Sony Discontinues Black and White Machine Vision Camera Link Cameras (XCL-V500 and XCL-X700)

Effictive December 15, 2009, SONY has announced the discontinuation of their XCL-V500 and XCL-X700 Camera Link cameras.

The XCL-V500 and XCL-X700 are 1/3 type progressive scan, B/W, C-mount CCD machine vision cameras that capture high quality black and white images at a high frame rate in a lightweight body.

As of today there is no word on what the replacement models will be, information will be relayed as it is received.

Users of the Sony XCL-V500 or XCL-X700 are advised to contact their supplier ASAP as no more orders can be placed with Sony after December 15, 2009.