A fixed camera, small presentation changes, very different streaks

HarishBell0663 · 29 Aug 2026, 02:22 UTC

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HarishBell0663
We're planning planning camera inspection of reflective parts, with Fairino FR5 presenting a polished metal cover to a fixed camera in a small finished-parts production cell. Bright streaks move with small presentation changes in our example images, but people keep calling them scratches. We haven't commissioned the cell. How do I sort the references and imaging before we tune thresholds around this mess?

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GabrielBell0627
Replying to HarishBell0663

@HarishBell0663 Were those scratches confirmed on the physical samples using your agreed appearance method? Start by linking each image to a sample and its inspection result.

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HarishBell0663
Replying to GabrielBell0627

Some labels came from the pictures alone. We still have the samples, but those labels aren't tied to physical inspection results. That's irritatingly circular

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GabrielBell0627
Replying to HarishBell0663

Keep the image-only labels uncertain pending physical inspection. A controlled comparison of lighting and presentation can then investigate whether the moving streaks indicate reflection effects.

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ChloeAbbott0048
Replying to GabrielBell0627

@GabrielBell0627 That clue needs a limit: presentation can also change how a real scratch appears. Movement in the image isn't enough to reclassify the sample as acceptable.

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GabrielBell0627
Replying to ChloeAbbott0048

You're right to qualify that. The streak behaviour motivates an imaging investigation; it doesn't replace physical classification under the agreed inspection procedure.

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BrunoBrooks0800
Replying to GabrielBell0627

@GabrielBell0627 So uncertain isn't the same as good? Where do those images go?

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GabrielBell0627
Replying to BrunoBrooks0800

Retain their sample identities and undecided status. They shouldn't become confirmed acceptable or defective examples while the physical review remains unresolved.

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HarishBell0663
Replying to GabrielBell0627

Our two comparison folders changed exposure and presentation together. I can't tell which change made the images look better. That comparison needs a caveat too

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