Vadzo Imaging Validates Bolt-1335CRO AR1335 OIS Autofocus MIPI Camera with NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano for Drone and UAV Applications

Vadzo Imagi g has completed platfo m validatio of the Bolt-1335CRO, a 13MP AR1335 OIS Autofocus MIPI Came a combi i g voice coil moto autofocus a d optical image stabilizatio o NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o. The module add esses the vib atio -i duced blu a d co ti uously cha gi g wo ki g dista ce that OEM develope s face whe deployi g a high- esolutio autofocus MIPI came a o d o e a d UAV imagi g payloads. Built o the O semi AR1335 se so with MIPI CSI-2 output, the Bolt-1335CRO ta gets ae ial mappi g, i f ast uctu e i spectio , p ecisio ag icultu e, a d gimbal-stabilized su veilla ce platfo ms that equi e stabilized 4K image captu e i a boa d-level embedded fo m facto .

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / July 27, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a develope of OEM embedded came a p oducts fo i dust ial a d embedded visio applicatio s, today a ou ced validatio of the Bolt-1335CRO, a AR1335 OIS Autofocus Came a qualified o NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o fo d o e a d UAV imagi g platfo ms. The validatio add esses the stabilizatio a d focus equi eme ts that sepa ate g ou d-based machi e visio deployme ts f om ai bo e imagi g payloads subject to oto vib atio , wi d-i duced platfo m motio , a d co ti uously cha gi g subject dista ce.

The Stabilizatio a d Focus Challe ge i D o e a d UAV Came a Payloads

Ai bo e imagi g platfo ms i t oduce two e gi ee i g p oblems that g ou d-mou ted machi e visio systems a ely e cou te at the same seve ity. The fi st is high-f eque cy vib atio t a smitted f om the p opulsio system a d ai f ame i to the came a payload, a distu ba ce that a gimbal’s mecha ical stabilizatio dampe s at low f eque cies but ofte ca ot fully ca cel at the highe f eque cies ge e ated by moto a d oto ha mo ics. A olli g shutte se so captu i g this esidual vib atio p oduces f ame-level blu a d geomet ic skew that deg ades tasks a gi g f om o thomosaic stitchi g to defect detectio .

The seco d p oblem is co ti uously cha gi g wo ki g dista ces. A d o e climbi g f om a low-altitude i spectio pass to a highe -altitude mappi g pass shifts the subject dista ce by te s o hu d eds of mete s withi seco ds, a d a fixed-focus 4K d o e came a ca ot t ack that cha ge. Fo AR1335 d o e came a a d AR1335 UAV came a deployme ts built o a 13MP se so , this focus e o is mag ified because highe pixel de sity makes a y defocus mo e visually appa e t at the pixel level.

OEM develope s buildi g d o e gimbal stabilizatio came a systems a d UAV payload came a platfo ms eed both p oblems solved at the optical a d se so level befo e the f ame eaches the flight compute ‘s i fe e ce pipeli e, ot co ected afte wa d i softwa e.

Why Optical Image Stabilizatio a d Autofocus Must Ope ate at the Le s Module Level

Co ecti g vib atio a d focusi g e o o softwa e afte captu i g is a commo wo ka ou d, but it ca ies eal costs. Digital stabilizatio c ops the f ame to compe sate fo motio , disca di g field of view, a d educi g the effective esolutio delive ed to the i fe e ce e gi e. Softwa e-based sha pe i g ca ot ecove detail lost to ge ui e optical defocus, a d both app oaches add p ocessi g load to a powe a d the mal budget as tight as a NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o payload o a UAV.

The Bolt-1335CRO add esses both p oblems befo e the se so exposes a f ame. Optical image stabilizatio shifts the le s eleme t to cou te act high-f eque cy vib atio i eal time, co ecti g the distu ba ce at the optical path athe tha i a dow st eam p ocessi g stage. This compleme ts, athe tha duplicates, the lowe -f eque cy mecha ical stabilizatio a gimbal al eady p ovides, closi g the gap that esidual moto a d oto vib atio leaves behi d. Voice coil moto autofocus ope ates alo gside the stabilizatio actuato , co ti uously adjusti g le s positio as wo ki g dista ce cha ges with altitude, flight attitude, o gimbal tilt, so the AR1335 se so delive s a sha p f ame ac oss the full a ge of a missio p ofile.

