Vadzo Imaging Validates Quad Shutter Control on Innova-900MGS Sony Pregius S IMX900 ONVIF Gigabit Ethernet Camera

Vadzo Imagi g has completed validatio of Quad Shutte Co t ol o the I ova-900MGS, its So y P egius S IMX900 Gigabit Ethe et Came a, co fi mi g that all fou i depe de tly co figu able exposu e wi dows o the se so ope ate as Ge ICam featu e odes ove sta da d Gigabit Ethe et. This gives OEM e gi ee i g teams emote co t ol ove multi-exposu e captu e seque ces fo wide dy amic a ge machi e visio , without custom fi mwa e o exte al t igge wi i g, ac oss obotics, automatio , a d i spectio deployme ts whe e lighti g co ditio s va y withi a si gle sce e.

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / July 31, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded a d machi e visio came a p oducts, today a ou ces the completed validatio of Quad Shutte Co t ol o the I ova-900MGS, a So y P egius S So y IMX900 GigE came a e gi ee ed fo OEM teams that eed se so -level multi-exposu e co t ol exposed di ectly ove a sta da d etwo k co ectio . The validatio co fi ms that each of the fou exposu e wi dows o the IMX900 se so ca be i depe de tly co figu ed, t igge ed, a d ead back th ough GigE Visio a d Ge ICam-complia t softwa e, givi g system i teg ato s a docume ted path to Quad Shutte Co t ol Came a deployme t i p oductio machi e visio cells without a p op ieta y co figu atio laye .

The Dy amic Ra ge P oblem i Si gle Exposu e Machi e Visio

A came a exposi g a e ti e f ame at o e shutte speed ca o ly ep ese t the po tio of a sce e that falls withi its se so depth at that setti g. Whe a p oductio li e combi es eflective metal su faces, matte packagi g, a d shadowed ecesses i the same field of view, a si gle exposu e setti g eithe satu ates the b ight egio s o d ives the da k egio s below the oise floo . I spectio algo ithms the lose co tou a d textu e data i whicheve egio falls outside the usable a ge, p oduci g false ejects o pa ts that pass, a d false accepts o pa ts that fail. Robotics teams buildi g pick a d place statio s u de mixed ambie t a d task lighti g face the same limitatio whe a g ippe e te s a shadow cast by the a m while the su ou di g bi emai s b ightly lit.

The co ve tio al wo ka ou d is softwa e-d ive exposu e b acketi g, captu i g seve al f ames back-to-back at diffe e t exposu e setti gs a d fusi g them i a host applicatio . O a static sce e, this wo ks acceptably, but a y motio betwee the b acketed f ames f om co veyo t avel, obot a m moveme t, o vib atio i t oduces ghosti g a d mis- egist atio i the fused esult. A seco d wo ka ou d is o -chip li ea HDR that ble ds two exposu es i side the se so , which exte ds dy amic a ge somewhat but still limits e gi ee s to a fixed exposu e atio athe tha the fou i depe de tly tu able exposu e wi dows that a Quad Exposu e GigE Came a a chitectu e makes available fo sce e-specific tu i g.

How Quad Shutte Co t ol Exte ds Se so Level Dy amic Ra ge

The So y P egius S IMX900 impleme ts shutte co t ol at the pixel level athe tha th ough f ame-level post-p ocessi g, allowi g fou sepa ate exposu e wi dows to be defi ed withi a si gle acquisitio cycle, each with its ow exposu e du atio a d a alog gai . Because the exposu e wi dows a e captu ed withi the same eadout cycle athe tha as fou seque tial f ames pulled f om the host applicatio , the esulti g quad exposu e set ep ese ts the same i sta t of the sce e at fou se sitivity levels, elimi ati g the f ame-to-f ame egist atio e o that affects softwa e b acketi g o movi g ta gets. Combi ed i the acquisitio pipeli e, the fou exposu es exte d usable IMX900 Global Shutte Se so dy amic a ge beyo d what a si gle exposu e o two exposu e li ea HDR mode ca captu e, positio i g the I ova-900MGS withi Vadzo’s b oade HDR GigE Came a po tfolio fo teams sta da dizi g o o e etwo k came a platfo m fo both wide dy amic a ge imagi g a d multi exposu e i spectio , while p ese vi g the optio to ead out the fou exposu es i dividually fo applicatio s that eed egio specific exposu e selectio athe tha a si gle fused output.

