The industry's highest-performing motion capture camera platform

The Arqus is engineered as the highest-performing motion capture camera platform in the industry, by the team behind Qualisys' proven Miqus camera line. Built around high-resolution image sensors, a powerful strobe and Qualisys' advanced marker detection algorithms, Arqus delivers exceptional accuracy — even at distance, even outdoors, and even at frame rates other cameras cannot match.

Arqus is available in four models — A5, A9, A12 and A26 — ranging from the industry's highest full-FOV frame rate (1,400 fps at 1 MP) to the industry's highest resolution motion capture sensor (26 MP at 150 fps). The A12's optional motorized lens lets you control focus and aperture directly from QTM. All models share the same compact die-cast aluminium body, OLED status display, LED indicator ring and integrated Manfrotto / Arca-Swiss quick-release mount.

Key Features

• Industry-leading resolution and speed: Capture from 5 MP up to 26 MP, or run full field-of-view at up to 1,400 fps. All models hit 10,000 fps in reduced-FOV high-speed mode.
• 3 ms full-pipeline latency: Engineered for real-time applications — camera plus full QTM software pipeline latency down to 3 ms.
• 50 m (165 ft) marker detection range: 24 high-power 850 nm NIR LEDs — 50% more powerful than previous Qualisys models — combine with high-resolution sensors and refined detection algorithms to track passive markers from far away without sacrificing accuracy.
• Passive & active marker support: Both marker types supported natively, on every model.
• Daisy-chained networking, up to 80% less cabling: One combined data + power cable links each camera to the next — no separate switch, no long runs back to a hub. A 24-camera system covering 30 × 10 m uses a fraction of the cabling of conventional rigs.
• External synchronization: Sync with any external hardware and any Qualisys camera via the Camera Sync Unit — supports Trig in, Sync in/out, Video Genlock, PTP, SMPTE and IRIG.
• Camera Sync Unit external sync: Trig in, Sync in/out, Video Genlock, PTP, SMPTE and IRIG.
• Wide lens selection: Standard, wide-angle and narrow-angle options — horizontal field of view up to 82°.
• Integrated quick-release mount: Standard 1/4″ tripod mounts plus a built-in quick-release plate compatible with most tripod heads — no missing plates, fast setup and tear-down.
• Native 3D video overlay: Pair with Miqus Video for synchronized reference video and intuitive overlay of 3D analysis results.

A camera made for outdoor tracking

Protected Arqus models are natively waterproof and dustproof (IP67 / NEMA 6) and ship with industrial push-pull connectors and an extended operating temperature range of −15 to 45 °C. Combined with embedded active filtering, the optional Sun Filter and the high-power strobe, the Arqus distinguishes markers from the background even in the brightest sunshine — making it the most outdoor-capable Qualisys mocap camera to date.

Protected models include:

• Weatherproof housing (IP67 / NEMA 6)
• Industrial push-pull connectors
• Extended operating temperature range
• Sun filters available with standard and narrow lenses

All models include:

• Active filtering for improved outdoor support
• 50% more powerful strobe than previous Qualisys models
• Native passive and active marker support

Up to 80% less cabling with daisy-chaining

Qualisys' unique daisy-chained Gigabit Ethernet means a lot less cable to manage. One combined data and power cable connects from camera to camera — no switches, no long runs back to a central hub. A 24-camera Arqus system covering 30 × 10 m (100 × 33 ft) uses up to 80% less cabling than conventional star-wired systems. For portable rigs you will not want anything else; for permanent installs the cable mess simply disappears.

Good things come in fours

Four models. Four impressive takes on motion capture — from the industry's fastest full-FOV camera to the industry's highest-resolution mocap sensor.

• Arqus A5: 5 MP at 700 fps full-FOV, or 1 MP at 1,400 fps in high-speed mode — the speed champion.
• Arqus A9: 9 MP at 300 fps with the widest available 82° × 48° field of view — the all-rounder for large volumes.
• Arqus A12: 12 MP at 300 fps with optional EF-mount motorized lens (focus & aperture controlled from QTM), and 40 m (130 ft) measurement distance with 16 mm markers — the long-range workhorse.
• Arqus A26: 26 MP at 150 fps full-FOV (5120 × 5120) — the highest-resolution motion capture camera in the industry.

3D resolution & accuracy

Arqus delivers a 3D resolution of 0.03–0.06 mm — the smallest detectable motion measured at 10 m (33 ft) with a standard lens — making it the most accurate Qualisys mocap camera ever produced.