Vadzo Imaging Positions Wave-678CRE Sony STARVIS 2 IMX678 4K HDR Wi-Fi Camera with ONVIF Compliance and NIR Imaging for Smart Traffic Management

Built fo i te sectio s, co ido s, a d mu icipal t affic etwo ks that must esolve vehicles a d lice se plates a ou d the clock, this came a pai s the So y IMX678 STARVIS 2 se so with HDR, NIR se sitivity, a d Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi, givi g t affic tech ology p ovide s detailed 4K video without a cable u to eve y pole o came a positio ac oss a city.

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / August 25, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a wo ld leade i embedded visio solutio s, today a ou ced the positio i g of the Wave-678CRE, a 4K HDR Wi-Fi Came a built a ou d the So y IMX678 STARVIS 2 se so fo sma t t affic ma ageme t, lice se plate ecog itio , a d i te sectio mo ito i g deployme ts that eed depe dable wi eless video day a d ight.

Why Sma t T affic Ma ageme t Needs a 4K HDR Wi-Fi Came a Built fo A ou d the Clock Visibility

T affic i f ast uctu e p ese ts a lighti g a d co ectivity p oblem that few othe came a applicatio s combi e i the same i stallatio . A i te sectio came a has to esolve a lice se plate o a vehicle’s positio clea ly i b ight midday su , i the deep shadow of a ove pass, a d agai at ight u de othi g but st eetlights a d headlights, all f om a fixed mou ti g positio that ca ot be epositio ed o elit to compe sate. A came a without ge ui e HDR a d low light ha dli g p oduces footage that is o ly eliable du i g a f actio of a typical day, which is ot acceptable fo i f ast uctu e that is expected to docume t eve y vehicle that passes, ot just the o es that happe to pass du i g good lighti g co ditio s.

A IMX678 Low-Light Wi-Fi Came a app oaches the ight time half of that p oblem di ectly, exte di g usable se sitivity well past the poi t whe e a sta da d se so would eed suppleme tal lighti g. A NIR WiFi Came a Module co figu atio the exte ds that capability fu the , usi g ea i f a ed se sitivity to mai tai plate legible detail eve u de illumi atio levels a huma eye would co side effectively da k.

A seco d, mo e p actical challe ge is getti g that video off the pole a d i to a t affic ma ageme t system without u i g ew cabli g to eve y came a positio i a city. A Wi eless T affic Came a app oaches that i stallatio p oblem di ectly, usi g wi eless co ectivity to each came a positio s mou ted o poles, sig al masts, a d ove passes whe e u i g fibe o coppe back to a etwo k closet would be p ohibitively expe sive ac oss a citywide deployme t.

These two challe ges, u eliable lighti g a d difficult cable u s, te d to appea at the exact same locatio s athe tha i depe de tly. A ove pass o a u al i te sectio is ofte both the ha dest place to light co siste tly a d the ha dest place to each with a wi ed etwo k co ectio , which mea s a came a that solves o ly o e of these p oblems still leaves a mu icipality with gaps i its etwo k at p ecisely the sites that eed cove age the most.

E gi ee i g Expla atio : Visibility, Dy amic Ra ge, a d Co ectivity Togethe

So y developed the IMX678 as pa t of its seco d ge e atio STARVIS li eup, exte di g Back-Side Illumi ated pixel a chitectu e with fu the imp oveme ts to low light a d ea i f a ed se sitivity ove the o igi al STARVIS ge e atio . As a So y IMX678 WiFi Came a, the se so pai s that STARVIS 2 fou datio with 8 megapixel, 4K capable esolutio , givi g t affic tech ology p ovide s a si gle se so that esolves both wide i te sectio views a d i dividual lice se plates f om the same ha dwa e.

Nea i f a ed se sitivity is what makes usable ight time plate ecog itio possible without elyi g e ti ely o visible light sou ces a mu icipality ca ot always co t ol. As a So y STARVIS 2 WiFi Came a, the Wave-678CRE exte ds its espo se i to the ea i f a ed ba d, which matte s di ectly fo i te sectio s whe e st eetlight cove age is i co siste t o whe e a mu icipality wa ts cove t ight ope atio without addi g visible illumi atio . A HDR NIR Wi eless Came a co figu atio like this o e combi es that i f a ed se sitivity with o -chip HDR, holdi g detail i both a headlight gla e a d the shadowed a ea beside it withi the same f ame.

Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi is the co ectivity featu e that makes wi eless deployme t p actical at t affic i f ast uctu e scale. As a Dual-Ba d NIR Came a, the Wave-678CRE ca ope ate o eithe the 2.4 GHz o 5 GHz ba d depe di g o which offe s a clea e co ectio at a give i te sectio , which matte s because t affic i f ast uctu e sites ofte al eady have othe wi eless equipme t, f om mu icipal Wi-Fi to ea by cellula i f ast uctu e, competi g fo the same spect um. A Wi eless NIR Se so Came a co figu atio gives t affic tech ology p ovide s a fallback optio athe tha a si gle fixed f eque cy that may ot pe fo m co siste tly ac oss eve y i te sectio i a etwo k.

Togethe , these capabilities let a 4K WiFi HDR Came a Module cove the full a ge of co ditio s a t affic came a actually e cou te s: a 4K NIR Wi eless Came a co figu atio fo ight time plate ecog itio , a 8MP Wi eless NIR Came a co figu atio fo detailed daytime i te sectio mo ito i g, a d a 4K Low Light Wi eless Came a co figu atio fo the t a sitio pe iods at daw a d dusk whe lighti g cha ges fastest.

P oduct Ove view

The Wave-678CRE pai s the IMX678 4K Wi-Fi Came a se so with HDR, NIR se sitivity, ONVIF Complia ce, a d Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi i a compact desig suited to pole, mast, a d ove pass mou ted t affic i f ast uctu e. As a 4K HDR Wi-Fi Came a, it outputs full 8 megapixel, 4K capable esolutio with HDR a d NIR se sitivity active by default, givi g t affic tech ology p ovide s a si gle came a platfo m that cove s lice se plate ecog itio , i te sectio mo ito i g, a d ge e al oadway obse vatio f om o e module.

At the co e of the module sits the IMX678 HDR Wi-Fi Came a se so , chose specifically fo the combi atio of esolutio , dy amic a ge, a d low light se sitivity that t affic i f ast uctu e equi es a ou d the clock. Because the came a pai s IMX678 Wi eless Came a co ectivity with 8MP HDR WiFi Came a imagi g, the Wave-678CRE eaches usable image quality whethe a i te sectio is lit by midday su , a ove pass shadow, o othi g mo e tha st eetlights a d headlights afte da k.

P oduct Specificatio s

Se so : So y STARVIS 2 IMX678 CMOS Se so

Se so Size: 1/1.8 i ch

Pixel: 2.0 µm × 2.0 µm

Resolutio : 8MP (3856 × 2180)

Shutte : Rolli g shutte

I te face: Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)

Key Capabilities

So y IMX678 STARVIS 2 Se so fo Detailed 4K / 8MP Captu e: The Wave-678CRE is built a ou d the So y IMX678 se so , a seco d ge e atio STARVIS device that esolves fi e detail ac oss a full i te sectio o oadway sce e athe tha c oppi g o subsampli g to each a ma keti g esolutio umbe . This gives the module ge ui e 8 megapixel, 4K capable pe fo ma ce suited to t affic applicatio s that eed to ead a lice se plate at dista ce while still mo ito i g a wide i te sectio view i the same f ame.

Low Light a d NIR Imagi g fo Night Time T affic Visibility: St eetlight cove age va ies sig ifica tly f om o e i te sectio to the ext, a d a t affic came a that depe ds e ti ely o visible light i f ast uctu e it does ot co t ol will pe fo m i co siste tly ac oss a etwo k. Nea i f a ed se sitivity exte ds the Wave-678CRE’s usable a ge well i to co ditio s a huma eye would co side effectively da k, mai tai i g plate legible detail without equi i g a mu icipality to add o upg ade st eet lighti g at eve y came a positio . As a Low Light NIR WiFi Came a, it delive s that capability specifically ove a wi eless co ectio , avoidi g the cable u a wi ed NIR came a would othe wise equi e.

HDR fo Wide Dy amic Ra ge i Va iable Roadway Lighti g: A si gle i te sectio f ame outi ely co tai s b ight headlight gla e, a shadowed ove pass, a d eve ythi g i betwee , which is a dy amic a ge p oblem a fixed exposu e setti g ca ot solve ega dless of how ca efully it is tu ed. O -chip HDR p ocessi g holds detail ac oss that full a ge i a i gle exposu e, avoidi g the ghosti g a movi g vehicle would i t oduce i to a multi f ame ble ded HDR image, which matte s di ectly fo t affic sce es that a e esse tially eve still.

