Vadzo Imaging Validates Innova-662CRE Sony STARVIS 2 IMX662 2MP GigE Camera with HDR Imaging for Smart Traffic Monitoring

The I ova-662CRE is a 2MP colo olli g shutte GigE Visio came a built o the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 se so a d e gi ee ed fo sma t t affic mo ito i g deployme ts. Gigabit Ethe et with Powe ove Ethe et lets a si gle Cat5e o Cat6 cable ca y both powe a d data up to o e hu d ed mete s f om a oadside came a to the ea est etwo k cabi et, emovi g the sho t cable u limitatio that makes USB a d MIPI came a p oducts imp actical fo pole-mou ted t affic i f ast uctu e. The STARVIS 2 se so ‘s wide dy amic a ge ha dles the backlit a d high-co t ast sce es commo at i te sectio s, tu el e t a ces, a d toll booths, esolvi g vehicle a d lice se plate detail i both b ight sky a d shadowed oadway withi the same f ame. Native GigE Visio complia ce mea s the came a i teg ates with sta da d machi e visio softwa e without a p op ieta y captu e ca d. Desig ed fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s buildi g t affic mo ito i g, tu el, b idge, a d toll i f ast uctu e, the I ova-662CRE gives t affic came a deployme ts the cable dista ce a d dy amic a ge that oadway co ditio s dema d.

CHICAGO, IL / ACCESS Newswi e / Septembe 25, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded visio came a p oducts fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s, today a ou ces validatio of the I ova-662CRE IMX662 2MP GigE Came a, a 2MP colo olli g shutte came a built o the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 se so a d e gi ee ed fo sma t t affic mo ito i g. Pa t of Vadzo’s GigE Visio came a po tfolio, the I ova-662CRE pai s the IMX662’s wide dy amic a ge pixel a chitectu e with Gigabit Ethe et co ectivity, givi g t affic i f ast uctu e i teg ato s a came a that u s ove a si gle Powe ove Ethe et cable up to o e hu d ed mete s f om the ea est switch, without the sho t cable u s that co st ai USB deployme ts o the co-locatio equi eme t that co st ai s MIPI deployme ts. With this validatio , Vadzo delive s a 2MP HDR Gigabit Ethe et Came a that esolves both b ight sky a d shadowed oadway detail i the same f ame, givi g t affic e gi ee s, tu el ope ato s, a d toll autho ity i teg ato s a came a platfo m eady fo di ect i teg atio i to i te sectio , tu el, b idge, a d toll i f ast uctu e without a p op ieta y captu e ca d o sho t- a ge cabli g co st ai t.

Tech ical P oblem Defi itio

T affic mo ito i g came a systems almost always sit somewhe e a compute ack does ot: o a sig al mast a m at a i te sectio , i side a tu el bo e, o a b idge st uctu e, o at a toll ga t y positio ed mete s o te s of mete s f om the ea est equipme t cabi et. USB came a p oducts a e elect ically limited to a few mete s of cable u without a active exte de , a d eve exte ded USB li ks i t oduce eliability co ce s i a outdoo , vib atio -p o e, elect ically oisy oadside e vi o me t. MIPI came a modules face a eve tighte co st ai t, si ce the se so must sit withi ce timete s of its host p ocesso , which fo ces the e ti e compute platfo m o to the pole o ga t y alo gside the came a athe tha allowi g it to sit i a climate-co t olled cabi et at g ou d level. T affic e gi ee s who eed a came a thi ty, fifty, o a hu d ed mete s f om thei ea est cabi et have histo ically had to choose betwee u i g expe sive fibe media co ve te s, accepti g a active USB exte de ‘s eliability comp omises, o mou ti g compute ha dwa e i a outdoo e closu e it was eve desig ed to occupy. T affic sce es p ese t a seco d p oblem i depe de t of cable dista ce. A i te sectio came a looki g west at su set faces a b ight sky di ectly behi d o comi g vehicles. A tu el e t a ce came a must esolve a da k tu el bo e agai st a b ight daylight exte io withi the same field of view. A toll booth came a must ead a lice se plate lit by o comi g headlights at ight without losi g detail i the su ou di g da k oadway. A sta da d dy amic a ge se so fo ced to choose a si gle exposu e setti g fo these sce es eithe blows out the b ight sky a d headlights to white o c ushes the shadowed vehicle a d oadway detail to black, a d eithe failu e mode defeats the vehicle ide tificatio a d lice se plate eadi g that the came a was i stalled to pe fo m i the fi st place. T affic autho ities ope ati g a etwo k of doze s o hu d eds of came a locatio s feel both p oblems compou ded at scale: eve y came a that eeds a active USB exte de o a elocated compute e closu e adds ecu i g mai te a ce cost, a d eve y came a that misses a detectio o a plate ead du i g a backlit o ighttime pe iod ep ese ts a gap i the ve y safety a d e fo ceme t fu ctio the etwo k exists to p ovide.

