ALLIED Vision Technologies Marlin F-201 - Manual (Page 170)

How does bandwidth affect the frame rate?
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Mono8 (raw data)
The color camera outputs Bayer-coded raw data in Mono8 instead of (as
described in IIDC V1.3) a real Y signal.
Figure 83: Bayer-coded test image
Note
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The first pixel of the image is always the red pixel from the
sensor. (Mirror must be switched off.)