Overview
Fire-i™ Digital Camera is the best FireWire Color Digital Camera available for home/office applications. Its superior VGA picture quality and lightweight housing clearly distinguishes it from other FireWire or USB cameras.
Fire-i™ Digital Camera ships in a unique retail package that includes support and software for PC, Mac and Linux users.
Several cameras can be daisy-chained and viewed simultaneously on a PC, via Unibrain’s Fire-i™ Software and the camera’s two FireWire ports. Fire-i™ Software allows the user to monitor one or multiple cameras locally or remote (Internet). At the touch of a single button, the user can store snapshots or live video-stream, change and adjust all camera settings for each and every camera connected
Fire-i™ Digital Camera is ideal for monitoring applications, video conferencing, and home or office surveillance.
Features
- Home/Office Monitoring, locally or remote
- Direct Internet streaming: Web Server included in Fire-i™Software
- Multiple cameras simultaneous operation and display on same PC
- Picture sharing between several PCs
- Still images or video stream captures, while monitoring
- Storage in any encoding format
- Low power consumption
- Bright (F 2.0), glass elements, 4.3 mm focal length, lens.
- Two 400Mbps FireWire ports
- 640×480 video resolution
- 30 frames per second
- Tripod adaptor with standard photographic screw
(compatible with tripods and wall /ceiling mounting fixations) - Included mini-tripod with telescopic legs
Packaging includes:
- One Fire-i™ Digital Camera.
- One 2m (6.6ft) firewire thin cable.
- Tripod attachment and mini-tripod.
- CD with documentation, manual, Drivers & Software for Windows and Linux.
- Natively supported by Mac OS X.
Requirements:
- Windows/Linux computer with 1GHz or faster processor and 512 MB RAM; Running Windows XP/Vista/7/8, 2003/2008 & 64bit XP/Vista/7/8, 2003/2008 or Linux 2.4 kernel or later.
- Macintosh computer with 1GHz or faster PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel processor; Running Mac OS X 10.2.5 or later.
- Microphone for audio support.
- Internet connection required for web camera use (128Kbps or faster broadband for video).
Order part number: 2036
Fire-i™ Digital Camera Specifications
| Interface | IEEE-1394a (FireWire) 400 Mbps, 2 ports (6 pins) | |
| Camera Type | IIDC-1394 Digital Camera, V1.04 Specification compliant | |
| Sensor Type | Sony™ Wfine* ¼” color CDD with progressive scan (ICX-098BQ) | |
| Resolution | VGA 640 x 480 | |
| Optics | Bright (F 2.0) lens, with with 4.3 mm focal length. | |
| Lens filters/coating | Antireflective coating and infrared cut filter | |
| Video Modes | YUV (4:1:1, 4:2:2, 4:4:4), RGB-24bit, Monochrome-8bit | |
| Frame Rates | 30, 15, 7.5 and 3.75 frames per second | |
| Gain | Automatic or Manual Control 0-30 dB | |
| Shutter | Automatic or Manual Control 1/3400s-1/31s | |
| Gamma | ON / OFF (visual use / image processing use) | |
| White Balance | Automatic or Manual Control | |
| Color Saturation | Adjustable | |
| Backlight Compensation | 6 modes + OFF | |
| Sharpness | Adjustable | |
| Special Features | Software sleep mode, Color bar generator | |
| Power Supply | 8 to 30 VDC, by 1394 bus or external jack input Consumption 1W max, 0.9 W typical,
0.4 W sleep mode
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| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 62 x 62 x 35 mm | |
| Housing & Weight | Silver gray plastic polymer, 60 gr |
To cover sub-branding and OEM needs, Fire-i™ Digital Camera is also offered as a Board Camera, in color or monochrome, with various lens types. Please click here to learn more about our Fire-i™ Board Camera.
* Wfine CCD is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
The BEST Color Digital Camera for PC and Mac
| Device type |
IIDC FireWire Digital Camera
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| Compliance |
v 1.04
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| Interface |
FireWire, 2 ports ( 6 pins )
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| Speed |
400 Mbps
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| Sensor type |
SONY® Wfine* ¼” CCD
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| Scanning |
progressive
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| Effective pixels |
(H x V) 659 x 494
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| Pixel shape |
(H x V) square, 5.6 x 5.6 μm
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| Color |
Yes, RGB filtering, Bayer
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| Resolution |
TV-lines (H x V) 480 x 480
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| Optics |
f 4.65 mm built-in
|
| Focus |
Manual, from 5 mm to infinite
|
| Iris |
Fixed
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| Horizontal view angle |
42°
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| Vertical view angle |
32°
|
| Coating |
anti-reflective
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| Picture Modes |
progressive VGA uncompressed,
modes selection by FireWire link |
| Resolutions |
640×480, 320×240, 160×120
|
| Codings |
YUV, RGB, Monochrome
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| Frame rates (fps) | 30 | 15 | 7.5 | 3.75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Modes | ||||
| 640×480 RGB-24 (24 bits) | — | X | X | X |
| 640×480 YUV 4:2:2 (16 bits) | — | X | X | X |
| 640×480 YUV 4:1:1 (12 bits) | X | X | X | X |
| 640×480 Y-Mono8 (8 bits) | X | X | X | X |
| 320×240 YUV 4:2:2 (16bits) | X | X | X | X |
| 160×120 YUV 4:4:4 (24 bits) | X | X | X | — |
| Picture Settings |
Selection by FireWire Link
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| Gain |
Auto/Manual 0 – 30 dB
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| Shutter |
Auto/Manual 1/3400s – 1/31s
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| Black level |
Auto/Manual
|
| Gamma |
OFF (linear) = 1
ON (visual) = 0.45 |
| Backlight compensation |
6 modes + OFF
|
| Sharpness |
OFF (linear) = 0
ON (visual) = manual |
| White balance |
Auto/Manual
|
| Color saturation |
Manual
|
| Reference picture gen. |
Bars and ramps, all modes. ON/OFF
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| Power supply |
8 to 30 VDC, software switched by FireWire link
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| Source |
by 1394 link/external jack input
|
| Standby power |
400 mW typ. 450 mW max.
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| Operation power |
900 mW typ. 1 W max.
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General
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| Temperature/Humidity |
General operation: -10 to 50C
20 to 80 % rel. non cond. Storage: -20 to 60C 20 to 95 % rel. non cond. |
| Dimensions |
(W x H x D) 62 x 62 x 35 mm without clip
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| Weight |
60 gr camera + 32 gr clip
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| Housing |
Plastic, transparent
|
| Attachment |
Spring clip, laptop suitable
|
| Accessory |
Fire-i™ software
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Powering the Camera
Fire-i™ Digital Camera is powered by the FireWire bus DC voltage, coming from host 
adapters or other FireWire devices connected with 6-pin cables.
Fire-i™ Digital Camera is provided with a DC power input jack connector, that can be used when the FireWire connection does not provide DC power. This happens typically:
- when the FireWire bus is converted to a 4-pin connection
- when, in 6-pin, no powering device is present, even from the FireWire interface. This is the case when using CardBus FireWire adapters or on some laptops with built-in interface
Even if the FireWire bus is already powered, the DC power input jack of the camera can also be used to reinforce it. The FireWire bus voltage will adapt automatically when needed. A built-in diode avoid any risk of voltages conflict or reverse current flow.
Recommended DC adapter must provide stable regulated output voltage of at least 12VDC, 1 A or best 15VDC, 1.5A. To match camera DC input connector, the jack plug of the DC adapter need following dimensions and polarity as on the figure.
