- Fujifilm produces the world's smallest wide-angle 6mm lens for 2/3”, 5-megapixel image sensors
- Achieving high even resolution performance from the center of the image to the edges with “4D High Resolution”
- Newly Development
FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno)
has announced the development of the FUJINON HF6XA-5M wide-angle Lens
(hereinafter “HF6XA”). This new product, which has an external diameter
of 39 mm and a focal length of 6 mm, is the world's smallest* Machine
Vision lens which is used for industrial processes such as product
inspection and measurement on production lines. HF6XA is a new lens
which is designed for compatibility with 2/3” sensors with a pixel pitch
of 3.45µm (five megapixels).
HF6XA is a FUJINON Machine Vision lens designed
for compatibility with 2/3” sensors, which has coverage of approximately
twice the current product, the
FUJINON HF8XA,
which offers the widest coverage range. In the frequently used
environments of customers, the lens is compatible with the ultra-high
resolution of 3.45µm pixel pitch (equivalent to five megapixels when
using a 2/3” sensor) under a large portion of the screen. Furthermore,
for a wide range of installations and shooting conditions, the lens
boasts “4D High Resolution”*4 performance, mitigating resolution
degradation that typically occurs when changing a shooting distance or
aperture value and maintaining a high level of even image sharpness
across the entire image area at the ultra-high resolution of 4.4µm pixel
pitch (equivalent to three megapixels when using a 2/3” sensor).
Despite being a wide-angle 6mm lens, the lens achieves the world's
smallest external diameter of just 39 mm. The lens is ideal for
attachment inside compact inspection devices with restricted internal
space when wide coverage and consistency is required for reading product
codes and serial numbers or for inspecting product shape and
appearance.
Fujifilm will be exhibiting the HF6XA at VISION
2016, one of the world's largest Machine Vision-related tradeshows,
which will be held in Stuttgart, Germany from November 8 through
November 10.
In December 2015, Fujifilm released the HF-XA
series of five lenses for use with Machine Vision cameras. HF-XA series
achieves both high resolution through 4D High Resolution technology and a
compact design with an external diameter of 29.5 mm. Users have also
praised the camera for features which include a lens barrel with three
holes for fixing the iris and three holes for fixing the focus,
providing for convenient shooting as the optimum holes can be selected
to match the installation conditions. Fujifilm developed the HF6XA in
order to respond to the need for a wide-angle lens with even wider
coverage that further improves upon the characteristics of the HF-XA
series. With the addition of the HF6XA, Fujifilm's portfolio of lenses
for Machine Vision cameras now totals six series with a total of 36
models, which can match a wide range of diverse customer needs.
- The smallest lens compatible with Machine Vision cameras with a
2/3” image sensor, a pixel pitch of 4.4 µm (three megapixel) or more
with the filter attachment in place, and a focal length of 6 mm or less.
As per a survey by Fujifilm on November 4, 2016.
- At the working distance of 50cm.
- Assuming the same shooting distance.
- 4The name of FUJINON's proprietary high-resolution technology
for maintaining a high level of even image sharpness at the center as
well as around the edges (2D) while also mitigating resolution
degradation that typically occurs when changing a working distance or
aperture value (2D).
1. Main features:
(1) Approximately twice the coverage of the current model
Designed for compatibility with 2/3” sensors with
a focal length of 6mm, the lens boasts approximately twice the coverage
of the current model, FUJINON HF8XA, which has a focal length of 8mm.
(2) “4D High Resolution” technology
unique to FUJINON lenses realizes high-resolution images across the
entire image area under a variety of installation conditions
In
the frequently used environments of customers, the lens is compatible
with the ultra-high resolution of 3.45µm pixel pitch (equivalent to five
megapixels when using a 2/3” sensor) under a large portion of the
screen. Furthermore, for a wide range of installations and shooting
conditions, the lens maintains even high-resolution performance across
the entire image area at the ultra-high resolution of 4.4µm pixel pitch
(equivalent to three megapixels when using a 2/3” sensor). The lens
boasts “4D High Resolution” performance, mitigating resolution
degradation that typically occurs when changing a shooting distance or
aperture value.
(3) Achieves the world's smallest external diameter of just 39 mm, despite being a wide-angle 6mm lens
Thanks to the world's smallest body measuring
just f39mm in external diameter, the HF6XA-5M can easily accommodate an
installation environment with space constraints.
(4) Design that facilitates easy attachment
The lens barrel features three holes for fixing
the iris and the same for fixing the focus, allowing for the optimum
holes to be selected to match installation conditions.
2. Specifications :
| Product name |
HF6XA-5M |
| Focal length |
6mm |
| Iris range(F no.) |
F1.9-F16 |
Angle of view (H x V) *
* Mounted to 2/3” sensor cameras |
74.7° x 58.1° |
| Focus range (from front of the lens) (mm) |
∞-100 |
|---|
| Operation |
Focus |
Manual |
| Iris |
Manual |
| Filter thread (mm) |
M37.5 x 0.5 |
| Mount |
C-Mount |
| Sensor size (max.) |
2/3” |
| TV distortion (%) |
-2.88 |
| Diameter (mm) |
φ39 x 51 |
| Weight (ca.) (g) |
100 |
| Fixing knobs bundled |
2 |
3. Reference Exhibit :
[VISION 2016 venue and booth]
Venue: Messe Stuttgart, Fujifilm booth: 1H15
3 Raffles Place, #07-01 Bharat Building,
Orchard Road
Singapore - 048617
Tel: +65 63296431
Fax: +65 63296432
