Vadzo Imaging Validates Excellent NIR capability on Innova-662CRE 2MP Sony STARVIS 2 IMX662 Color GigE Camera for Smart Traffic Monitoring

The I ova-662CRE is a 2MP NIR Came a based o the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 se so , desig ed to delive e ha ced ea -i f a ed se sitivity fo day-a d- ight sma t t affic mo ito i g. Its exte ded NIR espo se e ables the came a to captu e usable image y u de low-light a d ea -i f a ed illumi atio , suppo ti g co ti uous mo ito i g ac oss cha gi g day a d ight co ditio s while etai i g colo imagi g capabilities whe e lighti g pe mits. With Gigabit Ethe et a d Powe ove Ethe et co ectivity, the came a simplifies deployme t ac oss t affic poles, i te sectio s, highways, a d othe oadside i f ast uctu e. Suppo t fo ONVIF P ofiles S, T, a d G e ables i te ope ability with compatible video ma ageme t, st eami g, eco di g, a d sto age systems, givi g t affic mo ito i g OEMs a d ITS i teg ato s a flexible Nea I f a ed Came a a d PoE came a platfo m fo 24/7 i tellige t t a spo tatio applicatio s.

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / Octobe 2, 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 the validatio of the I ova-662CRE, a 2MP IMX662 NIR Gigabit Ethe et Came a based o the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 se so a d desig ed fo day-a d- ight sma t t affic mo ito i g. With exte ded ea -i f a ed se sitivity, Gigabit Ethe et, a d Powe ove Ethe et co ectivity, the came a is desig ed to delive usable imagi g ac oss cha gi g daylight a d low-light co ditio s while simplifyi g deployme t ac oss i te sectio s, oadways, pa ki g facilities, a d othe t affic i f ast uctu e. Suppo t fo ONVIF P ofiles S, T, a d G e ables i te ope ability with compatible video ma ageme t, st eami g, eco di g, a d sto age systems, p ovidi g sma t city tech ology p ovide s, ITS i teg ato s, a d t affic a alytics compa ies with a flexible NIR Came a a d PoE came a platfo m fo i tellige t t a spo tatio applicatio s.

Tech ical P oblem Defi itio

Co ve tio al t affic came a se so s, eve those othe wise well suited to daytime colo captu e, typically ca y ve y little se sitivity beyo d oughly 700 a omete s, which mea s they gai almost o p actical be efit f om the ea -i f a ed illumi ato s ma y t affic i te sectio s al eady ely o fo cove t ighttime lighti g that does ot c eate visible gla e fo d ive s. I stead, these se so s depe d o a mecha ical i f a ed cut filte that physically swi gs out of the optical path o ce ambie t visible light d ops low e ough, a movi g pa t that must cycle at least twice daily ac oss eve y came a i a citywide fleet a d that ep ese ts a ge ui e mecha ical wea a d eliability liability ove yea s of co ti uous outdoo pole-mou ted se vice at scale. The mome t that filte switches, the image also d ops i to mo och ome, a d this t a sitio typically happe s ab uptly athe tha g adually, mea i g a t affic came a loses colo e ditio at p ecisely the poi t i a day whe colo detail such as vehicle colo fo ide tificatio pu poses, b ake light state, a d t affic sig al colo matte s most fo e fo ceme t, i cide t a alysis, a d safety- elated t affic data. A came a ve do that ma kets ge e al low-light capability without add essi g the u de lyi g spect al se sitivity gap has ot actually esolved this specific p oblem, si ce imp oved low-light pe fo ma ce achieved p ima ily th ough lo ge exposu e o highe se so gai still leaves the came a depe de t o the same mecha ical filte switch a d the same ab upt loss of colo at the same poi t i the day- ight cycle. A NIR Colo GigE Se so that has o ly bee cha acte ized fo ge e al low-light se sitivity, without co fi mi g ge ui e exte ded spect al espo se i to the ea -i f a ed ba d, p ovides o eal assu a ce that it actually leve ages NIR illumi atio i f ast uctu e a city has al eady i vested i , a d a Colo NIR Imagi g Came a evaluated o ly u de visible light co ditio s leaves this exact gap u add essed. Sma t city tech ology p ovide s that discove this gap o ly afte a fleet is al eady deployed face a costly et ofit athe tha the st aightfo wa d i teg atio a p ope ly validated se so would have p ovided f om the outset. This isk compou ds specifically fo cities that have al eady budgeted fo NIR illumi ato i f ast uctu e as pa t of a b oade sma t i te sectio upg ade, si ce a se so i capable of ge ui ely leve agi g that i f ast uctu e leaves a po tio of that i vestme t effectively u used.

