# C3

# Overview

<span class="fontstyle0">Kurokesu industrial USB cameras with 4K Sony IMX415 sensor and internal MPEG/YUYV codec is suitable for a wide range of target applications and use cases. Stable and reliable web cameras operate on most modern operating systems (Windows, OSX, Linux, Android) designed to solve vision problems. </span>

#### [![8_r.jpg](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/8-r.jpg)](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/8-r.jpg)

#### Application Examples

Conferencing and collaboration setups - Combine multiple **C3-462C** cameras in a single system — one for headshots, one for full-room view, and another pointing at a desk for handwritten notes or objects.

Remote monitoring and operation - **C3-462C** with IRCUT filter is a reliable default for recording or streaming in daylight - ideal for robotics, remote-controlled devices, or unattended site monitoring.

Embedded vision systems - **462C-CSI-M12** integrates directly into compact platforms like Raspberry Pi or Jetson, suitable for edge computing or AI-based vision processing.

Industrial inspection - Use **C3-462M-NIR1** with deep NIR illumination (850–1000 nm) to reveal defects in plastic, glass, or layered materials that are invisible in visible light.

ALPR/ANPR and vehicle profiling - Deploy multi-camera systems using a mix of C3 models - e.g., **C3-462M-NIR1** for license plate recognition, **C3-462C** for full-vehicle view, and optionally a third for capturing the driver.

Biometry and face recognition - Use **C3-462M** or **C3-462M-NIR1** under controlled IR lighting for identity verification, liveness detection, or gaze tracking.

Scientific and biomedical imaging - **C3-462M-NF** is well-suited for lab setups requiring high sensitivity across a broad spectrum - useful for fluorescence, spectral imaging, or process monitoring.

#### Long term availability

We produce our cameras until there is demand and we can buy the components. Even if a product is marked on our web as obsolete, it can be produced on demand when the minimum quantity is met.# Features

- **Sensor-swappable line-up**
    
    
    - Sony IMX415 8MP / 4K @ 30fps - maximum resolution
    - Sony IMX462 2MP @ 60fps - large 2.9µm pixels for ultra-low-light; available in color *or* mono
    - onSemi AR0234 2MP global-shutter @ 60fps - rolling shutter artifacts for machine vision
- **Form-factors**
    
    
    - Rugged boxed camera (CNC-milled, black-anodised).
    - 38 × 38mm board-level module for OEM integration.
    - M3 holes on every side + optional ¼-20 / Swiss Arca mount plate for flexible mounting
- **Lens &amp; filter flexibility**
    
    
    - Native 1-32 TPI **CS** or **M12/M12L** mounts; C-mount by 5 mm spacer
    - Drop-in filters: IR-cut (visible-only), no-filter (full spectrum), 850nm NIR long-pass; sensors offered in color or mono to match.
- **USB-C UVC plug-and-play**
    
    
    - High-Speed 480Mb/s, MJPEG &amp; YUY2 streams; works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android - no drivers
- **Industrial-grade build**
    
    
    - -50 °C … +85 °C operating range, &lt; 2W from 5V USB
    - On-board EEPROM stores last settings; each unit has a unique serial number
    - RoHS, REACH, CE certified
- **Advanced controls** (via standard UVC) - full auto or manual settings: exposure, gain, white-balance, gamma, HDR/WDR, ROI, anti-flicker, and software zoom/pan/tilt). \* Some features are sensor/firmware specific.# C3-415 - 8M/4K (was C3_4K)

#### Sensor specifications

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-pixels-1920h-x-1080v" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Pixels</td><td style="width: 50%;">3840H x 2160V</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Sensor size</td><td style="width: 50%;">5.568 x 3.132 mm</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Shutter</td><td style="width: 50%;">Electronic Rolling Shutter</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Sensor pixel size</td><td style="width: 50%;">1.45μm x 1.45μm</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Frame rates</td><td style="width: 50%;">- MJPG – 30fps in all modes
- YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV)

