Light Source
The most uniform light source available would be an integrating sphere, but these come with considerable size and expense. After considering how the light source uniformity impacts their results, most lab & manufacturing tests use LED or fluorescent lightboxes with flat-panel diffusers. (more…)
Testing a 1-5x Macro Canon MP‑E 65mm Lens
Imatest’s Checkerboard module is our new flagship module for automated analysis of sharpness, distortion and chromatic aberration from a checkerboard (AKA chessboard) pattern. The big benefit of using the checkerboard is that there are looser framing requirements than with other kinds of test targets. While checkerboard lacks the color and tone analysis provided by SFRplus and eSFR ISO, these features are not available on the high precision chrome on glass substrate, so the checkerboard is the optimal pattern for this test. (more…)
Autofocus plays a major role in many camera system applications with variable focus, including consumer electronic devices. Camera systems must be able to focus at a variety of distances. Optical systems on cameras only allow a certain range of distances from the camera to be in focus at once (this is often known as the depth of field, or depth of focus). (more…)
Over the last few years, the automotive industry has taken great strides to incorporate camera systems into vehicles. From ADAS to rear-view cameras, there are many applications for camera systems in vehicles.
With this integration of camera systems in the automotive industry, companies now have a variety of image quality factors to verify and standards to adhere to.
Imatest is a leader in image quality testing solutions for the automotive industry. Join us for this free webinar to learn more about image quality testing in the automotive industry.
During this webinar, you can expect to learn:
- An introduction to image quality factors and industry standards
- What image quality factors matter most to the automotive industry
- An overview of tests to deploy for automotive camera systems
- How to begin testing your camera systems
For many engineers tasked with designing camera systems for a product, image quality testing is a complicated endeavour given the variety of test charts and measurements available.
Understanding which image quality factors to measure in your product and how to interpret results will ensure your product is equipped with quality imaging systems. (more…)
Imatest 4.5 is the most powerful version of the platform yet with enhancements and additions for a variety of industries, including automotive, medical, consumer electronics, security, and more. The newest features give users increased flexibility in the range of target distances and light levels to improve your high-speed, automated testing.
To learn more, please visit imatest.com/4.5.
Update: Starting in Imatest 4.5, a pre-built, ready-to-run version of the Operator Console now ships with all Imatest IT Windows installations, allowing users to take advantage of the simplicity of the Operator Console without writing a single line of code. It can be found in the /samples/OperatorConsole directory.