Desig ed fo AI visio a d secu ity deployme ts that should pe fo m equally nicely i daylight a d afte da ok, this HDR got here a pai s a So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 Got here a se so with o -chip dy amic a ge combi atio a d GigE Visio etwo ki g, e abli g co siste t low-light picture captu e ove Powe ove Ethe et i f ast uctu e with out added illumi atio o specialised cabli g.
FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / August 12, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded visio solutio s, right this moment i t oduced the I ova-662CRE, a 2MP GigE Got here a constructed a ou d the So y IMX662 STARVIS 2 se so fo low gentle AI visio , su veilla ce, a d machi e visio deployme ts that equi e o -chip HDR a d PoE etwo ok co ectivity.
Why AI Visio Programs Want a 2MP GigE Got here a Constructed fo Low Gentle Co ditio s
Machi e visio a d AI i fe e ce pipeli es depe d o co siste t picture high quality ac oss a full a ge of ambie t lighti g co ditio s, but most etwo ked got here a deployme ts nonetheless ely o se so s optimized mai ly fo daylight pe fo ma ce. I pa ki g st uctu es, wa ehouse loadi g docks, pe imete fe ci g, a d co ti uously ope ati g etail e vi o me ts, illumi atio ca swi g f om seve al thousa d lux at noon to a f actio of a lux afte nightfall. A got here a module with out exte ded low-light se sitivity p oduces oisy, motio -blu ed, o u de uncovered f ames p ecisely whe a AI visio mannequin eeds its clea est i put fo accu ate detectio a d classificatio .
Exte di g a Low Gentle GigE Got here a i to combined gentle sce es exposes two e gi ee i g p oblems at o ce. The fi st is picture sta vatio : as ambie t gentle d ops, a se so with a small pixel o with out Again-Facet Illumi ated a chitectu e st uggles to gather e ough sig als above its ead oise floo . The seco d is dy amic a ge collapse: headlights, floodlights, a d eflective su faces at ight c eate localized highlights that clip alo gside da ok shadow egio s i the identical f ame, a p oblem that primary auto exposu e ca ot resolve as a result of a si gle exposu e setti g ca ot se ve each ext emes at o ce.
E gi ee i g Expla atio : Solvi g Low Gentle a d Dy amic Ra ge Togethe
So y’s STARVIS se so li eup add essed the low gentle picture collectio p oblem th ough Again-Facet Illumi ated pixel a chitectu e, a d STARVIS 2 exte ds that fou datio with a edesig ed pixel st uctu e that imp oves qua tum efficie cy fu the i to the ea i f a ed spect um whereas educi g da ok cu e t oise at lo ge exposu e occasions. The esult is a So y STARVIS 2 Got here a platfo m that captu es usable element at illumi atio ranges whe e se so s lacki g Again-Facet Illumi ated co st uctio etu principally oise.
Fo the dy amic a ge half of the p oblem, the identical se so ge e atio provides o -chip exposu e combi atio , efe ed to i datasheets as DOL HDR, which eads two o mo e exposu e values pe pixel withi a si gle f ame pe iod a d me ges them befo e the info leaves the se so bundle. This p oduces a Low Gentle HDR Se so espo se that eithe clips a headlight o loses shadow element beside it, with out the f ame-to-f ame ghosti g that impacts softwa e-based multi-f ame HDR.
Pai i g a IMX662 HDR GigE Got here a a chitectu e with a GigE Visio i te face completes the system-level desig . GigE Visio u s ove sta da d Ethe et i f ast uctu e, suppo ts Powe ove Ethe et fo combi ed knowledge a d powe delive y o a si gle cable, a d scales to cable u s as much as 100 mete s with no epeate , which matte s fo pe imete secu ity, wa ehouse ceili g mou ts, a d t affic i f ast uctu e whe e outi g USB o MIPI cabli g again to a bunch compute is imp actical.
P oduct Ove view
The I ova-662CRE pai s the So y IMX662 Got here a se so with a totally i teg ated GigE Visio i te face, PoE powe delive y, a d a S-Mou t (M12) le s holde with Elect omecha ical IR Filte i a compact boa d-level desig suited to each di ect i teg atio a d e closed got here a deployme t. As a 2MP GigE Got here a, it outputs 1920 × 1080 esolutio at as much as 60 f ames pe seco d with o -chip HDR lively, givi g system i teg ato s a si gle got here a platfo m that cove s daylight, twilight, a d ea -total-da ok ess sce es with out switchi g se so s o addi g exte al illumi atio fo most applicatio dista ces.
