Fairino FR5: Are we teaching our camera to reject reflections?

LinAllen0270 · 25 Jul 2026, 16:05 UTC

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LinAllen0270
Our planned checking cosmetic metal surfaces with a fixed camera in a precision metal-parts inspection area has Fairino FR5 presenting a brushed stainless trim plate to a fixed camera. The example images contain bright streaks that shift with small presentation differences, yet those streaks are being labelled as scratches. Before commissioning, I'd like to establish reliable references and image conditions for threshold tuning.

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TobyAllen0318
Replying to LinAllen0270

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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LinAllen0270
Replying to TobyAllen0318

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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TobyAllen0318
Replying to LinAllen0270

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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LouisChan1094
Replying to TobyAllen0318

@TobyAllen0318 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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TobyAllen0318
Replying to LouisChan1094

@LouisChan1094 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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LinAllen0270
Replying to TobyAllen0318

The inspection concept remains undecided because the available references and images don't establish reliable discrimination of the required defects.

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TobyAllen0318
Replying to LinAllen0270

Your reason for holding the decision is clear: the current evidence doesn't establish reliable identification of the required defects.

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