ALLIED Vision Technologies Pike F-1600 - Manual (Page 172)

Description of the data path
PIKE Technical Manual V5.1.2
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Figure 88: 8 x vertical binning
Note
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Vertical resolution is reduced, but signal-to noise ratio (SNR)
is increased by about 3, 6 or 9 dB (2 x, 4 x or 8 x binning).
Note
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If vertical binning is activated the image may appear to be
over-exposed and may require correction.
Note
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The image appears vertically compressed in this mode and no
longer exhibits a true aspect ratio.
8 x vertical binning