Principal
Application |
Vegetation
Analysis |
Vegetation
Analysis |
Vegetation
Analysis
|
Vegetation
Analysis
|
Vegetation
Analysis |
Vegetation
Analysis |
Principal
Venue |
Handheld
(LCD-Equipped) |
Manned
Aircraft |
Unmanned
Aircraft |
Small
Unmanned
Aircraft |
Low-Flying
Unmanned
Aircraft |
Manned or Unmanned
Aircraft |
Optics |
8.0 mm
User-
Changeable
Lens |
8.0 mm
User- Changeable
Lens |
8.0 mm
User-
Changeable
Lens |
8.43 mm
Fixed
Lens |
8.43 mm
Fixed
Lens |
9.6 mm
Fixed
Lens
|
Filters |
3-Fixed
Green, Red, NIR
(Equiv. to Landsat
TM2, TM3, TM4) |
3-Fixed
Green, Red, NIR
(Equiv. to Landsat
TM2, TM3, TM4) |
3-Fixed
Green, Red, NIR
(Equiv. to Landsat
TM2, TM3, TM4) |
3-Fixed
Green, Red, NIR
(Equiv. to Landsat
TM2, TM3, TM4) |
3-Fixed
Green, Red, NIR
(Equiv. to Landsat
TM2, TM3, TM4) |
4, 6, or 12
User-Selectable
User-Changeable
Narrow-Band
Filters
(~450 nm
to ~1000 nm) |
Pixels
Per Exposure |
3.2 MPel |
3.2 MPel |
3.2 MPel |
3.2 MPel |
1.3 MPel
|
5.2, 7.8 or
15.6 MPel |
Image
Size |
2048 x 1536
Pixels
8 or 10 Bits/Pixel |
2048 x 1536
Pixels
8 or 10 Bits/Pixel |
2048 x 1536
Pixels
8 or 10
Bits/Pixel |
2048 x 1536
Pixels
8 or 10
Bits/Pixel |
1280 x 1024 Pixels
8 or 10
Bits/Pixel |
4, 6, or 12 Images of
1280 x 1024 Pixels
8 or 10
Bits/Pixel |
Standard
Storage
Medium |
4 GB
Compact
Flash
Memory |
4 GB
Compact
Flash
Memory |
4
GB
Compact
Flash
Memory |
16 GB
Micro SD
Card |
16 GB
Micro SD
Card |
4, 6 or 12
16 GB
Micro SD
Cards |
Maximum Interval
Between Exposures |
1.0 to 7.5 Seconds depending upon
format |
1.0 to 7.5 Seconds depending upon
format |
1.0 to 7.5 Seconds depending upon
format |
0.5 to 6.0 Seconds depending upon
format |
0.5 to 6.0 Seconds depending upon
format |
0.5 to 5.0 Seconds depending upon
format |
Methods of Triggering
Camera |
Shutter
Release Auto-timer
Ext.Trigger
USB
RS232 |
Shutter Release
Auto-timer
Ext.Trigger
USB
RS232 |
Shutter Release
Auto-timer
Ext.Trigger
USB
RS232 |
Shutter Release
Auto-timer
Ext.Trigger
USB
RS232 |
Shutter
Release
Auto-timer
Ext.Trigger
USB
RS232 |
Shutter
Release
Auto-timer
Ext.Trigger
USB
RS232 |
Video
Out |
NTSC or
PAL |
NTSC or
PAL |
NTSC or
PAL |
NTSC or
PAL |
NTSC
|
NTSC
|
Metadata |
Yes,
e.g, GPS |
Yes,
e.g, GPS |
Yes,
e.g, GPS |
Yes,
e.g, GPS |
Yes,
e.g, GPS |
Yes,
e.g, GPS |
Power (Nominal) |
(8) Internal
AA size Batteries or External
9 to 12 VDC
2 Watts |
External
9 to 12 VDC
2 Watts |
External
9 to 12 VDC
2 Watts |
External
9 to 12 VDC
2 Watts |
External
9 to 12 VDC
2 Watts |
External
9 to 12 VDC
m-MCA4:
6.24 Watts
m-MCA6:
9.84 Watts
m-MCA12:
19.8 Watts |
Weight |
340 grams without Batteries
520 grams with
Batteries |
630 g |
200 g |
90 g |
90 g |
m-MCA4:
497 g
m-MCA6:
580 g
m-MCA12:
1160 g
|
Software |
All systems include
PixelWrench2 software for managing or manipulating images and extracting
GPS coordinates or vegetation indices such as NDVI
|
System
|
ADC |
ADC Air |
ADC Lite |
ADC Micro |
ADC Snap |
m-MCA |
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