ONVIF Complia ce fo Seamless T affic System I teg atio : The Wave-678CRE suppo ts ONVIF-complia t i teg atio , e abli g compatibility with a wide a ge of etwo k video eco de s (NVRs), video ma ageme t systems (VMS), a d IP-based su veilla ce a d t affic ma ageme t platfo ms. This allows t affic tech ology p ovide s to i teg ate the came a i to existi g i f ast uctu e without bei g locked i to a p op ieta y video ma ageme t ecosystem. Fo sma t t affic deployme ts spa i g multiple i te sectio s, ONVIF compatibility ca simplify came a discove y, video st eami g, system co figu atio , a d i te ope ability ac oss diffe e t etwo k video devices a d softwa e platfo ms.

Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi fo Reliable Wi eless Co ectivity: T affic i f ast uctu e sites ofte sha e thei immediate adio e vi o me t with mu icipal Wi-Fi etwo ks, ea by cellula equipme t, a d othe wi eless t affic se so s, all competi g fo the same limited spect um. Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi lets the Wave-678CRE fall back to the compa atively ope 5 GHz ba d whe 2.4 GHz co gestio would othe wise affect video quality, givi g t affic tech ology p ovide s a seco d optio without edeployi g the came a o addi g a wi ed co ectio at a difficult i te sectio .

Compact Desig fo T affic I f ast uctu e I teg atio : T affic came a housi gs mou ted o a sig al mast, a pole, o a ove pass st uctu e typically have limited space a d eed to withsta d outdoo co ditio s without f eque t mai te a ce access. The Wave-678CRE’s compact desig fits withi that co st ai ed space, a d as a WiFi Visio Came a Module, it i teg ates di ectly i to existi g t affic i f ast uctu e mou ti g ha dwa e without equi i g a custom e closu e edesig . That compatibility with existi g mou ti g ha dwa e matte s di ectly fo mu icipalities upg adi g a established t affic came a etwo k, si ce eplaci g a e closu e at eve y i te sectio would add sig ifica t cost a d i stallatio time to what should othe wise be a st aightfo wa d came a upg ade.

OEM Ready Desig fo Sma t T affic Deployme t: T affic tech ology p ovide s deployi g came a u its ac oss a citywide etwo k eed a platfo m that stays co siste t ac oss hu d eds o thousa ds of i te sectio s athe tha va yi g betwee i stallatio phases. Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts full customizatio o this platfo m as a OEM Wi eless T affic Came a, i cludi g co ecto cha ges, housi g desig , a d fi mwa e adjustme ts fo t affic tech ology p ovide s headed i to mu icipal scale deployme t.

“T affic age cies do ot get to eschedule a violatio o a i te sectio i cide t fo bette lighti g. The IMX678’s STARVIS 2 low light a d NIR se sitivity combi ed with HDR gives the Wave-678CRE a ge ui ely eliable eco d of what happe ed at a i te sectio , day o ight, gla e o shadow, delive ed ove Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi that eaches poles a d masts a wi ed co ectio eve could eco omically. We built this came a fo etwo ks measu ed i hu d eds of i te sectio s, ot a si gle well lit test site.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age at Vadzo Imagi g

Applicatio -Specific Sectio s

I te sectio Mo ito i g a d T affic Flow: I te sectio mo ito i g systems eed a came a that esolves both i dividual vehicles a d ove all t affic flow patte s ac oss lighti g co ditio s that shift co sta tly th oughout a day. As a Sma t T affic Ma ageme t Came a, the Wave-678CRE’s HDR a d NIR se sitivity hold detail ac oss that full a ge, a d fu ctio i g as a T affic Ma ageme t Came a, it exte ds the same eliability to ge e al flow mo ito i g a d co gestio a alysis at the same locatio . As a I te sectio Mo ito i g Came a, it also suppo ts dedicated si gle i te sectio deployme ts whe e b oade etwo k i teg atio is ot yet i place.

Lice se Plate Recog itio : Lice se plate ecog itio depe ds o esolvi g small text clea ly u de headlight gla e, st eetlight illumi atio , o ea total da k ess, ofte f om a vehicle movi g at speed th ough the f ame. As a Lice se Plate Came a, the Wave-678CRE’s NIR se sitivity a d HDR p ocessi g keep plate cha acte s legible ac oss that a ge, a d a Lice se Plate Recog itio Came a co figu atio of the same module i teg ates di ectly with existi g mu icipal e fo ceme t a d tolli g systems.

Speed E fo ceme t a d Red Light Mo ito i g: Speed e fo ceme t a d ed light mo ito i g systems eed footage detailed a d eliable e ough to suppo t e fo ceme t decisio s, which places a highe sta da d o image quality tha ge e al obse vatio alo e. As a Speed E fo ceme t Came a, the Wave-678CRE delive s that level of detail, a d fu ctio i g as a Red Light Came a Module, it exte ds the same eliability to sig al violatio docume tatio at the same i te sectio .