Because both co ectio s happe at the le s module befo e the MIPI CSI-2 i te face delive s pixel data to the SoC, the OIS autofocus MIPI came a p ese ves full field of view a d full ative esolutio i eve y f ame, leavi g the Jetso O i Na o’s compute budget available fo object detectio , mappi g, o avigatio i fe e ce athe tha motio compe satio .

Bolt-1335CRO: AR1335 OIS Autofocus MIPI Came a Ove view

The Bolt-1335CRO is built o the O semi AR1335, a 1/3.2-i ch back-side illumi ated CMOS se so with 1.1 µm pixel pitch delive i g 13MP esolutio at 4208 x 3120. The AR1335’s BSI a chitectu e imp oves photo collectio pe pixel elative to f o t-side illumi ated desig s, suppo ti g usable image quality du i g daw a d dusk mappi g flights a d shaded i f ast uctu e i spectio passes. Rolli g shutte eadout keeps the module compact a d powe -efficie t fo weight-co st ai ed UAV payloads, with the OIS actuato add essi g the vib atio – elated disto tio that a global shutte would othe wise be eeded to avoid.

As a 13MP 4K MIPI Came a with ative MIPI CSI-2 output, the Bolt-1335CRO co ects di ectly to the host SoC’s ISP with a di ect pixel path a d o added d ive o etwo k stack ove head, a timi g adva tage fo closed-loop flight co t ol a d eal-time i fe e ce. The module is validated o NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o, exte di g Vadzo’s existi g Bolt se ies d ive suppo t fo the b oade Jetso O i family a d Raspbe y Pi platfo ms. Boa d-level co st uctio a d S-Mou t (M12) optics give OEM i teg ato s flexibility to select le s co figu atio s fo mappi g, i spectio , o gimbal-mou ted su veilla ce without a se so edesig .

Key Capabilities of the Bolt-1335CRO

Optical Image Stabilizatio fo Vib atio -F ee Ae ial Captu e: The OIS actuato i the Bolt-1335CRO shifts the le s eleme t to compe sate fo high-f eque cy vib atio t a smitted th ough the ai f ame a d gimbal mou t. Co ecti g esidual motio , a gimbal’s mecha ical stabilizatio ca ot fully ca cel. Fo embedded OIS came a deployme ts o multi- oto UAV platfo ms, this educes f ame-level blu that othe wise co upts o thomosaic stitchi g accu acy a d obscu es fi e su face detail i i spectio . As a optical image stabilizatio MIPI came a, the module delive s this co ectio at the optical path, ahead of softwa e-based motio compe satio .

VCM Autofocus fo Va iable Altitude a d Wo ki g Dista ce: A voice coil moto moves the AR1335’s le s eleme t to mai tai focus as wo ki g dista ce cha ges with altitude, gimbal tilt, o flight attitude, a co ditio fixed-focus modules ca ot t ack. Fo AR1335 ae ial imagi g came a a d AR1335 gimbal came a deployme ts spa i g multiple altitudes i a si gle missio , this keeps eve y f ame i focus without equi i g ecalib atio betwee passes. As a autofocus MIPI CSI came a, the Bolt-1335CRO exte ds the same VCM autofocus app oach validated ac oss Vadzo’s Bolt MIPI came a po tfolio to this OIS-e abled co figu atio suited fo di ect SoC i teg atio .

13MP AR1335 Se so Resolutio a d BSI Pixel A chitectu e: At 13MP (4208 x 3120), the AR1335 gives OEM teams buildi g AR1335 d o e imagi g came a a d p ecisio ag icultu e d o e came a platfo ms e ough pixel de sity to esolve fi e c op-level a d st uctu al detail f om typical mappi g altitudes without c oppi g i to a lowe effective esolutio . The 1.1 µm BSI pixel a chitectu e imp oves low-light se sitivity elative to f o t-side illumi ated se so s of compa able pixel pitch, a mea i gful facto fo ea ly-mo i g ag icultu al flights a d shadowed i spectio e vi o me ts. As a 13MP Colo MIPI Came a, the se so outputs full- esolutio colo f ames suited to both AI-based classificatio a d di ect visual eview.

