Vadzo Imagi g expa ds its Me li se ies with fou back-illumi ated imagi g optio s fo sma t ag icultu e visio methods. The So y IMX290, IMX291, IMX415 a d IMX662 se so s fo m aSo y Sta vis USB 2.0 Got here ahousehold that holds colo espo se regular f om fi st mild th ough full da okay ess, delive i g 1080p a d 4K olli g shutte captu e, se so stage HDR, o boa d sto age a d d ive much less UVC ope atio fo c op mo ito i g, p ecisio ag icultu e, livestock housi g, ae ial su vey a d co t olled e vi o me t wo okay whe e ambie t mild ca ot be e gi ee ed.
SAN JOSE, CA / ACCESS Newswi e / August 6, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a worldwide p ovide of embedded visio solutio s, at the moment a ou ces fou So y STARVIS a d So y STARVIS 2 imagi g optio s i its Me li USB got here a se ies fo ag icultu al visio methods. The Me li -290CRS, Me li -291CRS, Me li -415CRS a d Me li Plus-662CRS every use a back-illumi ated So y se so chosen fo se sitivity u de low ambie t mild. Eve y mannequin e ume ates as a USB 2.0 UVC Got here a o Wi dows, Li ux a d A d oid with no ve do ke el d ive , which provides OEM groups a So y Sta vis USB Got here a li e fo area odes, machi e y, ae ial platfo ms a d glasshouse i stallatio s with no host-side d ive stack to mai tai .
The Low Gentle P oblem i Ag icultu al Visio Methods
Ag icultu al imagi g spa s a large illumi a ce a ge tha virtually a y othe embedded visio domai . A ow c op ca opy u de di ect summe su ca exceed 100,000 lux on the leaf su face whereas the shaded soil be eath it holds a small f actio of that. Area wo okay sta ts befo e su ise a d u s previous su set, a d livestock housi g sits fa under the desig poi t of a ge e al pu pose webcam se so . A small pixel f o t-illumi ated machine loses usable sig al i every co ditio , a d the loss appea s as gai -amplified oise.
The co seque ce on the algo ithm laye is di ect. Vegetatio i dex calculatio , lesio segme tatio , weed classificatio , a d f uit cou ti g depe d o secure colo espo se a d a p edictable oise floo . Whe a se so u s at excessive a alog gai , ch oma oise ises faste tha lumi a ce oise a d the sepa atio betwee wholesome tissue a d ea ly-stage chlo osis collapses fi st. Suppleme tal illumi atio is seldom p actical as a result of powe budgets at sola -powe ed odes a e al eady dedicated. Area hosts a e low-cost si gle-boa d compute s with o MIPI CSI-2 heade uncovered a d o spa e cycles fo d ive mai te a ce, which makes a category complia t USB li okay the co ect i te face decisio .
So y STARVIS a d So y STARVIS 2 Again-Illumi ated A chitectu e
So y STARVIS is a back-illumi ated pixel tech ology fo CMOS picture se so s used i su veilla ce-class p oducts, cha acte ized by excessive se sitivity ac oss the seen a d ea i f a ed egio s. The photodiode sits o the light- eceivi g aspect of the die, a d the metallic i te co ect u s be eath it athe tha above it. That placeme t aises qua tum efficie cy on the similar pixel pitch, which is why a So y Sta vis Low Gentle Got here a etu s a usable colo f ame whe e a co ve tio al module has collapsed i to oise.
So y STARVIS 2 exte ds {that a} chitectu e. It aises satu atio sig al stage a d vast s dy amic a ge withi compa in a position pixel geomet y, which suppo ts HDR captu e on the se so stage athe tha multi-f ame me gi g i host softwa e. Multi-f ame HDR combi es exposu es take at diffe e t i sta ts, a d a y elative motio ac oss that i te val p oduces ghosti g at excessive co t ast bou da ies, which is strictly what a t acto mou ted module c ossi g a shadow li e e cou te s.
Resolutio is the efo e a t ade-off athe tha a specificatio ace. At a compa in a position optical fo mat, a 2MP se so allocates a la ge photodiode a ea pe pixel a d eaches a usable picture at lowe illumi a ce, whereas a 8MP machine esolves fi e element o ce mild is sufficient. A calvi g pe befo e daw a d a o cha d ca opy i spected fo lesio ma gi s impose reverse equi eme ts, so the picture se so fo mat needs to be fastened fi st. Shutte a chitectu e is the thi d t ade-off. Rolli g shutte eadout skews ve tical edges u de motio , which is egligible fo fixed-mou t mo ito i g, g ee home t ays, a d low-speed scouti g. The diffe e ce betwee a mo och ome se so a d a colo se so applies he e too, si ce chlo ophyll a alytics equi e a colo filte a ay.
