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Image sensors

Sony

Sony IMX178LLJ

Image sensor

Optical format: 1/1,8^*
Sensor technology: BSI^*

The sensor, in perspective.

Capture area at a shared scale. The dashed outline is a 36 × 24 mm full-frame reference.

Image sensors

Sony IMX178LLJ

Physical width and height are needed to calculate area. Optical format alone is insufficient.

Sensor area indexGeometric · full frame = 100: —
Active dimensions: —
Active area: —
Crop factor: —
Area vs full frame: —

The index is calculated from area, assuming equal scene illumination, f-number and exposure time. It is not a low-light test or an image-quality score: lens transmission, quantum efficiency, noise and processing are not included. A crop mode changes the area used, not the physical sensor.

Dynamic range ≠ EV operating range. Autofocus and metering limits describe operating conditions. Manufacturer HDR claims appear separately below; independent dynamic-range measurements require a matched test method, ISO and noise threshold.

Sensor specifications

Declared sensor resolution: 6.44 MP^*
Declared pixel size: 2.4 µm^*
Optical format: 1/1,8^*
Sensor technology: BSI^*

Capture & exposure

Shutter: Rolling^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 10 fields

Declared sensor resolution

6.44^* MP

Scope and conditions

Scope: Native active pixel count unspecified^*

cfa

RGB Bayer^*

declared interfaces

LVDS^*

declared output format

Raw 10/12-bit^*

declared package options

LGA^*

Declared pixel size

2.4^* µm

Scope and conditions

Scope: Native or binned mode unspecified^*

manufacturer capability max frame rate

value: 60.0^*
unit: fps^*
scope: Supplier capability, not an independently measured benchmark or proven mode/bit-depth combination^*

fps

nominal optical type

1/1,8^*

shutter

Rolling^*

technology

BSI^*

Specifications 2 · 9 fields

Sensor technology family

STARVIS^*

Color configuration

Mono^*

Optical format

1/1.8^*

Maximum frame-rate declaration

60^* fps

Resolution configuration

3:2^*

Output interface

sub LVDS Serial^*

Pixel pitch

2.4^* µm

Declared resolution

6.2^* MP

Scope and conditions

scope: Recommended recording pixels or active pixels; not uniformly a native full-array count.^*

SNR1s illumination

illumination: 0.26^*
unit: lx^*
application: Security camera^*
light_source_temperature_K: 3,200^*
target_reflectance_percent: 18^*
f_number: 1.4^*
exposure_time_seconds: 0.016666666666666666^*
linear_matrix: No^*
signal_channel: Green sensor raw output^*
signal_noise_ratio: 1^*
direction: lower is better^*

* Provisional data