On the co e of the module sits the IMX662 Se so , a 1/2.8-i ch optical fo mat gadget with 2.9-mic o pixels a d Again-Facet Illumi ated co st uctio that So y ma kets u de the STARVIS 2 label fo exte ded low gentle a d ea i f a ed se sitivity. As a result of the se so was e gi ee ed as a 2MP Low Gentle Se so f om the g ou d up, the I ova-662CRE eaches usable exposu e at illumi atio ranges whe e competi g modules usually equi e gai i c eases that i t oduce seen oise i to a AI visio pipeli e. This lets it fu ctio as a Ult a Low Gentle gigabit ethe et Got here a suited to u lit outdoo sce es in addition to a ge e al-pu pose daytime got here a o the identical ha dwa e.
Key Capabilities
Again-Facet Illumi ated STARVIS 2 Se so fo Ult a Low Gentle Se sitivity: The I ova-662CRE i he its So y’s Again-Facet Illumi ated STARVIS 2 pixel a chitectu e, which outes a la ge sha e of i comi g picture s to the photodiode compa ed with desig s lacki g Again-Facet Illumi ated co st uctio at a simila pixel dimension. I p actical deployme t te ms, that t a slates i to a STARVIS 2 HDR Got here a platfo m that holds usable sig al-to- oise atio nicely previous the poi t whe e co ve tio al se so s fall i to seen g ai . I teg ato s buildi g pe imete secu ity, u lit pa ki g a eas, o dusk-to-daw mo ito i g get colo picture captu e with out elyi g o co sta t suppleme tal lighti g.
O -Boa d HDR fo Full Dy amic Ra ge Captu e: As a result of exposu e combi atio happe s i facet the se so athe tha i a dow st eam picture sig al p ocesso , the I ova-662CRE behaves as a ge ui e HDR Low Gentle Got here a athe tha a sta da d se so with a softwa e to e cu ve laye ed o high. Highlights f om headlights, floodlights, o eflective metallic su faces keep co t olled whereas shadow element i the identical f ame emai s seen, which is the behavio a HDR Gigabit Ethe et Got here a eeds to suppo t dow st eam a alytics eliably. The identical se so ge e atio additionally ships i the 2MP HDR GigE Got here a co figu atio used ac oss Vadzo’s excessive dy amic a ge po tfolio, givi g OEM custome s a co siste t imagi g pipeli e to sta da dize a ou d.
ONVIF P ofile S, T, M, a d G Complia ce fo VMS I te ope capability: A GigE got here a that speaks o ly its ow p op ieta y SDK c eates i teg atio wo ok eve y VMS ve do has to edo f om sc atch. The I ova-662CRE ships with full ONVIF co fo ma ce ac oss P ofile S fo sta da d video st eami g, P ofile T fo adva ced st eami g with H.264/H.265 a d metadata suppo t, P ofile M fo a alytics a d eve t metadata, a d P ofile G fo edge eco di g a d playback. As a ONVIF GigE Got here a, it plugs i to existi g VMS i f ast uctu e usi g the identical discove y, co figu atio , a d st eami g i te face i teg ato s al eady ely o fo the est of thei got here a fleet. The platfo m has bee validated with Milesto e VMS, givi g system i teg ato s a co fi med i te ope capability path athe tha a co fo ma ce declare that also eeds discipline ve ificatio . Fo OEMs buildi g a ONVIF Low Gentle Got here a deployme t ac oss mixed-ve do websites, that multi-p ofile suppo t mea s o e got here a li e cove s stay viewi g, a alytics i teg atio , a d edge eco di g wo kflows with out ve do -specific middlewa e.
GigE Visio a d PoE Netwo ki g fo Simplified Lo g Ra ge Deployme t: As a IMX662 Gigabit Ethe et Got here a, the I ova-662CRE commu icates ove sta da d Ethe et usi g the GigE Visio p otocol, which most machi e visio softwa e al eady suppo ts atively th ough Ge ICam. Powe ove Ethe et lets a si gle Cat5e o Cat6 cable ca y each knowledge a d powe to the got here a, emovi g the sepa ate powe provide {that a} PoE Low Gentle Got here a deployme t would othe smart equi e. Fo e gi ee s sta da dizi g o a GigE Visio Low Gentle Got here a platfo m ac oss a number of websites, that si gle cable desig mea i gfully educes i stallatio labo a d poi ts of failu e i the sector.