E gi ee i g Expla atio

The I ova-662CRE combi es the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662’s exte ded NIR se sitivity with Gigabit Ethe et a d PoE fo co ti uous day-a d- ight t affic mo ito i g. The se so mai tai s useful imagi g as visible light dec eases a d NIR illumi atio becomes mo e impo ta t, while the etwo k i te face ca ies video a d powe ove a si gle Ethe et co ectio .

Suppo t fo ONVIF P ofiles S, T, a d G e ables i teg atio with compatible video ma ageme t, st eami g, eco di g, a d sto age systems. This combi atio gives t affic mo ito i g OEMs a sta da dized came a platfo m that ca be deployed ac oss i te sectio s, oadways, tu els, b idges, a d othe dist ibuted ITS i f ast uctu e.

P oduct Ove view

The I ova-662CRE is a IMX662 Colo GigE Came a built o the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 se so a d validated specifically fo exte ded ea -i f a ed se sitivity i t affic mo ito i g deployme ts. As a So y IMX662 NIR Ethe et Came a, it is pu pose-built fo sma t city tech ology p ovide s who eed ge ui e exte ded spect al se sitivity athe tha a ge e al low-light claim that leaves NIR illumi ato compatibility u co fi med. The IMX662 2MP NIR GigE Came a desig atio eflects Vadzo’s validatio of the IMX662 se so ‘s ea -i f a ed espo se specifically u de ep ese tative t affic lighti g t a sitio s, co fi mi g that exte ded se sitivity holds up befo e the module eaches OEM custome s. The came a module houses the IMX662 se so , ISP, a d GigE Visio i te face with Powe ove Ethe et i a compact desig suited to pole, ju ctio , a d oadway i teg atio , fu ctio i g as a NIR Colo Visio Se so that ships validated athe tha equi i g i depe de t spect al cha acte izatio afte delive y. As a 2MP IMX662 Colo GigE Came a, the came a outputs full 1080p colo esolutio with exte ded NIR se sitivity active by default, a d the So y IMX662 2MP Ethe et Se so desig atio specifically co fi ms this behavio ac oss the GigE Visio i te face most t affic ma ageme t platfo ms al eady suppo t. As a IMX662 Colo NIR Module, the came a i teg ates di ectly with ONVIF-complia t softwa e without equi i g p op ieta y d ive s 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 | Exte ded NIR Se sitivity | GigE Visio with PoE | S Mou t (M12 Sta da d) with Auto Switch IR-Cut Filte | -40°C to +85°C

Key Capabilities of the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 Colo NIR T affic Came a

2MP Colo Resolutio with Exte ded NIR Se sitivity: Ma y t affic came a se so s delive adequate daytime colo esolutio while leavi g ea -i f a ed pe fo ma ce as a afte thought, which mea s the came a ca ot d aw mea i gful be efit f om NIR illumi ato s a city has al eady i stalled. The I ova-662CRE, positio ed as a 2MP Colo NIR GigE Came a, pai s full 2MP (1920 x 1080) colo esolutio with ge ui e exte ded ea -i f a ed espo se, givi g sma t city tech ology p ovide s a 1080p Colo Gigabit Ethe et se so that pe fo ms ac oss both daylight colo captu e a d NIR-assisted low-light co ditio s f om the same se so . This makes it a ge ui e 2MP NIR Ethe et Se so suited to citywide deployme ts spa i g locatio s with a d without suppleme tal NIR illumi atio al eady i stalled.

