Buying Cameras
There is a wide range of different camera devices made for various applications. CCD and CMOS cameras are often used for visible or near-infrared spectral regions, supporting uses in surveillance, machine vision, consumer video, microscopy, and astronomy. Each type offers specific advantages depending on the application requirements.
Making Good Purchase Decisions
As the most professional photonics purchasing portal, RP Photonics helps you to not only to find all relevant suppliers (not limited to our advertisers), but also to make good purchasing decisions.
NEW: Structured Decision Process
Purchasing involves a lot of responsibility. We recommend that you apply best practice by using the following structured process: Go through the following expandable sections, complete the form and finally come to a purchase decision. You can then print that to a PDF for documenting the process.
Our article on best practices for purchasing and another one explaining this tool give you valuable insights.
Suppliers for Cameras
118 suppliers for cameras are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 3 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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![]() The Future Depends on Optics Edmund Optics101 East Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 United States See us at OPIE 25 in Pacifico Yokohama, Japan, April 23–25 (booth F-32), SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing in Orlando (FL), USA, April 13–17 (booth 917), CLEO 25 in Long Beach (CA), USA, May 4–9 (booth 317), Automate 25 in Detroit (MI), USA, May 12–15 (booth 4400) and SPS Italia in Parma, Italy, May 13–15 (hall 5, booth 055)! | ![]() Edmund Optics offers a wide range of analog and digital cameras designed for a variety of imaging applications, including video microscopy or industrial use. Cameras use a wide range of video outputs to display an image on a monitor. Digital cameras are available with a variety of digital interfaces, such as USB 2.0, USB 3.0, FireWire.a, FireWire.b, Gigabit Ethernet, or Camera Link® to ensure maximum compatibility with any number of applications’ needs. A selection of camera accessories is also available including mounting adapters, capture cards, or cables. Product-specific web page |
![]() Arzbergerstr. 10 82211 Herrsching Germany | ![]() Hamamatsu Photonics cameras are designed to deliver beautiful and reliably quantitative images even in the most demanding of applications. Product-specific web page |
![]() Partners for accuracy Gentec Electro-Optics, Inc.445 St-Jean-Baptiste, Suite 160 Quebec, QC Canada G2E 5N7 | ![]() Gentec Electro-Optics offers a variety of CMOS camera-based beam profilers, covering wavelength ranges from the ultraviolet to the infrared (with a phosphor coating). We also have a device for large laser beams, containing a fiber-optic taper. See also our overview on laser beam diagnostics. Product-specific web page |
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Other Suppliers
AFL United States |
Allied Scientific Pro Canada |
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Germany |
ams AG Austria |
Andor Technology United Kingdom |
Aven Inc. United States |
Axiom Optics United States |
B & H Foto & Electronics Corp. United States |
Basler AG Germany |
BaySpec Inc. United States |
BeamQ Lasers United States |
Bodkin Design & Engineering United States |
Bresser GmbH Germany |
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH Germany |
Chromasens GmbH Germany |
CINOGY Technologies GmbH Germany |
Collins Aerospace United States |
Couriertronics United States |
CPG Optics China |
Data Optics Inc. United States |
Delta Photonics Canada |
DRS Technologies United States |
DXG Ltd. Korea |
e-con Systems, Inc United States |
ELUXI Ltd. United Kingdom |
Emberion Finland |
Emergent Vision Technologies, Inc. Canada |
EuroLase |
Feinwerkoptik Zünd AG Switzerland |
Finger Lakes Instrumentation United States |
First Sensor AG Germany |
FISBA AG Switzerland |
FLIR Systems GmbH Germany |
FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving Solutions | ALLTEC Angewandte Laserlicht Technologie GmbH Germany |
FRAMOS GmbH Germany |
GMP SA, Büro Zürich Switzerland |
GreenOptics Inc. South Korea |
Haas Laser Technologies, Inc. United States |
HANSENTEK Canada |
Heliotis AG Switzerland |
HORIBA Scientific United States |
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH Germany |
IL Photonics Israel |
Imperx, Inc. United States |
ix Cameras United Kingdom |
Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH Germany |
JG International China |
Kingfisher International Australia |
Lahat Technologies Ltd Israel |
Laser 2000 GmbH Germany |
Laserand, Inc. Canada |
LaVision GmbH Germany |
Level Five Supplies United Kingdom |
LUCID Vision Labs, Inc. Canada |
Lumencor United States |
Lytid SAS France |
MAPIR United States |
Mega Speed Corporation Canada |
Metrolux Germany |
Motion Engineering United States |
MoviTHERM United States |
Nanyang Running Optical & Electronic China |
Navitar Inc. United States |
New Age Instruments & Materials India |
New Imaging Technologies (NIT) France |
NorPix, Inc. Canada |
Nüvü Cameras Canada |
Oelabs Inc. China |
Olympus Corporation of the Americas United States |
Ophir Optronics Solutions Ltd. Israel |
OPTIGER China |
OPTIX-BD Optische Präzisionselemente GmbH Pistoriusstraße 6A Germany |
Opton Laser International France |
Optris Germany |
Photek United Kingdom |
Photon etc. Inc. Canada |
Photon Force Ltd. United Kingdom |
Photon Lines Ltd. United Kingdom |
Photonic Science United Kingdom |
Photron USA, Inc. United States |
Pixelink Canada |
Polytec GmbH Germany |
Princeton Instruments United States |
Pro-Lite Technology Ltd United Kingdom |
Prolog Optics Israel |
QuantumDesign Europe GmbH Germany |
Radiant Vision Systems Global HQ United States |
Raptor Photonics United Kingdom |
Rauscher GmbH Germany |
Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd. Japan |
SAL Engineering Italy |
Sensors Unlimited Inc. United States |
Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. United States |
SILIOS Technologies France |
SOL Instruments Ltd. Belarus |
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation Japan |
Spectral Devices Inc. Canada N6G 4X |
SPOT Imaging Solutions United States |
Stanford Computer Optics, Inc United States |
SVS-VISTEK GmbH Germany |
Sydor Instruments LLC United States |
Teledyne DALSA Headquarters Canada |
Teledyne Lumenera Canada |
Telops Canada |
Tetracam United States |
The Imaging Source Europe GmbH Germany |
Tokyo Instruments, Inc. Japan |
Torrent Photonics LLC United States |
Videology Industrial-Grade Cameras United States |
Vision Components Germany |
VOSCOM Technologies Co. Ltd. China |
Wavelength Opto-Electronic (S) Pte Ltd Singapore |
WLoptical Co., Ltd. China |
Xenics nv Belgium |
XIMEA GmbH Germany |