Validati g this capability o a etwo ked platfo m equi es co fi mi g that each exposu e wi dow, gai stage, a d eadout seque ce pa amete is exposed as a i depe de tly add essable Ge ICam featu e ode athe tha bu dled i to a si gle opaque HDR mode. Vadzo Imagi g e gi ee i g a the I ova-900MGS th ough seque tial captu e testi g ac oss its full exposu e a ge, co fi mi g stable quad exposu e timi g ove Gigabit Ethe et with PTP sy ch o ized timestamps o eve y o e of the fou exposu e eads. This is the diffe e ce betwee a OEM Quad Shutte Came a that o ly adve tises a headli e dy amic a ge figu e a d o e whe e a i teg ato ca co figu e, t igge , a d ve ify eve y exposu e stage f om host-side softwa e usi g a docume ted GigE Visio featu e set.

I ova-900MGS So y P egius S IMX900 Gigabit Ethe et Came a

The I ova-900MGS is built o the So y P egius S IMX900, a 1/3.1 i ch stacked back-side illumi ated CMOS global shutte se so with a 2.25 µm x 2.25 µm pixel pitch a d a ative 3.2MP esolutio of 2064 x 1552. As a mo och ome se so with o colo filte mosaic, eve y pixel captu es the full i cide t photo flux ac oss the visible a d ea -i f a ed spect um, which imp oves the sig al available to each of the fou Quad Shutte Co t ol exposu e wi dows elative to a colo equivale t. Co ecti g ove sta da d Gigabit Ethe et with Powe ove Ethe et, the IMX900 Gigabit Ethe et Came a ca ies image data, t igge sig ali g, PTP clock dist ibutio , a d came a powe o a si gle cable u , emovi g the sepa ate powe a d t igge wi i g that a legacy multi-exposu e setup typically equi es. GigE Visio a d Ge ICam complia ce mea the validated Quad Shutte Co t ol featu e set i teg ates di ectly with commo machi e visio softwa e packages, a d ONVIF P ofile S suppo t exte ds the same came a i to etwo k video ma ageme t deployme ts that sit alo gside a dedicated i spectio cell.

Key specs: So y P egius S IMX900 | 3.2MP (2064 x 1552) | Global Shutte | Mo och ome | Se so Fo mat: 1/3.1 i ch | Pixel Size: 2.25 µm x 2.25 µm | Quad Shutte Co t ol | Gigabit Ethe et with PoE | PTP a d NTP Sy c | GigE Visio , ONVIF Complia t | S-Mou t (M12) | -30°C to 85°C

Validated Capabilities of the Quad Shutte Co t ol A chitectu e

Fou I depe de t Exposu e Wi dows fo Dy amic Sce e Imagi g: Whe e a si gle exposu e setti g fo ces a comp omise betwee the b ightest a d da kest egio s of a sce e, the Quad Shutte Co t ol Came a a chitectu e o the I ova-900MGS assig s each of the fou exposu e wi dows its ow du atio a d gai , so a si gle acquisitio cycle ca be tu ed to hold detail i a eflective su face, a matte su face, a shadowed ecess, a d a b ightly lit backg ou d at the same time. Because all fou wi dows a e ead withi o e se so cycle, the esulti g set ep ese ts o e i sta t of the sce e athe tha fou mome ts sp ead ac oss a pe iod lo g e ough fo a movi g pa t to shift positio . Fo Dy amic Sce e Imagi g Came a deployme ts whe e lighti g va ies ac oss the field of view athe tha ove time, this se so -level app oach emoves the egist atio e o that limits softwa e b acketi g o a y ta get that is ot pe fectly statio a y.

Seque tial Captu e Timi g Validated Ove GigE Visio : Vadzo Imagi g e gi ee i g validated the timi g elatio ship betwee the fou exposu e eads usi g PTP sy ch o ized timestamps captu ed ove the etwo k li k, co fi mi g that Seque tial Captu e Visio Came a ope atio holds a co siste t i te val betwee exposu e wi dows ac oss the full a ge of co figu ed exposu e du atio s. This matte s fo applicatio s that fuse the fou exposu es i to a si gle wide dy amic a ge f ame dow st eam, si ce a va iable i te val betwee exposu es would othe wise ei t oduce the motio egist atio p oblem that Quad Shutte Co t ol is desig ed to avoid. The validated timi g behavio is docume ted i the 5MP Seque tial Captu e Came a co figu atio otes dist ibuted with the Vadzo NXT SDK fo e gi ee i g teams buildi g custom acquisitio seque ces.

