Specifications and Frame Rates

General Specifications


Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S6M Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S6C
Firmware Version 2302.0.37.0 2302.0.37.0
Model Name Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S6M Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S6C
Resolution 4096x3000 4096x3000
Max Frame Rate 30 FPS 30 FPS
Megapixels 12.3 MP 12.3 MP
Sensor Sony IMX545, CMOS, 1/1.1" Sony IMX545, CMOS, 1/1.1"
Readout Method Global shutter Global shutter
Pixel Size 2.74 μm 2.74 μm
Lens Mount C-mount C-mount
ADC 8-bit / 10-bit / 12-bit 8-bit / 10-bit / 12-bit
Minimum Frame Rate 1 FPS 1 FPS
Gain Range 0.0 to 47.9943 dB 0.0 to 47.9943 dB
Exposure Range 14.0 μs to 30.0 S 14.0 μs to 30.0 S
Acquisition Mode Continuous, single frame, multi frame Continuous, single frame, multi frame
Partial Image Modes Pixel binning, decimation, ROI Pixel binning, decimation, ROI
Image Processing Gamma, lookup table, and sharpness Color correction matrix, gamma, lookup table, saturation and sharpness
Sequencer Up to 8 sets using 6 features Up to 8 sets using 6 features
Image Buffer 240 MB 240 MB
User Sets 2 user configuration sets for custom camera settings 2 user configuration sets for custom camera settings
Flash Memory 6 MB non-volatile memory 6 MB non-volatile memory
Opto-isolated I/O 1 input, 1 output 1 input, 1 output
Non-isolated I/O 1 bi-directional, 1 input 1 bi-directional, 1 input
Serial Port 1 (over non-isolated I/O) 1 (over non-isolated I/O)
Auxiliary Output 3.3 V, 120 mA maximum 3.3 V, 120 mA maximum
Interface USB 3.1 USB 3.1
Power Requirements 8 - 24 V via GPIO or 5 V via USB 3.1 interface 8 - 24 V via GPIO or 5 V via USB 3.1 interface
Power Consumption 3 W maximum 3 W maximum
Dimensions/Mass 29 mm x 29 mm x 39 mm / 53 g 29 mm x 29 mm x 39 mm / 53 g
Machine Vision Standard USB3 Vision v1.0 USB3 Vision v1.0
Compliance CE, FCC, KCC, RoHS, REACH. The ECCN for this product is: EAR099 CE, FCC, KCC, RoHS, REACH. The ECCN for this product is: EAR099
Temperature Celsius Operating: 0-50 / Storage: -30-60 Operating: 0-50 / Storage: -30-60
Humidity Percent Operating: 20-80 (no condensation) / Storage: 20-95 (no condensation) Operating: 20-80 (no condensation) / Storage: 20-95 (no condensation)
Warranty 3 years 3 years


Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S6M Supported Pixel Formats


8-bit 10-bit 12-bit 16-bit
mono8 mono10p mono12p mono16
mono12packed
mono10packed

Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S6M Frame Rate Table


Width Height Mono8
(8-bit)
Mono10p
(10-bit)
Mono12p
(12-bit)
Mono16
(16-bit)
ISP Binning
Horizontal
Binning
Vertical
Decimation
Horizontal
Decimation
Vertical
ADC
4096 3000 30 21 20 15 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
1080 1920 49 32 32 24 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
720 1280 71 47 47 35 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
600 800 108 72 72 54 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
640 480 165 110 110 82 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
480 640 131 87 87 65 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
320 240 273 182 182 136 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
240 320 224 149 149 112 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
4096 3000 27 21 20 15 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1080 1920 42 32 32 24 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
720 1280 61 47 47 35 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 93 72 72 54 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 143 111 111 83 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 113 88 88 66 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 237 185 185 138 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 194 151 151 113 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
4096 3000 23 21 20 15 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1080 1920 35 33 33 24 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
720 1280 52 48 48 36 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
600 800 79 73 73 55 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
640 480 121 113 113 84 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
480 640 96 89 89 66 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
320 240 204 189 189 141 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
240 320 166 154 154 115 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
4096 3000 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
1080 1920 14 14 14 14 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
720 1280 21 21 21 21 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
600 800 32 32 32 32 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
640 480 49 49 49 49 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
480 640 39 39 39 39 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
320 240 82 82 82 82 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
240 320 67 67 67 67 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
4096 3000 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1080 1920 14 14 14 14 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
720 1280 21 21 21 21 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 32 32 32 32 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 50 50 50 50 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 39 39 39 39 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 83 83 83 83 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 68 68 68 68 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
4096 3000 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1080 1920 14 14 14 14 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
720 1280 21 21 21 21 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
600 800 33 33 33 33 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
640 480 51 51 51 51 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
480 640 40 40 40 40 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
320 240 85 85 85 85 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
240 320 69 69 69 69 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
2048 1496 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
2048 1496 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
2048 1496 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
2048 1496 117 82 79 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 8-bit
2048 1496 103 83 79 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 10-bit
2048 1496 87 84 79 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 12-bit
1024 744 37 37 37 37 On 2xSensor/2xISP 2xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
1024 744 37 37 37 37 On 2xSensor/2xISP 2xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1024 744 38 38 38 38 On 2xSensor/2xISP 2xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit

Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S6C Supported Pixel Formats


8-bit 10-bit 12-bit 16-bit 24-bit 32-bit
bayerrg8 bayerrg10p ycbcr411_8 ycbcr422_8 bgr8 bgra8
mono8 mono10p bayerrg12p yuv422packed ycbcr8
mono12p bayerrg16 yuv444packed
yuv411packed mono16 rgb8packed
bayerrg12packed
mono12packed
bayerrg10packed
mono10packed

Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S6C Frame Rate Table


Width Height BayerRG8
(8-bit)
BayerRG10p
(10-bit)
BayerRG12p
(12-bit)
BayerRG16
(16-bit)
BGR8
(24-bit)
BGRa8
(32-bit)
ISP Binning
Horizontal
Binning
Vertical
Decimation
Horizontal
Decimation
Vertical
ADC
4096 3000 30 21 20 15 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
1080 1920 49 32 32 24 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
720 1280 71 47 47 35 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
600 800 108 72 72 54 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
640 480 165 110 110 82 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
480 640 131 87 87 65 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
320 240 273 182 182 136 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
240 320 224 149 149 112 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
4096 3000 27 21 20 15 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1080 1920 42 32 32 24 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
720 1280 61 47 47 35 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 93 72 72 54 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 143 111 111 83 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 113 88 88 66 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 237 185 185 138 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 194 151 151 113 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
4096 3000 23 21 20 15 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1080 1920 35 33 33 24 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
720 1280 52 48 48 36 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
600 800 79 73 73 55 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
640 480 121 113 113 84 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
480 640 96 89 89 66 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
320 240 204 189 189 141 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
240 320 166 154 154 115 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
4096 3000 9 9 9 9 9 7 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
1080 1920 14 14 14 14 14 12 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
720 1280 21 21 21 21 21 17 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
600 800 32 32 32 32 32 27 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
640 480 49 49 49 49 49 41 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
480 640 39 39 39 39 39 32 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
320 240 82 82 82 82 82 68 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
240 320 67 67 67 67 67 56 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
4096 3000 9 9 9 9 9 7 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1080 1920 14 14 14 14 14 12 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
720 1280 21 21 21 21 21 18 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 32 32 32 32 32 27 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 50 50 50 50 50 41 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 39 39 39 39 39 33 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 83 83 83 83 83 69 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 68 68 68 68 68 56 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
4096 3000 9 9 9 9 9 7 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1080 1920 14 14 14 14 14 12 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
720 1280 21 21 21 21 21 18 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
600 800 33 33 33 33 33 27 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
640 480 51 51 51 51 51 42 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
480 640 40 40 40 40 40 33 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
320 240 85 85 85 85 85 70 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
240 320 69 69 69 69 69 57 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
2048 1496 9 9 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
2048 1496 9 9 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
2048 1496 9 9 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1024 744 9 9 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit
1024 744 9 9 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1024 744 9 9 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
2048 1500 117 79 79 59 117 117 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 8-bit
2048 1500 104 79 79 59 104 104 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 10-bit
2048 1500 88 79 79 59 88 88 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 12-bit