Ladybug6 is the leading high-resolution camera designed to capture 360-degree spherical images from moving platforms in all-weather conditions. Its industrial grade design and out-of-the-box factory calibration produces 72 Megapixel (MP) images with pixel values that are spatially accurate within +/- 2 mm at 10-meter distance.
Key Specs
- Resolution
- Frame Rate
- Protection
- 12,288 x 6,144 (72 MP)
- 15 FPS JPEG at 72 MP resolution / 29.9 FPS JPEG at 36 MP resolution
- IP67 Rating
Ladybug6 Overview
As the newest member of our field-proven Ladybug series, the Ladybug6 builds on our machine vision heritage with increased image resolution, enhanced on-board processing, and robust IP67-rated connectors. Support for additional Global Navigation Satellite Systems and advanced APIs, combined with hardware inputs, enable precise camera settings and trigger control. Customer applications include panoramic street image production, road surveying, asset inspection, feature extraction for HD map generation among several others.
The Ladybug currently has a lead time of four weeks or less!
HIGHEST ACCURACY AND IMAGE QUALITY
Outstanding images across a wide range of lighting conditions with excellent color response, low noise, and a high dynamic range.
ONBOARD PROCESSING AND FEATURE RICH SDK
Captures, compresses, and transmits 8-bit or 12-bit pixel data with on-board image processing for optimized workflows.
BUILT FOR THE OUTDOORS
Captures images on moving platforms in outdoor environments under a wide operating temperature range (-30° C to 50° C)
Specifications
Highlighted
- Resolution
- 12,288 x 6,144 (72 MP)
- Megapixels
- 72
- Max Frame Rate Standard
- 15 FPS JPEG at 72 MP resolution / 29.9 FPS JPEG at 36 MP resolution
- Shutter type
- Global shutter
- Data Interface
- USB 3.1 Gen 1
- Spectrum
- Color
- Part Number
- LD6-U3-122S7C-B
Features
- Acquisition Modes
- Standard, bulb, skip frames, overlapped, and multi shot trigger modes
- Exposure Range
- 0.02 ms to 2 seconds
- Flash Memory
- 1 MB non-volatile memory
- Image Processing
- Luminance: Black Level, Exposure
Tonal: Gamma, Tone Mapping
Color: White Balance, Saturation, Leveling, Noise Reduction, Sharpening, False color removal
- User Sets
- 2 memory channels for custom camera settings
Performance
- Gain Range
- 0 dB to 18 dB
Physical
- Auxiliary Output
- 3.3 V, 150 mA maximum
- Color
- Anodized black
- Digitization Bit Depth (ADC)
- 12-bit
- Dimensions [W x H x L]
- 198 mm (Height) x 269 mm (Diameter)
- Field of View
- ~90% of full sphere
Angular FOV (per rotated sensor) Vertical: ~117.4° / Horizontal: ~85.9°
- Focus Distance
- ~200 cm. Objects have an acceptable sharpness from ~100 cm to infinity
- Mass
- 5.2 kg
- Non-Isolated I/O Ports
- 2 bi-directional
- Operating Humidity
- 20 to 80% (no condensation)
- Operating Temperature
- -30° to 50°C
- Optics
- 6 high quality 6.94 mm focal length lenses
- Opto-isolated I/O Ports
- 1 input, 1 output
- Power Requirements
- 12-24 V via GPIO (external power required) / 13 W maximum
- Spherical Distance
- Calibrated from 2 m to infinity
- Storage Humidity
- 20 to 95% (no condensation)
- Storage Temperature
- -30° to 60°C
Recommended System Configuration
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 processor
- Operating System
- Windows 10, 64-bit / Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit for capture and recording
- Port
- USB 3.1
- RAM
- 8 GB for capture and recording / 16 GB for post processing
Compliance & Certifications
- Compliance
- CE, RCM, FCC, RoHS, KCC
- Machine Vision Standard
- IIDC v1.32
- Warranty
- 2 years
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Resources & Support
Customer Story
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Ladybug SDK
Ladybug Sample Files Download
Ladybug SDK for Linux Ubuntu 18.04
Ladybug SDK for Linux Ubuntu 20.04
Ladybug SDK for Windows x64
Ladybug6 Firmware 1.17.3-00
Ladybug6 Firmware Release Notes
ACMA Certificate
CB Safety Certificate
Ladybug SDK Help
Ladybug6 CAD Drawings
Ladybug6 Datasheet
Ladybug6 Desktop and Tripod Mount CAD Drawings
Ladybug6 Frustum View
Ladybug6 Getting Started
Ladybug6 IP67 Testing Declaration
Ladybug6 Technical Reference
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