IMAQ 1394 with 12 bit color CCD

Hi,
I am using Labview 7.1 with the IMAQ 1394 in combination with a Basler
color CCD (A311fc) which has a resolution of 12 bits. When looking at
all supplied Labview examples I find no way to get beyond 8 bit
resolution (i.e. 32 bit images). How do I actually acquire and store
the full 12 bit (i.e. 64 bit) images?
Regards,
raclaser

Hello Raclaser,
Could you please send the acquired picture from your basler camera to
our vision specialist.
He will go further ahead with this issue. And contact you if he has
further questions.
Please send the picture to: [email protected]
Kind regards
Ulrich Möschel
Application engineer
NICER

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