XIMEA, the innovator of miniature and high speed cameras, was presented with an award in the “Cameras-visible” category at the Fourth Annual Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards presentation, held during The Vision Show in Boston, MA. Their 18 Mpix Subminiature USB3 camera was recognized by a panel of esteemed experts from system integrator and end-user companies.

XIMEA, the innovator of miniature and high speed cameras, was presented with an award in the "Cameras-visible" category at the Fourth Annual Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards presentation, held during The Vision Show in Boston, MA. Their 18 Mpix Subminiature USB3 camera was recognized by a panel of esteemed experts from system integrator and end-user companies: https://www.ximea.com/en/corporate-news/vision-systems-design-award-2018

Besides the extremely compact form factor of 15x15 mm and weight of just 5 grams, the newly added USB3 interface also allows to achieve impressive 24 Fps at the full resolution of 18 Megapixel. Switching from former USB 2.0 to USB 3.1 Gen1 additionally offers better stability, longer cable distance, more support and compatibility together with making it future proof.
In general, only a few industrial cameras can provide 5K resolution (4912x3684) and none of them is able to compete with this models unbeatable size. In summary, this solution is unique in its mini footprint, advanced speed, low consumption, and overall simplicity of use in case of synchronization.

"With UAV/UAS (drones) and other mobile devices gaining more and more attention, the relevance of SWAP (Size, Weight and Power) parameters rises when approaching these new application fields," says Max Larin, CEO and head of product development and engineering at XIMEA. "With newly available, state of the art FPGA, micro connectors and other modern components it became possible to achieve higher resolution and speed at low enough heat dissipation."

Alan Bergstein, publisher of Vision Systems Design (http://www.vision-systems.com) said, "This prestigious program allows Vision Systems Design to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products and services in the vision and image processing industry. Our 2018 Honorees are an outstanding example of companies who are making an impact in the industry."

The Innovators Awards are judged based on the following criteria:

Originality
Innovation
Impact on Designers, Systems Integrators, End Users
Fulfilling a need in the market that hasnt been addressed
Leveraging a novel technology
The 2018 Visions Systems Design Innovators Awards Honorees are featured in the June Issue of Vision Systems Design magazine as well as on https://www.vision-systems.com/articles/2018/04/2018-innovators-awards-bronze-level-honorees.html Companies were recognized in the following categories:

Vision systems
Cameras - visible
Cameras - non-visible
Cameras - 3D
Cameras - Specialty (High-speed, scientific)
Image sensors
Lighting, lenses, and optics
Connectivity: Cables, connectors, extenders, interfaces, etc.
Software
Frame grabbers and boards
Embedded vision: Cameras, computers, boards, processors, development kit, components
R&D / start-up category
About Vision Systems Design

Published since 1996, Vision Systems Design is a global resource for engineers, engineering managers and systems integrators that provides comprehensive global coverage of vision systems technologies, applications, and markets. Vision Systems Design's magazine, website (http://www.vision-systems.com), email newsletters and webcasts report on and analyze the latest technology and business developments and trends in the worldwide machine vision and image processing industry.

About The Vision Systems Design 2018 Innovators Awards program
The Vision Systems Design 2018 Innovators Awards program reviewed and recognized the most innovative products and services in the vision and image processing industry. Honorees were announced at Automate 2018 held in Boston, MA, USA. Criteria used in the Innovators Awards ranking included: originality, innovation; impact on designers, systems integrators and end-users; fulfilling a need in the market that hasnt been addressed, leveraging a novel technology, and increasing productivity.

About XIMEA

XIMEA develops Scientific grade or industrial cameras for Embedded vision systems, X-RAY or Hyperspectral imaging and Multiple camera setups which are offered with CCD, sCMOS or CMOS sensors using USB 3.1, USB 2.0, PCI Express (PCIe) or Thunderbolt interface in OEM board level or robust housing, including TEC Cooled options.
That is why, for more than 20 years, XIMEA has designed the most compact and powerful industrial cameras for machine vision applications in motion control, assembly, robotics, inspection, security and process control, as well as scientific cameras for life science and defense. Learn more about XIMEA at http://www.ximea.com