Capture Images and Switch Data Type

Once the camera is successfully connected, the following interface is displayed. In this interface, you can perform image capturing and view the obtained 2D image, depth map, or point cloud.

1. Perform image capturing.

2. Switch the displayed data type.

The following sections explain the actions in detail.

Capture Images

There are two ways to perform image capturing:

• : the camera performs one round of image capturing and output the data to Mech-Eye Viewer.

• : the camera continuously performs image caturing at predetermined intervals and output the data to Mech-Eye Viewer.

Hint

• For an explanation of the image capturing and data output processes, please refer to Structured-Light 3D Scanning Mechanism.

• For binocular cameras, two 2D images are output with each round of image capturing.

Switch Data Type

Click the buttons below the capture buttons to switch the displayed data type.

For cameras from series other than DEEP (V4) and LSR (V4):

Data Type	Description and Example
2D Image	Monochrome/color image (depending on the camera model).
Depth Map	An image containing depth information.
Point Cloud	A collection of data points that represent the 3D shape of the object surface.

For cameras from the DEEP (V4) and LSR (V4) series:

Data Type	Description and Example
2D Image (Texture)	2D image used for texturing the point cloud.
2D Image (Depth Source)	2D images captured by the 2D cameras that acquire the depth data.
Depth Map	An image containing depth information.
Point Cloud	A collection of data points that represent the 3D shape of the object surface.

Hint

The 2D images (depth source) are used in hand-eye calibration, checking intrinsic parameters and setting ROI..

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In the data display area, a number of actions are provided to aid you in examining the data. The next topic explains these actions in detail.