Table of Contents
1.
Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1
1.1.
Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2.
Mechanical dimensions ........................................................................................................................................ 2
1.2.1.
Fire-i 580, Fire-i 785 ...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.2.
Fire-i 780 ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.3.
Fire-i 980 ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.3.
Camera Interface ................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.3.1.
FireWire-800 Port .......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.2.
Trigger Connector Port .................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3.3.
Status LED ................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4.
Electrical Operating Condition .............................................................................................................................. 5
1.5.
Pixel Data ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.
Camera specifications ................................................................................................... 9
2.1.
Black and White Cameras .................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.1.
Fire-i 980b Specification ................................................................................................................................ 9
2.1.2.
Fire-i 780b Specification .............................................................................................................................. 10
2.1.3.
Fire-i 785b Specification .............................................................................................................................. 11
2.1.4.
Fire-i 580b Specification .............................................................................................................................. 12
2.2.
Color Cameras .................................................................................................................................................. 13
2.2.1.
Fire-i 980c Specification ............................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.2.
Fire-i 780c Specification ............................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.3.
Fire-i 785c Specification ............................................................................................................................... 15
2.2.4.
Fire-i 580c Specification ............................................................................................................................... 16
2.3.
Spectral Sensitivity ............................................................................................................................................ 17
2.3.1.
Monochrome cameras ................................................................................................................................. 17
2.3.2.
Color Cameras ............................................................................................................................................ 19
3.
Basic Operation and Features ..................................................................................... 21
3.1.
Brightness ........................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.2.
Auto Exposure Control ...................................................................................................................................... 22
3.3.
Sharpness ........................................................................................................................................................ 23
3.4.
White Balance .................................................................................................................................................. 23
3.5.
Hue ................................................................................................................................................................. 24
