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GoPhotonics presents an extensive lineup of high-performance Scientific and Industrial Cameras from leading global manufacturers, delivering superior imaging quality and reliability for applications such as microscopy, spectroscopy, machine vision, quality inspection, and advanced research. Engineered for demanding laboratory, industrial, and field environments, these cameras offer high resolution, low noise, fast frame rates, and advanced sensor technologies to ensure precise image capture in even the most critical systems.

The curated portfolio spans CMOS and CCD sensors, monochrome and color configurations, and models with global or rolling shutters across a wide range of formats, pixel sizes, and interface options, thereby enabling users to match exact specifications for research setups, automated production lines, or rugged field-deployed instruments.

09MCP1000 - SWIR Camera for Biomedical Imaging Applications

The 09MCP1000 from Knight Optical (UK) is a 1.64-megapixel shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera that provides a resolution of 1280 x 1280 pixels with a frame rate of over 90 fps at full resolution. It features an InGaAs area CMOS image sensor with a 5 µm pixel pitch, an active imaging area of 6.4 x 5.12 mm, and a spectral response from 1000 nm to 1700 nm across nine selectable bands in the SWIR region. Designed with a C-mount lens and GigE Vision interface for easy system integration, this camera is available in a package measuring 42.5 x 50 x 50 mm, offering a compact and well-balanced form factor that simplifies integration into a variety of imaging systems. This makes it ideal for aerial mapping, biomedical imaging, unmanned systems, surveillance, and remote sensing applications.

CS505MUP1 - Monochrome CMOS Camera for Materials Inspection Applications

The CS505MUP1 from Thorlabs is a 5 megapixel CMOS monochrome camera with a resolution of 2448 x 2048 pixels, a global shutter in a 2/3-inch format, frame rates from 35 fps at full resolution to nearly 900 fps with reduced regions of interest, a 3.45 µm pixel size, dynamic range up to 71 dB, peak quantum efficiency of 72% in the visible range, and readout noise below 2.5 e-. These features enable sharp, high-contrast imaging with minimal noise, even in low light or during high-speed capture, while the global shutter ensures distortion-free results. With its wide dynamic range, flexible binning, and region-of-interest modes, the CS505MUP1 balances resolution, speed, and efficiency, making it ideal for defect detection, stress analysis, contrast enhancement, transparent material evaluation, and depth mapping.

BU505MCG - CMOS Camera for Industrial Integration Applications

The BU505MCG from Toshiba Corporation is a 5 megapixel CMOS color camera that delivers a resolution of 2464 x 2056 pixels with a global shutter in a 2/3-inch format and a frame rate of 75 fps. It features progressive scan, a 3.45 µm pixel size, a 6:5 aspect ratio, and a wide exposure range, enabling flexible adaptation to varying lighting conditions, while its high sensitivity and multiple trigger modes ensure reliable performance in demanding setups. Supporting a variety of output formats including RGB, YUV, Bayer, and monochrome, along with scalable, binning, and decimation readout modes, the BU505MCG provides strong versatility for different imaging tasks. Its compact package and standards compliance make it easy to integrate into industrial systems, making it well-suited for machine vision, inspection, and factory automation applications where speed, accuracy, and system compatibility are critical.

C15550-22UP - qCMOS Camera for Astronomy & Raman Spectroscopy Applications

The C15550-22UP from Hamamatsu is a 9.4-megapixel qCMOS camera with a resolution of 4096 x 2304 pixels, a 4.6 µm pixel size, and an imaging area of 18.84 x 10.59 mm, designed to deliver high sensitivity with a peak quantum efficiency of 85% and a full well capacity of 7000 electrons. It achieves extremely low readout noise of 0.43 electrons (RMS) in standard scan mode and 0.30 electrons (RMS) in ultra-quiet scan mode, with dark signal non-uniformity of 0.06 electrons and photoresponse non-uniformity below 0.1%, ensuring stable image quality with a linearity error of just 0.5% under EMVA 1288 compliance. The camera provides full-resolution readout with digital binning (2 x 2, 4 x 4), sub-array options, and frame rates of up to 120 fps via CoaXPress or 17.6 fps via USB in standard mode, while ultra-quiet scan supports 25.4 fps (CoaXPress) and the same USB rate. It includes defect and hot pixel correction, ORCA-Quest and ORCA-Fusion emulation modes, and supports multiple output formats (8/10/12-bit ADC). With a C-mount lens interface and control through USB 3.1 Gen 1 or Quad CXP-6 CoaXPress, the C15550-22UP is built for versatility in integration, making it a powerful imaging solution for demanding applications in quantum technology, astronomy, life sciences, and Raman spectroscopy.

SPAD512 - Single-Photon Camera for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Applications

The SPAD512 from Pi Imaging is a 512 x 512 pixel single-photon camera based on a Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) image sensor that operates across a wavelength range of 400 - 900 nm, featuring a 16.38 µm pixel pitch and a 1.5% pixel percentage. It supports multiple imaging modes with a global shutter, delivering frame rates of up to 100,000 fps at 1-bit for 1 s, 5000 fps at 4-bit semi-continuous, and 400 fps at 8-bit continuous, with additional flexibility through 1-bit, 4-bit, and 6 -12-bit time-gated modes as well as phasor FLIM processing. The camera provides a maximum pixel count rate of 167 Mcps with exposure modulation (400 Mcps with response linearization) or 100 kcps without exposure modulation (240 kcps with response linearization), while maintaining a median dark count rate of up to 25 cps. Designed with a C-mount lens and control via USB3 or TCP/IP interfaces, it is easily integrated with LabVIEW, MATLAB, or Python environments, making the SPAD512 an advanced solution for high-speed single-photon detection in widefield fluorescence lifetime imaging and other ultrafast imaging applications.

With its expanded camera portfolio, GoPhotonics provides scientists, engineers, and system integrators with a trusted resource for advanced imaging solutions that support applications in life sciences, quantum research, materials inspection, industrial automation, and astronomy. From high-speed CMOS and color cameras to low-light qCMOS and single-photon detection systems, the curated lineup ensures reliable, high-resolution performance tailored to the diverse demands of modern photonics and imaging applications.