Can monochrome 1394 cameras with bit depths other than 8 and 16 be used?

[B. Bachim]

I have a 10-bit monochrome camera with a DCAM compliant IEEE 1394 interface. I would like to use it in LabVIEW with the NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 software. However, the IMAQ User Manual states that only cameras with 8-bit and 16-bit output formats (monochrome) are supported. Is this correct? If so, is there a way around the issue?

[BruceAmmons]

It should work. It will be converted to a 16 bit image with the high bits equal to zero.

Bruce

[MSE]

Since IMAQ data is stored in 8 or 16 bits, Simply use the 16 bit type and multiply the array by 2^6 to convert 10 to 16 bits.