4K HDR GigE PoE Camera | Sony IMX678 STARVIS™ 2 Color Sensor | Up to 120+ dB HDR Imaging | LED Flicker Mitigation | Low-Light Performance | ONVIF-Compliant Camera | NDAA Compliant
FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswire / March 19, 2026 / Vadzo Imaging today announced the launch of the Innova-678CRS, a high-performance 4K HDR GigE PoE camera designed to deliver consistent imaging in challenging lighting environments. Built around the Sony IMX678 STARVIS™ 2 sensor (1/1.8″ CMOS, 8.4 MP), the camera combines high sensitivity, low noise performance, and advanced HDR capabilities to capture reliable image data across scenes with extreme contrast.
The Innova-678CRS supports Clear HDR and Digital Overlap HDR (DOL-HDR) modes, enabling up to 120+ dB dynamic range while preserving detail in both highlights and shadows. With GigE connectivity and Power over Ethernet (PoE), the camera enables scalable, network-based deployment across distributed machine vision and smart infrastructure systems. Support for ONVIF Profiles S, T, G and M ensures seamless integration into existing video and automation ecosystems.
“Capturing consistent image data in challenging lighting conditions remains a key limitation in many vision systems,” said Alwin Vincent, Vadzo Imaging. “With the Innova-678CRS, we are addressing this at the system level, combining HDR imaging, low-light sensitivity, and GigE connectivity to enable reliable, deployment-ready vision performance in real-world environments.”
Key Capabilities of the Innova-678CRS Sony Starvis IMX678 4K HDR GigE PoE Camera
4K High-Resolution Video: The Innova-678CRS delivers 8.4 MP resolution (3856 × 2180) at 30 fps, enabling detailed inspection and measurement in machine vision workflows. The high pixel density supports accurate detection of fine surface defects, dimensional variations, and subtle inconsistencies, improving reliability in quality control and AI-based vision systems.
Advanced HDR Imaging (Up to 120+ dB): The camera supports Clear HDR and Digital Overlap HDR (DOL-HDR) modes, combining multiple exposures to retain detail across extreme lighting conditions. This ensures consistent image quality in scenes with glare, shadows, and backlighting, improving detection accuracy and reducing false positives in real-world deployments.
STARVIS™ 2 Sensor Architecture for Low-Light Performance: Built on the Sony IMX678 STARVIS™ 2 sensor, the camera utilizes a back-illuminated (BSI) pixel design to deliver high sensitivity, low noise, and improved signal-to-noise ratio. This enables reliable image capture in low-light and nighttime conditions, reducing the need for additional illumination and simplifying system design.
Stable Imaging Under LED Lighting Conditions: The Innova-678CRS incorporates LED flicker mitigation, minimizing intensity fluctuations caused by modern lighting sources. This ensures stable frame-to-frame consistency, which is critical for inspection, tracking, and analytics systems operating under artificial lighting.
GigE Camera with Power over Ethernet (PoE) for Simplified Deployment: The camera features a GigE interface with integrated PoE, enabling both data and power transmission over a single cable. This reduces wiring complexity and supports long-distance, network-based deployment, making it suitable for distributed industrial and monitoring systems.
Scalable Multi-Camera Integration: With GigE connectivity, the Innova-678CRS supports multi-camera system architectures, enabling synchronized imaging and centralized processing. This is particularly valuable for large-area inspection, traffic monitoring, and coordinated vision systems, where multiple viewpoints improve coverage and accuracy.
Seamless Integration with ONVIF-Compliant Systems: Support for ONVIF Profiles S, T, G and M enables interoperability with video management systems (VMS) and networked platforms. This ensures standardized control, easier system integration, and flexibility in multi-vendor environments.
Vadzo NXT Software Platform and VISPA NXT SDK
The Innova-678CRS IMX678 4K HDR GigE POE camera is supported by the Vadzo NXT software platform and VISPA NXT SDK, providing developers and system integrators with a unified environment for camera configuration, control, and deployment.
The platform enables end-to-end camera management, including network discovery, IP configuration, live image streaming, and failsafe local firmware update. Advanced controls for exposure, gain, HDR modes, and other imaging parameters allow precise tuning for application-specific requirements.
The VISPA NXT SDK provides APIs for C, C++, C#, and Python, enabling seamless integration into custom applications and vision pipelines. The platform is accessible through modern web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, and supports deployment across Windows, Linux, Android, and embedded edge-AI systems.
Together, Vadzo NXT and VISPA NXT reduce integration complexity, accelerate development cycles, and enable efficient deployment of scalable vision systems.
Target Applications
The Innova-678CRS is designed for vision systems that require high-resolution imaging, reliable performance under variable lighting, and scalable deployment. Typical applications include:
Industrial Inspection and Quality Control: High-resolution imaging for detecting micro-defects, surface variations, and dimensional inconsistencies on production lines, enabling accurate inspection without impacting throughput.
Robotics and Machine Perception: Real-time vision for navigation, pick-and-place operations, and environmental awareness in industrial robots, autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), and automation systems.
Traffic and Smart Monitoring Systems: Reliable detection and tracking of vehicles and pedestrians in complex lighting conditions, including shadows, glare, and LED-based street lighting environments.
Multi-Camera and Distributed Vision Systems: Synchronized multi-camera deployments for wide-area monitoring, surround inspection, and coordinated data capture across factory floors, warehouses, and large facilities.
Low-Light and High-Contrast Imaging Environments: Consistent image acquisition in nighttime, dimly lit, or high dynamic range scenes, where maintaining detail in both highlights and shadows is critical.
Security, Fleet, and Event Monitoring: High-resolution video capture for incident analysis, operational monitoring, and event verification across industrial and commercial environments.
Aerial and Mobile Vision Systems: Imaging for UAVs and mobile platforms, supporting inspection, mapping, and surveillance tasks in environments with rapidly changing lighting conditions.
Industry Impact
Modern vision systems must operate reliably across dynamic lighting conditions while scaling across distributed deployments. The Innova-678CRS addresses these challenges by combining advanced HDR imaging, strong low-light sensitivity, and GigE-based connectivity, enabling more consistent image acquisition and improved detection accuracy.
By simplifying deployment through network-based architectures and Power over Ethernet, the camera reduces system complexity while supporting scalable, multi-camera installations across industrial and real-world environments.
Availability
The Innova-678CRS 4K HDR GigE Vision Camera is available for OEM evaluation and production deployment. Engineering teams can access technical documentation, procure evaluation units, and receive design-in and integration support directly from Vadzo Imaging.
About Vadzo Imaging
Vadzo Imaging develops high-performance embedded vision and machine vision cameras for OEMs and system integrators building next-generation intelligent systems. The company delivers imaging platforms across USB, MIPI, GigE, Wi-Fi, and SerDes interfaces, supporting applications in industrial automation, robotics, healthcare, smart mobility, and edge AI.
Beyond camera hardware, Vadzo provides end-to-end imaging expertise, including sensor integration, ISP tuning, firmware development, and software platforms that enable customers to accelerate development and deploy reliable vision systems at scale.
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Vadzo Imaging
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