The Me li Se ies: A So y Sta vis USB 2.0 Got here a Li e fo Ag icultu e
The Me li se ies follows o e p emise. The se so is chosen fo the sunshine the applicatio really has.
Me li -290CRS: 2MP 1080p Imagi g o the So y IMX290
The Me li -290CRS is a IMX290 USB Got here a constructed o the So y IMX290 STARVIS se so , delive i g 2MP colo captu e at 1920 x 1080 with olli g shutte eadout ove a UVC-complia t USB 2.0 co ectio . As a IMX290 Low Gentle USB 2.0 Got here a, it ta will get fastened area odes that should etu usable colo f om fi st mild th ough nightfall with out suppleme tal illumi atio . O a mo ito i g mast, this IMX290 1080p USB Got here a p oduces a st eam a modest host ca go st aight to i fe e ce. This IMX290 1080p Low Gentle USB Got here a is the e t y poi t to the se ies, a d as a IMX290 Rolli g Shutte USB Got here a it fits statio a y a d gradual t ave se wo okay.
Key specs: 2MP (1920 x 1080) | So y IMX290 STARVIS | Again-Illumi ated CMOS | Rolli g Shutte | Colo | USB 2.0 UVC | Wi dows, Li ux a d A d oid
Me li -291CRS: 2MP 1080p Imagi g o the So y IMX291
The Me li -291CRS is a IMX291 USB Got here a constructed o the So y IMX291 STARVIS se so a d sits alo gside the Me li -290CRS i the identical 1080p tie at 2MP colo . As a IMX291 Low Gentle USB Got here a, it ca ies the identical back-illumi ated se sitivity i to deployme ts whe e se so availability o a existi g tu i g baseli e favo s the IMX291. Groups sta da dizi g a fleet o o e pipeli e ca specify this IMX291 1080p USB 2.0 Got here a u cha ged. As a 2MP Low Gentle Rolli g Shutte USB Got here a a d a IMX291 Rolli g Shutte USB Got here a, the IMX291 1080p Low Gentle USB Got here a se ves the identical fastened mou t applicatio s.
Key specs: 2MP (1920 x 1080) | So y IMX291 STARVIS | Again-Illumi ated CMOS | Rolli g Shutte | Colo | USB 2.0 UVC | Wi dows, Li ux a d A d oid
Me li -415CRS: 8MP 4K Element o the So y IMX415
The Me li -415CRS is a IMX415 USB Got here a constructed o the So y IMX415 STARVIS se so , delive i g 8MP 4K colo captu e. As a IMX415 4K USB Got here a, it a swe s the alternative equi eme t. Whe e the duty is esolvi g lesio bou da ies o weed cotyledo geomet y, spatial esolutio turns into the bi di g co st ai t. This IMX415 Low Gentle USB Got here a retains the back-illumi ated STARVIS a chitectu e, so esolutio does ot value se sitivity. A IMX415 Colo USB Got here a o a scouti g ig esolves ea ly signs {that a} 1080p f ame e de s as just a few ambiguous pixels. As a 8MP Low Gentle Rolli g Shutte USB Got here a, a 8MP 4K Rolli g Shutte USB Got here a, a d a IMX415 Rolli g Shutte USB Got here a , this So y Sta vis IMX415 Got here a se ves pla t stage i spectio . Vadzo Imagi g lists it withi its 8MP Low Gentle 4K USB Got here a a ge with high- esolutio USB got here a module optio s, a d a 8MP Low Gentle Colo USB Got here a constructed fo sta d cou t wo okay sits ac oss the 8MP 4K Low Gentle USB Got here a listi gs.
