Introduction

The integration of industrial cameras with drones is a significant trend in the development of industrial drones. Industrial cameras, as the core payload of drones, significantly enhance the data acquisition capabilities and operational efficiency of drones in professional scenarios.

Key Advantages of the HU3HG2500M Industrial Digital Camera:

High-Resolution GMAX0505 Image Sensor with High-Speed Global Shutter

HU3HG2500M is built with the GMAX0505 25MP global shutter CMOS sensor, featuring a 1.1″ optical format and 2.5 µm pixel size, can captures sharp, high-resolution images in complex environment. The global shutter ensures that each frame is captured clearly, providing consistent and accurate data for analysis.

This is particularly beneficial for drone applications where high-speed movement is involved, such as monitoring moving vehicles, equipment, or fast-changing environments.

Wide Spectral Response & High Imaging Quality

GMAX0505 monochrome (Mono) image sensor, featuring a spectral response that extends from the visible range to the near-infrared region (400–900 nm), while maintaining higher quantum efficiency (QE) across the entire spectrum. As shown in the spectral response curve, the monochrome version delivers higher sensitivity and a wider response bandwidth compared with the individual R/G/B channels of the color version. This makes the monochrome camera ideal for industrial inspection, medical imaging, UAV inspection, and low-light environments, offering superior image quality and enhanced detail capture.

In contrast, the color version uses independent red, green, and blue channels to achieve accurate color reproduction. It can clearly distinguish fine ground-level details, vegetation conditions, material differences, traffic markings, and other features, making it suitable for mapping, visual recognition, agricultural monitoring, and any application requiring precise color information.

Advanced Connectivity and Integration

HU3HG2500M supports USB3.0 connectivity, which enables high-speed data transfer between the camera and the drone’s flight control system. This is crucial for real-time applications, such as aerial inspections, where immediate image processing and analysis are needed. The camera supports the KSJAPI development package, providing C + +, C # development demo.Its compatibility with popular machine vision software such as OpenCV, HALCON, and LabVIEW also makes it highly versatile and easy to integrate into various drone systems.

Lightweight and Durable Design

HU3HG2500M casing is made of aluminum-magnesium alloy, making the camera lighter and more durable. Compared to the previous design,the camera now reduced by 75g, which is great beneficial for drones, as it lowers the overall payload, improving drone flight time and efficiency.

Customizable lightweight USB3.0 Cable Options

Standard cables has limitations for specialized applications. We could provide customized cable solution, like flat, thinner and lighter USB 3.0 cable,making internal routing easier inside compact drone fuselages,and angles connector taking up less space than traditional straight connectors and avoiding bending. Additionally, shorter custom cable length further reduces weight, optimize the internal layout, and minimize cable vibration during flight.

Flexible Mounting with Multiple Screw Holes

The HU3HG2500M camera is designed with multiple strategically positioned screw holes, allowing for flexible and secure mounting options. As highlighted in the image, these screw points make it easy to integrate the camera into various UAV structures, gimbals, brackets, or customized housings.

Whether used in compact drone fuselages or multi-axis stabilizing systems, the mounting holes ensure stable installation, reduce vibration, and support diverse application requirements.

Application

HU3HG2500M USB3.0 25MP Global Shutter Industrial Digital Camera is widely suited for a broad range of UAV applications. Its high-resolution imaging, distortion-free global shutter technology, lightweight design, and customizable USB3.0 cable options make it highly adaptable to various mission requirements.

This camera can be effectively integrated into medium-sized rotor UAVs for tasks such as power line and infrastructure inspection, aerial mapping and 3D modeling, precision agriculture crop monitoring, environmental surveillance, logistics support, and airborne barcode/QR code recognition.

Across these applications, the HU3HG2500M delivers consistent, clear, and reliable image data, making it an excellent imaging payload choice for modern UAV systems.

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