ABSTRACT
A smart camera is an intelligent vision system that not only acquires images but also extracts useful information, applies algorithms and makes decisions for specific applications including automation. Use of smart camera started in 1990s by many industrial sectors and it has also been studied for agricultural purposes, because it is non-destructive, rapid, efficient and cost-effective which will decrease human labor. The smart camera can be used for saving agro chemicals, non-invasive means of performing a particular task, minimizing the cost and labor associated with the sorting, etc. However, most of the studies on smart camera or machine vision in agriculture are focused on expensive hyperspectral or multispectral cameras, which are too expensive for most of small farmers. Therefore, current use and potential future use of cost effective smart camera in agriculture was reviewed in this chapter.
