Choosing the right lens

Lens Selection for Vision Systems

Why the Right Lens Choice Matters

With powerful image processing and AI tools widely available, it’s easy to overlook the hardware side of imaging systems—particularly lenses. But selecting the right lens from the start is critical. It ensures you fully utilize your sensor’s capabilities, improves data efficiency, and simplifies your system architecture. This guide outlines the key factors engineers must evaluate to get lens selection right the first time.

Why Lens Selection Shouldn’t Be an Afterthought

• Importance of lens choice in system performance
• Why lens selection shouldn’t come last
• How lens impacts data reduction
• System simplification strategies via optics

Key Optical Parameters to Evaluate

• Understanding field of view and working distance
• Aperture’s role in resolution and depth
• Sensor and lens compatibility factors
• Matching lenses to image sensor size

Real-World Lens Performance Factors

• Optical properties beyond marketing specs
• Using online tools wisely
• Recognizing lens aberrations and limitations
• Evaluating real-world optical performance

Lens Selection for Vision Systems With powerful image processing and AI tools widely available, it’s easy to overlook the hardware side of imaging systems—particularly lenses. But selecting the right lens from the start is critical. It ensures you fully utilize your sensor’s capabilities, improves data efficiency, and simplifies your system architecture. This guide outlines the key factors engineers must evaluate to get lens selection right the first time.