E gi ee i g Expla atio

The I ova-662CRE add esses the cable dista ce p oblem th ough ative GigE Visio co ectivity with Powe ove Ethe et. A si gle Cat5e o Cat6 cable ca ies both gigabit data a d came a powe up to o e hu d ed mete s, which cove s the ove whelmi g majo ity of pole-to-cabi et a d ga t y-to-cabi et dista ces fou d i eal t affic i f ast uctu e without a media co ve te , a active exte de , o elocati g compute ha dwa e to the pole itself. GigE Visio is a established machi e visio sta da d, so the came a i teg ates with sta da d thi d-pa ty GigE Visio softwa e o the host side athe tha equi i g a p op ieta y captu e ca d o d ive stack, a d the u de lyi g gigabit Ethe et li k tole ates the elect ical oise a d cable outi g co ditio s typical of outdoo i f ast uctu e u s bette tha a exte ded USB li k does. O the dy amic a ge side, the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 is a 1/2.8 i ch back illumi ated CMOS se so with a 2.9-mic o pixel pitch a d ative 2MP (1920 x 1080) esolutio . STARVIS 2 pixel a chitectu e combi es high qua tum efficie cy fo ext eme low-light se sitivity with a o -chip HDR mode that captu es a wide dy amic a ge withi a si gle f ame i te val athe tha me gi g multiple seque tial exposu es afte the fact. This matte s di ectly fo a HDR Imagi g GigE Se so ope ati g at a i te sectio o tu el e t a ce, whe e a seque tial multi-exposu e HDR tech ique would i t oduce ghosti g a tifacts o the movi g vehicles that a e the actual subject of i te est, while si gle-f ame HDR captu e avoids that p oblem e ti ely. A GigE HDR T affic Se so of this desig also be efits f om the i te face choice itself, si ce gigabit Ethe et delive s the ba dwidth a wide dy amic a ge se so eeds at full f ame ate without the comp essio a tifacts a lowe ba dwidth li k would i t oduce. A HDR E ha ced Ethe et Came a built this way esolves both a b ight sky a d a shadowed vehicle i te io withi the same exposu e, which keeps a lice se plate eadable eve whe it sits di ectly i f o t of a st o g backlight sou ce, a d the same HDR Wide Ra ge GigE Came a a chitectu e exte ds that be efit to ighttime sce es whe e headlight gla e would othe wise ove whelm a sta da d dy amic a ge se so . Rolli g shutte eadout is app op iate fo the mode ate vehicle speeds typical of i te sectio s, tu els, a d toll booths, whe e the IMX662’s dy amic a ge adva tage ove sta da d se so s matte s mo e tha the motio f eezi g that a global shutte would add at mea i gfully highe cost. The came a is ated ac oss a -40 deg ee C to 85 deg ee C ope ati g a ge, matchi g the ext eme outdoo tempe atu e swi gs that pole-mou ted a d ga t y-mou ted t affic came a systems expe ie ce ac oss a full yea of exposu e.