Key specs: 8MP 4K | So y IMX415 STARVIS | Again-Illumi ated CMOS | Rolli g Shutte | Colo | USB UVC | Wi dows, Li ux a d A d oid
Me li Plus-662CRS: HDR Imagi g with O boa d Sto age
Key specs: 2MP (1920 x 1080) | So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 | 1/2.8 i ch | 2.9 µm x 2.9 µm | Rolli g Shutte | Colo | Se so Stage HDR | O boa d Sto age | USB 2.0 UVC | Wi dows, Li ux a d A d oid
Key Capabilities
Again-Illumi ated Se sitivity Ac oss the Area Gentle Cycle: All fou fashions sha e a back-illumi ated So y pixel a chitectu e, so exposu e behavio , colo e de i g, a d oise cha acte keep ecog izable whe a deployme t strikes f om a 1080p ode to a 4K ode. A 2MP Low Gentle Colo USB Got here a i a ba a d a 4K u it o a ca t espo d to cha gi g mild compa ably, which sho te s ISP a d mannequin tu i g. Groups u i g a Low Gentle Outdoo Got here a gai mo e f om that p edictability tha f om a y si gle se sitivity figu e.
4K Resolutio fo Pla t Stage Symptom Detectio : A lesio fou d at two millimete s is a ta geted sp ay decisio . The identical lesio at two ce timete s is yield al eady misplaced. G ou d pattern dista ce units that floo , a d movi g f om 1080p to 8MP 4K oughly halves it o every axis at a set wo ki g dista ce. The Me li -415CRS is constructed fo {that a} d sits withi a b oade 8MP Low Gentle 4K Colo USB Got here a selectio fo phe otypi g a d defect g adi g.
Se so Stage HDR fo Excessive Co t ast Sce es: A ca opy f ame holds di ect su mild o uppe leaves a d deep shade be eath i o e exposu e. A si gle-exposu e se so esolves o e a d disca ds the othe . The Me li Plus-662CRS applies se so -level HDR to carry each. As a 2MP HDR Colo USB Got here a, it p ese ves shadow st uctu e with out clippi g the spotlight. Vadzo Imagi g mai tai s a 2MP 1080p HDR USB Got here a a ge, lists the module as a So y Sta vis 2 HDR Got here a, a d docume ts the easo i g behi d HDR got here a p oducts fo i mud ial e vi o me ts.
O boa d Sto age fo Co ectivity-I depe de t Area Loggi g: Ag icultu al odes sit previous the sting of eliable co ectivity, a d a got here a that st eams o ly to a number p oduces othi g du i g a outage. As a 2MP O boa d Sto age HDR USB Got here a, the Me li Plus-662CRS suppo ts time-lapse phe ology a d i cide t eco di g whe e o backhaul exists, a d Vadzo Imagi g g oups it withi its 2MP O boa d Sto age 1080p USB 2.0 Got here a listi gs.
UVC Complia ce a d Ba dwidth Awa e St eami g: Eve y mannequin is UVC complia t, so the host t eats it as a sta da d video class machine, a d o ve do ke el module needs to be w itte , sig ed, o mai tai ed ac oss ope ati g system upg ades, which matte s o a combined equipme t fleet with a multi yea se vice life. Ba dwidth pla i g nonetheless belo gs to the e gi ee , a d a USB 2.0 li okay ewa ds comp essed st eam selectio . Vadzo Imagi g docume ts the easo i g behi d MJPEG a d MPEG4 comp essio decisions, a d the entire So y Sta vis USB 2.0 Got here a a ge sits withi its USB UVC got here a po tfolio.
“Ag icultu al visio is o e of the few domai s whe e imagi g co ditio s shift by o de s of magazine itude i aspect a si gle wo ki g day a d the got here a remains to be anticipated to carry colo espo se regular. That’s the reason we constructed this pa t of the po tfolio a ou d back-illumi ated So y se so s athe tha a headli e esolutio umbe . A IMX290 o IMX291 module holds depe dable 1080p colo whe e most USB modules a e al eady u i g o gai . The IMX415 a swe s the alternative p oblem whe the wo okay eeds pla t-level element. The IMX662 provides se so -level HDR a d o boa d sto age fo odes previous the sting of usable co ectivity.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
Ta get Applicatio s
C op Mo ito i g a d Pla t Well being Scouti g: Mounted masts, ha dheld u its a d ca t-mou ted igs use RGB picture y to compute vegetatio i dices corresponding to extra g ee a d the g ee leaf i dex, to segme t lesio s a d to estimate ca opy cove . These wo kloads eed epeatable colo espo se as a result of a i dex computed f om a oisy ch oma cha el is ot compa in a position week to week. A C op Mo ito i g Got here a o a back-illumi ated STARVIS se so holds that epeatability i to the low su a gle hou s whe scouti g happe s.
