Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1
1.1. Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2. Mechanical dimensions ........................................................................................................................................ 2
1.2.1. Fire-i 580, Fire-i 785 ...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.2. Fire-i 780 ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.3. Fire-i 980 ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.3. Camera Interface ................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.3.1. FireWire-800 Port .......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.2. Trigger Connector Port .................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3.3. Status LED ................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4. Electrical Operating Condition .............................................................................................................................. 5
1.5. Pixel Data ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Camera specifications ................................................................................................... 9
2.1. Black and White Cameras .................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.1. Fire-i 980b Specification ................................................................................................................................ 9
2.1.2. Fire-i 780b Specification .............................................................................................................................. 10
2.1.3. Fire-i 785b Specification .............................................................................................................................. 11
2.1.4. Fire-i 580b Specification .............................................................................................................................. 12
2.2. Color Cameras .................................................................................................................................................. 13
2.2.1. Fire-i 980c Specification ............................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.2. Fire-i 780c Specification ............................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.3. Fire-i 785c Specification ............................................................................................................................... 15
2.2.4. Fire-i 580c Specification ............................................................................................................................... 16
2.3. Spectral Sensitivity ............................................................................................................................................ 17
2.3.1. Monochrome cameras ................................................................................................................................. 17
2.3.2. Color Cameras ............................................................................................................................................ 19
3. Basic Operation and Features ..................................................................................... 21
3.1. Brightness ........................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.2. Auto Exposure Control ...................................................................................................................................... 22
3.3. Sharpness ........................................................................................................................................................ 23
3.4. White Balance .................................................................................................................................................. 23
3.5. Hue ................................................................................................................................................................. 24