P oduct Ove view

The I ova-662CRE is a IMX662 2MP GigE Came a built o the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 se so a d pai ed with ative GigE Visio co ectivity e gi ee ed specifically fo t affic mo ito i g i f ast uctu e. As a So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 GigE Came a, it is pu pose-built fo OEMs who eed a came a that ca sit fa f om its host compute equipme t without sac ifici g image quality i high-co t ast oadway sce es. The So y IMX662 HDR Ethe et Came a desig atio eflects Vadzo’s validatio of the IMX662 se so ‘s HDR mode specifically fo the backlit a d high-co t ast co ditio s t affic came a systems e cou te daily, co fi mi g exposu e behavio , dy amic a ge pe fo ma ce, a d GigE Visio complia ce befo e the module eaches OEM custome s. The came a module houses the IMX662 se so , ISP, a d Gigabit Ethe et co t olle with Powe ove Ethe et i a compact fo m facto with a sta da d S-Mou t (M12) le s holde that accepts i te cha geable optics fo va yi g mou ti g heights a d fields of view. As a 2MP HDR Ethe et Se so platfo m, the came a p ese ts a sta da d GigE Visio i te face to host softwa e, equi i g o p op ieta y captu e ca d fo evaluatio o p oductio i teg atio .

Key specs: 2MP (1920 x 1080) | So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 1/2.8 i ch 2.9-mic o pixel | Colo | Rolli g Shutte | GigE Visio with Powe ove Ethe et | Cat5e/Cat6 up to 100 mete s | S-Mou t (M12) | -40°C to 85°C

Key Capabilities of the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 HDR Gigabit Ethe et Came a

2MP HDR Resolutio fo Wide Dy amic Ra ge T affic Sce es: Ma y t affic came a p oducts still ely o sta da d dy amic a ge se so s that fo ce a i stalle to comp omise betwee exposi g fo the b ight sky o the shadowed oadway, eve both. The I ova-662CRE, positio ed as a IMX662 2MP HDR GigE Came a, captu es a full 2MP (1920 x 1080) f ame with wide dy amic a ge i a si gle exposu e, esolvi g both a b ight sky a d a shadowed vehicle withi the same image. This makes it a 2MP GigE HDR Module suited to i te sectio app oaches whe e the came a faces di ectly i to mo i g o eve i g su , a d a 1080p HDR T affic Came a capable of holdi g usable detail ac oss the full b ight ess a ge a oadway sce e p ese ts athe tha o ly the po tio a sta da d dy amic a ge se so ca captu e.

GigE Visio I te face fo Lo g Dista ce Pole Mou ted Deployme t: T affic i f ast uctu e a ely places a came a withi a few mete s of its host compute equipme t, which is exactly the dista ce USB came a p oducts a e limited to without a active exte de . The I ova-662CRE, validated as a IMX662 2MP HDR Ethe et Came a, emoves that co st ai t e ti ely th ough ative GigE Visio co ectivity, u i g ove a si gle Cat5e o Cat6 cable up to o e hu d ed mete s. This makes it a 2MP Wide DR GigE Came a that t affic e gi ee s ca mou t o a sig al mast, ga t y, o tu el wall at the dista ce the i stallatio equi es, athe tha the dista ce a USB cable happe s to each.

So y STARVIS 2 Se so A chitectu e fo Low Light a d Backlit Co ditio s: T affic mo ito i g u s co ti uously ac oss daw , daylight, dusk, a d full da k ess, a d a se so tu ed o ly fo daylight pe fo ma ce leaves gaps i cove age exactly whe i cide t espo se a d e fo ceme t most depe d o a usable image. The I ova-662CRE’s So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 se so was e gi ee ed specifically fo ext eme low-light se sitivity alo gside its HDR mode, maki g the came a a HDR Visio Ethe et Se so that mai tai s usable detail as ambie t light d ops towa d ighttime levels athe tha equi i g suppleme tal illumi atio at eve y i stallatio site. This dual capability di ectly be efits a HDR Backlit T affic Came a ole, si ce the same se so a chitectu e that esolves a b ight sky agai st a shadowed vehicle du i g the day also esolves headlight gla e agai st a da k oadway at ight. T affic etwo ks that p eviously eeded sepa ate daytime a d ighttime came a tu i g p ofiles ca sta da dize o a si gle exposu e st ategy ac oss the full day a d ight cycle, si ce the se so ‘s combi ed low-light se sitivity a d HDR mode cove both ext emes without a ma ual ha doff betwee setti gs.