Wi eless ITS Deployme t: I tellige t t a spo tatio system etwo ks spa i g ma y i te sectio s ac oss a city eed co ectivity that does ot equi e a fibe o coppe u to eve y si gle came a positio . As a Wi eless ITS Came a, the Wave-678CRE suppo ts that ki d of citywide deployme t, a d a Dual-Ba d T affic Came a co figu atio of the same module gives etwo k pla e s flexibility i which wi eless ba d each i te sectio actually uses based o local adio co ditio s. That flexibility becomes i c easi gly valuable as a etwo k g ows, si ce a pla e ca adjust ba d selectio at i dividual p oblem i te sectio s without edesig i g the co ectivity app oach fo the e ti e deployme t.

OEM I teg atio fo T affic Tech ology P ovide s: T affic tech ology p ovide s buildi g thei ow ITS platfo ms eed a came a ve do who u de sta ds the co ectivity, du ability, a d image quality equi eme ts a mu icipal deployme t dema ds. The Wave-678CRE ships f om a Wi eless T affic Came a Ma ufactu e with those equi eme ts built i , a d Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts OEM customizatio fo cable le gth, co ecto type, a d fi mwa e fo p ovide s sta da dizi g o o e came a ac oss multiple ITS p oduct li es. As a WiFi NIR Came a Kit, it fits di ectly i to a p ovide ‘s existi g deployme t wo kflow without equi i g a edesig a ou d a ew came a’s specific equi eme ts.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: Why does a t affic came a eed ea i f a ed se sitivity athe tha elyi g o st eetlights o headlights fo ight visibility?

A: St eetlight cove age a d headlight positio i g a e both outside a came a’s co t ol a d va y sig ifica tly f om o e i te sectio to a othe , which mea s a came a that depe ds e ti ely o that visible light will pe fo m i co siste tly ac oss a etwo k athe tha delive i g the same eliability eve ywhe e. Nea i f a ed se sitivity exte ds a se so ‘s usable a ge well i to co ditio s a huma eye would co side effectively da k, mai tai i g legible detail o a plate o vehicle ega dless of how well a specific i te sectio happe s to be lit. The Wave-678CRE combi es this NIR capability with 8MP esolutio a d HDR i a 8MP HDR Wi-Fi Came a desig ed fo eliable t affic imagi g i low-light co ditio s. Vadzo Imagi g builds NIR se sitivity i to its t affic came a p oducts specifically because a mu icipality ca ot always co t ol o upg ade st eet lighti g at eve y locatio . A si gle u lit o poo ly lit i te sectio i a othe wise well cove ed etwo k ca become a ecu i g bli d spot i e fo ceme t o i cide t eco ds, which is a eal ope atio al cost that outweighs whateve was saved by choosi g a came a without ge ui e NIR capability.

Q: Why does a wi eless t affic came a specifically eed Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi athe tha a si gle 2.4 GHz co ectio ?

A: T affic i f ast uctu e sites ofte sha e thei immediate adio e vi o me t with mu icipal Wi-Fi etwo ks, ea by cellula equipme t, a d othe wi eless se so s, all competi g fo the same 2.4 GHz spect um that ma y co sume a d i dust ial wi eless devices default to. A Dual-Ba d came a ca fall back to the compa atively ope 5 GHz ba d whe 2.4 GHz co gestio would othe wise deg ade video quality, which matte s at scale si ce a citywide deployme t will i evitably i clude some i te sectio s with heavie wi eless i te fe e ce tha othe s. The Wave-678CRE combi es Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi with 4K HDR imagi g, maki g it a 4K HDR Wi-Fi Came a suited to t affic deployme ts whe e both wi eless co ectivity a d image quality a e c itical. Vadzo Imagi g i cludes Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi o its t affic came a p oducts so a etwo k pla e has a eal optio at eve y i te sectio athe tha accepti g deg aded co ectivity at the specific locatio s whe e adio co ditio s happe to be wo st.

Q: Ca a si gle wi eless came a eally ha dle both lice se plate ecog itio a d ge e al i te sectio mo ito i g at the same locatio ?