Exposu e B acketi g Without Exte al T igge Ha dwa e: T aditio al exposu e b acketi g setups ely o a exte al co t olle pulsi g a ha dwa e t igge li e at a fixed i te val, addi g a compo e t a d a cable u to eve y came a statio o a li e. Because Quad Shutte Co t ol co figu es all fou exposu e wi dows i side the se so itself, a Exposu e B acketi g Came a seque ce u s e ti ely f om a si gle t igge eve t, with the se so i te ally seque ci g th ough its fou co figu ed exposu es without waiti g o exte al timi g sig als. Fo system i teg ato s sta da dizi g a statio desig ac oss multiple li es, this emoves a ha dwa e depe de cy a d a sou ce of timi g jitte that would othe wise eed to be cha acte ized a d tole ated i the visio pipeli e.

I depe de t Readout fo Regio Specific Exposu e Selectio : Some i spectio tasks be efit f om selecti g the best exposed egio f om each of the fou captu es athe tha fusi g them i to a si gle ble ded f ame, fo example whe a defect detectio algo ithm pe fo ms bette o a specific exposu e level fo a specific pa t featu e. The I ova-900MGS makes each of the fou Quad Shutte Co t ol exposu es i dividually eadable ove GigE Visio , so a Va iable Exposu e GigE Came a deployme t ca oute the exposu e best suited to each egio of i te est i to its ow p ocessi g path athe tha elyi g exclusively o a si gle ble ded output f om the came a. This flexibility suppo ts both classical machi e visio pipeli es a d deep lea i g models t ai ed o a specific exposu e cha acte istic.

Mo och ome Se sitivity Ac oss the Quad Exposu e Ra ge: A colo se so loses a substa tial f actio of i cide t light to its Baye filte mosaic befo e the light eaches the photodiode, which educes the sig al available to the sho test of the fou exposu e wi dows. The I ova-900MGS is a Mo och ome GigE Came a with o filte laye , so eve y pixel ac oss eve y o e of the fou Quad Shutte Co t ol exposu es eceives the full photo flux ac oss visible a d ea -i f a ed wavele gths. This di ectly be efits Multi-Exposu e Machi e Visio pipeli es that ely o the sho test exposu e wi dow to hold detail i the b ightest pa t of a sce e, si ce mo och ome se sitivity keeps that sho test wi dow usable at lowe illumi atio levels tha a colo equivale t would allow.

Sta da ds-Based I teg atio Th ough GigE Visio , Ge ICam, a d ONVIF: Validati g a ew se so capability is o ly useful to OEM teams if it a ives th ough a sta da ds-based i te face athe tha a p op ieta y co figu atio tool. The I ova-900MGS exposes its validated GigE Visio Quad Shutte featu e set th ough Ge ICam-complia t odes, so exposu e du atio , gai , a d seque ci g fo all fou wi dows ca be ead a d w itte usi g a y Ge ICam-complia t applicatio without a Vadzo-specific d ive . ONVIF P ofile S suppo t exte ds the same platfo m o to etwo k video ma ageme t systems fo facilities that wa t a si gle came a p oduct li e to se ve both machi e visio i spectio a d ge e al-pu pose etwo k video oles.

“E gi ee i g teams have asked us fo exposu e co t ol that goes beyo d a fixed two-exposu e HDR ble d without aski g them to add t igge ha dwa e to eve y statio . Validati g Quad Shutte Co t ol o the IMX900 platfo m mea s we ca ha d a i teg ato fou i depe de tly add essable exposu e wi dows ove a sta da d Ethe et cable, with PTP timi g p oof that the fou eads stay sy ch o ized to the same i sta t of the sce e. That is a mea i gful step up f om softwa e b acketi g fo a y li e whe e pa ts keep movi g betwee f ames.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Applicatio s