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Output frame sizes</td><td style="width: 50%;">3840×2160, 2592×1944, 2048×1563, 1920×1080, 1600×1200, 1280×720, 1280×960, 800×600, 640×480, 320×240, custom available on request</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Manual control</td><td style="width: 50%;">- Exposure
- White balance (2000°K – 10000°K)
- Gain
- Gamma
- Backlight compensation
- Zoom, Pan, Tilt, Rotation
- Low light compensation

- - - - - -

- Sharpness
- Contrast
- Saturation
- Hue
- Brightness
- Anti-flicker frequency

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Rated power</td><td style="width: 50%;">- 2W max
- 290mA @ 5V – MJPEG / YUYV

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Supported OS</td><td style="width: 50%;">- Windows
- OSX
- Linux
- Android

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Sensor</td><td style="width: 50%;">Sony IMX415</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Variants

<table border="1" class="table table-bordered" id="bkmrk-sku-filter-chroma-no" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; height: 255px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 41px;"><td style="height: 41px; width: 20%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SKU</span></td><td style="height: 41px; width: 20%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Filter</span></td><td style="height: 41px; width: 20%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chroma</span></td><td style="height: 41px; width: 20%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span></td><td style="width: 20%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 20%;">C3-415C-M12</td><td style="width: 20%;">9.5mm for wide angle lenses</td><td style="width: 20%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 20%;">M12</td><td style="width: 20%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Most common use for wide angle and fish-eye lenses.</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 20%;">C3-415C-M12L</td><td style="width: 20%;">14.7mm for regular and telephoto lenses</td><td style="width: 20%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 20%;">M12L</td><td style="width: 20%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Modification for lenses above 6mm (typical)</span></td></tr><tr style="height: 64px;"><td style="height: 64px; width: 20%;">C3-415C</td><td style="height: 64px; width: 20%;">Visible band-pass (IRCUT filter) [LP0689\_P1010](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/books/optical-filters/page/lp0689-p1010-ir-cut-filter)</td><td style="height: 64px; width: 20%;">RGB Color</td><td style="height: 64px; width: 20%;">CS</td><td style="width: 20%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Essential for real-life colors</span></td></tr><tr style="height: 58px;"><td style="height: 58px; width: 20%;">C3-415C-NF</td><td style="height: 58px; width: 20%;">No Filter</td><td style="height: 58px; width: 20%;">RGB Color</td><td style="height: 58px; width: 20%;">CS</td><td style="width: 20%;">Full spectrum false color imaging</td></tr><tr style="height: 92px;"><td style="height: 92px; width: 20%;">C3-415C-NIR1</td><td style="height: 92px; width: 20%;">Long-pass NIR 850nm filter [LP0689-P1012](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/books/optical-filters/page/lp0689-p1012-longpass-nir-850nm-filter)</td><td style="height: 92px; width: 20%;">RGB Color</td><td style="height: 92px; width: 20%;">CS</td><td style="width: 20%;">Blocks visible light, can see only Infrared.</td></tr></tbody></table># C3-462 - High sensitivity, RGB/Mono

#### Sensor specifications

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-pixels-1920h-x-1080v" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Pixels</td><td style="width: 50%;">1920H x 1080V</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Sensor size</td><td style="width: 50%;">5.568 x 3.132 mm</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Shutter</td><td style="width: 50%;">Electronic Rolling Shutter</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Sensor pixel size</td><td style="width: 50%;">2.9μm x 2.9μm</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Frame rates</td><td style="width: 50%;">- MJPG – 60fps in all modes
- YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV)

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Output frame sizes</td><td style="width: 50%;">1920×1080, 1600×1200, 1280×720, 1280×960, 800×600, 640×480, 320×240, custom available on request</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Manual control</td><td style="width: 50%;">- Exposure
- White balance (2000°K – 10000°K)
- Gain
- Gamma
- Backlight compensation
- Zoom, Pan, Tilt, Rotation
- Low light compensation