Exte ded NIR Qua tum Efficie cy fo Illumi ato Compatibility: A se so ‘s p actical useful ess with a NIR illumi ato depe ds e ti ely o how much of that illumi ato ‘s output the se so ca actually co ve t i to usable sig al, a d a se so with mi imal ea -i f a ed qua tum efficie cy wastes most of a NIR illumi ato ‘s output ega dless of how b ight that illumi ato u s. The I ova-662CRE’s exte ded qua tum efficie cy fu ctio s as a ge ui e 2MP IMX662 Gigabit Ethe et came a i exactly this sce a io, co ve ti g a mea i gfully la ge sha e of ea -i f a ed illumi atio i to usable image sig al, which matte s di ectly fo t affic i te sectio s that have al eady i vested i NIR illumi atio i f ast uctu e a d eed a se so capable of actually taki g adva tage of it.

Smoothe Day-to-Night Colo T a sitio : A co ve tio al t affic se so ‘s ab upt shift f om full colo to mo och ome at the mome t its mecha ical i f a ed cut filte switches c eates a ha d disco ti uity i the data a t affic a alytics platfo m eceives, ight as colo i fo matio such as vehicle colo a d sig al state becomes most ope atio ally eleva t. The I ova-662CRE’s exte ded NIR se sitivity smooths this t a sitio , exte di g the wi dow du i g which the came a co ti ues delive i g useful colo detail as ambie t light falls, which di ectly be efits t affic a alytics platfo ms that depe d o co siste t, compa able data ac oss the full day a d ight cycle athe tha a sudde fo mat cha ge pa tway th ough. A t affic e gi ee eviewi g a video clip spa i g dusk i to full ight sees a g adual shift i image cha acte athe tha a ab upt jump betwee two fu dame tally diffe e t captu e modes.

Reduced Depe de ce o Mecha ical ICR Switchi g: A mecha ical i f a ed cut filte is a movi g pa t, a d a y movi g pa t cycli g at least twice daily ac oss a citywide fleet of t affic came a u its ep ese ts a eal mai te a ce a d eliability co side atio ove yea s of co ti uous outdoo se vice. The I ova-662CRE’s exte ded NIR se sitivity eases elia ce o this mecha ical switch by mai tai i g useful se sitivity fu the i to low light co ditio s befo e that switch becomes ecessa y, which educes cycli g f eque cy ac oss a la ge fleet a d co espo di gly educes the lo g- u mecha ical wea a citywide deployme t accumulates ove its se vice life. Fo a fleet ope ato ma agi g hu d eds o thousa ds of pole-mou ted u its, eve a modest eductio i daily switch cycli g compou ds i to a mea i gful eliability imp oveme t ac oss the full se vice life of the deployme t.

ONVIF P ofiles S, T, a d G: Suppo t fo ONVIF P ofiles S, T, a d G e ables i teg atio with compatible video ma ageme t, st eami g, eco di g, a d sto age systems. This p ovides OEMs a d ITS i teg ato s with a sta da dized path fo i co po ati g the came a i to existi g t affic mo ito i g a d su veilla ce i f ast uctu e.

Gigabit Ethe et with Powe ove Ethe et: Gigabit Ethe et p ovides high-speed etwo k co ectivity fo t affic video, while PoE delive s both powe a d data th ough a si gle Ethe et cable. This simplifies i stallatio ac oss i te sectio s, oadway poles, b idges, tu els, pa ki g facilities, a d othe dist ibuted t affic i f ast uctu e.

HDR Imagi g fo Challe gi g T affic Sce es: HDR imagi g helps p ese ve image detail i sce es co tai i g sig ifica t diffe e ces betwee b ight a d da k a eas, such as low-a gle su light, vehicle headlights, shaded oadways, a d t a sitio s betwee ope oads a d cove ed a eas.

Outdoo -Ready Came a Platfo m: With a ope ati g tempe atu e a ge of -40°C to +85°C, the I ova-662CRE is desig ed fo outdoo t affic mo ito i g e vi o me ts whe e came as may be exposed to sig ifica t tempe atu e va iatio s ac oss co ti uous ope atio .