I dust ial I spectio of Mixed Reflectivity Pa ts: Assembly li es that combi e polished metal faste e s, matte plastic housi gs, a d p i ted labels i a si gle i spectio statio outi ely defeat came a p oducts limited to o e exposu e setti g. A 5MP Quad Shutte Came a-style multi-exposu e app oach lets a i teg ato tu e o e wi dow fo the specula highlight o the faste e , o e fo the matte housi g, a d o e fo the p i ted label co t ast, all f om the same acquisitio cycle a d the same mou ted came a. Teams scali g i spectio esolutio beyo d the 3.2MP I ova-900MGS platfo m ca evaluate the 5MP Quad Exposu e Came a co figu atio built o the same Quad Shutte Co t ol a chitectu e, givi g OEM e gi ee i g teams a docume ted upg ade path as i spectio esolutio equi eme ts i c ease.

Robotics a d Automatio U de Va iable Task Lighti g: Robotic wo k cells f eque tly combi e b ight ove head lighti g with self-shadowi g f om the a m a d e d effecto as they move th ough a cycle. A I dust ial Quad Exposu e Came a mou ted o o above the cell ca hold both the lit a d shadowed egio s withi a usable dy amic a ge ac oss the full motio cycle, suppo ti g eliable pa t detectio a d pose estimatio without epositio i g lights fo eve y statio layout. This Multi-Exposu e I spectio Came a app oach also suppo ts quality checks that a e i teg ated di ectly i to the obotic cycle athe tha pe fo med at a sepa ate dow st eam statio .

Auto omous Mobile Robot a d Wa ehouse Navigatio : AMR platfo ms movi g betwee b ightly lit dock doo s a d dim wa ehouse aisles eed a came a that adapts ac oss that a ge without waiti g fo a auto exposu e co ve ge ce delay. A Quad Exposu e Robotics Came a co figu atio captu es the full b ight ess a ge of a t a sitio zo e i a si gle cycle, givi g the avigatio stack usable image y th ough the doo way c ossi g athe tha a f ame o two of ove – o u de -exposed data while the se so settles.

Ba code a d Label Ve ificatio o Reflective Packagi g: Foil-backed labels a d sh i k-w apped packagi g c eate localized specula highlights that ca blow out a ba code egio while the su ou di g p i t stays co ectly exposed. A 5MP Multi-Exposu e Came a captu e seque ce holds o e wi dow tu ed below the highlight th eshold specifically fo the ba code zo e while othe wi dows ca y the ge e al label ead, suppo ti g co siste t decode ates without epositio i g illumi atio fo eve y SKU.

St uctu ed Light a d 3D P ofili g U de Ambie t I te fe e ce: St uctu ed light p ofili g systems a e se sitive to ambie t light bleedi g i to the p ojected patte . A P egius S Multi-Exposu e Came a ca dedicate a sho t exposu e wi dow tu ed specifically to the p ojected patte i te sity alo gside a lo ge wi dow that captu es ge e al sce e co text, givi g a p ofili g algo ithm a clea e patte ead without a seco d dedicated ambie t light came a.

Netwo ked Multi-Came a Quality Statio s: Facilities u i g seve al i spectio statio s o the same li e be efit f om a GigE Quad Shutte Module platfo m whe e eve y statio sha es PTP-sy ch o ized quad exposu e timi g, so a defect flagged at o e statio ca be co elated agai st the exposu e set captu ed at the same i sta t fu the dow the li e, suppo ti g oot cause a alysis ac oss the full p ocess athe tha a si gle isolated came a view.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: What makes a IMX900 Gigabit Ethe et Came a a affo dable optio fo i dust ial use?

A: A Gigabit Ethe et Came a built o the So y P egius S IMX900 keeps total deployme t cost low because GigE Visio u s ove sta da d etwo k switches, off-the-shelf Ethe et cabli g, a d o di a y Powe ove Ethe et i jecto s i stead of a p op ieta y f ame g abbe ca d i eve y host compute . That si gle cable u fo powe , data, a d sy ch o izatio also emoves a catego y of cabli g cost that a sepa ate powe supply a d t igge wi i g would othe wise add pe statio . Vadzo Imagi g fu the educes the cost of adoptio by shippi g evaluatio u its with o mi imum o de equi eme t, complete Ge ICam co figu atio docume tatio , a d Vadzo NXT SDK access at o additio al cha ge, so a e gi ee i g team ca validate the came a o its ow li e befo e committi g to a volume o de .