- - - - - -

- Sharpness
- Contrast
- Saturation
- Hue
- Brightness
- Anti-flicker frequency

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Rated power</td><td style="width: 50%;">- 2W max
- 290mA @ 5V – MJPEG / YUYV

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Supported OS</td><td style="width: 50%;">- Windows
- OSX
- Linux
- Android

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Sensor</td><td style="width: 50%;">Sony IMX462</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Chroma</td><td style="width: 50%;">Available in RGB color and Monochrome version</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Variants

<table border="1" class="table table-bordered" id="bkmrk-sku-filter-chroma-no" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SKU</span></td><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Filter</span></td><td style="width: 12.5308%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chroma</span></td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">**Lens mount**<span style="font-weight: bold;">  
</span></td><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-462C-M12</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">9.5mm for wide angle lenses</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">M12</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Most common use for wide angle and fish-eye lenses.</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-462C-M12L</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">14.7mm for regular and telephoto lenses</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">M12L</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Modification for lenses above 6mm (typical)</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-462M-M12</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">9.5mm for wide angle lenses</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">Mono</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">M12</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Same as C3-462C-M12 but Mono sensor for better light sensitivity</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-462M-M12L</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">14.7mm for regular and telephoto lenses</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">Mono</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">M12L</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Same as C3-462C-M12L but Mono sensor for better light sensitivity</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-462C</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Visible band-pass (IRCUT filter) [LP0689\_P1010](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/books/optical-filters/page/lp0689-p1010-ir-cut-filter)</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">CS</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Essential for real-life colors</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-462C-NF</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">No Filter</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">CS</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Full spectrum false color imaging</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-462C-NIR1</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Long-pass NIR 850nm filter [LP0689-P1012](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/books/optical-filters/page/lp0689-p1012-longpass-nir-850nm-filter)</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">CS</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Blocks visible light, can see only Infrared. Most likely you need <span style="font-weight: bold;">C3-462M-NIR1</span> if higher sensitivity is required</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-462M</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Visible band-pass (IRCUT filter) [LP0689\_P1010](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/books/optical-filters/page/lp0689-p1010-ir-cut-filter)</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">Mono</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">CS</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Rarely used, most likely you need <span style="font-weight: bold;">C3-462M-NF</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">C3-462M-NIR1</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-462M-NF</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">No Filter</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">Mono</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">CS</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Full spectrum monochrome imaging</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-462M-NIR1</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Long-pass NIR 850nm filter [LP0689-P1012](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/books/optical-filters/page/lp0689-p1012-longpass-nir-850nm-filter)</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">Mono</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">CS</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Blocks visible light, can see only Infrared</td></tr></tbody></table># C3-234 - Global shutter

#### Sensor specifications

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-pixels-1920h-x-1080v" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Pixels</td><td style="width: 50%;">1920H x 1080V</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Sensor size</td><td style="width: 50%;">5.784 x 3.624 mm</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Shutter</td><td style="width: 50%;">Global Shutter</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Sensor pixel size</td><td style="width: 50%;">3μm x 3μm</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Frame rates</td><td style="width: 50%;">- MJPG – 60fps in all modes
- YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV)

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Output frame sizes</td><td style="width: 50%;">1920×1080, 1600×1200, 1280×720, 1280×960, 800×600, 640×480, 320×240, custom available on request</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Manual control</td><td style="width: 50%;">- Exposure
- White balance (2000°K – 10000°K)
- Gain
- Gamma
- Backlight compensation
- Zoom, Pan, Tilt, Rotation
- Low light compensation

- - - - - -

- Sharpness
- Contrast
- Saturation
- Hue
- Brightness
- Anti-flicker frequency

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Rated power</td><td style="width: 50%;">- 2W max
- 290mA @ 5V – MJPEG / YUYV

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Supported OS</td><td style="width: 50%;">- Windows
- OSX
- Linux
- Android