“Sma t city tech ology p ovide s keep u i g i to the same limitatio with co ve tio al t affic se so s: the se so has almost o se sitivity beyo d visible light, so all the NIR illumi atio i f ast uctu e a city may have al eady i stalled goes la gely u used, a d the came a still depe ds o a mecha ical filte switch that d ops the image i to mo och ome ight as colo detail matte s most fo e fo ceme t a d a alytics. The I ova-662CRE was built a ou d solvi g that specific gap. By validati g the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662’s exte ded ea -i f a ed qua tum efficie cy, we give sma t city tech ology p ovide s a came a that actually d aws be efit f om NIR illumi atio al eady i place a d eases depe de ce o mecha ical filte switchi g, athe tha o e that o ly imp oves low-light pe fo ma ce th ough lo ge exposu e while leavi g the u de lyi g spect al gap u add essed.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Applicatio Specific Sectio s

Ge e al T affic Mo ito i g: T affic mo ito i g deployme ts spa i g a e ti e city eed co siste t colo data collectio ac oss both daylight a d low light co ditio s without equi i g a suppleme tal visible light sou ce at eve y i stallatio poi t. The I ova-662CRE fu ctio s as a NIR T affic Colo Came a fo these deployme ts, exte di g usable colo data collectio fu the i to low-light hou s tha a co ve tio al se so while i teg ati g ove the same GigE Visio i f ast uctu e a citywide t affic etwo k al eady elies o .

Ju ctio a d I te sectio Ma ageme t: Ju ctio a d i te sectio mo ito i g depe ds o accu ate vehicle cou ti g a d sig al state obse vatio a ou d the clock, a d colo detail specifically matte s fo co fi mi g sig al state a d vehicle colo du i g e fo ceme t eview. The I ova-662CRE se ves as a NIR Ju ctio Colo Came a fo these deployme ts, a d its suitability as a NIR I te sectio Colo Se so exte ds di ectly to i te sectio s that have al eady i vested i NIR illumi atio i f ast uctu e fo cove t ighttime lighti g. City t affic e gi ee s eviewi g footage afte a i cide t depe d specifically o the colo detail this exte ded se sitivity p ese ves, si ce vehicle colo a d sig al state a e ofte ce t al to dete mi i g what actually happe ed at a ju ctio .

Roadway a d Highway Mo ito i g: Roadway a d highway mo ito i g positio s ofte sit well beyo d st eet lighti g cove age, maki g both mecha ical filte eliability a d ge ui e NIR se sitivity di ectly eleva t to co siste t ighttime data collectio alo g st etches of oadway without dedicated illumi atio . The I ova-662CRE ope ates as a Colo NIR Roadway Came a fo these deployme ts, a d the same exte ded se sitivity suppo ts a Colo NIR Highway Came a ole whe eve a highway mo ito i g p og am spa s locatio s with limited ambie t ighttime lighti g.

Vehicle Detectio a d T affic A alytics: Vehicle detectio a d t affic a alytics platfo ms depe d o co siste t image cha acte istics ac oss the full day a d ight cycle to avoid i t oduci g a tificial va iatio i to flow, cou t, a d classificatio data that a ha d day-to- ight t a sitio would othe wise c eate. The I ova-662CRE fu ctio s as a NIR Vehicle Detectio Se so fo these systems, a d its exte ded se sitivity ole as a NIR T affic A alytics Se so di ectly suppo ts a alytics platfo ms that depe d o compa able data quality ega dless of the hou a give vehicle passes th ough the mo ito ed zo e. Classificatio algo ithms t ai ed o co siste t colo cha acte istics be efit di ectly f om this stability, si ce a sudde shift to mo och ome pa tway th ough a dataset ca i t oduce exactly the ki d of va iatio that deg ades detectio accu acy ac oss a full day of collected t affic data.

Sma t Pa ki g a d Access Mo ito i g: Sma t pa ki g a d access mo ito i g systems be efit f om accu ate vehicle colo a d ide tificatio detail a ou d the clock, si ce colo detail di ectly suppo ts both automated ecog itio tasks a d huma eview of eco ded footage. The I ova-662CRE se ves as a Colo NIR Pa ki g Came a fo these deployme ts, exte di g usable colo captu e fu the i to eve i g a d ea ly mo i g hou s tha a co ve tio al se so would suppo t at pa ki g facilities a d access poi ts that ope ate co ti uously.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: How is NIR se sitivity diffe e t f om a came a that is simply ated fo good low light pe fo ma ce?