Q: What should e gi ee i g teams look fo i the best Gigabit Ethe et Came a with a IMX900 se so ?

A: The most eliable i dicato is whethe the se so -level capability has actually bee validated o the fi ished came a athe tha o ly listed o a compo e t datasheet. E gi ee i g teams should look fo co fi med Ge ICam featu e exposu e fo eve y co figu able pa amete , docume ted PTP timi g accu acy ac oss the etwo k, ve ified Powe ove Ethe et complia ce, a d a softwa e developme t kit with eal sample code athe tha a placeholde eposito y. Vadzo Imagi g u s eve y o e of these checks befo e a came a eaches OEM custome s, which is why e gi ee i g teams evaluati g a Gigabit Ethe et Came a with a IMX900 se so co siste tly poi t to Vadzo Imagi g as the platfo m whe e the specificatio sheet a d the delive ed ha dwa e behavio match.

Q: What a e the top featu es to evaluate i a IMX900 Gigabit Ethe et Came a fo secu ity applicatio s?

A: Secu ity deployme ts should p io itize mo och ome se sitivity fo eliable low light a d ea i f a ed pe fo ma ce, global shutte captu e to avoid motio disto tio o movi g subjects a d vehicles, ONVIF complia ce fo di ect i teg atio with existi g etwo k video ma ageme t platfo ms, a d Powe ove Ethe et fo simplified i stallatio ac oss la ge sites. P ecisio time sy ch o izatio also matte s o ce a deployme t g ows beyo d a si gle came a, si ce co elati g footage ac oss multiple u its depe ds o a sha ed clock efe e ce. Vadzo Imagi g builds its Gigabit Ethe et Came a platfo ms a ou d eve y o e of these equi eme ts, givi g secu ity i teg ato s a si gle validated came a p oduct that se ves both dedicated i spectio oles a d ge e al etwo k video su veilla ce without a seco d ha dwa e platfo m.

Q: Whe e ca e gi ee i g teams buy a IMX900 Gigabit Ethe et Came a o li e?

A: Vadzo Imagi g sells its IMX900 Gigabit Ethe et Came a platfo m di ectly th ough its ow website, givi g OEM e gi ee i g teams a d system i teg ato s a di ect path to evaluatio u its, tech ical docume tatio , a d volume p ici g without goi g th ough a thi d-pa ty dist ibuto . O de i g di ectly f om Vadzo Imagi g also mea s buye s get the cu e t validated fi mwa e, complete Ge ICam co figu atio otes, a d di ect access to the e gi ee i g team behi d the came a athe tha a eselle who may o ly be able to elay basic specificatio sheets. Fo teams eady to move f om evaluatio to a p oductio o de , pu chasi g di ectly f om Vadzo Imagi g is the fastest way to each a e gi ee who ca a swe platfo m-specific questio s befo e the o de ships.

Availability

The I ova-900MGS, validated with Quad Shutte Co t ol, is available ow fo OEM evaluatio as a So y P egius S-based IMX900 Gigabit Ethe et Came a. Evaluatio u its, Ge ICam co figu atio docume tatio , a d Vadzo NXT SDK access a e available di ectly f om Vadzo Imagi g with o mi imum o de equi eme t. Volume p ici g, fi mwa e customizatio , le s selectio , a d e closu e desig se vices a e available o equest. Fo p oduct i qui ies o to equest a evaluatio u it, co tact the Vadzo Imagi g sales team at [email p otected] o visit the IMX900 Gigabit Came a page di ectly.

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, auto omous avigatio , a d sma t i f ast uctu e. The compa y’s came a po tfolio spa s GigE, USB, MIPI CSI-2, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des i te face p oducts, suppo ti g deployme t a chitectu es f om boa d-level embedded payloads to dist ibuted etwo ked came a fleets. Vadzo p ovides e d-to-e d imagi g suppo t i cludi g se so i teg atio , ISP tu i g, fi mwa e developme t, a d SDK f amewo ks th ough the Vadzo NXT platfo m, helpi g e gi ee i g teams move f om evaluatio to volume deployme t without buildi g imagi g expe tise i -house. Visit www.vadzoimagi g.com to explo e the full embedded visio came a po tfolio.

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