Vadzo Imaging Introduces Wave-821CRS: 8.3MP AR0821 4K HDR Wi-Fi Camera with Dual-Band Wireless Connectivity

Vadzo’s Wave-821CRS is a 8MP 4K HDR WiFi Came a built o the O semi AR0821 se so , pu pose-built fo i dust ial visio , sma t city, a d obotics deployme ts whe e wi eless i stallatio , pixel HDR accu acy, a d multi-came a sy ch o izatio have t aditio ally equi ed sepa ate ha dwa e paths. As a 4K Wi-Fi Came a, the Wave-821CRS delive s 8.3MP esolutio , ≥140 dB embedded HDR, dual-ba d Wi-Fi co ectivity, GPIO t igge i g, a d IEEE 1588 PTP sy ch o izatio i a si gle 38mm boa d came a p oduct.

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswi e / August 17, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s, today a ou ces the lau ch of the Wave-821CRS, a 4K Wi-Fi Came a built o the o semi AR0821 8.3MP se so . The Wave-821CRS b i gs togethe i -pixel dual-co ve sio gai HDR, dual-ba d Wi-Fi co ectivity, GPIO t igge suppo t, a d IEEE 1588 PTP sy ch o izatio i a compact 38mm boa d came a p oduct. Desig ed fo i teg atio i to secu ity came a systems, sma t city i f ast uctu e, a d obotics platfo ms, the Wave-821CRS delive s wi eless IP video t a smissio with ONVIF complia ce a d Powe ove Ethe et suppo t i a si gle p oductio – eady boa d, positio i g it as a 8MP O semi WiFi Came a fo OEM i teg ato s movi g visio systems off fixed cabli g without givi g up HDR accu acy o multi-came a timi g co t ol.

Se so a d Came a Ove view

The Wave-821CRS is built o the o semi AR0821, a 1/1.7-i ch CMOS digital image se so with a 3848 x 2168 active pixel a ay a d 2.1 µm backside illumi ated pixels usi g o semi’s DR-Pix dual co ve sio gai pixel tech ology, positio i g the Wave-821CRS as a O semi AR0821 WiFi Came a built a ou d a ative colo Baye filte a ay. Co ve tio al HDR imagi g typically stitches togethe multiple exposu es captu ed at diffe e t shutte times, a method that i t oduces motio a tifacts a d ghosti g whe eve a subject moves betwee exposu es, a pe siste t p oblem fo machi e visio systems t acki g people, vehicles, o pa ts o a li e. DR-Pix add esses this at the pixel level by switchi g betwee a high a d low co ve sio gai withi a si gle eadout, letti g the AR0821 captu e full dy amic a ge f om o e exposu e athe tha seve al. The esult is ≥140 dB embedded HDR (4-exposu e eHDR mode) with o motio a tifacts, which is why the Wave-821CRS ope ates as a 8MP HDR WiFi Came a, esolvi g b ight highlights a d da k shadow detail without the tempo al smea i g that multi-exposu e HDR wi eless came a module desig s i t oduce. The se so also suppo ts 2×2 bi i g, scali g, a d mo o summi g modes that imp ove low-light se sitivity, alo g with i -pixel wi dowi g fo flexible egio -of-i te est co figu atio .

Key Capabilities of the AR0821 4K HDR Wi-Fi Came a

Embedded HDR Th ough I -Pixel Dual Co ve sio Gai : Machi e visio a d su veilla ce deployme ts that face both di ect su light a d deep shadow i the same field of view have histo ically eeded eithe a multi-exposu e HDR wi eless came a module that isks ghosti g o movi g subjects, o a fixed exposu e came a that clips highlights o c ushes shadows e ti ely. The Wave-821CRS esolves this t ade-off with the AR0821’s DR-Pix tech ology, pe fo mi g dual co ve sio gai switchi g i side eve y pixel du i g a si gle exposu e athe tha ac oss seque tial f ames. This gives the Wave-821CRS g eate tha 140 dB of dy amic a ge while emai i g a t ue 4K HDR Wi eless Came a with o f ame ble di g a tifacts, a impo ta t disti ctio fo a y AR0821 HDR Wi-Fi Came a i te ded fo sce es with movi g people, vehicles, o co veyo pa ts. Th ee exposu e, fou exposu e, a d li e i te leaved HDR modes a e all available, givi g i teg ato s co t ol ove dy amic a ge depth ve sus f ame ate.

