Specifications and Frame Rates

General Specifications


Blackfly S BFS-U3-50S4M-BD Blackfly S BFS-U3-50S4C-BD
Firmware Version 2307.0.158.0 2307.0.158.0
Model Name Blackfly S BFS-U3-50S4M-BD Blackfly S BFS-U3-50S4C-BD
Resolution 2448x2048 2448x2048
Max Frame Rate 73 FPS 73 FPS
Max Compression Frame Rate 74 FPS 74 FPS
Megapixels 5.0 MP 5.0 MP
Sensor Sony IMX547, CMOS, 1/1.8" Sony IMX547, CMOS, 1/1.8"
Readout Method Global shutter Global shutter
Pixel Size 2.74 μm 2.74 μm
Lens Mount Sold separately Sold separately
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 10.0 μs to 30.0 S 10.0 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
Non-isolated I/O 4 bi-directional 4 bi-directional
Serial Port Supported Supported
Auxiliary Output 3.3 V, 120 mA maximum 3.3 V, 120 mA maximum
Interface USB 3.1 on FPC USB 3.1 on FPC
Power Requirements 5 V via USB 3.1 interface 5 V via USB 3.1 interface
Power Consumption 3.2 W maximum / 3.1 W nominal 3.2 W maximum / 3.1 W nominal
Dimensions/Mass 29 mm x 29 mm x 10 mm / 10 g 29 mm x 29 mm x 10 mm / 10 g
Machine Vision Standard USB3 Vision v1.0 USB3 Vision v1.0
Compliance CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH. The ECCN for this product is: EAR099 CE, FCC, 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

Frame rates are in free running mode. Exposure and gain values are the same in binning and no binning modes.


Blackfly S BFS-U3-50S4M-BD Supported Pixel Formats


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

Blackfly S BFS-U3-50S4M-BD 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 Image
Compression
2448 2048 74 N/A N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit LLC
2448 2048 60 N/A N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit LLC
2448 2048 50 N/A N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit LLC
2448 2048 73 48 48 36 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
1920 1200 118 79 79 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
800 600 212 141 141 106 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
600 800 168 112 112 84 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
640 480 252 168 168 126 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
480 640 202 134 134 101 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
320 240 405 270 270 202 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
240 320 337 225 225 168 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
2448 2048 64 49 49 36 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
1920 1200 105 79 79 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
800 600 189 144 144 108 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
600 800 149 113 113 85 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
640 480 226 171 171 128 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
480 640 180 136 136 102 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
320 240 367 278 278 209 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
240 320 304 230 230 173 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
2448 2048 53 49 49 36 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
1920 1200 87 80 80 60 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
800 600 158 145 145 109 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
600 800 124 114 114 85 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
640 480 189 173 173 130 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
480 640 150 137 137 103 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
320 240 309 283 283 212 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
240 320 255 233 233 175 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
2448 2048 22 22 22 22 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
1920 1200 37 37 37 37 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
800 600 66 66 66 66 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
600 800 52 52 52 52 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
640 480 79 79 79 79 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
480 640 63 63 63 63 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
320 240 127 127 127 127 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
240 320 106 106 106 106 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
2448 2048 23 23 23 23 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
1920 1200 37 37 37 37 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
800 600 67 67 67 67 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
600 800 53 53 53 53 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
640 480 81 81 81 81 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
480 640 64 64 64 64 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
320 240 131 131 131 131 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
240 320 108 108 108 108 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
2448 2048 23 23 23 23 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
1920 1200 37 37 37 37 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
800 600 68 68 68 68 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
600 800 53 53 53 53 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
640 480 81 81 81 81 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
480 640 65 65 65 65 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
320 240 133 133 133 133 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
240 320 110 110 110 110 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
1224 1024 270 181 181 135 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 8-bit Off
1224 1024 224 184 184 137 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 10-bit Off
1224 1024 192 186 186 139 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 12-bit Off
1224 1024 22 22 22 22 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
1224 1024 23 23 23 23 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
1224 1024 23 23 23 23 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
612 512 84 84 84 84 On 2xSensor/2xISP 2xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
612 512 86 86 86 86 On 2xSensor/2xISP 2xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
612 512 86 86 86 86 On 2xSensor/2xISP 2xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off

Blackfly S BFS-U3-50S4C-BD 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-U3-50S4C-BD 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 Image
Compression
2448 2048 74 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit LLC
2448 2048 60 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit LLC
2448 2048 50 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit LLC
2448 2048 73 48 48 36 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
1920 1200 118 79 79 59 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
800 600 212 141 141 106 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
600 800 168 112 112 84 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
640 480 252 168 168 126 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
480 640 202 134 134 101 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
320 240 405 270 270 202 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
240 320 337 225 225 168 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
2448 2048 64 49 49 36 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
1920 1200 105 79 79 59 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
800 600 189 144 144 108 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
600 800 149 113 113 85 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
640 480 226 171 171 128 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
480 640 180 136 136 102 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
320 240 367 278 278 209 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
240 320 304 230 230 173 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
2448 2048 53 49 49 36 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
1920 1200 87 80 80 60 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
800 600 158 145 145 109 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
600 800 124 114 114 85 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
640 480 189 173 173 130 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
480 640 150 137 137 103 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
320 240 309 283 283 212 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
240 320 255 233 233 175 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
2448 2048 22 22 22 22 22 18 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
1920 1200 37 37 37 37 37 29 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
800 600 66 66 66 66 66 53 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
600 800 52 52 52 52 52 42 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
640 480 79 79 79 79 79 63 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
480 640 63 63 63 63 63 50 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
320 240 127 127 127 127 127 101 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
240 320 106 106 106 106 106 84 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
2448 2048 23 23 23 23 23 18 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
1920 1200 37 37 37 37 37 30 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
800 600 67 67 67 67 67 54 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
600 800 53 53 53 53 53 42 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
640 480 81 81 81 81 81 64 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
480 640 64 64 64 64 64 51 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
320 240 131 131 131 131 131 104 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
240 320 108 108 108 108 108 86 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
2448 2048 23 23 23 23 23 18 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
1920 1200 37 37 37 37 37 30 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
800 600 68 68 68 68 68 54 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
600 800 53 53 53 53 53 42 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
640 480 81 81 81 81 81 65 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
480 640 65 65 65 65 65 51 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
320 240 133 133 133 133 133 106 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
240 320 110 110 110 110 110 87 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
1224 1024 235 184 184 138 235 235 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 8-bit Off
1224 1024 224 185 185 138 224 224 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 10-bit Off
1224 1024 159 159 159 141 159 159 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 12-bit Off
1224 1024 22 22 22 22 22 22 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
1224 1024 23 23 23 23 23 23 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
1224 1024 23 23 23 23 23 23 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off
612 512 22 22 22 22 22 22 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 8-bit Off
612 512 23 23 23 23 23 23 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit Off
612 512 23 23 23 23 23 23 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit Off