Supercharging the GS3-U3-23S6M-C and other Point Grey Research cameras

Point Grey Research (PGR), a Canadian company, manufactures industrial cameras with a wide variety of features. A few examples are listed in the following table:

Family and Model

Price

Color Sensitivity

Highest Res Mode

Sensor Format and Lens Mount

Interface

Shutter

Firefly MV

FMVU-03MTC-CS

$275

Color

752x480 @ 60 FPS

1/3"

CS mount

USB 2.0

Global

Firefly MV

FMVU-03MTM-CS

$275

Gray from visible light

752x480 @ 60 FPS

1/3"

CS mount

USB 2.0

Global

Flea 3

FL3-U3-88S2C-C

$900

Color

4096x2160 @ 21 FPS

1/2.5"

C mount

USB 3.0

Rolling with global reset

Grasshopper 3

GS3-U3-23S6C-C

$1,000

Color

1920x1200 @ 162 FPS

1/1.2"

C mount

USB 3.0

Global

Grasshopper ...

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