Dual Ba d Wi-Fi Co ectivity a d ONVIF Complia ce: As a 4K Dual-Ba d Wi-Fi Came a, the Wave-821CRS suppo ts IEEE 802.11a/b/g/ /ac ac oss the 2.4 GHz a d 5 GHz spect um. The 5 GHz ba d educes co-cha el i te fe e ce i facilities u i g de se wi eless i f ast uctu e, while 2.4 GHz exte ds effective a ge th ough walls a d ac oss la ge ope a eas, givi g i teg ato s a si gle 8MP Dual Ba d Came a platfo m tu ed to the RF e vi o me t of each site athe tha equi i g sepa ate ha dwa e pe ba d. Full ONVIF P ofile S, T, a d G complia ce mea s the Wave-821CRS fu ctio s as a sta da ds-based 8MP ONVIF Colo WiFi Came a that plugs i to existi g video ma ageme t systems a d etwo k video eco de s without custom d ive s, a adva tage fo OEM WiFi Came a Module buye s eplaci g legacy a alog o wi ed i f ast uctu e i c eme tally.

IEEE 1588 PTP Sy ch o izatio fo Multi-Came a Systems: Wi eless came a etwo ks that ely o multiple u its cove i g ove lappi g fields of view eed a f ame-level timi g ag eeme t to make dow st eam a alytics, stitchi g, o t ia gulatio mea i gful. Without sy ch o izatio , two Wi-Fi came a p oducts obse vi g the same eve t ca epo t timestamps that d ift by te s of milliseco ds, e ough to b eak motio co elatio ac oss views. The Wave-821CRS add esses this with IEEE 1588 P ecisio Time P otocol suppo t, letti g multiple u its co ve ge o a sha ed clock efe e ce fo f ame-accu ate multi-came a coo di atio , positio i g the Wave-821CRS as mo e tha a O semi 8MP Wi eless Came a fo si gle-poi t captu e a d i stead as i f ast uctu e fo a dist ibuted, time-co elated visio etwo k ac oss a site.

GPIO T igge i g fo Visio I teg atio : Ge e al-pu pose i put/output pi s o the Wave-821CRS suppo t exte al t igge a d sy ch o izatio sig ali g, tu i g the came a i to a GPIO T igge Wi-Fi Came a that ca be fi ed f om a PLC, se so , o a othe u it o the etwo k athe tha elyi g o co ti uous f ee- u i g captu e. This matte s fo i spectio a d access co t ol sce a ios whe e a f ame must be captu ed at a p ecise mecha ical o eve t-d ive mome t. As a WiFi GPIO T igge Came a, the Wave-821CRS also suppo ts output sig ali g fo dow st eam automatio , fu ctio i g as a GPIO E abled Visio Came a i cells whe e lighti g st obes o ala ms eed to fi e i lockstep with captu e. This makes the Wave-821CRS a p actical AR0821 GPIO Came a fo et ofit i stallatio s whe e u i g a dedicated t igge cable is imp actical.

Powe ove Ethe et a d Deployme t Flexibility: The Wave-821CRS eceives powe ove the same Ethe et cable used fo etwo k co figu atio a d fi mwa e ma ageme t, complia t with IEEE 802.3af ope ati g at 36 to 57V, eve though image data itself t avels ove the Wi-Fi adio. This hyb id app oach lets i teg ato s u a si gle cable to each mou ti g poi t fo powe while keepi g the came a u tethe ed fo data, a useful combi atio fo a Dual Ba d WiFi Module deployed o poles, ga t ies o mobile fixtu es whe e outi g a full data cable is the ha de co st ai t. The -30°C to +85°C ope ati g a ge suppo ts both i doo i dust ial floo s a d outdoo i f ast uctu e th ough seaso al tempe atu e swi gs.