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Sensor</td><td style="width: 50%;">Onsemi AR0234</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Variants

<table border="1" class="table table-bordered" id="bkmrk-sku-lens-mount-chrom" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SKU</span></td><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lens mount</span></td><td style="width: 12.5308%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chroma</span></td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">**Lens mount**<span style="font-weight: bold;">  
</span></td><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-234C-M12</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">9.5mm for wide angle lenses</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">M12</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Most common use for wide angle and fish-eye lenses.</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-234C-M12L</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">14.7mm for regular and telephoto lenses</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">M12L</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Modification for lenses above 6mm (typical)</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-234C</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Visible band-pass (IRCUT filter) [LP0689\_P1010](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/books/optical-filters/page/lp0689-p1010-ir-cut-filter)</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">CS</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Essential for real-life colors</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-234C-NF</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">No Filter</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">CS</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Full spectrum false color imaging</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.0617%;">C3-234C-NIR1</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Long-pass NIR 850nm filter [LP0689-P1012](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/books/optical-filters/page/lp0689-p1012-longpass-nir-850nm-filter)</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">RGB Color</td><td style="width: 12.5308%;">CS</td><td style="width: 25.0617%;">Blocks visible light, can see only Infrared.</td></tr></tbody></table># Dimensions

#### Boxed camera

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-weight-tbd-dimension" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Weight</td><td style="width: 50%;">36g</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Dimensions</td><td style="width: 50%;">33×33×24.5mm</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Ingress protection</td><td style="width: 50%;">IP40 (No water protection, protected against solid objects)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Lens mount</td><td style="width: 50%;">CS-mount</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Operational temperature</td><td style="width: 50%;">-50 ... 85°C (non condensing)

</td></tr></tbody></table>

[![C3-boxed.PNG](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/c3-boxed.PNG)](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/c3-boxed.PNG)

<p class="callout info">[3D model](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kurokesu/3d_models/refs/heads/master/C3-boxed.STEP) @ GitHub</p>

#### Board camera M12

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-weight-11.2g-dimensi" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 151px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 50%; height: 29px;">Weight</td><td style="width: 50%; height: 29px;">11.2g</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 50%; height: 29px;">Dimensions</td><td style="width: 50%; height: 29px;">30×26×20.7mm</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 50%; height: 29px;">Ingress protection</td><td style="width: 50%; height: 29px;">IP40 (No water protection, protected against solid objects)</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 50%; height: 29px;">Lens mount</td><td style="width: 50%; height: 29px;">M12 (9.5mm), M12L (14.7mm)</td></tr><tr style="height: 35px;"><td style="width: 50%; height: 35px;">Operational temperature</td><td style="width: 50%; height: 35px;">-50 ... 80°C (non condensing)

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[![C3-board-M12.PNG](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/c3-board-m12.PNG)](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/c3-board-m12.PNG)

<p class="callout info">[3D model](https://github.com/Kurokesu/3d_models/raw/refs/heads/master/C3-board-M12.STEP) @ GitHub</p># Power consumption

#### Power profile

Typical power consumption looks like in diagram below (MJPEG mode)

[![01_normal2.png](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/01-normal2.png)](https://wiki.kurokesu.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/01-normal2.png)# Update History

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-date-event-2023-10-1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16.0494%;">Date</td><td style="width: 83.9506%;">Event</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16.0494%;">2023-10-10</td><td style="width: 83.9506%;">First device in C3 camera family C3\_4K</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16.0494%;">2024-07-01</td><td style="width: 83.9506%;">Added C3-234C camera with AR0234 image sensor</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16.0494%;">2025-05-25</td><td style="width: 83.9506%;">Added C3-462C and C3-462M cameras with IMX415 image sensor</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16.0494%;">2025-05-30</td><td style="width: 83.9506%;">Firmware update - renamed USB product string from C3\_4K to C3\_415C to match other products in the C3 camera family</td></tr></tbody></table>