Editorial Technical Reference

High-resolution large-format vision camera: 65 MP area-scan cameras, the lens that covers their sensor, and the link that carries their frames

65 MP class large-format area-scan cameras · a 29.9 × 22.4 mm sensor and the lens that must cover it, M58, F or TFL-II mounts, and whether CoaXPress or 10GigE can carry full-resolution frames

When one image has to show a whole flat panel, a circuit board or a machined housing in enough detail to measure it, the camera grows past the compact cube of an ordinary machine-vision camera. A 65 MP sensor is about 30 mm wide, so the lens, the mount and the data link all change with it. Buying one means checking three things together: what each pixel covers on the part, whether the lens's image circle covers the full sensor, and whether the interface can move 65 million pixels per frame at the rate the line needs.

High-resolution area-scan vision cameras with large-format sensors in the 65 MP class, around 30 × 22 mm, fitted with M58, F or TFL-II lens mounts and CoaXPress or 10GigE output, with the lenses that cover them. Choosing an area-scan camera by its EMVA 1288 data, frame rate and trigger is covered on the Industrial camera for machine vision page; compact GigE Vision cameras with C-mount lenses on the Vision camera module for inline inspection page; and self-contained cameras with on-board inspection on the Industrial smart camera module page. CoaXPress and other frame grabbers are covered on the Frame grabber (vision interface card) page. Imaging probes on coordinate measuring machines are on the Vision camera system for coordinate measuring machines page, line scan cameras on the Line scan camera page and complete inspection systems on the Machine vision system for inspection page. 3D depth cameras, structured-light projectors and night-vision or thermal cameras are outside this page.

CNFX editorial research · Sources checked October 12, 2026 · 4 sources

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Angled area-scan camera and bar light over machined parts on pallets

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Check sensor size and pixel footprint29.9 × 22.4 mm. Match lens image circle and mountM58, F, TFL-II.

9344 × 7000 pixels of 3.2 µm on a 29.9 × 22.4 mm sensor

Hikrobot's MV-CH650-90XM (monochrome) and -90XC (colour) use the Gpixel GMAX3265, a global-shutter CMOS sensor of 9344 × 7000 pixels at 3.2 µm × 3.2 µm, on a sensor 29.9 mm × 22.4 mm. Hikrobot names PCB AOI, flat panel displays and high-accuracy measurement as the applications. [1]

The two dynamic range figures describe different things, Hikrobot's the camera and LUCID's quoted line the sensor; ask the supplier for the EMVA 1288 measurement of the camera you buy.

Editorial calculation: 9344 × 7000 is 65.4 million pixels, and 9344 × 3.2 µm and 7000 × 3.2 µm give back the 29.9 × 22.4 mm sensor, whose diagonal is √(29.9² + 22.4²) ≈ 37.4 mm. [1] Across a 300 mm wide field, each of the 9344 columns covers about 32 µm of the part; across a 30 mm field, about 3.2 µm, which is when the lens, not the pixel count, decides what can be measured.

Data	Hikrobot MV-CH650-90XM/XC (CoaXPress)	LUCID Atlas10 ATX650G (10GigE)
Sensor	Gpixel GMAX3265, global shutter, 9344 × 7000 [1]	Gpixel GMAX3265, 9344 × 7000 charge-domain global shutter pixels [2]
Dynamic range	66 dB (camera specification); SNR 40 dB [1]	Sensor: over 70 dB; read noise under 2 e⁻; dark current 1 e⁻/p/s at room temperature [2]
Shutter	Exposure 14 µs to 10 s [1]	Shutter efficiency 1/30,000 [2]
Binning / decimation	1 × 1 to 4 × 4 [1]	Not stated in the announcement reviewed

A lens whose image circle covers the 37.4 mm diagonal, on an M58, F or TFL-II mount

Hikrobot builds the camera with an M58 mount, optical back focal length 11.48 mm, or an F-mount at 46.5 mm, each with a fan; LUCID fits its 65 MP Atlas10 with a TFL-II mount that it describes as designed for large sensor formats, and cites Active Sensor Alignment for optical performance. [1] [2]

Moritex's MML5-HR80DVI-43M58, an M58-mount, object-side telecentric lens at 5× magnification, lists an image circle of 43.5 mm, a working distance of 80 mm, depth of field of 0.047–0.070 mm, resolution of 2.0–3.0 µm at 550 nm, distortion of 0.035% and a weight of 1,139 g. [3]

Editorial calculation: the 43.5 mm image circle is larger than the 37.4 mm sensor diagonal, so the lens covers the whole GMAX3265 sensor. [3] [1] At 5× the 29.9 × 22.4 mm sensor sees a field of about 5.98 × 4.48 mm, and each 3.2 µm pixel maps to 0.64 µm on the part; the lens's stated 2.0–3.0 µm resolution is three to five times coarser, so at this magnification the optics, not the sensor, set the finest detail. [3] [1]

Ask the lens supplier for the image circle and mount, and the camera supplier for the flange or back focal distance of the mount you choose; an adapter between mounts changes the distance the lens was designed for.

