From Bruce Kendall: I would like to update you that I am now employed with a German camera manufacturer called The Imaging Source with branch offices in Charlotte, NC, Taiwan, and headquartered in Bremen, Germany.

We focus our expertise on machine vision and industrial digital imaging offering camera products in monochrome or color; FireWire or USB, 3 different resolutions, triggered or non-triggered digital cameras for a wide range of applications.

Our cameras incorporate the highest quality Sony CCD sensors and only the best electronics available on the market today.

Our camera products are compact in size and are bundled with the camera control software IC Capture, along with our SDK for the more experienced users. You can view all the products and technical info in 5 different languages at:

We also offer analog to digital converters that take the place of a frame grabber.

These products are offered in analog to FireWire OR analog to USB and are bundled with IC Capture.

The Imaging Source also offers FireWire zoom cameras, optics, illumination, filters and lots of accessories.

As always, should you wish to speak to us about this or any other topic related to machine vision, please call us or email us.