Lens Selection

The High-Resolution Photo Addon includes two interchangeable lenses. Choose the lens according to the size of the area you want to photograph and the level of detail required.

16 mm Full-FOV Lens

Use the 16 mm Full-FOV Lens as the standard lens for routine photography. It captures the full field of view (FOV), covering approximately the same area as the standard color camera, with approximately twice as many pixels per millimeter.

50 mm Close-up Lens

Switch to the 50 mm Close-up Lens to photograph small samples or a selected area of a larger sample, such as decoration, an inscription, or a manufacturing trace. It covers a smaller area, with approximately 8 times as many pixels per millimeter as the standard color camera.

Image Scale and Detail

The number of pixels per millimeter indicates how many image pixels represent 1 mm on the sample. A higher value provides more pixels for recording a small feature.

The following comparison uses the horizontal image width and the measured horizontal field of view, with a flat sample placed directly on the glass pane.

Camera and lens	Image width	Horizontal FOV	Pixels per millimeter
Standard color camera, 8 mm lens	2500 px	260 mm	10
High-resolution camera, 16 mm lens	5472 px	270 mm	20
High-resolution camera, 50 mm lens	5472 px	70 mm	78

ℹ️ Note: A feature measuring 1 mm across spans approximately 10 pixels with the standard camera, 20 pixels with the 16 mm Full-FOV Lens, and 78 pixels with the 50 mm Close-up Lens. These values describe image sampling rather than measured optical resolving power. The detail visible in a photograph also depends on focus and lighting.