Pixel Format

The Pixel Format camera feature allows you to choose the format of the image data transmitted by the camera.

There are different pixel formats depending on the model of your camera and whether it is a color or a mono camera.

Detailed information about pixel formats can be found in the GenICam Pixel Format Naming Convention 2.1.

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Using the Feature

Prerequisites

The camera must be idle, i.e., not capturing images. Otherwise, the PixelFormat parameter is read-only.

Choosing a Pixel Format

To choose a pixel format, set the PixelFormat parameter to one of the following values:

Determining the Pixel Format

To determine the pixel format currently used by the camera, read the value of the PixelFormat parameter.

Available Pixel Formats

Mono Formats

If a monochrome camera uses one of the mono pixel formats, it outputs 8, 10, or 12 bits of data per pixel.

If a color camera uses the Mono 8 pixel format, the values for each pixel are first converted to the YUV color model. The Y component of this model represents a brightness value and is equivalent to the value that would be derived from a pixel in a monochrome image. So in essence, when a color camera is set to Mono 8, it outputs an 8-bit monochrome image. This type of output is sometimes referred to as "Y Mono 8".

Bayer Formats

Color cameras are equipped with a Bayer color filter and can output color images based on the Bayer pixel formats given below.

If a color camera uses one of these Bayer pixel formats, it outputs 8, 10, or 12 bits of data per pixel. The pixel data is not processed or interpolated in any way. For each pixel covered with a red filter, you get 8, 10, or 12 bits of red data. For each pixel covered with a green filter, you get 8, 10, or 12 bits of green data. For each pixel covered with a blue filter, you get 8, 10, or 12 bits of blue data. This type of pixel data is sometimes referred to as "raw" output.

YUV Formats

Color cameras can also output color images based on pixel data in YUV (or YCbCr) format.

If a color camera uses this format, each pixel value in the captured image goes through a conversion process as it exits the sensor and passes through the camera. This process yields Y, U, and V color information for each pixel value.

The values for U and V normally range from -128 to +127. Because the camera transfers U values and V values with unsigned integers, 128 is added to each U value and V value before they are transferred from the camera. This way, values from 0 to 255 can be transferred.

RGB and BGR Formats

When a color camera uses the RGB 8 or BGR 8 pixel format, the camera outputs 8 bit of red data, 8 bit of green data, and 8 bit of blue data for each pixel in the acquired frame.

The pixel formats differ by the output sequences for the color data (red, green, blue or blue, green, red).

Maximum Pixel Bit Depth

The maximum pixel bit depth is defined by the pixel format with the highest bit depth among the pixel formats available on your camera.

Example: If the available pixel formats for your camera are Mono 8 and Mono 12, the maximum pixel bit depth of the camera is 12 bit.

Unpacked and Packed Pixel Formats

When a camera uses an unpacked pixel format (e.g., Bayer 12), pixel data is always 8-bit aligned. Padding bits (zeros) are inserted as necessary to reach the next 8-bit boundary.

Example (simplified):

Assume that you have chosen a 12-bit unpacked pixel format. The camera outputs 16 bits per pixel: 12 bits of pixel data and 4 padding bits to reach the next 8-bit boundary.

Unpacked Pixel Formats

When a camera uses a packed pixel format (e.g., Bayer 12p), pixel data is not aligned. This means that no padding bits are inserted and that one byte can contain data of multiple pixels.

Example (simplified):

Assume that you have chosen a 12-bit packed pixel format. The camera outputs 12 bits per pixel. As a consequence, data for two pixels is always spread over 3 bytes.

Packed Pixel Formats

The exact data alignment depends on the pixel format. You can find detailed information in the GenICam Pixel Format Naming Convention 2.1.

