Sony Europe's Image Sensing Solutions introduces the XCG-CP510, the first in a new category of machine vision cameras. The camera, based on Sony's latest global shutter (GS) CMOS sensor 'IMX250MZR', uses monochrome quad-polarized filters to capture polarized light in four planes. The camera module delivers 5.1 MP polarized B/W images at 23 fps, which are transmitted via a GigE interface. There is also an SDK for polarized cameras to accelerate and simplify the development of polarized light applications for these modules. Applications for the camera category include strength, stress and strain testing, contrast enhancement, scratch detection, object detection, removal and repair. The small size of the cubic camera also includes several trigger modes: edge detection, pulse width detection, bulk trigger, sequential trigger, free sequence setting and a burst trigger function. In addition, the module can be triggered via hardware and software triggers as well as via the IEEE1588 precision timing protocol. The device can function either as a slave or as a dynamically assigned master device.