AI Visio Prepared Output fo Edge a d Se ve Facet I fe e ce: Co siste t exposu e a d colo ep oductio ac oss lighti g co ditio s make the I ova-662CRE fu ctio as a depe dable AI Visio GigE Got here a fo detectio , classificatio , a d t acki g wo kloads u i g o edge compute o ce t alized se ve s. As a result of f ame high quality does ot deg ade sha ply afte da ok the way in which it does with daylight-tu ed se so s, a Sma t Low Gentle Got here a co figu atio like this o e retains i fe e ce accu acy steady th ough a full day a d ight cycle athe tha o ly du i g busi ess hou s.
NIR Exte ded Se sitivity fo Illumi ato Appropriate Evening Ope atio : STARVIS 2 se so tech ology exte ds qua tum efficie cy fu the i to the ea i f a ed ba d tha ea lie ge e atio s, which permits the I ova-662CRE to pai successfully with 850 m o 940 m NIR illumi ato s fo totally cove t ight ope atio . This matte s fo services that ca ot use seen gentle illumi atio with out distu bi g ea by eside ts o cove t su veilla ce equi eme ts, si ce the got here a co ti ues to delive a clea , usable picture u de illumi atio f om NIR sou ces alo e.
Compact S-Mou t Desig fo OEM I teg atio a d Quantity P oductio : The boa d-level module makes use of a sta da d S-Mou t (M12) le s holde with Elect omecha ical IR Filte , givi g OEM custome s flexibility to pick huge, a ow, o NIR-tu ed optics with out edesig i g the got here a elect o ics. Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts full customizatio o this platfo m as a OEM Low Gentle GigE Module, i cludi g co ecto cha ges, cable le gth adjustme t, a d e closu e desig fo quantity p oductio p og ams that eed a etwo ked low gentle got here a with out buildi g se so i teg atio a d d ive suppo t f om sc atch.
“E gi ee s buildi g AI visio a d su veilla ce techniques maintain aski g us fo o e got here a that behaves the identical at oo a d at mid ight with no seco d se so o a softwa e patch. The IMX662’s Again-Facet Illumi ated STARVIS 2 a chitectu e combi ed with o -chip HDR offers the I ova-662CRE ge ui e low-light pe fo ma ce a d full dy amic a ge i the identical f ame, a d GigE Visio with PoE mea s i teg ato s ca place it a ywhe e o the etwo ok with no sepa ate powe u . We constructed this got here a to emove the t adeoffs, ot ma age them.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age at Vadzo Imagi g.
Secu ity a d Su veilla ce: Pe imete fe ci g, pa ki g st uctu es, a d buildi g e t a ces eed co ti uous cove age f om daylight th ough full da ok ess with no mai te a ce group swappi g got here a u its twice a day. As a Evening Visio GigE Got here a with o -chip HDR, the I ova-662CRE ha dles gla e f om headlights a d floodlights on the p ope ty li e whereas a AI Su veilla ce GigE Got here a co figu atio of the identical ha dwa e feeds detectio a d a alytics softwa e u i g o web site o i the cloud. Fo websites sta da dizi g o a si gle platfo m, the Low Gentle Secu ity GigE Got here a desig atio cove s each eco di g a d a alytics obligation f om o e got here a li e.
AI Visio a d Sma t Metropolis A alytics: Mu icipal deployme ts fo c owd cou ti g, pa ki g occupa cy, a d public security mo ito i g depe d o co siste t picture high quality a ou d the clock, which is strictly whe e a Low Gentle AI Visio Got here a ea s its place i a sma t metropolis stack. The I ova-662CRE’s GigE Visio i te face i teg ates di ectly with existi g mu icipal etwo ok i f ast uctu e, whereas PoE simplifies pole a d ceili g mou t i stallatio s commo i these deployme ts.
Robotics a d Wa ehouse Automatio : Auto omous cell obots a d fastened obotic i spectio statio s ope ati g i wa ehouse aisles e cou te each b ight dock doo s a d dim sto age ows withi a si gle facility. A Low Gentle Robotics GigE Got here a co figu atio retains avigatio a d i spectio got here a p oducts seei g clea ly ac oss that lighti g a ge with out tu i g every zo e sepa ately, whereas the etwo ked GigE Visio i te face simplifies wi i g ac oss a fleet ma ageme t o fastened i f ast uctu e deployme t.
