e2v technologies UK release the L3C216 24/7 Shadowed Overcast Starlight sensor

e2v technologies UK release the L3C21624/7 Shadowed Overcast Starlight sensor.

The L3C216is an extremely high sensitivity, 24-hour video camera.

The camera offers outstanding performance from bright sunlight to overcast starlight and below.

The 2/3" format, monochrome CCD camera is flexible and easy to use, providing bright, crisp images in full daylight.

Its selectable temporal and spatial filtering options combined with the integral Peltier cooled EMCCD package enables the user to attain optimal performance at the very lowest light levels.

The L3C216adds a new level of performance in day/night vision, enhancing target recognition and identification under very low light conditions.

The L3C216series provides all the benefits of the existing L3Vision range in a smaller package and demands less power. The 2/3” format sensor allows use with smaller optical components, further reducing system payload.

Since the sensor is back-thinned, performance is similar to that obtained with e2v L3 series existing 1” format sensors. An improved CCD manufacturing process reduces horizontal smear.