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TeliCamSDK Viewer compare

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Applicable products

CoaXPress 2.0 Camera
- EX Series
USB3 Camera
- DDU series / DU series
- BU series
GigE Camera
- BG series

Introduction

The viewer application available with Version (or v) 4.0.0.1 and later versions of TeliCamSDK has been upgraded.

This document describes the features and enhancements of the new viewer called TeliViewer (hereinafter “the new viewer”) and compares its functions with those of TeliU3vViewer / TeliGevViewer (hereinafter “the previous viewer”).

1. Overview
2. Features and major enhancements of the new viewer
3. Functional comparison

1. Overview

This document compares the functions of the Windows edition of the previous viewer available with TeliCamSDK Version 3.0.2.1 and earlier and the new viewer available with TeliCamSDK Version 4.0.0.1 and later. It shows the relocated functions and the enhancements added to the new viewer.
For detailed descriptions and usage of each function, see the instruction manual of the viewer application.
This document gives a comparison between the previous and new viewers ^(*).
- 【New viewer】
  TeliViewer v1.0.1.1 available with TeliCamSDK v4.0.0.1
- 【Previous viewer】
  TeliU3vViewer v1.4.9.1 / TeliGevViewer v1.3.7.1 available with TeliCamSDK v3.0.2.1 for Windows

(*) The functions might differ slightly among different versions.

2. Features and major enhancements of the new viewer

- In addition to GigE Vision (GEV) and USB3 Vision (U3V) cameras, the new viewer supports CoaXPress (CXP) cameras ^(*).
The new viewer also runs on both Windows and Linux.
The video rendering engine has been newly redesigned to realize low-load, high-frame-rate rendering.
A single application provides connectivity with multiple cameras. A new enhancement allows you to display images from two or four cameras on a split screen.
You can also show grid lines on an image.

(*) To connect a CXP camera, you need a frame grabber board that supports GenTL.

3. Functional comparison

各The following table gives a detailed comparison between the previous and new viewers. (Left : the previous viewer, Right : the new viewer)

Comparison of the previous and new viewers
	TeliU3vViewer/TeliGevViewer	TeliViewer
OS	Windows-only edition	Windows / Linux edition
Cameras supported	U3V (TeliU3vViewer) GEV (TeliGevViewer)	U3V / GEV / CXP
Camera selection	Select camera & Open / Close	Camera select & Open / Close
Stream	Play / Pause / Stop	Play / Pause / Stop * The right-click menu at the upper portion of the main window provides settings for the viewer.
Drag Mode / Auto Scroll Mode	none	Drag Mode：scroll the screen by dragging the mouse. Auto Scroll Mode：The screen automatically scrolls as you move the mouse cursor. * The right-click menu at the upper portion of the main window provides settings for the viewer.
Software Triggering	Toolbar	Inside a trigger window
Saving still images	Saving bmp / jpeg / png / raw files	bmp / jpeg / png /raw saving * select whether to save grid lines.
Zooming	Enlarge (x2) / 100% / Reduce (1/2)	Scale factor slider / Fit / 100% / Scale factor * To zoom in or out on the current cursor position, position the mouse cursor somewhere in the main window and turn the mouse wheel while holding down the Ctrl key.
Magnifying glass	none	Zooming around the cursor position
Full-screen display	none	Full-screen display * Press the Esc button to exit full-screen mode. * The right-click menu at the upper portion of the main window provides settings for the viewer.
Grid lines	none	Adding grid lines to an image Menu [Grid] -> [Grid/4x4 Settings] * The right-click menu at the upper portion of the main window provides settings for the viewer.
10/12bit Image bit-shift	Inside the Image window	Toolbar
Bayer conversion	Inside the Image window	Always on
Video display setting	Menu [Image] -> [Option]	Menu[Image] -> [Settings]
2in1, 4in1	none	Menu [Multi-Display] -> [2in1]or[4in1] * Setting change : [Tools] -> [Option] screen
Waveform monitor
Vectorscope
Saving and loading camera parameters	none	Saving and reading camera parameters to/from a file * Camera parameters can also be saved and read out using Feature View.
Camera parameters (All functions / GenICam)	XML window	Menu [View] -> [Feature View] * The bookmark function is available.
Camera parameters (Video information)	Image window	Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [Image Format]
Camera parameters (Image correction)	Feature window	Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [Image Correction]
Camera parameters (Masking)	none	Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [Color Masking]
Camera parameters (Exposure)	Feature window	Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [Exposure]
Camera parameters （Acquisition）	Image window	Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [Acquisition]
Camera parameters （Trigger）	Trigger window	Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [Trigger]
Camera parameters （UserSet）	Memory window	Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [UserSet]
Camera parameters（GEV）	Image window	Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [GEV Setting]
Camera parameters（U3V）	Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [U3V Info]	none
Camera parameters （Register control）		Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [Register R/W]
Status log	window	Menu [View] -> [Camera Control] -> [Status Log]