MIPI CSI-2 I teg atio with NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o: The Bolt-1335CRO co ects to the host SoC ove a 2-la e o 4-la e MIPI CSI-2 i te face, validated o NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o alo gside the b oade Bolt se ies d ive suppo t fo Jetso O i NX, Jetso O i AGX, Raspbe y Pi 4, Raspbe y Pi 5, a d NXP i.MX8M Plus. Fo Jetso O i Na o came a module a d O i Na o MIPI came a i teg atio s o weight a d powe -co st ai ed UAV compute payloads, this 4K autofocus MIPI came a delive s pixel data di ectly to the SoC ISP, avoidi g the added d ive a d e ume atio ove head that a o – ative came a i te face would i t oduce i to the flight compute ‘s f ame pipeli e.

Bolt-1335CRO P oduct Specificatio s

“D o e a d UAV imagi g payloads ask a came a module to solve two p oblems simulta eously, vib atio a d co ti uously cha gi g focus dista ce, o a platfo m whe e eve y g am a d milliwatt is co tested. The Bolt-1335CRO’s OIS actuato a d VCM autofocus solve both at the le s module, ahead of the ISP, so the Jetso O i Na o o the ai f ame spe ds its compute budget o mappi g a d i spectio i fe e ce i stead of co ecti g motio a tifacts i post-p ocessi g. That is the disti ctio that matte s fo OEM teams buildi g p oductio ae ial imagi g systems o a 13MP AR1335 platfo m.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g

Ta get Applicatio s

Ae ial Mappi g a d P ecisio Ag icultu e: O thomosaic mappi g a d NDVI-based c op health a alysis both depe d o f ame-to-f ame geomet ic co siste cy ac oss a flight path, a equi eme t that vib atio -i duced blu a d focus d ift di ectly u de mi e. As a ae ial mappi g came a built o a 13MP AR1335 se so , the Bolt-1335CRO delive s OIS-co ected f ames with VCM autofocus t acki g altitude cha ges ac oss a si gle missio , educi g the stitchi g a tifacts a d soft-focus tiles that deg ade output i p ecisio ag icultu e d o e came a deployme ts. Fo fixed-wi g a d multi- oto platfo ms flyi g va iable-altitude su vey g ids, mai tai i g focus a d stabilizatio without ma ual ecalib atio sho te s missio pla i g time a d imp oves usable f ame yield.

UAV I f ast uctu e I spectio : I specti g b idges, t a smissio towe s, wi d tu bi e blades, a d pipeli e co ido s equi es close- a ge imagi g whe e platfo m vib atio a d apidly cha gi g sta doff dista ce a e co sta t co ditio s athe tha occasio al distu ba ces. A d o e i spectio came a built o the Bolt-1335CRO’s OIS a d autofocus combi atio keeps fi e su face defects, co osio , a d hai li e c acki g esolvable at the pixel level as the UAV adjusts dista ce to mai tai a safe sta doff f om the st uctu e. The AR1335’s 13MP esolutio gives i spectio teams the pixel de sity eeded to detect sub-millimete defects, educi g epeated passes to compe sate fo missed o blu ed f ames.

Gimbal-Stabilized Ae ial Su veilla ce a d Secu ity: Secu ity a d pe imete mo ito i g platfo ms mou ted o UAV gimbals equi e UAV Su veilla ce came a modules that mai tai subject focus a d f ame stability as the ai c aft holds positio i va iable wi d o t acks a movi g subject at cha gi g a ge. The Bolt-1335CRO’s OIS actuato add esses esidual high-f eque cy vib atio a gimbal’s mecha ical stabilizatio does ot fully abso b, while VCM autofocus keeps the subject sha p as t acki g dista ce cha ges du i g a loite o pu suit p ofile. Fo OEM teams buildi g AR1335 d o e visio came a payloads fo bo de mo ito i g o c itical i f ast uctu e secu ity, this combi atio educes false egatives caused by motio blu i dow st eam video a alytics.

Sma t City a d E vi o me tal Mo ito i g D o es: Mu icipal UAV p og ams used fo t affic flow a alysis, e vi o me tal complia ce mo ito i g, a d co st uctio p og ess t acki g be efit f om a 4K OIS came a that delive s co siste t, stabilized image y ac oss epeated su vey flights ove the same u ba a ea. The Bolt-1335CRO’s combi atio of 13MP esolutio , optical image stabilizatio , a d MIPI CSI-2 i teg atio with NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o suppo ts o -boa d i fe e ce fo vehicle cou ti g a d co st uctio p og ess ve ificatio without offloadi g aw video to g ou d i f ast uctu e. As a 4K optical image stabilizatio came a validated fo embedded Li ux platfo ms, the module fits di ectly i to sma t city UAV p og ams built a ou d edge p ocessi g.

