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A device converting optical radiation into analog or digital data, which is housed in a body, that allows to precisely connect standard optics and cabling. Cameras differ e.g. in the type of sensor technology used (CCD or CMOS), sensor geometry (Area-Scan or Line-Scan), number of pixels, dynamic range (8 bits – 12 bits per pixel), data rate, data output (analog or digital), data interface (e.g. CCIR, RS 170, Camera Link, IEEE 1394, Gigabit Ethernet).