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4.1.3. Exposure Time
On exposure of the sensor, the inclination of photons produces a charge separation on 
the semiconductors of the pixels. This results in a voltage difference, which is used for 
signal extraction.
The signal strength is influenced by the incoming amount of photons. It can be increased 
by increasing the exposure time (t
On Baumer EXG cameras, the exposure time can be set within the following ranges (step 
size 1μsec):
Camera Type
Monochrome
EXG03
EXG50
Color
EXG03c
4.1.4. High Dynamic Range (HDR)
The term "HDR" envelops several techniques to increase the dynamic range of brightness 
(from the brightest spot to the darkest spot of an image) beyond the native dynamic range 
of the imaging sensor. On Baumer cameras HDR-Images are created from a bracketing 
of several recorded  – so called "Low Dynamic Range" (LDR) – images.
4.1.5.

Look-Up-Table

The Look-Up-Table (LUT) is employed on Baumer monochrome cameras. It contains 2
(4096) values for the available levels of gray. These values can be adjusted by the user.
In this example the LUT is used to overwrite levels of gray which are not of interest or in 
the case of overdrive.
4.1.6. Gamma Correction
With this feature, Baumer EXG cameras offer the possibility of compensating nonlinearity 
in the perception of light by the human eye.
For this correction, the corrected pixel intensity (Y') is calculated from the original intensity 
of the sensor's pixel (Y
original
simplified version):
Light
Photon
Pixel
).
exposure
t
min
exposure
32 μsec
4 μsec
32 μsec
) and correction factor γ using the following formula (in over-
Y' = Y
original
Charge Carrier
t
max
exposure
1 sec
1 sec
1 sec
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◄ Figure 15
Incidence of light causes 
charge  separation  on 
the  semiconductors  of 
the sensor.
Auto Exposure:
Some models of the EXG
series are equipped with
the ability for automatic
adjustment of the exposure
time by means of target-
settings in respect of the
intensity of the recorded
images.
H
0
▲ Figure 16
Non-linear perception of 
the human eye.
H - Perception of bright- 
ness
E - Energy of light
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