SONY’s 1/2" IMX385 sensor with two megapixels delivers high image quality even in low light conditions. Using their super high conversion gain technology, Sony has doubled the sensitivity compared to the IMX185. Available from the image processing specialist, FRAMOS, it boasts, together with its excellent SNR1s value, the best performance among Sony's Full HD sensors for industrial and safety applications.

Computar has brought the “MPY” lens series with 12 megapixel resolution onto the market specifically to work with the SONY Pregius IMX253 and IMX255 image sensors. The 1.1” C-Mount series enables the high image quality of the high-resolution SONY sensors to be fully utilised in machine vision, life science and ITS applications. The Computar MPY series and all other Computar lenses are available through the image processing speci...

A team of Japanese developers working at Sony were a major highlight for the participants attending the event in Munich. Sony is the largest producer of sensors and held many events including a live presentation of its latest sensor models from the third CMOS generation which gave end customers an opportunity to take part in a live Q&A session and pose their questions to the experts on hand.

With a resolution of 5MP and USB 3.0 Vision interface, Videology has launched its new camera module 24B5.0XUSB3. The module is the first in a series of cameras designed to work with the image processing firmware developed in-house by Videology. OEMs and developers can incorporate individual IPs on the FPGA or use customer-specific adaptations. The compact board camera is available from FRAMOS.

Framos Electronics and Smartek have reached an agreement to work more closely together for the future. Already active in the industrial image processing market for several years, Smartek first launched its business with the development and production of flash controllers. These controllers enable up to 6 lighting units to be actuated extremely precisely. This technique enables LED lamps to achieve greater brightness and a longer life than is the ...