Vadzo Imaging Launches the Innova-544CRE 5MP Color Low Power GigE Camera with Onsemi AR0544 HDR Sensor and Wake-on-Motion Technology.

Vadzo Imagi g i t oduces the I ova-544CRE, a 5MP colo low-powe GigE came a p oduct built o the O semi AR0544 CMOS se so a d e gi ee ed fo etwo ked machi e visio , obotics guida ce, etail mo ito i g, a d edge su veilla ce deployme ts whe e Wake o Motio powe ma ageme t, ea -i f a ed se sitivity, a d up to 100 dB dy amic a ge dete mi e which came a p oduct su vives lo g-te m multi- ode PoE i stallatio s.

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / July 30, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded a d machi e visio came a p oducts, today a ou ced the lau ch of the I ova-544CRE, a 5MP low powe GigE came a p oduct built o the O semi AR0544 CMOS image se so . The I ova-544CRE exte ds Vadzo’s Gigabit Ethe et came a po tfolio with a Wake-o -Motio -capable platfo m desig ed fo machi e visio , obotics guida ce, etail mo ito i g, access co t ol, sma t e t y, bodycam, a d d o e deployme ts whe e co ti uous full- esolutio st eami g is ot always ecessa y, a d powe efficie cy ac oss ma y came a odes dete mi es the total system cost.

The Powe Budget P oblem i Multi-Node GigE Came a Netwo ks

Retail mo ito i g ollouts, sma t e t y systems, bodycam docki g fleets, a d d o e o UAV imagi g platfo ms i c easi gly ely o PoE-fed Gigabit Ethe et came a backbo es ca yi g doze s of etwo ked came a odes. Eve y additio al ode d aws co ti uously f om a sha ed PoE switch budget whethe its field of view co tai s a ythi g wo th eco di g. A sta da d colo olli g shutte GigE came a solves esolutio a d cost. but without se so -level motio gati g o subsampli g, eve y ode pulls full powe a d ba dwidth a ou d the clock ega dless of sce e activity. This becomes a ha d co st ai t at access co t ol poi ts a d sma t e t y doo s that see a pe so fo a f actio of the day, o wea able a d bodycam platfo ms limited by batte y athe tha PoE, a d o sola – o batte y-backed emote sites whe e co ti uous full- esolutio ope atio is ot sustai able. Global shutte se so s add ess motio disto tio but at a cost p emium ha d to justify whe subjects move at mode ate speed, as they do at a doo , a checkout cou te , o a wea able va tage poi t. The eal equi eme t is a olli g shutte se so with powe gati g built i to the se so itself, ot host-side logic eplicated ac oss eve y ode.

Se so A chitectu e Behi d the I ova-544CRE

The I ova-544CRE is built o the O semi AR0544, a stacked back-side illumi ated CMOS se so usi g 1.4-µm by 1.4-µm pixels o a 1/4.2-i ch optical fo mat. The stacked BSI co st uctio sepa ates the pixel a ay a d p ocessi g logic ac oss bo ded wafe s, imp ovi g photo collectio efficie cy a d e abli g o boa d powe a d eadout featu es that a co ve tio al pla a se so ca ot suppo t i the same footp i t. The AR0544 uses a elect o ic olli g shutte with Global Reset Release suppo t, esetti g all ows simulta eously at the sta t of exposu e eve though eadout still p oceeds ow by ow, educi g timi g skew u de st obe illumi atio without the cost of a t ue global shutte desig . At full 5MP esolutio of 2592 by 1944 pixels, the se so st eams up to 60 f ames pe seco d i li ea mode, givi g ative high- esolutio output without a c opped o bi ed comp omise. E ha ced NIR espo se at 850 ms a d 940 m wavele gths exte ds usable a ge i to low-light a d IR-illumi ated sce es without a dedicated mo och ome va ia t. Dy amic a ge u s th ough two o boa d modes, Li e I te leaved HDR usi g dual T1 a d T2 exposu e eadout withi a si gle f ame a d e ha ced Dy amic Ra ge p ocessi g, togethe eachi g up to 100 dB fo sce es with simulta eous b ight a d shaded egio s. Wake o Motio combi ed with subsampli g modes i cludi g skippi g, bi i g, a d summi g lets the se so hold a educed powe state u til motio is detected, the etu to full st eami g without host i te ve tio .