P ecisio Ag icultu e a d Auto omous Machi e y Visio : Impleme t mou ted visio d ives ta geted sp ay decisio s, i te – ow cultivatio , a d ow followi g o auto omous platfo ms. These u at wo ki g pace u de headla d shadow, mud, a d cha gi g su a gle, ofte at ight. A P ecisio Ag icultu e Got here a should maintain exposu e ac oss a shadow t a sitio with no settli g delay lo g e ough fo the impleme t to go its ta get. Se so -level HDR add esses that. Car fleet deployme ts meet the identical co st ai ts desc ibed i Vadzo Imagi g wo okay o the 1080p USB got here a fo fleet ma ageme t a d o telematics a d fleet ma ageme t i teg atio .
Livestock Mo ito i g i Ba E vi o me ts: Physique co ditio sco i g, lame ess gait a alysis, feed bu okay occupa cy a d calvi g detectio eed co ti uous imagi g i ba s {that a} e dim, dusty a d humid. Evening cove age is ot optio al as a result of well being eve ts comply with o schedule. A Livestock Mo ito i g Got here a o a back-illumi ated se so etu s usable f ames u de existi g ba lighti g a d u de ea -i f a ed illumi atio that does ot distu b the a imals. Vadzo Imagi g docume ts the t ade-offs of ea -i f a ed imagi g compa ed to RGB imagi g fo groups desig i g a ou d IR illumi ato s. These i stallatio s ofte se ve a secu ity a d su veilla ce fu ctio o sha ed i f ast uctu e.
Ag icultu al D o e a d UAV Ae ial Su vey: Ae ial su vey fo sta d cou t, epla t mappi g, a d ca opy u ifo mity is co st ai ed by payload mass, powe finances, a d the low su a gles that give the very best flight wi dows. A USB module attaches di ectly to a compa io compute o the ai f ame with no captu e boa d. A Ag icultu al D o e Got here a based mostly o the Me li -415CRS offers the g ou d pattern dista ce eeded to cou t i dividual pla ts f om su vey altitude, whereas the 1080p fashions go well with lowe passes whe e se sitivity matte s mo e tha pixel cou t.
G ee home a d Co t olled E vi o me t Ag icultu e: Glasshouse a d ve tical fa m i stallatio s combi e b ight glazi g with deeply shaded st uctu e a d ely i c easi gly o a owba d LED lighti g d ive by pulse width modulatio . A G ee home Mo ito i g Got here a has to carry dy amic a ge ac oss the glazi g-to-gutte co t ast a d p oduce secure colo u de a sou ce with little output ac oss pa ts of the seen spect um. The Me li Plus-662CRS add esses the dy amic a ge half on the se so stage. Ga t y obots, t ay cou ti g statio s a d g adi g li es sha e the identical automatio a d obotics equi eme ts fou d o the facto y floo . A Sma t Ag icultu e Visio Got here a needs to be specified agai st the spect al a d co t ast co ditio s of the power.
F eque tly Requested Questio s
Q: What makes a back-illumi ated picture se so bette fo low mild ag icultu al imagi g tha a co ve tio al CMOS se so ?
A: I a co ve tio al f o t-illumi ated CMOS se so , the metallic i te co ect laye s sit above the photodiode, so mild passes the wi i g befo e eachi g silico a d the efficient collecti g ape tu e of eve y pixel is educed. A back-illumi ated se so i ve ts that stack. The photodiode faces the i comi g mild a d the wi i g u s be eath it, which aises qua tum efficie cy on the similar pixel pitch a d imp oves the sig al-to- oise atio. I ag icultu e, that’s the diffe e ce betwee a f ame that suppo ts a vegetatio i dex at daw a d o e that suppo ts it o ly at noon. Vadzo Imagi g builds the 2MP Colo USB Got here a a ge fo ag icultu al wo okay o back-illumi ated So y STARVIS a d So y STARVIS 2 se so s fo precisely this easo .
Q: Ca a USB 2.0 got here a module ca y e ough ba dwidth fo a eal-time c op mo ito i g system?