CoaXPress or 10GigE: how many full 65 MP frames per second reach the PC

Hikrobot's camera transmits over CXP-6 CoaXPress to a frame grabber and reaches 31.5 fps at 9344 × 7000; its sheet asks for 32 or 64-bit Windows 7 or 10 with 8 GB of memory or more. [1] LUCID's Atlas10 sends GigE Vision over 10GBASE-T at up to 10 Gbps, on standard CAT6 cables of up to 25 m, with Power over Ethernet (PoE+) and M12 and M8 connectors. [2]

Comst lists a 10 Gigabit Ethernet area-scan camera with an effective bandwidth of 1,200 MB/s, a reserved fan interface and transmission over up to 100 m; its page does not give the cable type for that distance, against the 25 m on CAT6 that LUCID states. [4] [2]

Editorial calculation: 65.4 million pixels at 31.5 fps is about 2,060 million pixels per second, 16.5 Gbit/s at 8 bits per pixel, which is more than a 10 Gbps link carries. [1] [2] At 8 bits, 10 Gbps allows at most about 19 full frames per second before protocol overhead, and Comst's 1,200 MB/s about 18. [4] Ask the 10GigE supplier for the frame rate at full resolution and your pixel format, not the sensor's maximum.

Power, heat and the operating range of a large-format camera

The Hikrobot camera's stated power consumption is 13.4 W (mono) or 14.2 W (colour), marked Typ., at 12 VDC from a 9–24 VDC supply, measures 74 × 74 × 70.4 mm with an M58 mount and weighs about 470 g. It is rated IP40 with the lens fitted and wiring connected, 0–50 °C working and 20–95% RH non-condensing. [1]

LUCID states an ambient range of −20 °C to 50 °C for the Atlas10. [2] Both Hikrobot's models and Comst's 10GigE camera are offered with a fan or a fan connection. [1] [4] Its I/O is a 12-pin Hirose connector with one opto-isolated input, one opto-isolated output, one non-isolated bidirectional line and RS-232. [1]

Send the field of view, the smallest feature and the line rate

Paste it into your enquiry below or into an email to a maker, then replace every bracket.

Part: [field of view in mm; smallest feature or tolerance to measure]
Image: [monochrome or colour; frames per second needed at full resolution]
Optics: [working distance; telecentric or not; preferred mount M58, F or TFL-II]
Link: [CoaXPress with frame grabber or 10GigE; cable length; PoE]
Installation: [ambient temperature; enclosure; fan allowed]
Software: [SDK; operating system; GenICam]

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Buyer questions

How big is a 65 MP vision camera sensor?

The Gpixel GMAX3265 in Hikrobot's MV-CH650-90XM is 29.9 × 22.4 mm, 9344 × 7000 pixels of 3.2 µm, a 37.4 mm diagonal by editorial calculation. [1]

Which lens mount does a 65 MP camera use?

Hikrobot offers M58 (11.48 mm back focal length) or F-mount (46.5 mm); LUCID uses a TFL-II mount for large sensors. [1] [2]

Can 10GigE carry a 65 MP camera at full speed?

Not at 31.5 fps: by editorial calculation that needs about 16.5 Gbit/s at 8 bits, so 10 Gbps allows about 19 full frames per second before overhead. [1] [2]

Does a lens have to match the sensor size?

Its image circle must cover the sensor diagonal; Moritex's M58 telecentric lens lists 43.5 mm, above the 37.4 mm diagonal of a 29.9 × 22.4 mm sensor. [3] [1]

Sources and what still needs a direct check

Sources checked 2026-10-12. Hikrobot's data sheet (hosted by the distributor MaxxVision) and LUCID's announcement describe their own 65 MP cameras on the same Gpixel sensor; Moritex's sheet is for one of its own lenses; Comst's page describes its own 10GigE camera.

Hikrobot — MV-CH650-90XM/XC 65 MP CMOS CoaXPress area scan camera data sheet ↗ Maker data sheet (distributor-hosted) Return to text ↑
LUCID Vision Labs — Atlas10 65 MP camera featuring Gpixel GMAX3265 sensor (20 April 2023) ↗ Maker announcement Return to text ↑
Moritex — MML5-HR80DVI-43M58 telecentric lens technical data sheet 0473 ↗ Maker lens data sheet (distributor-hosted) Return to text ↑
Comst Vision — 10 Gigabit Array Vision Camera ↗ Maker product page Return to text ↑

Still to check yourself

Work out the pixel footprint on the part.
Check the lens image circle against a 37.4 mm diagonal.
Choose M58, F or TFL-II with the right back focal distance.
Confirm full-resolution frame rate over the chosen link.
Ask for EMVA 1288 data of the camera.