Came a Platfo m Ove view

A ou d the AR0544 se so , the I ova-544CRE packages a full 5MP Gigabit Ethe et came a platfo m fo OEM i teg atio . The came a co ects th ough a sta da d RJ45 co ecto suppo ti g both 100Base-T a d 1000Base-T li k speeds, st eami g high- esolutio video to i dust ial PCs, embedded visio co t olle s, a d video ma ageme t systems without a dedicated f ame g abbe . Powe ove Ethe et complia t with IEEE 802.3af at 36 to 57 volts delive s data a d powe ove the same cable, emovi g the eed fo a sepa ate supply at each ode. ONVIF complia ce allows the I ova-544CRE to be discove ed a d added to sta da ds-based video ma ageme t platfo ms without p op ieta y i teg atio wo k. The came a ships i a compact th ee-boa d stack measu i g 38mm by 38mm a d weighi g 25 g ams without le s, mou ted o a S-Mou t M12 optical i te face with a 74-deg ee DFOV le s. Ope ati g tempe atu e is ated f om mi us 30°C to plus 85°C, suppo ti g outdoo a d i doo deployme t alike, a d the platfo m is qualified u de RoHS 3 a d REACH fo Wi dows a d Li ux host e vi o me ts.

Key Capabilities of the I ova-544CRE Low Powe GigE Came a

Wake o Motio a d Subsampli g fo Multi Node Netwo k Efficie cy: Co ti uous full esolutio st eami g ac oss doze s of PoE came a odes multiplies switch load ega dless of whethe a y ode obse ves mea i gful activity. The I ova-544CRE add esses this at the se so level, holdi g a educed powe state th ough skippi g, bi i g o summi g subsampli g u til motio is detected, the etu i g automatically to full 2592 by 1944 st eami g. This lets i teg ato s deploy a motio activated IP came a a chitectu e ac oss access poi ts, wea able docks a d emote mo ito i g odes without host side polli g logic o eve y u it.

Global Reset Release Rolli g Shutte fo Cost Effective Motio Ha dli g: A plai olli g shutte se so eads each ow at a slightly diffe e t mome t, i t oduci g skew whe illumi atio cha ges quickly o a st obe fi es mid f ame. Global Reset Release esets the full pixel a ay at a si gle i sta t befo e ow-by- ow eadout begi s, educi g this timi g se sitivity without the cost of a t ue global shutte desig . Fo sma t video doo bells, checkout cou te s a d access co t ol poi ts whe e subjects move at walki g speed, this delive s depe dable image quality at a olli g shutte p ice poi t.

Li e I te leaved HDR a d E ha ced Dy amic Ra ge fo Mixed Lighti g: A doo way lit f om behi d by day-light, a etail e t a ce with mixed i doo a d wi dow lighti g o a d o e desce di g towa d a shaded la di g zo e p ese t the same p oblem, a si gle exposu e setti g ca ot hold detail i both b ight a d da k egio s at o ce. LI-HDR captu es i te leaved T1 a d T2 exposu es withi o e f ame pe iod while eDR p ocessi g exte ds the usable a ge fu the , togethe delive i g up to 100 dB, so the I ova-544CRE holds usable detail ac oss a mixed lighti g sce e.

E ha ced Nea I f a ed Respo se fo Low Light a d Illumi ated Sce es: Sta da d colo se so s lose se sitivity i the ea i f a ed ba d because the Baye filte stack atte uates wavele gths beyo d the visible a ge, a limitatio that shows up i ighttime access co t ol a d low light bodycam footage. The AR0544 se so ‘s e ha ced espo se at 850 m a d 940 m wavele gths exte ds usable se sitivity i to commo IR illumi ato ba ds, givi g depe dable output afte da k without a sepa ate mo och ome se so .

