MATLAB: Are some of the VideoFormat types not showing up when I connect the camera

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I am using a GenICam camera released at the end of 2019 with MATLAB R2019b. I am trying to connect to the camera using a GenTL adapter. When I look at the supported VideoFormat types available in MATLAB, there are only two formats listed, both of which are 8-bit. When viewing the camera in wxPropView, I see that there are some 12-bit formats, which should be available in MATLAB. I am using the "imaqtool" to see that there are only two available VideoFormats.

Best Answer

The 12-bit pixel formats are still supported, but are just known by newer names. This is why they don't show up in the "imaqtool" under the supported formats for the camera and cannot be selected when using "videoinput". For example, some vendors list "Mono12Packed" as "Mono12p".
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