Robotics a d Edge AI Payload I teg atio o NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o: Beyo d fixed-wi g a d multi- oto ai c aft, the Bolt-1335CRO’s compact boa d-level fo m facto a d ative MIPI CSI-2 i te face suit a y weight a d powe -co st ai ed obotics payload built a ou d NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o, i cludi g tethe ed i spectio d o es, obotic a ms mou ted o mobile UAV docki g statio s, a d hyb id g ou d-ai i spectio obots. As a OEM MIPI autofocus came a validated o the same Jetso O i Na o platfo m used ac oss Vadzo’s Bolt came a po tfolio, the module gives OEM i teg ato s a si gle qualified imagi g platfo m to sta da dize ac oss ai bo e a d g ou d-based obotics p og ams.

VISPA ARC SDK fo OIS a d Autofocus Co t ol

Beyo d the sta da d V4L2 d ive a d device t ee ove lay that b i g the Bolt-1335CRO up o NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o, Vadzo p ovides the VISPA ARC SDK fo applicatio s that eed di ect p og ammatic co t ol ove OIS actuatio , autofocus behavio , ROI co figu atio , a d othe fu ctio s outside the default V4L2 captu e path. The SDK exposes C, C++, C#, a d Pytho APIs, letti g flight compute softwa e t igge autofocus at specific missio waypoi ts, adjust ROI wi dowi g to educe ba dwidth o co st ai ed data li ks, o sy ch o ize captu e with GPIO sig als f om the flight co t olle .

Fo OEM teams buildi g Custom MIPI Came a fo d o es i teg atio s whe e the sta da d captu e pipeli e eeds missio -specific behavio , such as autofocus lockout du i g a mappi g pass, VISPA ARC p ovides that co t ol without a custom ke el d ive . The SDK i stalls alo gside the ative V4L2 st eam, so sta da d captu e co ti ues to fu ctio fo teams that do ot eed the exte ded co t ol laye . Full SDK docume tatio is available di ectly f om Vadzoimagi g.com.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: What is optical image stabilizatio a d why does it matte fo d o e came a systems?

A: Optical image stabilizatio co ects came a shake at the le s level by shifti g a le s eleme t i espo se to detected motio , athe tha c oppi g o digitally wa pi g the f ame afte exposu e. O a d o e o UAV platfo m, this matte s because a gimbal’s mecha ical stabilizatio typically dampe s low-f eque cy motio but leaves highe -f eque cy vib atio f om moto s a d oto s u co ected, a d that esidual vib atio is exactly what p oduces blu o a olli g shutte se so . Vadzo Imagi g’s Bolt-1335CRO add esses this gap di ectly. Built o the O semi AR1335 13MP se so , the module combi es a OIS actuato with voice coil moto autofocus i a si gle MIPI CSI-2 came a validated o NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o. Fo OEM teams buildi g OIS came a payloads fo ae ial mappi g, i spectio , o su veilla ce, this mea s vib atio co ectio happe s optically, befo e the f ame eaches the flight compute , p ese vi g full esolutio a d field of view athe tha sac ifici g eithe to a digital stabilizatio c op. Lea mo e about the OIS Autofocus MIPI Came a.

Q: How does autofocus wo k i a MIPI came a module used o cha gi g-altitude d o e missio s?

A: A MIPI came a module with voice coil moto autofocus moves its le s eleme t alo g the optical axis usi g a elect omag etic coil, adjusti g focus i espo se to a o boa d co t ast-detectio algo ithm o a di ect comma d f om the host system. O a d o e missio whe e altitude cha ges co ti uously betwee takeoff, c uise, a d close- a ge i spectio passes, this lets the module mai tai focus without ma ual optics adjustme t betwee segme ts of the same flight. Vadzo Imagi g’s Bolt-1335CRO applies this VCM autofocus app oach to a 13MP AR1335 MIPI CSI-2 came a validated o NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o, pai i g it with optical image stabilizatio so both the focus a d vib atio p oblems specific to ai bo e payloads a e add essed i the same module, u like fixed-focus MIPI modules desig ed fo statio a y machi e visio at a co sta t wo ki g dista ce.