Gigabit Ethe et, PoE a d ONVIF fo Sta da ds Based Deployme t: Lo g cable u s, dete mi istic ba dwidth a d si gle cable i stallatio a e p actical equi eme ts of a y multi ode came a etwo k, a d USB based i te faces ca ot meet all th ee at o ce. The I ova-544CRE Gigabit Ethe et i te face with IEEE 802.3af PoE a d ONVIF complia ce lets the came a d op di ectly i to existi g video ma ageme t i f ast uctu e a d i dust ial Ethe et came a etwo ks without p op ieta y d ive s, simplifyi g ollout ac oss etail, access co t ol a d sma t city sites al eady sta da dized o ONVIF.

I ova-544CRE Specificatio s

“The I ova-544CRE gives OEM teams a colo GigE came a p oduct that does ‘t fo ce a choice betwee esolutio , dy amic a ge a d powe efficie cy. Wake o Motio a d the o boa d subsampli g modes mea a i teg ato ca deploy the same 5MP AR0544 platfo m at a busy etail e t a ce a d at a batte y co st ai ed emote access poi t without edesig i g powe a chitectu e betwee the two. That flexibility is what OEM custome s have bee aski g fo i a etwo ked came a p oduct.” said Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Ta get Applicatio s

Machi e Visio , Robotics a d I dust ial I spectio : Pa t i spectio a d obotics guida ce systems depe d o getti g high- esolutio f ames to a ce t al visio co t olle without the cable le gth limits of a poi t to poi t USB, The I ova-544CRE 5MP output ove Gigabit Ethe et solves this di ectly, letti g multiple came a odes feed a sha ed i spectio o guida ce co t olle ove sta da d etwo k i f ast uctu e athe tha equi i g a dedicated f ame g abbe pe u it. Global Reset Release olli g shutte behavio keeps co veyo a d obotic a m motio f ee of the ow-timi g skew a plai olli g shutte would i t oduce at mode ate li e speeds, while ONVIF complia ce mea s the came a ca be added to a existi g machi e visio o i dust ial automatio etwo k without p op ieta y d ive s. Fo OEM teams sta da dizi g a etwo ked i spectio a chitectu e, this educes i teg atio effo t compa ed to ma agi g pe -came a USB co ectio s ac oss a p oductio floo .

Retail Mo ito i g, Sma t E t y a d Access Co t ol: Multi-doo etail ollouts a d access co t ol i stallatio s commo ly u twe ty o mo e came a odes off a sha ed PoE switch, maki g pe – ode powe d aw a di ect li e item i total deployme t cost. The I ova-544CRE Wake o Motio a d subsampli g modes hold each came a i a educed powe state betwee eve ts, so a e t a ce that sees foot t affic fo a f actio of the ope ati g day does ot d aw full powe a ou d the clock. IEEE 802.3af PoE at 36 to 57 volts delive s both data a d powe ove a si gle RJ45 u , simplifyi g cabli g ac oss a sto e o buildi g’s full set of e t y poi ts. ONVIF complia ce allows di ect discove y i side existi g etail video ma ageme t platfo ms, so the came a ca be added to a u i g deployme t without custom i teg atio wo k at each ew locatio .

Sma t Video Doo bells a d Pedest ia Su veilla ce: Doo way a d pe imete mo ito i g sce es outi ely combi e st o g back-light f om day-light with shadowed fo eg ou d detail, a co ditio that defeats a sta da d dy amic- a ge se so . The I ova-544CRE LI-HDR a d eDR modes exte d a usable dy amic a ge up to 100 dB, holdi g detail i both the b ight exte io a d the shaded e t yway i the same f ame. E ha ced NIR espo se at 850 m a d 940 m wavele gths exte d this cove age i to full da k ess whe pai ed with IR illumi atio , givi g co ti uous usable footage f om midday su th ough ighttime ope atio without switchi g se so modes. Global Reset Release olli g shutte output is well matched to subjects app oachi g at walki g pace, a d the 5MP esolutio p ovides e ough pixel de sity fo facial o lice se plate detail at typical doo way o pe imete dista ces.

