
Prosilica GC
1600H
- Sony ICX274 CCD sensor
- 25 fps @ full resolution
- Rugged housing
- Video-type auto iris
GigE Vision, Sony ICX274 EXview CCD sensor, auto iris, 25 fps
Prosilica GC1600H is a 2.0 Megapixel camera with a GigE Vision compliant Gigabit Ethernet interface and Hirose port. Prosilica GC1600H is offered in both monochrome and color models. This camera incorporates the high quality Type 1/1.8 (8.923 mm diagonal) Sony ICX274 CCD sensor with Super HAD CCD technology that provides superior image quality, excellent sensitivity, and low noise. At full resolution, this camera has a frame rate of 25 frames per second. With a smaller region of interest higher frame rates are possible. By default monochrome models ship with no optical filter and color models ship with an IRC30 IR cut filter.
Benefits and features:
- Monochrome (GC1600H) and color (GC1600CH) models
- GigE Vision interface
- Screw mount RJ45 Ethernet connector for industrial environments
- Supports cable lengths up to 100 meters (CAT-5e or CAT-6)
- Popular C-Mount lens mount
- Standard M3 mounting holes and optional tripod adapter
- Support for popular third party image-processing libraries including Cognex VisionPro, MathWorks MATLAB, and National Instruments LabVIEW
Options:
- CS-Mount
- Optical filters (IR cut filter/Protection glass)
See the Modular Concept for lens mount and optical filter options.
- Specifications
- Features
- Applications
- Quantum efficiency
- Downloads
- Accessories
Image optimization features:
- Auto gain (manual gain control: 0 to 30 dB; 1 dB increments)
- Auto exposure (manual exposure control: 10 µs to 68.7 s; 1 µs increments)
- Auto white balance (GC1600CH only)
- Binning (horizontal and vertical) (sum)
- Black level (Offset)
- Gamma correction
- Hue, saturation, color transformation (GC1600CH only)
- Three look-up tables (LUTs)
- Region of interest (ROI), DSP subregion (selectable ROI for auto features)
Camera control features:
- Auto-iris (video type)
- Event channel
- Global shutter (digital shutter)
- IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol
- Image chunk data
- Recorder and Multiframe acquisition modes
- RS232
- Three storable user sets
- StreamBytesPerSecond (bandwidth control)
- StreamHoldCapacity (Up to 33 frames at full resolution)
- Sync out modes: Trigger ready, input, exposing, readout, imaging, strobe, GPO
- Temperature monitoring (mainboard only)
Prosilica GC1600H is ideal for a wide range of applications including:
- Industrial inspection
- Machine vision
- Ophthalmology
- LCD panel inspection
- Aeronautical and aerospace
- Biometrics
- Public security
- Surveillance
- Traffic imaging
- OEM applications
Lenses
Please note: This selector filters lenses on technical criteria only. To find the right lens for your application requirements, please ask our Sales and Support teams for advice.
Interface cables
Interface cards
Trigger, I/O & power cables
Hub & Repeater
Tripod adapters
Power supplies

Data sheets
Camera installation, technical manual, and features
- GigE Installation Manual V1.2.0Achieve optimal performance of your GigE devices with our installation, setup, and troubleshooting recommendations
- Prosilica GC Technical Manual V2.4.0Find camera-specific information in the technical manual
- GigE Features Reference V5.4.0General overview of Allied Vision GigE camera and driver features – for Vimba users
- Camera and Driver AttributesGeneral overview of Allied Vision GigE camera and driver attributes – for PvAPI users
Additional documents
- Modular Concept V10.1.0Find out which options are available for your Allied Vision camera
3D CAD files (STEP)
Please right-click the link of a 3D camera model and select save as to download the file. After downloading, unzip the STEP file. You need a 3D CAD viewer application to view and measure the STEP files. Download a STEP viewer free of charge: http://www.ida-step.net/
- GC650, C-Mount
- GC650C, C-Mount
- GC655, C-Mount
- GC655C, C-Mount
- GC660, C-Mount
- GC660C, C-Mount
- GC750, C-Mount
- GC750C, C-Mount
- GC780, C-Mount
- GC780C, C-Mount
- GC1020, C-Mount
- GC1020C, C-Mount
- GC1280, C-Mount
- GC1290, C-Mount
- GC1290C, C-Mount
- GC1350, C-Mount
- GC1350C, C-Mount
- GC1350CH, C-Mount
- GC1350H, C-Mount
- GC1380, C-Mount
- GC1380C, C-Mount
- GC1380CH, C-Mount
- GC1380H, C-Mount
- GC1600, C-Mount
- GC1600C, C-Mount
- GC1600CH, C-Mount
- GC1600H, C-Mount
- GC2450, C-Mount
- GC2450C, C-Mount
Software and firmware
Vimba is our current future-proof SDK.
Other SDKs and tools are available on our Software downloads webpage.
GigE camera firmware is available on our Firmware webpage.