Available from the global imaging specialist FRAMOS, IMX294 from SONY is an image sensor designed to meet the needs of the security segment. The new flagship model size 4/3″ is optimized to be used in security cameras and industrial applications.
The back-illuminated CMOS Starvis sensor achieves a 4K resolution with 10.7 megapixels at a high frame rate of 120 fps. It offers various combinations of output formats: 10 megapixels (3,704 x 2,778) for 4:3 ratio, UHD (3,840 x 2,160) for 16:9 and 4,096 x 2,160 pixels for the 17:9 image format.
Depending on the application’s requirements, it is possible to select a color depth of 10, 12 or 14 bits.
The IMX294 uses a Quad Bayer structure which outputs 2×2 binned pixels in normal mode. In HDR mode, two pixels of the quad array are used for a short exposure and the other two for a long one. This eliminates the temporal delay between short and long exposures seen in common two image HDR implementations, resulting in HDR images with minimal artifacts when imaging moving objects.