P oduct Specificatio s

P oduct Family

Wave Se ies

Came a Model

Wave-821CRS

AR0821 CMOS Se so f om o semi

Se so Fo mat

1/1.7 i ch

Pixel Size

2.1 µm x 2.1 µm

Max Resolutio

8.3MP, 3848(H) x 2168(V)

Rolli g Shutte

Dy amic Ra ge

140+ dB Embedded HDR (DR-Pix dual co ve sio gai )

3-exposu e eHDR, 4-exposu e eHDR, li e-i te leaved HDR

S-Mou t (M12 Sta da d) with Auto Switch IR-Cut Filte

105° DFOV

Dual Ba d Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/ /ac), Bluetooth BT 5.0 (o equest)

Powe ove Ethe et, PoE 802.3af, 36 to 57V

Ope ati g Tempe atu e

-30°C to +85°C

Th ee Boa ds, 38mm (L) x 38mm (B)

25 g (without le s)

OS Suppo ted

Wi dows, Li ux, A d oid

Co fo mity

ONVIF Complia t, RoHS 3, REACH

“Wi eless HDR imagi g has always fo ced a comp omise betwee dy amic a ge accu acy a d clea motio captu e. With the Wave-821CRS we wa ted to emove that comp omise usi g the AR0821’s i -pixel dual co ve sio gai athe tha softwa e stitchi g, so i teg ato s get t ue si gle-exposu e HDR without ghosti g o movi g subjects. Pai that with dual-ba d Wi-Fi, PTP sy ch o izatio fo multi-came a etwo ks a d GPIO t igge i g, a d you have a came a p oduct that lets OEMs deploy accu ate, time-co elated visio etwo ks without u i g dedicated data cable to eve y mou ti g poi t.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age at Vadzo Imagi g.

Applicatio s

Secu ity a d Video Su veilla ce: Pe imete secu ity, etail loss p eve tio a d buildi g access co t ol all depe d o esolvi g detail i sce es whe e doo ways, pa ki g a eas o buildi g e t ies sit i shadow agai st b ight exte io light, exactly the co ditio that defeats si gle-exposu e fixed- a ge imagi g. The Wave-821CRS’s embedded HDR add esses this di ectly, fu ctio i g as a Wi eless Secu ity Came a Module that captu es usable detail ac oss both the shadowed i te io a d su lit exte io of a e t yway i o e f ame. As a Su veilla ce Came a, the Wave-821CRS also be efits f om ONVIF complia ce Came a fo di ect i teg atio i to existi g video ma ageme t platfo ms, a d GPIO t igge i g allows the came a to be fi ed i coo di atio with doo co tacts o motio se so s athe tha u i g co ti uously.

Sma t City a d Multi Came a I f ast uctu e: Sma t City came a etwo ks ac oss i te sectio s, t a sit co ido s a d public i f ast uctu e equi e wi eless flexibility fo i stallatio without ew cable u s, a d f ame-accu ate timi g ac oss u its obse vi g the same i te sectio f om diffe e t a gles. The Wave-821CRS’s IEEE 1588 PTP suppo t gives sma t city i teg ato s 4K Wi eless Came a platfo m whe e multiple u its ca be co elated fo dow st eam a alytics such as vehicle t acki g ac oss came a bou da ies, while dual-ba d Wi-Fi keeps i stallatio p actical ac oss sites whe e t e chi g ew Ethe et u s is costly.