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Specifics

Camera Model

Available Pixel Formats

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  • BGR 8
  • YCbCr422_8
acA4112-20umMED
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
  • Mono 12 Packed
acA4112-20ucMED
  • Mono 8
  • Bayer RG 8a
  • Bayer RG 12a
  • Bayer RG 12 Packeda
  • RGB 8
  • BGR 8
  • YCbCr422_8
acA4112-30um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
  • Mono 12 Packed
acA4112-30uc
  • Mono 8
  • Bayer RG 8a
  • Bayer RG 12a
  • Bayer RG 12 Packeda
  • RGB 8
  • BGR 8
  • YCbCr422_8
acA4112-30umMED
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
  • Mono 12 Packed
acA4112-30ucMED
  • Mono 8
  • Bayer RG 8a
  • Bayer RG 12a
  • Bayer RG 12 Packeda
  • RGB 8
  • BGR 8
  • YCbCr422_8
acA4600-10uc
  • Mono 8
  • Bayer BG 8
  • Bayer BG 12
  • Bayer BG 12 Packed
  • YCbCr422_8
acA5472-17um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
  • Mono 12 Packed
acA5472-17uc
  • Mono 8
  • Bayer RG 8a
  • Bayer RG 12a
  • Bayer RG 12 Packeda
  • RGB 8
  • BGR 8
  • YCbCr422_8
boA4096-93cm tbd
boA4096-93cc tbd
boA4112-68cm tbd
boA4112-68cc tbd
daA1280-54lm
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
daA1280-54lc
  • Bayer 8
  • Bayer 12
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c
daA1600-60lm
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12b
daA1600-60lc
  • Bayer 8a
  • Bayer 12a b
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c
daA2500-14lm
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
daA2500-14lc
  • Bayer 8a
  • Bayer 12a
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c
daA2500-60mc (SD820) YCbCr420_8
daA1280-54um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
daA1280-54uc
  • Bayer 8
  • Bayer 12
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c
daA1600-60um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12b
daA1600-60uc
  • Bayer 8a
  • Bayer 12a b
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c
daA1920-15um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
daA1920-30um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
daA1920-30uc
  • Bayer 8a
  • Bayer 12a
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c
daA2500-14um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
daA2500-14uc
  • Bayer 8a
  • Bayer 12a
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c
puA1280-54um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
puA1280-54uc
  • Bayer 8
  • Bayer 12
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c
puA1600-60um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12b
puA1600-60uc
  • Bayer 8a
  • Bayer 12a b
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c
puA1920-30um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
puA1920-30uc
  • Bayer 8a
  • Bayer 12a
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c
puA2500-14um
  • Mono 8
  • Mono 12
puA2500-14uc
  • Bayer 8a
  • Bayer 12a
  • RGB 8c
  • YCbCr422_8c

aIf you enable the Reverse X or Reverse Y feature, the actual Bayer color filter alignment changes.

b12-bit image data based on 10-bit sensor data.

cBy default, YCbCr422 and RGB 8 images are acquired in sRGB color space. You can use the BslColorSpaceMode parameter to change the color space to RGB.

Sample Code

// Set the pixel format to Mono 8
camera.PixelFormat.SetValue(PixelFormat_Mono8);
INodeMap& nodemap = camera.GetNodeMap();
// Set the pixel format to Mono 8
CEnumerationPtr(nodemap.GetNode("PixelFormat"))->FromString("Mono8");
// Set the pixel format to Mono 8
camera.Parameters[PLCamera.PixelFormat].SetValue(PLCamera.PixelFormat.Mono8);
// Set the pixel format to Mono 8
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hdev, "PixelFormat", "Mono8");
/* Macro to check for errors */
#define CHECK(errc) if (GENAPI_E_OK != errc) printErrorAndExit(errc)
GENAPIC_RESULT errRes = GENAPI_E_OK;  /* Return value of pylon methods */
/* Set the pixel format to Mono 8 */
errRes = PylonDeviceFeatureFromString(hdev, "PixelFormat", "Mono8");
CHECK(errRes);

You can also use the pylon Viewer to easily set the parameters.