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CMOS or CCD?

Published by ctriplett on Jun 2, 2012

One of the most commonly asked questions by our customers is whether the camera system is CMOS or CCD. A common misconception is that CCD is better than CMOS, though in some camera systems this might be true, a carefully crafted CMOS chip can actually present a nicer image than the same camera with a CCD sensor. Before we get into why this is true lets first explain a little bit about each technology.

Cameras becoming more popular in the farming community

Published by ctriplett on Apr 4, 2012

For years farmers have been hauling millions of tons of grain and hauling large equipment without a simple way to monitor grain bins and blind spots. Technology has skyrocketed in the agriculture industry to the point where farmers can literally put a combine on "autopilot" and monitor crop yields in real-time. That same yield data can be downloaded and used when fertilizing the following spring allowing for additional fertilizer in low yield acreage and less where the soil was producing a good crop.

Rear view camera mandate has been delayed

Published by ctriplett on Apr 4, 2012

What's all the buzz about the government mandating rear view cameras on all new cars? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that an average of 292 fatalities and 18,000 injuries occur each year from backing accidents and figure that many of these could have been prevented with rear view cameras. Many new cars started shipping with a rear view camera as a factory option in the late 2000's but this new mandate was pushing for all new cars to have a camera by the year 2014. The NHTSA's press release is below: