Hello. I remember seeing an article about selecting cameras for use with Lightburn. I cannot find it now for the life of me.
What is the calculation that I need to use for deciding which camera FOV to select on checkout?
I am setting up a 1500mm x 1000mm work surface. The camera will be in a fixed position above the work surface and not on a movable cover.
I swear I saw the calculation before somewhere on the official light burn website.
fred_dot_u
(fred ungewitter)
November 24, 2020, 9:48pm
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Use the program, click menu bar, Help, Camera Selection Help for a convenient calculator in which you can enter bed size and be amazed at the results.
Rick
(Technical Evangelist)
November 24, 2020, 9:59pm
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Using the search: Search results for 'best camera' - LightBurn Software Forum
Returns some of the materials we have produced over time and posted here.
Is there any benefit to try and mount the camera directly over the center of the bed as possible as opposed toward the front of the bed? Better focus over the entire bed?
Would the image be improved by adding some strip LEDs to the door to increase the light intensity and uniformity on the bed and material?
We get asked this a lot. Straight down, in a stable location above the bed, with the whole bed in view, with a little extra room to allow for pixel loss when correcting distortion is “best”. If your lid opens to a set and consistent location, mounting with the lid open works well for clearance and reduces the requirement for extreme fisheye.
With a well focused and calibrated camera, it is possible to correct an awful lot, but extreme angles or extreme fisheye will test the limits of it.
Mount…
To answer this question requires one additional piece of information: The height above the bed that you plan to mount the camera.
LightBurn now has a helper that will do the ugly math for you. Go to Help > Camera Selection Help and the software will use the current workspace size by default, and show you the minimum mounting heights for all the cameras we sell:
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This number is the absolute minimum required for the camera to see the whole working area. You will need to allow a little …
We have learned along the way, and now have a built-in helper tool in LightBurn to assist as @fred_dot_u identifies.
Thanks. I did use search but couldn’t find what I was looking for.
system
(system)
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December 26, 2020, 12:35am
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