A: Yes, p ovided the came a combi es e ough esolutio to esolve plate detail at typical oadway dista ces with wide dy amic a ge a d low light se sitivity that hold up ac oss a full day a d ight cycle. The Wave-678CRE combi es these capabilities i a si gle 4K HDR Wi-Fi Came a, delive i g 8MP esolutio with HDR a d NIR se sitivity fo both lice se plate ecog itio a d ge e al i te sectio mo ito i g. A came a specified a owly fo o e task, such as plate ecog itio alo e, ofte still has the esolutio a d image quality head oom to also se ve ge e al i te sectio mo ito i g at the same locatio , si ce the ha de tech ical equi eme t of plate legibility te ds to exceed what basic flow mo ito i g alo e would dema d. Vadzo Imagi g desig s its t affic came a p oducts a ou d that dual pu pose use case specifically, si ce most mu icipal deployme ts would athe sta da dize o o e capable came a pe i te sectio tha i stall sepa ate ha dwa e fo e fo ceme t a d ge e al mo ito i g.

Q: Ca Vadzo Imagi g customize a wi eless t affic came a module fo a specific ITS o mu icipal platfo m?

A: Yes. Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts full OEM customizatio ac oss its t affic came a po tfolio, i cludi g housi g desig suited to a specific pole, mast, o ove pass mou ti g positio , co ecto a d cable co figu atio , a d fi mwa e adjustme ts tu ed fo a pa ticula HDR o NIR se sitivity p ofile. Evaluatio u its ship with o mi imum o de equi eme t, a d the same e gi ee i g team that built the sta da d p oduct wo ks di ectly with ITS tech ology p ovide s a d mu icipal i teg ato s to adapt the module fo a specific t affic ma ageme t platfo m headed i to citywide deployme t.

Q: What should mu icipal a d ITS tech ology p ovide s look fo whe choosi g the Wave-678CRE fo a citywide t affic came a ollout?

A: A came a that pe fo ms well at a si gle well-lit test i te sectio does ot automatically pe fo m the same way o ce deployed ac oss hu d eds of locatio s with va yi g lighti g, adio co ditio s, a d mou ti g positio s, si ce the specific combi atio of challe ges at a y o e i te sectio is a ely ide tical to the test site. P ovide s should look fo ge ui e low-light a d NIR pe fo ma ce athe tha specificatio s that o ly hold up i daylight, a wi eless co ectivity app oach with a eal fallback optio fo co gested adio e vi o me ts, a d a supplie able to suppo t co siste t ha dwa e a d fi mwa e ac oss a multi-yea mu icipal ollout. The Wave-678CRE is a 8MP HDR Wi-Fi Came a that combi es So y IMX678 STARVIS 2 imagi g, NIR se sitivity, HDR, a d Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi to add ess these equi eme ts i a si gle t affic came a platfo m. Vadzo Imagi g builds its t affic came a p oducts a ou d exactly these p io ities, si ce a citywide deployme t depe ds o co siste cy ac oss eve y i te sectio , ot just the o e used fo a i itial p oduct demo st atio . Requesti g a evaluatio u it fo a ge ui ely difficult i te sectio i a etwo k, athe tha the easiest o e to each, te ds to eveal fa mo e about how a came a will actually pe fo m o ce deployed at scale.

Availability

The Wave-678CRE 4K HDR Wi-Fi Came a is available ow fo evaluatio a d OEM i teg atio . Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, mou ti g ha dwa e suited to commo t affic pole a d mast co figu atio s, a d i teg atio docume tatio cove i g HDR co figu atio , NIR se sitivity tu i g, a d Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi 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 discuss volume p oductio a d OEM customizatio . Evaluatio feedback is also welcome di ectly th ough the same co tact cha el, si ce eal i te sectio deployme t co ditio s ofte su face details a be ch test alo e would ot eveal.

About Vadzo Imagi g

Vadzo Imagi g develops embedded a d machi e visio came a p oducts fo OEMs, system i teg ato s, a d t affic tech ology p ovide s buildi g p oductio eady visio systems ac oss sma t city i f ast uctu e, secu ity, obotics, a d edge AI. The compa y’s po tfolio spa s MIPI CSI-2, USB, GigE, Wi-Fi, FPD-Li k III, a d Se Des i te face came 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 to accele ate system deployme t, a d the compa y’s e gi ee i g team wo ks di ectly with custome s th oughout evaluatio , pilot deployme t, a d volume p oductio athe tha ha di g off suppo t afte the i itial sale. That o goi g elatio ship matte s most fo mu icipal a d ITS p og ams, whe e a came a platfo m may emai i se vice ac oss a e ti e t affic etwo k fo ma y yea s afte i itial i stallatio . Visit Vadzo Imagi g to explo e the full embedded visio came a po tfolio.

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