Bodycam a d Wea able Imagi g: Wea able platfo ms a e co st ai ed by batte y capacity athe tha PoE, maki g eve y milliwatt of sta di g powe d aw a di ect eductio i ope ati g time betwee cha ges. The I ova-544CRE Wake o Motio a d subsampli g modes, i cludi g skippi g, bi i g a d summi g, let the came a idle at educed esolutio o f ame ate du i g i active st etches a d etu to full 2592 by 1944 captu e the i sta t motio is detected, athe tha st eami g at full esolutio co ti uously. The compact th ee boa d stack at 38mm by 38mm a d 25 g ams without le s fits the tight e closu e volume typical of body-wo housi gs, a d the S-Mou t M12 optics with 74-deg ee DFOV keep the optical path withi the same small footp i t. This combi atio lets i teg ato s exte d u time without sac ifici g full- esolutio captu e at the mome t a i cide t actually occu s.

D o e, UAV a d Remote Site Mo ito i g: U atte ded emote mo ito i g odes a d UAV g ou d statio o docki g i stallatio s a e f eque tly powe co st ai ed, u i g f om batte y, sola o limited site powe athe tha a stable mai s supply, a d a e exposed to a wide tempe atu e swi g tha a i doo came a would see, The I ova-544CRE mi us 30°C to plus 85°C ope ati g a ge cove s both cold weathe sta tup a d heat buildup i a outdoo e closu e without a sepa ate uggedized va ia t, Wake-o -Motio powe gati g educes sta di g d aw at sites whe e co ti uous full- esolutio st eami g is ot sustai able o the available powe budget, while LI-HDR a d eDR ha dle the high co t ast lighti g commo to ae ial desce t, ope la di g zo es a d outdoo i f ast uctu e sce es whe e b ight sky a d shadowed g ou d appea i the same f ame.

Access Co t ol a d Doo Co t ol Systems: Doo mou ted access co t ol came a see activity i sho t bu sts, a badge p ese ted, a doo ope i g, athe tha co ti uous mea i gful motio , which makes sta di g powe d aw ac oss a buildi g’s full set of access poi ts difficult to justify. The I ova-544CRE Wake o Motio capability holds the se so i a educed powe state betwee eve ts a d etu s to full 5MP captu e the i sta t motio is detected, avoidi g the always o st eami g load a sta da d GigE came a would place o the PoE switch. Global Reset Release olli g shutte output emai s disto tio f ee at the walki g pace typical of doo app oach, a d ONVIF complia ce lets the came a feed di ectly i to existi g doo co t olle a d video ma ageme t i f ast uctu e without p op ieta y i teg atio wo k at each access poi t.

Embedded Visio a d Edge AI Platfo ms: Edge AI i fe e ce pipeli es a e f eque tly limited by available etwo k ba dwidth a d dow st eam compute athe tha aw se so esolutio , pa ticula ly whe multiple came a odes sha e a si gle i fe e ce host. The I ova-544CRE subsampli g modes, skippi g, bi i g a d summi g, allow the se so to educe output esolutio a d f ame ate du i g low activity pe iods at the ha dwa e level, f eei g ba dwidth a d compute fo i fe e ce wo kloads athe tha full esolutio f ame decodi g a ou d the clock. The sta da d Gigabit Ethe et i te face a d ONVIF complia ce let the came a egiste with a existi g edge visio etwo k without custom d ive wo k, a d Wake o Motio e su es the platfo m etu s to full 5MP output automatically the mome t a i fe e ce- eleva t eve t occu s.

