So we are still committed to our new year’s resolution of having new and high quality items to the warehouse. We have new c-mount security cameras coming to our c-mount cameras section. In fact, the picture above reflects the quality of c-mount cameras we will have. It is really rare to find high resolution c-mount cameras with infrared technology. But make no mistake, these cameras are really the absolute best quality cameras we sell. They have resolution at 600 TV Lines and feature high performance SONY SUPER HAD CCD chip-sets and it’s these chip-sets that make for the resolution in the industry. We were slacking in this department big time, but we cleaned up our act and now we have a complete selection coming and it should be complete by next week. If you have an application where you are considering c-mount cameras, take a look at our selection, or call our 800 line and speak to a CCTV consultant about your project today.
So here we are again covering the application differences between c-mount cameras and cs-mount cameras. Last post we talked about the major differences between the two. We found that cs-mount cameras are more ideal because they can adapt to fit any type of lens with out the use of an adapter. Most all c-mount cameras must have an o-ring, that helps provide focus for a camera. After the birth of the CCTV industry, the mass production of lenses occurred and thus a new model of c-mount camera was born. Now how do you put all these into gear?
C-mount cameras by this picture has a stronger optical focal length in contrast to the chip-set size. This is great because the lens can focus in a shorter distance and thus has greater optical power. The best part is you can have longer distance and still maintain a very wide-angle-of-view. As a result the c-mount can use smaller chip-sets in combination with mount of the lens apart from the camera’s chip-set. Again the main focus here is the c-mount camera’s powerful optical adjustment.
CS-mount cameras by this diagram is simply more efficient in cost and size. The main difference is the distance of the flange between the lens and chip-set. There is less of a space obviously, but the key difference is that you are not dealing with volatile lens elements. The shorter flange distance allows for a unique and adaptable video shot. Although this is viewed as a disadvantage depending on what you are trying to do. For example, the Holly Effect is a shot where one object stays to scale no matter the mm used to take that shot. This may be needed in a video shot, that is where using a cs-mount lens may not work. So you can clearly see where it depends on the application. Depending on what you are trying to do will really dictate what camera is right for you. But we are glad to try and shed light on the key difference between the two mounts.
So what is the big difference about c-mount versus cs-mount cameras? Many people don’t realize that their are protocols to what lenses you can use on certain c-mount cameras. In the beginning modern cameras and lenses were made to format with CS mount rather than C mount. C mount lenses have a 17.52 length from the mounting position to the focal point of the lenses. On a CS mount camera you can use both cs-mount lenses and c-mount lenses, however, a C mount camera cannot do this. In fact it needs a special adapter a 5mm ring that is fitted in between the camera and the lens to achieve a focused image. The reason for this is with a cs-mount lens you cannot mount a lens close enough to the CCD chip-set to achieve a focus image. This is why CS mount cameras are preferred, they can adapt naturally. In the case of shopping, you don’t have to worry much about where you need to buy a lens from. With a cs-mount camera you can fit pretty much any lens to and plug and play.
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