Inspxion S, X, and H series — choosing between them.

Customers regularly ask us which Inspxion body is right for their application. The honest answer is: most of the time, the S-Series. About 80% of our deployments use it. Here is when each body makes sense.

When to pick the S-Series

Default choice. 5 megapixels at 60 fps is more resolution and frame rate than most inspection tasks need. IP67, GigE, integrated lighting controller. If your application is OCR, presence/absence detection, label verification, or general defect inspection — start here. Most customers can stop reading at this point.

When to step up to the X-Series

Faster lines (above 200 ppm), or applications where motion blur becomes a problem at S-Series frame rates. The X-Series doubles frame rate and adds a faster electronic shutter. Also the right choice when the application requires custom strobed lighting timing.

When to step up to the H-Series

High-resolution inspection — anything where the smallest defect of interest is below 50 microns at the field of view you need. The H-Series is 12 megapixels with a different sensor architecture. Specifically: tablet imprint inspection, semiconductor wafer surface inspection, surgical-instrument quality control. Niche but unmistakable when you need it.

A simple decision tree

1. Can a human inspector see the defect with their eyes? → S- or X-Series. 2. Is the line faster than 200 ppm? → X-Series. 3. Is the smallest defect below 50 microns? → H-Series. 4. Is the application sub-millimetre electronics or pharma imprint? → H-Series.

When to call us instead of buying the camera alone

The hardware is half the answer. The other half is the software pipeline (calibration, classification, integration with your line PLC). For most customers we recommend the full Inspxion deployment with our Inspxion Studio software, not the cameras alone.