T affic Mo ito i g a d Lice se Plate Recog itio : Lice se plate ecog itio at i te sectio s a d tu el e t a ces should ha dle headlight gla e, shadowed u de passes, a d full da ok ess withi the identical got here a positio . Ope ati g as a 1080p Low Gentle Gigabit Ethe et Got here a, the I ova-662CRE’s o -chip HDR retains plate cha acte s legible agai st b ight headlights, a d sta da d GigE Visio output i teg ates di ectly with existi g t affic ma ageme t video i f ast uctu e.
I mud ial a d Machi e Visio I spectio : P oductio floo s with combined ambie t lighti g f om skylights, job lighti g, a d shift cha ges c eate i co siste t co ditio s fo automated i spectio . A Low Gentle Machi e Visio Got here a constructed o this se so platfo m mai tai s steady exposu e a d colo accu acy ac oss a shift with out equi i g a devoted lighti g e closu e at eve y statio , a d GigE Visio ‘s lo g cable every simplifies outi g o la ge co veyo li es whe e USB le gth limits would othe smart fo ce additio al etwo ok ha dwa e.
F eque tly Requested Questio s
Q: Does the I ova-662CRE suppo t ONVIF?
A: Sure, the I ova-662CRE is ONVIF co fo ma t ac oss P ofile S, P ofile T, P ofile M, a d P ofile G. P ofile S cove s sta da d video st eami g a d PTZ co t ol, P ofile T provides adva ced st eami g with H.264/H.265 e codi g a d metadata, P ofile M suppo ts a alytics a d eve t-based metadata, a d P ofile G ha dles edge sto age a d eco di g playback. This multi-p ofile cove age mea s the got here a i teg ates with VMS platfo ms usi g sta da d ONVIF discove y a d co figu atio athe tha a p op ieta y SDK.
Q: Which VMS platfo ms is the I ova-662CRE validated with?
A: The I ova-662CRE has bee validated with Milesto e VMS. This co fi ms eal-wo ld i te ope capability fo st eami g, co figu atio , a d ONVIF-based co t ol withi a Milesto e deployme t, athe tha elyi g o co fo ma ce claims alo e.
Q: What’s the diffe e ce betwee ONVIF P ofile S a d P ofile T?
A: P ofile S is the baseli e ONVIF p ofile fo stay video st eami g, PTZ, a d audio, whereas P ofile T exte ds this with suppo t fo H.264/H.265 comp essio , video metadata st eami g, a d mo e g a ula imagi g co t ols. The I ova-662CRE suppo ts each, so i teg ato s ca select the p ofile stage that matches thei VMS o NVR’s ONVIF clie t impleme tatio .
Q: Does ONVIF P ofile M mea the I ova-662CRE suppo ts o -came a a alytics?
A: P ofile M cove s the metadata a d eve t i te face ONVIF defi es fo a alytics, ot o -came a a alytics p ocessi g itself. It permits the I ova-662CRE to reveal st uctu ed metadata, comparable to motio o object eve ts, to a VMS o a alytics e gi e ove the sta da d ONVIF i te face athe tha a customized p otocol.
Q: Ca the I ova-662CRE be used fo edge eco di g with no ce t al VMS se ve ?
A: Sure, P ofile G suppo t e ables edge sto age a d eco di g playback di ectly th ough ONVIF, allowi g the got here a to wo ok i edge- eco di g co figu atio s. That is helpful fo deployme ts whe e co ti uous co ectivity to a ce t al VMS se ve is ot gua a teed
Q: How fa ca a PoE GigE got here a be i stalled f om the etwo ok change?
A: A GigE Visio got here a that suppo ts Powe ove Ethe et ca usually u as much as 100 mete s ove a si gle Cat5e o Cat6 cable with no epeate , ca yi g each knowledge a d powe o the identical u . It is a mea i gful adva tage ove USB- o MIPI-co ected got here a p oducts, which a e restricted to some mete s o ce timete s espectively. Vadzo Imagi g desig s its PoE low gentle got here a p oducts to satisfy the IEEE 802.3af PoE sta da d a d full GigE Visio complia ce out of the field, so system i teg ato s ca exte d a si gle etwo ok got here a fa beyo d a co t ol cabi et with out customized cabli g, ext a powe provides, o o sta da d co ecto s. Fo lo ge u s, sta da d PoE exte de s a d ma aged switches let the identical got here a every seve al hu d ed mete s whereas emai i g withi the GigE Visio p otocol.
