Ximea's Curerra-R cameras (right) haven't been covered on WindowsForDevices previously, but we're told they've been on the market for several years in monochrome versions. As such, they've competed with Matrox's similarly Atom-powered Iris GT cameras, which migrated from black-and-white to color and most recently gained a five megapixel upgrade.

The Curerra-R devices are now making the leap to color too, with sensors ranging from WVGA to five megapixels. Still available in monochrome as well, the cameras include a standard screw-thread lens mount plus a supplemental sheath thread, ensuring that the overall device meets IP67 standards, according to Ximea.

A key difference from the Iris GT cameras is that Matrox's offerings are designed to run machine vision application creates using the company's own Matrox Design Assistant IDE (integrated development environment). Ximea says the Curerra-R cameras are, in contrast, designed to be more platform-agnostic.