Basler Vision Technologies is starting series production of four scout camera models that are based on Sony’s new ICX618 sensor. The cameras feature a compact 29 mm x 44 mm x 73.7 mm housing and are equipped with a C- or CS-mount lens adapter. They are available in monochrome and color and with a Gigabit Ethernet or IEEE 1394b interface. The EMVA 1288 data for the new scout scA640-120gm camera shows the same total Quantum Efficiency (QE) and the same absolute sensitivity threshold as Sony’s bestselling ICX285 sensor. In addition to their superb sensitivity, the new scout models are fast. They offer an acquisition rate of 120 frames per second at full VGA resolution.