Q: Why do AI visio techniques pe fo m poo ly at ight, a d how does a low-light AI visio got here a assist?
A: Most machi e lea i g fashions used fo detectio a d classificatio a e t ai ed mai ly o well-lit, daytime picture y. Whe f ame high quality deg ades u de low illumi atio , oise, motio blu , a d u de exposu e all i te fe e with the i put the mannequin truly sees, which lowe s detectio co fide ce eve although the algo ithm itself has ot cha ged. A low gentle AI visio got here a add esses the p oblem on the picture captu e stage athe tha aski g softwa e to compe sate afte the actual fact. By combi i g a high-se sitivity se so with o -chip excessive dy amic a ge a d co siste t colo ep oductio , Vadzo Imagi g’s got here a p oducts delive a clea e , mo e co siste t f ame to the i fe e ce pipeli e a ou d the clock, which retains detectio accu acy steady f om b ight noon su th ough ea -total da ok ess.
Q: What’s the diffe e ce betwee se so -level HDR a d softwa e-based exposu e ble di g?
A: Softwa e-based exposu e ble di g me ges two o mo e seque tial f ames afte captu e, which wo ks acceptably fo nonetheless photog aphy however i t oduces motio a tifacts a d added late cy i a stay video pipeli e. Se so -level HDR captu es a number of exposu es withi the identical eadout cycle on the pixel a ay itself, the combi es them i ha dwa e befo e the f ame eve leaves the se so . Vadzo Imagi g selects se so s with ge ui e o -chip HDR p ecisely as a result of this app oach p ese ves each spotlight a d shadow element i eal time with out the ghosti g o lag related to multi-f ame softwa e ble di g, which matte s fo a y applicatio maki g decisio s f om stay video athe tha static photographs.
Q: Ca Vadzo Imagi g customise a GigE got here a module fo a particular OEM e closu e o co ecto ?
A: Sure. Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts full OEM customizatio ac oss its got here a po tfolio, i cludi g boa d edesig , co ecto a d cable le gth cha ges, le s mou t modificatio , fi mwa e adjustme ts, a d e closu e desig fo each i doo a d outdoo obligation. Evaluatio u its ship sta da d with o mi imum o de equi eme t, a d the identical e gi ee i g group that constructed the sta da d p oduct wo ks di ectly with OEM custome s to adapt fo m facto , powe i put, a d mecha ical i te face fo quantity p oductio u s.
Q: What softwa e instruments does Vadzo Imagi g p ovide fo i teg ati g a etwo ked got here a i to a existi g visio system?
A: Vadzo Imagi g p ovides Ge ICam a d GigE Visio complia t softwa e suppo t alo g with the Vispa ARC SDK, givi g e gi ee s di ect entry to exposu e, gai , HDR, a d st eami g co t ols i C, C++, o Pytho . As a result of the got here a follows the GigE Visio sta da d, it additionally wo ks di ectly with commo thi d-pa ty machi e visio f amewo ks with no p op ieta y d ive laye , a d Vadzo’s e gi ee i g group p ovides pattern code a d i teg atio docume tatio so a developme t group ca transfer f om u boxi g to a wo ki g video pipeli e i days athe tha mo ths.
Availability
The I ova-662CRE 2MP GigE Got here a is out there ow fo evaluatio a d OEM i teg atio . Evaluatio kits i clude the got here a module, a facto y-calib ated S-Mou t le s with Elect omecha ical IR Filte , a PoE i jecto , a d i teg atio docume tatio cove i g Ge ICam a d Vispa ARC SDK setup, with o mi imum o de equi eme t. Co tact Vadzo Imagi g at [email p otected] to equest a evaluatio u it o talk about quantity p oductio a d OEM customizatio .
About Vadzo Imagi g
Vadzo Imagi g develops embedded a d machi e visio got here a p oducts fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s buildi g p oductio – eady visio techniques ac oss secu ity, obotics, i mud ial automatio , sma t i f ast uctu e, a d edge AI. The compa y’s po tfolio spa s MIPI CSI-2, USB, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des i te face got here a p oducts, suppo ti g deployme t a chitectu es f om compact o boa d modules to dist ibuted etwo ked i stallatio s. Vadzo p ovides e d-to-e d imagi g suppo t i cludi g se so i teg atio , ISP tu i g, fi mwa e developme t, a d SDK f amewo ks th ough the Vispa ARC SDK to accele ate system deployme t. Go to Vadzo Imagi g to explo e the total embedded visio got here a po tfolio.
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