HDR Imagi g fo Backlight Compe satio a d Headlight Gla e: Backlit vehicles a d headlight gla e a e the two co ditio s most likely to defeat a sta da d dy amic a ge t affic came a, si ce both p ese t a ext eme b ight ess diffe e ce betwee the light sou ce a d the vehicle o plate the came a actually eeds to esolve. The I ova-662CRE’s si gle-f ame HDR captu e fu ctio s as a T affic Backlight Compe satio Came a without i t oduci g the ghosti g a tifacts a seque tial multi-exposu e HDR tech ique would p oduce o movi g vehicles. This makes it a p actical HDR Roadway Visio Came a fo a y i stallatio whe e the su , a o comi g headlight, o a b ight exit f om a tu el bo e sits di ectly behi d the subject the came a eeds to ide tify.

Powe ove Ethe et fo Simplified T affic I f ast uctu e Wi i g: Roadside came a i stallatio s typically equi e both a powe feed a d a data co ectio u to eve y came a locatio , which doubles the cabli g wo k a d the umbe of failu e poi ts ac oss a t affic etwo k. The I ova-662CRE elimi ates that duplicatio th ough Powe ove Ethe et, delive i g both powe a d gigabit data ove the same Cat5e o Cat6 cable u . Fo a GigE Visio HDR T affic Kit deployme t spa i g multiple i te sectio s o a tu el’s full le gth, this si gle cable app oach educes the co duit a d cabli g wo k equi ed at eve y came a positio , a d it simplifies mai te a ce si ce a tech icia t oubleshooti g a came a has o ly o e cable u to t ace athe tha sepa ate powe a d data paths. I stallatio c ews wi i g a ew i te sectio o et ofitti g a existi g tu el ca budget o e cable pull pe came a positio athe tha coo di ati g sepa ate elect ical a d data co t acto s, which sho te s the i stallatio timeli e fo la ge t affic etwo k buildouts.

OEM I teg atio fo T affic a d Sma t City P og ams: The I ova-662CRE ships as a complete GigE Visio came a module athe tha a ba e se so , givi g t affic a d sma t city OEMs a validated sta ti g poi t i stead of a ope -e ded i teg atio p oject. Available as a HDR T affic Came a Kit fo evaluatio , the came a lets t affic e gi ee i g teams co fi m HDR pe fo ma ce a d cable u dista ce o thei ow i f ast uctu e befo e committi g to a p oductio o de . Fo OEMs evaluati g Vadzo as a OEM HDR T affic GigE Module supplie , this mea s le s matchi g, fi mwa e customizatio , a d e closu e desig suppo t a e available alo gside the co e came a ha dwa e athe tha as a sepa ate e gageme t. Vadzo’s t ack eco d as a HDR T affic Came a Supplie cove s p oductio p og ams spa i g multiple se so families a d i te face types fo OEM custome s buildi g sma t city a d t affic i f ast uctu e p oducts.

“T affic came a i stalle s keep telli g us the same two thi gs. Fi st, the came a almost eve sits close e ough to the cabi et fo USB to wo k, a d u i g a media co ve te o a exte de at eve y pole adds cost a d a othe failu e poi t. Seco d, the exact sce es that matte most fo ide tificatio – a vehicle backlit by a low su , a plate lit by headlights at ight- a e the sce es a sta da d dy amic a ge se so ha dles wo st. The I ova-662CRE was built to a swe both p oblems di ectly. By pai i g the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 with ative GigE Visio a d Powe ove Ethe et, we give t affic e gi ee s a came a that u s a hu d ed mete s o o e cable a d still esolves the backlit, high-co t ast sce es that oadway co ditio s p oduce.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Applicatio Specific Sectio s