Q: Which MIPI came a module is validated fo NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o d o e a d UAV payloads?

A: Fo OEM teams selecti g a MIPI came a module fo a NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o-based d o e o UAV payload, the Bolt-1335CRO f om Vadzo Imagi g is built specifically fo this deployme t p ofile. It combi es a 13MP O semi AR1335 se so with optical image stabilizatio a d voice coil moto autofocus, delive i g stabilized, i -focus f ames ove a ative MIPI CSI-2 i te face with a di ect pixel path i to the flight compute ‘s captu e pipeli e. The module is validated o NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o, exte di g the same Bolt se ies d ive suppo t Vadzo p ovides fo Jetso O i NX, Jetso O i AGX, Raspbe y Pi 4, Raspbe y Pi 5, a d NXP i.MX8M Plus. Fo OEM develope s who eed a qualified OIS Autofocus MIPI Came a athe tha a u p ove se so a d le s combi atio , the Bolt-1335CRO gives Jetso O i Na o-based ae ial imagi g p og ams a validated sta ti g poi t. View the AR1335 Colo 4K MIPI Came a p oduct page.

Q: What esolutio a d se so specificatio s should OEM teams look fo i a ae ial mappi g came a module?

A: The co e specificatio s to evaluate a e pixel cou t elative to missio altitude, pixel size fo low-light se sitivity du i g ea ly mo i g o ove cast flights, shutte a chitectu e elative to platfo m vib atio , a d whethe focus a d stabilizatio a e ha dled optically o left to post-p ocessi g. A highe pixel cou t without adequate pixel size o stabilizatio ca p oduce mo e detailed but also mo e visibly blu ed f ames. Vadzo Imagi g’s Bolt-1335CRO cove s these equi eme ts with a 13MP O semi AR1335 se so at 1.1 µm BSI pixel size, combi ed with optical image stabilizatio a d VCM autofocus i a si gle MIPI CSI-2 module validated o NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o. As a 13MP 4K Colo Came a pu pose-built fo ai bo e deployme t, it gives OEM mappi g a d su vey develope s a se so a d stabilizatio combi atio matched to the vib atio a d altitude co ditio s specific to UAV missio s.

Q: What is the diffe e ce betwee OIS a d gimbal-based mecha ical stabilizatio o a d o e came a payload?

A: Gimbal-based mecha ical stabilizatio uses moto s a d i e tial se so s to cou te act the ai c aft’s oll, pitch, a d yaw, keepi g the came a poi ted at a stable ta get ac oss slow, la ge-amplitude motio . Optical image stabilizatio co ects high-f eque cy, small-amplitude vib atio f om moto a d oto ha mo ics that the gimbal’s se vo espo se is too slow to ca cel. The two systems a e compleme ta y athe tha edu da t. Vadzo Imagi g’s Bolt-1335CRO applies OIS at the le s module level specifically to add ess the esidual vib atio that passes th ough a gimbal’s mecha ical stabilizatio , so that a OIS Autofocus MIPI Came a mou ted o a stabilized gimbal still delive s a sha p f ame athe tha elyi g o the gimbal alo e to emove eve y sou ce of motio i the imagi g path.

Availability

The Bolt-1335CRO AR1335 OIS Autofocus MIPI Came a is available fo evaluatio a d desig -i th ough Vadzo Imagi g, with Jetso O i Na o d ive packages, device t ee ove lays, a d VISPA ARC SDK docume tatio p ovided to OEM e gi ee i g teams. P oductio qua tities a d custom le s co figu atio s a e available fo volume d o e a d UAV p og ams. Additio al i fo matio o the OIS Autofocus MIPI Came a a d Vadzo’s b oade MIPI CSI-2 came a po tfolio is available at vadzoimagi g.com.

About Vadzo Imagi g

Vadzo Imagi g develops OEM embedded came a p oducts fo i dust ial a d embedded visio applicatio s, offe i g imagi g platfo ms ac oss MIPI, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des i te faces. The compa y’s came a po tfolio spa s boa d-level a d e closed came a p oducts suppo ti g i dust ial automatio , obotics, d o e a d UAV imagi g, secu ity a d su veilla ce, a d healthca e deployme ts. Vadzo wo ks di ectly with OEM teams o platfo m validatio , d ive developme t, a d custom optics a d fi mwa e co figu atio . Additio al i fo matio is available at vadzoimagi g.com.

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