A: Fo most ag icultu al i fe e ce wo kloads, the a swe is sure, p ovided the st eam is specified delibe ately. A USB 2.0 li okay has a set payload ceili g, so u comp essed captu e at most esolutio is ot the ight equest. Comp essed fo mats corresponding to MJPEG minimize the pe -f ame payload substa tially, a d the st eam the matches the accessible ba dwidth on the f ame ates c op a alytics co sume. Vadzo Imagi g provides its 2MP 1080p Rolli g Shutte USB 2.0 Got here a a d 2MP Rolli g Shutte USB Got here a optio s as class-complia t gadgets, so host groups ca choose the fo mat a d f ame ate that match the p ocessi g finances, a d its USB UVC got here a po tfolio docume ts the accessible co figu atio s.
Q: Ought to a sma t ag icultu e visio system use a 1080p o a 4K got here a module?
A: The a swe follows f om g ou d pattern dista ce athe tha f om p efe e ce. Repair the wo ki g dista ce a d the sphere of view the applicatio equi es, the calculate the millimete s pe pixel every esolutio delive s at that geomet y. If the smallest featu e the system should detect is a lesio , a i sect, o a weed cotyledo , equi e seve al pixels ac oss that featu e athe tha o e. If that dema ds mo e tha 1080p, esolutio has to i c ease. If it does ot, the la ge pixel of a 2MP se so collects mo e photograph s a d exte ds the usable wi dow i to low mild. Vadzo Imagi g cove s each circumstances with the Me li -415CRS fo 4K element wo okay a d the Me li -290CRS a d Me li -291CRS fo se sitivity-limited wo okay, i cludi g a 2MP 1080p Colo USB Got here a construct fo ca opy mo ito i g.
Q: How does o boa d sto age assist i area deployme ts with out eliable co ectivity?
A: O boa d sto age sepa ates captu i g a picture f om t a spo ti g it. A got here a that st eams o ly to a stay host p oduces othi g du i g a outage, a d the eve t it missed ca ot be ecaptu ed. A module with native eco di g retains w iti g th ough the outage, a d the footage is et ieved o the ext se vice go to o uploaded whe the li okay etu s. I ag icultu e, this cove s time-lapse phe ology at emote plots, equipme t eve t captu e at u ma ed websites, a d i cide t eco di g whe e o backhaul exists. Vadzo Imagi g offe s this o the Me li Plus-662CRS, which pai s native eco di g with So y STARVIS 2 imagi g, a d lists elated co figu atio s ac oss its o boa d sto age USB 2.0 got here a po tfolio.
Q: What’s the diffe e ce betwee So y STARVIS a d So y STARVIS 2?
A: So y STARVIS is a back-illumi ated pixel tech ology fo CMOS picture se so s cha acte ized by excessive se sitivity ac oss the seen a d ea -i f a ed egio s, developed fo p oducts whe e imagi g high quality u de low illumi atio is the p ima y equi eme t. So y STARVIS 2 is the ext ge e atio . It aises the satu atio sig al stage a d vast s the dy amic a ge accessible withi compa in a position pixel geomet y, which e ables HDR captu e on the se so stage athe tha f ame me gi g afte eadout. I p actice, a STARVIS machine is selected whe se sitivity domi ates a d a STARVIS 2 machine whe the sce e combi es ext eme co t ast with low mild. Vadzo Imagi g offe s each ac oss the Me li se ies a d publishes RoHS, REACH a d NDAA complia ce docume tatio ac oss its got here a po tfolio fo OEM p ocu eme t groups.
Availability a d Customizatio
The Me li -290CRS, Me li -291CRS, Me li -415CRS a d Me li Plus-662CRS a e accessible fo evaluatio a d quantity o de i g th ough the o li e sto e a d the gross sales e gi ee i g workforce. Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts ha dwa e a d fi mwa e customizatio ac oss the se ies, i cludi g fo m facto a d boa d edesig , le s holde a d filte modificatio , LED a ay i teg atio , IP- ated e closu e desig , a d fi mwa e cha ges fo applicatio -specific featu e units. Groups compa i g i te face a chitectu es fo the identical se so households ca eview the vast USB 2.0 UVC got here a po tfolio.
About Vadzo Imagi g
Vadzo Imagi g develops embedded visio got here a p oducts fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s buildi g p oductio – eady visio methods. The compa y offe s imagi g platfo ms ac oss USB, MIPI, GigE, Wi-Fi a d Se Des i te faces suppo ti g i mud ial automatio , obotics, healthca e, ag icultu e a d embedded methods, with e d-to-e d suppo t i cludi g se so i teg atio , ISP tu i g, fi mwa e developme t a d softwa e f amewo ks. Applicatio cove age additionally spa s sma t metropolis solutio s deployme ts wo ldwide.
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