What Camera for Imaq

[Leonitas]

 I need a camera to go with imaq vision and so far have I have found that ieee 1394 would be a good way to start. I saw that I would need a IIDC DCAM camera but after looking at the prices they were pretty expensive. I was wondering what the cheapest method to set up a working camera would be. USB type connections won’t work for me as I tried to install the support but couldn’t get it to work. So I decided to buy a ieee 1394 card from amazon. Do digital cameras work? Would I be able to connect a Canon Powershot A620  to the ieee 1394 card  and have it processed through imaq and labview? Also it would help if you could post what type of camera you are using with your ieee card for reference.

[Christian Mergl]

Hey!

Which camera you choose should depend on your application. Maybe the camera adviser can help: http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/nipc.specs?action=search&asid=1102

Christian

[Leonitas]

No that did not help as those are the expensive cameras i was looking to go away from, i know some people use webcams as an alternative. I am looking for another type such as a digital camera.

[Kyle_V]

Hello Leonitas,

Unless the Canon Powershot is IIDC-compliant, it will not work with NI-IMAQdx (which in included in the Vision Acqusition software package).  The good news is that there are several inexpensive webcams that are compliant.  Here is the best website I've found for reviewing all of your camera options (be sure to check each camera's IIDC status):

http://damien.douxchamps.net/ieee1394/cameras/

I hope this helps,

Kyle V.