SDK a d Softwa e Suppo t

The I ova-544CRE is suppo ted by the VADZO NXT SDK, givi g OEM develope s p og ammatic access to se so level co figu atio beyo d ONVIF defaults, i cludi g exposu e a d gai co t ol, HDR mode selectio , Wake o Motio th esholds, subsampli g co figu atio a d fi mwa e updates. APIs a e available i C, C++, C# a d Pytho fo Wi dows a d Li ux, allowi g the same SDK to suppo t evaluatio th ough full p oductio deployme t without switchi g toolchai s betwee stages.

About Vadzo Imagi g

Vadzo Imagi g develops embedded a d machi e visio came a p oducts fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s buildi g p oductio eady visio systems ac oss i dust ial automatio , obotics, etail a d access co t ol, wea able a d bodycam platfo ms, d o e a d UAV imagi g a d sma t su veilla ce. The compa y’s Gigabit Ethe et came a se ies, alo gside its USB a d MIPI i te face came a p oducts, suppo ts the full a ge of embedded deployme t a chitectu es f om boa d level modules to etwo ked, PoE fed 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 a d OEM came a customizatio usi g the VADZO NXT SDK to simplify developme t a d deployme t at scale. Visit www.vadzoimagi g.com to explo e the full embedded visio came a po tfolio.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: What should i teg ato s look fo i a low powe GigE came a fo multi ode PoE etwo ks?

A: A 5MP low powe GigE came a fo multi ode PoE etwo ks eeds se so level powe gati g athe tha host ma aged powe states, si ce host side logic has to be eplicated ac oss eve y ode. Wake o Motio lets each came a hold a educed powe state i depe de tly u til activity is detected, keepi g agg egate powe d aw a d PoE switch budget ma ageable as ode cou t g ows. Subsampli g modes such as skippi g, bi i g, a d summi g add a fu the laye of eductio fo deployme ts that do ot eed co ti uous full esolutio output. ONVIF complia ce a d sta da d Gigabit Ethe et co ectivity matte equally, si ce p op ieta y i teg atio offsets the powe savi gs. The I ova-544CRE f om Vadzo Imagi g is built a ou d this equi eme t. Its O semi AR0544 se so combi es Wake o Motio a d subsampli g with a 5MP esolutio ceili g, a IEEE 802.3af PoE Gigabit Ethe et i te face a d full ONVIF complia ce, givi g i teg ato s a Low Powe Gigabit Ethe et Came a platfo m that scales ac oss etail, access co t ol a d emote mo ito i g odes without a edesig betwee deployme t types.

Q: How does Wake o Motio educe powe co sumptio i a always o Ethe et came a?

A: Wake o Motio is a se so level featu e that holds the imagi g co e i a educed powe state a d mo ito s the sce e fo activity usi g mi imal o boa d ci cuit y, t igge i g a full etu to st eami g esolutio o ly whe motio c osses a co figu ed th eshold. This diffe s f om a host ma aged powe scheme, whe e the co ected system has to poll the came a a d issue mode to cha ge comma ds, addi g late cy a d softwa e complexity ac oss eve y ode.

The p actical be efit depe ds o how much of a deployme t’s ope ati g time actually co tai s mea i gful activity. A doo mou ted o checkout faci g came a that sees a subject fo a small f actio of its ope ati g hou s ca emai i a educed powe state fo the emai de without missi g a eve t, si ce the t a sitio back to full esolutio happe s at the se so level as soo as motio is detected. O a PoE etwo k ca yi g ma y such odes, this educes the agg egate load o the switch powe budget without a y cha ge to the host a chitectu e. Se so s that pai Wake o Motio with subsampli g exte d this fu the , letti g the came a st eam at educed esolutio du i g low activity pe iods athe tha shutti g dow e ti ely.

Q: What is the diffe e ce betwee a global shutte a d a olli g shutte came a fo etail a d access co t ol deployme ts?