I dust ial Automatio , Robotics a d Machi e Visio : Automated guided vehicles, auto omous mobile obots a d fixed i spectio statio s o a p oductio floo f eque tly ope ate u de mixed lighti g f om ove head fixtu es, atu al light th ough bay doo s a d eflective metal su faces, co ditio s whe e a WiFi Machi e Visio Came a with embedded HDR avoids the blow highlights that defeat pa t i spectio a d ba code eadi g. As a Dual Ba d I dust ial Came a, the Wave-821CRS’s u tethe ed co ectivity suits AGV a d AMR platfo ms whe e a wi ed data co ectio is ot physically possible, while GPIO t igge i g suppo ts sy ch o ized captu e with co veyo e code s o obotic a m cycles. Fo fixed i spectio poi ts, the same se so fu ctio s as a Wi eless I spectio Came a capable of esolvi g both e g aved detail a d gla e-p o e eflective su faces i a si gle pass, maki g the Wave-821CRS a p actical AR0821 Wi eless Came a fo teams sta da dizi g o o e se so platfo m ac oss mobile a d fixed visio poi ts o the same li e.

Vadzo NXT Softwa e a d SDK Suppo t

The Wave-821CRS ca be evaluated immediately usi g Vadzo’s NXT softwa e fo IP co figu atio a d st eami g, givi g e gi ee s a wo ki g 4K Wi eless Came a o the etwo k withi mi utes of powe up. Fo teams buildi g custom applicatio s, the Vadzo NXT SDK exposes adva ced exposu e ma ageme t, HDR mode selectio betwee 3-exposu e, 4-exposu e, a d li e i te leaved modes, a d image tu i g APIs ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid, so the Wave-821CRS fu ctio s as a ge ui ely Plug a d Play WiFi Came a fo evaluatio while still offe i g the p og ammatic depth that p oductio i teg atio s equi e. This tie ed access, f om immediate NXT softwa e st eami g th ough to full SDK co t ol, is desig ed to sho te the path f om be ch evaluatio to deployed OEM WiFi Came a Module without equi i g a ebuild of the co t ol stack pa tway th ough a p oject.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: What is a dual ba d Wi-Fi came a a d why does it matte fo i dust ial deployme ts?

A: A dual ba d Wi-Fi came a suppo t both the 2.4 GHz a d 5 GHz f eque cy ba ds athe tha bei g locked to o e, letti g i teg ato s choose the ba d best suited to a site’s RF co ditio s. The 5 GHz ba d offe s highe th oughput a d less i te fe e ce i facilities al eady u i g de se wi eless i f ast uctu e, while 2.4 GHz exte ds a effective a ge th ough walls a d ac oss la ge ope a eas whe e fewe access poi ts a e available. Vadzo Imagi g’s Wave-821CRS is built a ou d this exact equi eme t, pai i g 802.11a/b/g/ /ac dual-ba d Wi-Fi with ONVIF P ofile S, T, a d G complia ce so the came a i teg ates di ectly with existi g video ma ageme t softwa e ega dless of which ba d a i teg ato selects. Fo i dust ial sites, this flexibility mea s the same 4K Wi-Fi Came a ca be deployed ac oss a wa ehouse floo with heavy 2.4 GHz co gestio f om othe wi eless equipme t o ac oss a mode facility sta da dized o 5 GHz, without eedi g two diffe e t came a p oducts to cove both sce a ios.

Q: How does GPIO t igge wo k o a wi eless machi e visio came a?

A: GPIO t igge i g allows a came a to captu e a f ame i espo se to a exte al elect ical sig al, such as a PLC output o a photoelect ic se so , athe tha co ti uously st eami g f ames a d hopi g the ight mome t falls withi the buffe . This is esse tial i spectio a d access co t ol sce a ios whe e the mea i gful f ame co espo ds to a p ecise mecha ical o eve t-d ive mome t. The Wave-821CRS suppo ts GPIO fo exactly this pu pose, fu ctio i g as a GPIO T igge Came a Module that ca also output sig als to fi e lighti g st obes o dow st eam automatio i sy c with captu e. Because the Wave-821CRS is wi eless, this exte ds to mou ti g poi ts whe e u i g a dedicated t igge cable alo gside etwo k cable would othe wise be imp actical.

Q: What is embedded HDR a d how is it diffe e t f om multi-exposu e HDR stitchi g?