A: Vadzo Imagi g desig s this came a a ou d ge ui e exte ded ea i f a ed spect al espo se, ot simply lo ge exposu e time o highe se so gai applied to visible light alo e. Vadzo Imagi g validates that this exte ded se sitivity actually co ve ts ea -i f a ed illumi atio i to usable image sig al, which a ge e al low light ati g based o visible light pe fo ma ce alo e does ot co fi m a d does ot gua a tee. Vadzo Imagi g co side s this disti ctio impo ta t, si ce two came a u its with simila low light ati gs ca pe fo m ve y diffe e tly o ce a NIR illumi ato is i t oduced i to the sce e.

Q: Does this came a elimi ate the eed fo a mecha ical day a d ight filte switch?

A: No, a d Vadzo Imagi g is di ect about that disti ctio . Vadzo Imagi g’s exte ded NIR se sitivity eases depe de ce o mecha ical i f a ed cut filte switchi g by exte di g the wi dow of useful colo captu e fu the i to low light co ditio s, which educes how ofte that mecha ical switch eeds to cycle ac oss a la ge fleet, but the came a does ot elimi ate the switch out ight u de the lowest light co ditio s a t affic deployme t may e cou te .

Q: Ca this came a take adva tage of NIR illumi ato s that a t affic i te sectio al eady has i stalled?

A: Yes. Vadzo Imagi g validates the I ova-662CRE’s exte ded ea -i f a ed qua tum efficie cy specifically so the came a co ve ts a mea i gfully la ge sha e of NIR illumi ato output i to usable image sig al, athe tha wasti g most of that illumi atio the way a co ve tio al se so with mi imal NIR se sitivity would. Vadzo Imagi g co side s this compatibility esse tial fo sma t city tech ology p ovide s that have al eady i vested i NIR illumi atio i f ast uctu e.

Q: Does the came a lose colo detail as lighti g d ops towa d ighttime co ditio s?

A: Vadzo Imagi g desig s this came a specifically to smooth that t a sitio athe tha p ese ti g the ab upt colo -to-mo och ome shift a co ve tio al t affic se so p oduces. Vadzo Imagi g validates exte ded colo captu e fu the i to low light co ditio s tha a sta da d se so suppo ts, which keeps vehicle colo a d sig al state data available fo a lo ge po tio of the daily lighti g t a sitio befo e mecha ical filte switchi g becomes ecessa y.

Q: Why should sma t city a d ITS tech ology p ovide s choose Vadzo Imagi g as thei t affic came a supplie ?

A: Vadzo Imagi g offe s mo e tha a came a module built a ou d a capable se so . Sma t city a d ITS tech ology p ovide s wo ki g with Vadzo Imagi g eceive a came a validated fo ge ui e exte ded ea -i f a ed spect al espo se, alo g with e gi ee i g suppo t cove i g le s selectio , mou ti g guida ce, a d fi mwa e customizatio suited to pole a d ju ctio i stallatio . Vadzo Imagi g mai tai s evaluatio kits with o mi imum o de equi eme t, so i teg atio teams ca co fi m exte ded NIR pe fo ma ce u de thei ow ep ese tative t affic lighti g co ditio s befo e committi g to volume p oductio . This combi atio of validated spect al pe fo ma ce a d low mi imum evaluatio access is why sma t city tech ology p ovide s co ti ue to choose Vadzo Imagi g fo citywide t affic came a p og ams, a d Vadzo Imagi g exte ds the same validatio discipli e ac oss its b oade t affic a d sma t city came a li eup fo OEMs whose deployme t spa s multiple lighti g a d illumi atio co ditio s.

Availability

The I ova-662CRE IMX662 Colo 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, M12 le s, with o mi imum o de equi eme t. I teg atio teams ca co fi m exte ded NIR pe fo ma ce di ectly u de thei ow ep ese tative t affic lighti g co ditio s befo e committi g to a p oductio bill of mate ials, which matte s mo e fo this came a tha a datasheet compa iso alo e could co fi m, a d ca validate this behavio agai st the specific NIR illumi ato wavele gth thei i stallatio al eady uses athe tha a ge e ic be ch light sou ce. The same exte ded se sitivity also suppo ts a Colo NIR T affic Se so ole whe eve a ju ctio deployme t depe ds o co siste t colo data ac oss the full day a d ight cycle. B owse the full a ge of sma t city a d t affic came a optio s 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 mo ito i g, i te sectio ma ageme t, oadway, a d sma t pa ki g 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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