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# What is the difference between cameras and camera channels?

|| **Question** 
What is the difference between cameras and camera channels?

| **Answer**

The CathexisVision software packages have limits on camera channels. A multi-head camera is physically a single device (camera) but it requires a camera channel for each one of the internal cameras. The same applies to an encoder: a 16-channel encoder will account for 16 camera channels on the CathexisVision software, even though it is a single device.


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