title: Cameras.
abstract: Another critical component of an image cytometer is the camera, which converts the optical image to an electrical form to view on a monitor, record, or digitize for subsequent analysis. Any image degradation introduced at this stage affects the quality and accuracy of the system output. This unit discusses the fundamentals of camera phenomena and presents extensive data on available CCD chips and cameras.
authors.affiliation: Perceptive Scientific Instruments, Inc., League City, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Castleman
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019044:Image Cytometry / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008027:Light; D018715:Microscopy, Video / Q000379:methods*; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017785:Photons; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*