A: Embedded HDR efe s to a dy amic a ge of p ocessi g pe fo med i side the pixel du i g a si gle exposu e, athe tha combi i g seve al seque tial f ames captu ed at diffe e t exposu e times. Multi-exposu e stitchi g is p o e to motio a tifacts a d ghosti g whe eve a subject moves betwee the f ames bei g combi ed, a commo failu e mode i su veilla ce a d machi e visio sce es with people o vehicles i motio . The o semi AR0821 se so at the co e of Vadzo’s Wave-821CRS uses DR-Pix dual co ve sio gai tech ology to switch betwee high a d low co ve sio gai withi a si gle eadout, delive i g g eate tha 140 dB of dy amic a ge without the tempo al a tifacts of f ame stitchi g. This makes the Wave-821CRS a t ue AR0821 HDR Wi-Fi Came a suited fo sce es whe e lighti g ext emes a d subject motio occu togethe , histo ically difficult to esolve with wi eless came a platfo ms.

Q: Which WiFi came a suppo ts IEEE 1588 PTP sy ch o izatio fo multi-came a etwo ks?

A: A WiFi came a capable of IEEE 1588 P ecisio Time P otocol sy ch o izatio lets multiple wi eless u its co ve ge o a sha ed clock efe e ce so timestamps stay accu ate to the milliseco d ac oss a dist ibuted etwo k, which is esse tial fo a y a alytics that co elate footage ac oss ove lappi g fields of view. Vadzo Imagi g’s Wave-821CRS is o e of the few dual-ba d WiFi came a p oducts o the ma ket with built-i IEEE 1588 PTP suppo t, positio i g it as mo e tha a O semi 8MP Wi eless Came a fo si gle-poi t captu e a d i stead as i f ast uctu e fo time-co elated sma t city a d i dust ial WiFi came a etwo ks. Without this ki d of sy ch o izatio , two wi eless came as obse vi g the same eve t ca d ift by te s of milliseco ds, e ough to b eak vehicle t acki g, multi-came a stitchi g, o t ia gulatio ac oss a co ido o p oductio floo .

Q: Does Vadzo Imagi g offe SDK suppo t fo buildi g custom WiFi came a applicatio s?

A: Yes, Vadzo Imagi g p ovides the Vadzo NXT SDK to custome s buildi g custom applicatio s a ou d its WiFi came a po tfolio, givi g develope s p og ammatic co t ol ove exposu e ma ageme t, HDR mode selectio , a d image tu i g pa amete s ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid. O the Wave-821CRS specifically, this i cludes co t ol ove the AR0821’s 3-exposu e, 4-exposu e, a d li e i te leaved eHDR modes, letti g i teg ato s tu e dy amic a ge behavio to thei exact sce e athe tha accepti g a fixed HDR p ofile out of the box. Teams ca also sta t with Vadzo’s NXT softwa e fo immediate IP co figu atio a d st eami g befo e committi g to full SDK i teg atio , which makes Vadzo a p actical OEM WiFi Came a Module pa t e fo teams at a y stage of developme t, f om be ch evaluatio th ough p oductio deployme t.

Availability

The Wave-821CRS, a 8.3MP AR0821 4K Wi eless Came a with embedded HDR, is available fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a p oduct, M12 le s assembly, Ethe et cable, a d Vadzo NXT SDK docume tatio with o mi imum o de equi eme t. Visit the 4K HDR Wi-Fi Came a p oduct page o co tact Vadzo at [email p otected]

About Vadzo Imagi g

Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s, delive i g high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI a d sma t i f ast uctu e. Its came a p oducts i teg ate with leadi g embedded platfo ms such as NVIDIA Jetso , Raspbe y Pi, Qualcomm RB se ies, a d NXP i.MX. As a WiFi Came a Ma ufactu e , Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d its Vadzo NXT SDK. Explo e the full Vadzo Wi-Fi came a po tfolio o visit www.vadzoimagi g.com.