T affic Ju ctio a d I te sectio Mo ito i g: I te sectio came a i stallatio s face some of the most dema di g lighti g co ditio s i t affic mo ito i g, si ce a mast a m mou ted came a ofte looks di ectly i to a low mo i g o eve i g su while still eedi g to esolve vehicles a d pedest ia s i the shadowed po tio of the same f ame. The I ova-662CRE fu ctio s as a HDR T affic Ju ctio Came a fo these i stallatio s, usi g its HDR mode to hold detail ac oss the full b ight ess a ge a i te sectio p ese ts, while GigE Visio with Powe ove Ethe et lets the came a sit o the mast a m at whateve dista ce the i te sectio geomet y equi es f om the t affic co t olle cabi et.

T affic Sig al a d Vehicle Detectio Systems: Sig al timi g a d vehicle detectio systems depe d o a came a that eliably disti guishes vehicles f om oadway backg ou d ac oss cha gi g light co ditio s th oughout the day. As a GigE T affic Sig al Came a, the I ova-662CRE gives sig al system i teg ato s co siste t detectio i put ega dless of whethe the i te sectio is backlit by mo i g su , eve ly lit at midday, o illumi ated o ly by headlights a d st eetlights afte da k, educi g the false detectio s that a sta da d dy amic a ge came a i t oduces u de cha gi g lighti g.

Tu el Mo ito i g: Tu el e t a ces p ese t o e of the most ext eme dy amic a ge challe ges i t affic mo ito i g, si ce a came a positio ed to mo ito tu el t affic must esolve the da k tu el bo e a d the b ight daylight exte io withi the same field of view. The I ova-662CRE se ves as a HDR Tu el T affic Came a fo this exact sce a io, a d its Powe ove Ethe et co ectivity suits the lo g cable u s typical of tu el i stallatio s, whe e came a positio s ca sit well beyo d the each of a sta da d USB cable f om the tu el’s equipme t oom. Tu el ope ato s ca positio came a u its at i te vals dictated by cove age equi eme ts athe tha by cable le gth co st ai ts, si ce a si gle Cat5e o Cat6 u eaches the full o e hu d ed mete dista ce the GigE Visio i te face suppo ts.

B idge Mo ito i g: B idge st uctu es place came a ha dwa e at fixed poi ts that a e ofte difficult a d costly to u sepa ate powe a d data cabli g to, pa ticula ly o lo ge spa s whe e the ea est equipme t oom may be a sig ifica t dista ce f om the came a’s optimal va tage poi t. The I ova-662CRE ope ates as a HDR B idge Mo ito i g Came a fo these i stallatio s, with Powe ove Ethe et educi g the b idge st uctu e’s cabli g equi eme t to a si gle u pe came a, a d HDR imagi g esolvi g the high co t ast betwee ope sky a d shadowed st uctu al eleme ts that b idge mo ito i g i stallatio s commo ly face.

Vehicle Detectio a d Toll Roadway Systems: Toll booth a d ope oad tolli g systems eed to eliably ide tify vehicles a d ead lice se plates ega dless of the time of day o the a gle of ambie t light elative to the la e. The I ova-662CRE fu ctio s as a GigE Vehicle Detectio Came a fo these systems, a d its HDR pe fo ma ce di ectly be efits a HDR Toll Booth Came a ole, whe e headlight gla e at ight a d low su a gles at daw a d dusk a e a outi e pa t of the lighti g co ditio s the came a must ha dle without a missed ead. Toll autho ities u i g ope oad tolli g at highway speed depe d o co siste t plate legibility ac oss eve y lighti g co ditio a la e ca p ese t ove a full day a d ight cycle, a d a came a that o ly pe fo ms well i eve midday light leaves a cove age gap p ecisely du i g the t a sitio hou s whe gla e is most seve e.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: Why does Vadzo Imagi g ecomme d a GigE came a fo t affic mo ito i g i stallatio s?