A: A global shutte se so exposes eve y pixel i the a ay at the same i sta t, elimi ati g skew whe the subject o came a is i motio du i g captu e. A olli g shutte se so exposes each ow seque tially, which ca i t oduce visible skew whe a subject moves quickly, o illumi atio cha ges mid exposu e. Fo etail a d access co t ol deployme ts whe e subjects move at walki g speed, this disto tio is mi o , a d the cost a d powe savi gs of a olli g shutte desig ge e ally outweigh the be efit of a global shutte se so .

Se so s that add Global Reset Release suppo t close to this gap. GRR esets the e ti e pixel a ay at a si gle i sta t befo e ow-by- ow eadout p oceeds, educi g the timi g se sitivity a plai olli g shutte desig i t oduces u de st obe o apidly cha gi g illumi atio , without the cost of a t ue global shutte a chitectu e. Fo OEM teams buildi g etail mo ito i g, sma t e t y o access co t ol systems, a GRR e abled olli g shutte se so is typically the mo e cost-effective choice, ese vi g global shutte desig s fo applicatio s whe e subject motio is faste , a d measu eme t accu acy is a ha de equi eme t.

Q: Which GigE came a suppo ts ea i f a ed imagi g fo low light su veilla ce?

A: A GigE came a i te ded fo low light a d ea i f a ed su veilla ce eeds a se so with e ha ced NIR espo se, si ce sta da d colo se so s lose se sitivity beyo d the visible a ge due to thei Baye filte stack. Dy amic a ge ha dli g matte s equally, si ce low light a d IR illumi ated sce es ofte i clude both b ight illumi ato eflectio s a d da k shaded egio s i the same f ame, a d a se so without HDR p ocessi g will lose detail i o e o the othe . The I ova-544CRE add esses both equi eme ts. Its O semi AR0544 se so delive s e ha ced NIR espo se at 850 m a d 940 m wavele gths, commo IR illumi ato ba ds used i access co t ol a d pe imete su veilla ce a d secu ity i stallatio s, while LI-HDR a d eDR p ocessi g exte d usable dy amic a ge up to 100 dB fo mixed illumi atio . Combi ed with a Gigabit Ethe et i te face a d ONVIF complia ce fo di ect video ma ageme t system i teg atio , the I ova-544CRE cove s day-light, low light a d afte da k ope atio without a sepa ate mo och ome o dual se so co figu atio .

Q: What should i teg ato s look fo i a ONVIF complia t GigE came a fo sma t e t y a d bodycam deployme ts?

A: A ONVIF complia t GigE came a fo sma t e t y a d bodycam deployme ts eeds sta da ds-based discove y so it ca joi a existi g video ma ageme t system without p op ieta y d ive s, alo g with a powe a chitectu e suited to the deployme t, PoE fo fixed i stallatio s a d low powe se so modes fo batte y co st ai ed wea able platfo ms. Resolutio a d dy amic a ge still matte , si ce a sma t e t y poi t o bodycam has to hold detail ac oss va iable lighti g athe tha a co t olled e vi o me t. The I ova-544CRE meets these equi eme ts as a 5MP ONVIF complia t GigE came a built o the O semi AR0544 se so , combi i g Wake o Motio a d subsampli g fo powe co st ai ed deployme ts with LI-HDR a d eDR dy amic a ge ha dli g fo va iable lighti g. The compact th ee boa d fo m facto a d S-Mou t M12 optics suppo t i teg atio i to both fixed sma t e t y housi gs a d compact wea able a d bodycam platfo ms, givi g system i teg ato s o e se so platfo m athe tha sepa ate p oducts fo each fo m facto .

Availability

The I ova-544CRE 5MP Colo Low Powe GigE Came a is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s th ough Vadzo Imagi g’s Gigabit Ethe et came a se ies with o mi imum o de equi eme t. Each evaluatio u it i cludes the came a module, S-Mou t M12 le s a d i teg atio docume tatio cove i g ONVIF co figu atio , PoE equi eme ts a d VADZO NXT SDK setup fo Wi dows a d Li ux host e vi o me ts. Co tact [email p otected] To equest evaluatio u its o discuss OEM i teg atio equi eme ts.

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 came a 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 i spectio systems.

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