical aperture = 2.0 Optics magnification = 0.5 Effective pixel size = 30 ?m, At fore lens image plane Effective slit width = 104 ?m, At fore lens image plane Effective slit length = 19.2 mm, At fore lens image plane Dynamic Range = 1600:1 with 1.5 ms exposure time Usable dynamic range / noise Spatial samples = 640 Bit depth = 16 Maximum frame rate = 380 fps, Full image with default binning Binning = 1,2,4 spectral and spatial, Default: 2 spectral x 1 spatial ROI = Freely selectable multiple bands of interest. Minimum height of ROI is two 1-binned rows. Maximum frame rate is determined by total number of rows between first row of first mROI and last row of last mROI - not the total number of rows included in the mMROI?s. Pixel operability = Number of operable pixels >99.7%. Allowed clusters: Size 4-8 pixels: <= 12/ Size 9-12 pixels: 2/ Size 13-19 pixels: 1/ Size >19 pixels: 0 Image corrections = Non uniformity correction/Bad pixel replacement/Automatic Image Enhancement (AIE). One point NUC. AIE: Unified spectral calibration + corrected smile and keystone aberrations Sensor material = InSb Integrated cooler = Stirling Up to 10000 hours Full well capacity = 5.1 Me- Read-out modes = IWR / ITR Optics temperature = TEC-stabilized Default is 20 degrees Celsius Lens mount = Custom mount Fore lens options = OLEM43, OLEM23, OLEM17 Field of view = 24 deg, 45 deg, 60 deg Camera digital data output/control interface = GigE Vision, Custom ethernet Camera control protocols = GenICam, JSON-RPC Power input = 24 V DC Power consumption = Max 90 W, Typical 40 W, During simultaneous cool-down of optics and detector Connectors = Ethernet/ Aux - 0306423 (09-0428-90-08) Binder 8pin/ Power - 0306627 (LF10WBR-4P) Hirose 4pin Trigger in IP = IP40 Dimensions (L x W x H) = 280 x 202 x 169 mm Mounting surface option on three sides. Mounting kit adds 24 mm distance on mounting side. Weight = 7 kg Storage temperature = -20 ... +50 oC Operating temperature = +5 ... +40 oC Relative humidity = 5% - 95% (non-condensing) | Spectral range = 400 - 1000 nm Spatial pixels = 3000 Spectral channels = 300 Spectral sampling = 2.0 nm FOV* = 16? Pixel FOV across/along* = 0.096/0.32 mrad Bit resolution = 12 bit Noise floor = 2.37 e- Dynamic range = 11000 Peak SNR (at full resolution) > 170 Max speed (at full resolution) = 117 fps Power consumption = 30 W Dimensions (l-w-h) = 39 - 9.9- 15 cm Weight = 5.0 kg Camera Interface = USB3 *Can be doubled with FOV expander | Spectral Range (nm) = 400 - 1000 Spectral Channels = 281 Spectral Bandwidth (nm) = 2.1 Spectral Resolution - FWHM (nm) = 3.3 Spatial Pixels = 900 Max Frame Rate (fps) = 249 f/# = 2.4 Interface = USB 3.0 Dimensions (mm) = 115 x 104 x 66 Weight, w/o lens (kg) = 0.64 |
The HySpex SWIR 384 camera offers a broad spectral range of 950 nm to 2500 nm, allowing for high quality imaging of a wide variety of samples. The camera provides excellent image quality, and it comes with Ground Software that enables users to control the imaging process, adjust lights, and see images live. The software is free and user friendly, making it easy to use for a range of applications. However, it’s important to note that the Ground software does not perform white and dark calibration, nor data analysis. For these purposes, a separate software needs to be purchased.
We purchased this shortwave infrared (SWIR) hyperspectral imaging camera in 2019. Since then, the camera has broken a few times, mainly failing to reduce the temperature of the camera to the operating temperature. HySpex attributed this to the part supplier (which I believe is right). While a permanent repair is yet to be found, HySpex’s customer service was exceptionally good and did their best to keep my lab going. They once sent a technician from Norway (to Australia) to service the camera and increase its lifespan until they find a permanent repair.
In terms of application ease, the camera holder benchtop lit is bulky, and adjusting the camera focus is done physically by moving the camera up and down rather than using an adjustable lens or a powered camera tower. Adjusting the camera height is an inconvenience, as we need to turn a handle ten of times to move it up and down a few centimetres. Adding to that, the handle is placed at the top of the camera tower. Placing the camera on the bench means that the tower is somewhere close to the ceiling, and we need to have a ladder to adjust the camera height.
There are a few options for lenses to choose from. I am using a 30 cm lens, which stands 30 cm above the samples and measures 10 cm width of the stage. I also have a “microscopic lens.” This lens does not actually magnify anything, but the pixel size is very fine (ca. 0.05 mm). The “microscopic lens” measures the 2 cm width of the stage. There is a 1 m lese that measures up to 30 cm width. The Hyspex SWIR 384 measures 384 pixel per line.
Furthermore, because the camera offers a broad spectral range with relatively high spectral resolution (ca. 5.45 nm), leading to measuring 288 wavelengths, the imaging speed is not very high (yet good for research). As far as I am aware, it’s not possible to turn off some wavelengths to increase the imaging speed. This is something you need to consider if imaging speed is important for your application. This is not a disadvantage for me since I use it for research (chemometrics, food quality monitoring, classification, non destructive analysis), and I prioritise better quality data over faster imaging speed.
Overall, I am very happy with the quality of the images and the customer service, and I think the HySpex SWIR 384 is an excellent option for my applications (research). It’s important to consider the drawbacks, such as the inconvenience of adjusting the camera height and its high price. However, the excellent image quality, broad spectral range, and HySpex’s exceptional customer service make it a worthwhile investment for many applications.