Point Grey Releases Tiny Flea3 4K USB 3.0 Camera

By michaels

4K cameras are normally the preserve of professional photographers and film makers, for those ultra high definition movies you see at the cinema. Not any more. Canadian company Point Grey have released a new model in its line of Flea3 USB 3.0 cameras, priced at a relatively low $945.00. This new model leverages the bandwidth capabilities of USB 3.0 by delivering 8.8 MP color images at 21 FPS (185 MByte/s) in an ultra-compact, low-cost package.


The FL3-U3-88S2C features Sonys new IMX121 sensor with “Exmor R” back-illuminated CMOS architecture. By increasing quantum efficiency and reducing noise, “Exmor R” improves sensitivity and dynamic range for sharp, high-quality color images. The impressive 4096 x 2160 resolution combined with the ease of USB 3.0 and the cameras small size makes the new Flea3 suitable for a variety of high resolution color applications including automatic optical inspection, ophthalmology, interactive multimedia, and broadcast.


Point Greys Flea3 camera line measures just 29 x 29 x 30mm and provides a unique set of features dedicated to maximizing USB 3.0 reliability, including a 32 megabyte frame buffer; on-camera power, temperature, and status monitoring; and in-field updatable firmware. The camera also provides color interpolation, look up table, gamma correction, and pixel binning functionality.

The Flea3 FL3-U3-88S2C-C (colour) model is list priced at USD $945 and is available to order now from Point Grey and its network of distributors.

“Since demonstrating the worlds first USB 3.0 camera in 2009, Point Grey continues to push the boundaries of imaging technology,” explains Michael Gibbons, Director of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Gibbons adds, This camera is our latest innovation; we packed a high quality 8.8 MP, 4K2K sensor into the Flea3 and did it at an unbeatable price-point.”

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