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. 2013 May 31;9:1051–1072. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.9.118

Figure 2.

Figure 2

A selection of the wide range of digital camera devices available, focusing on those that can be attached directly to a computer for immediate streaming over a network. The capacity of current standard network connections imposes a practical limit on the resolution of imagery that can be transmitted to 640 × 480 pixels, i.e., 0.3 megapixels (MP). The increased resolution of high-definition (HD) imagery gives more information for computer vision purposes, but generally HD video needs to be resized (down-sampled) for real-time streaming. The prices stated are approximations of current listings. (a) Maplin Pluto Webcam: 0.3 MP USB camera with LED lights, £10; (b) Genius WideCam F100: 120° wide-angle USB HD camera, £40; (c) Microsoft LifeCam Cinema: USB HD camera, £40; (d) Veho VMS-001 Microscope: 1.3 MP USB camera with 20–200× magnification, £50; (e) Linksys IP camera: 0.3 MP wireless network camera, £100; (f) Sony PlayStation Eye Camera: high-speed (0.3 MP at 60 FPS; 0.1 MP at 120 FPS) 75° wide-angle USB camera, £25, requires free third-party software [36–37]; (g) Waterproof Borescope Home Camera: 0.3 MP USB camera with 5 m borescope and LED illumination, £20 [38]; (h) FLIR A305sc: 0.3 MP thermal imaging network camera, £6,800.