Find an M12 Lens / S-Mount Lens
M12 Lenses are miniature lenses for embedded cameras, computer vision, and human viewing camera applications.
We offer many types of M12 lenses including fisheye, wide-angle, no-distortion, and telephoto types. These lenses support various image sensor sizes and resolution, making them practical for a wide range of applications.
We have >200 lenses with accurate specifications, downloadable .STP files, and same-day global sample shipping. Lenses are ready for mass production and we offer customizations and custom lens designs.
Our low F#, low distortion, and/or ingress protected lenses are ideal for automotive, mobile robotics, and aerial robotics.
Our miniature fisheye, telephoto, and IR Corrected lenses are suitable for doorbell cameras and active IR illuminated scenes.
Our lenses are available with multiple F# and customizations allow you to quickly optimize any camera design.
Find an M12 Lens / S-Mount Lens
M12 Lenses are miniature lenses for embedded cameras, computer vision, and human viewing camera applications.
We offer many types of M12 lenses including fisheye, wide-angle, no-distortion, and telephoto types. Many are ingress protected.
We have >200 production-ready lenses with accurate specifications, downloadable .STP files, and same-day global sample shipping.
Our low F#, low distortion, and/or ingress protected lenses are ideal for automotive, mobile robotics, and aerial robotics.
Our miniature fisheye, telephoto, and IR Corrected lenses are suitable for doorbell cameras and active IR illuminated scenes.
Our lenses are available with multiple F# and customizations allow you to quickly optimize any camera design.
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There are many M12 Lens Types and Options
M12 lenses are available in a range of options to enable you to create a vision system that is customized to your use-case. A few types of lenses are:
- Fisheye lenses: These lenses offer >180 degree field of view, making them ideal for applications where full scene visibility is required.
- Wide-angle lenses: Lenses with wider field of view are suitable for applications where a larger area needs to be captured.
- No-distortion / low distortion lenses: These lenses minimize distortion, making them ideal for applications where geometric machine vision is used.
- Telephoto lenses: These lenses offer a narrower field of view, making them suitable for imaging long range objects or small objects.
Choosing the Right S-Mount Lens
When choosing an S-Mount lens (M12 lens), there are several factors to consider. Common considerations include:
- Field of View: A shorter focal length is ideal for wide-angle applications, while a longer focal length is better suited for telephoto applications.
- Depth of Field: the depth of field of a lens determines the range over which objects are in focus.
- CMOS Sensor Format: the format of your sensor will determine which lenses will provide full coverage, or the crop ratio for FoV.
- Resolution: The lens MTF or sharpness needs to match the sensor's pixel pitch (size) otherwise you'll have a blurry image.
- F#: The amount of light that the lens collects is dependent on the aperture diameter.
- Ingress Protection: If your application is outdoors, having an ingress protected lens eliminates the need for a window or dome.
- Chief Ray Angle: The CRA of a lens needs to match your image sensor within ~+/-5~7 degrees otherwise color shading may be an issue.
- Operating Temperature: the range in which a camera stays in focus is partially dependent on the lens construction (glass versus glass+plastic)
By considering these factors, you can choose the right S-mount lens for your application, regardless if it's high resolution or low resolution.
Ask our Application Engineers About Trade-OffsInterested in Customizations or Custom Lenses?
We offer several customizations for our lenses. Contact us to discuss feasibility, minimum order quantities, and NRE requirements.
- Preassembly with M12 lens holders to reduce anodization debris and image plane tilt
- Custom filters (Bandpass, Dual Notch, etc..)
- Customized higher F#
- Barrel mechanical design adjustments (e.g. active alignment, ingress protection)
- Hydrophobic coating on front optical surface
- Optical data (MTF, EFL, etc..) with serialized unit-level traceability
We consider full custom all-glass lens designs starting from 5,000pcs.
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