A: Vadzo Imagi g desig s its t affic came a li eup a ou d whe e these came a u its actually get i stalled, which is a ely withi easy cable each of a compute cabi et. Vadzo Imagi g validates its t affic came a p oducts with ative GigE Visio a d Powe ove Ethe et specifically so that a si gle cable ca ca y both powe a d data ac oss the dista ces typical of sig al masts, tu el walls, a d b idge st uctu es. Vadzo Imagi g positio s this i te face choice as a p actical espo se to how t affic i f ast uctu e is actually built, ot a ge e ic featu e checklist item.

Q: How does Vadzo Imagi g’s HDR came a ha dle b ight su light a d vehicle headlights i t affic sce es?

A: Vadzo Imagi g selects se so s with a si gle-f ame HDR mode fo its t affic came a li eup specifically because t affic sce es outi ely p ese t both a b ight light sou ce a d a da k subject withi the same f ame, whethe that is a low su behi d a i te sectio o headlight gla e agai st a da k oadway at ight. Vadzo Imagi g’s HDR app oach captu es the full b ight ess a ge i o e exposu e athe tha me gi g seve al seque tial f ames, which avoids the ghosti g a tifacts that a multi-f ame tech ique would i t oduce o movi g vehicles. T affic e gi ee s evaluati g this capability ca equest a sample u it di ectly f om Vadzo Imagi g to co fi m HDR pe fo ma ce agai st thei ow i te sectio o oadway lighti g co ditio s befo e fi alizi g a deployme t.

Q: Ca Vadzo Imagi g’s t affic came a u ove lo g cable dista ces f om the ea est etwo k cabi et?

A: Yes. Vadzo Imagi g’s t affic came a li eup uses Gigabit Ethe et with Powe ove Ethe et, which ca ies both powe a d data ove a si gle Cat5e o Cat6 cable up to o e hu d ed mete s. Vadzo Imagi g desig ed this specifically fo t affic i f ast uctu e, whe e a came a mou ted o a sig al mast, ga t y, o tu el wall is outi ely much fa the f om its equipme t cabi et tha a sta da d USB cable could each.

Q: Is Vadzo Imagi g’s t affic came a built to ha dle outdoo weathe co ditio s?

A: Yes. Vadzo Imagi g ates its t affic came a li eup ac oss a wide ope ati g tempe atu e a ge to ha dle the outdoo tempe atu e swi gs that pole-mou ted a d ga t y-mou ted came a i stallatio s expe ie ce th oughout a full yea . Vadzo Imagi g validates this e vi o me tal pe fo ma ce specifically fo t affic a d sma t city deployme ts, whe e a came a i stalled o i f ast uctu e is expected to ope ate eliably th ough summe heat a d wi te cold without a se vice visit.

Q: Why should sma t city i teg ato s choose Vadzo Imagi g as thei t affic came a supplie ?

A: Vadzo Imagi g offe s mo e tha a validated came a module. Sma t city i teg ato s wo ki g with Vadzo Imagi g eceive e gi ee i g suppo t cove i g le s selectio , fi mwa e customizatio , a d e closu e desig guida ce alo gside the co e came a ha dwa e. Vadzo Imagi g mai tai s evaluatio kits with o mi imum o de equi eme t, so t affic e gi ee i g teams ca co fi m HDR pe fo ma ce a d cable u dista ce o thei ow i f ast uctu e befo e committi g to volume p oductio . This combi atio of validated ha dwa e, lo g-dista ce co ectivity, a d low mi imum evaluatio access is why sma t city i teg ato s co ti ue to choose Vadzo Imagi g fo t affic came a p og ams.

Availability

The I ova-662CRE IMX662 2MP GigE Came a built o the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 se so is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, S-Mou t le s, Powe ove Ethe et i jecto , a d GigE Visio co figu atio docume tatio , with o mi imum o de equi eme t. B owse the full Sma t T affic Came a li eup at Vadzo’s website o co tact Vadzo at [email p otected] to equest a evaluatio u it o discuss OEM i teg atio equi eme ts fo t affic, tu el, b idge, a d toll came a p og ams.

About Vadzo Imagi g

Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s a d delive s high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo applicatio s i obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, a d medical systems. Its p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms. Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d module-level d ive s, e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based systems ac oss GigE, USB, MIPI, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des came a i te faces.

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