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Sony

Sony IMX226CLJ

Image sensor

Optical format: 1/1,7^*
Sensor technology: Reported value 1: BSI^*
Reported value 2: BSI (STARVIS)^*

The sensor, in perspective.

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

Image sensors

Sony IMX226CLJ

Capture area

Sensor area indexGeometric · full frame = 100: 4.9^*
Active dimensions: 7.53^* × 5.64^* mm
Active area: 42.45^* mm²
Crop factor: 4.60^* ×
Area vs full frame: -4.35^* stops

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: 12.40 MP^*
Declared pixel size: 1.85 µm^*
Optical format: 1/1,7^*
Sensor technology: Reported value 1: BSI^*
Reported value 2: BSI (STARVIS)^*

Capture & exposure

Shutter: Rolling^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 20 fields

Declared sensor resolution

12.4^* MP

Scope and conditions

Scope: Native active pixel count unspecified^*

Declared sensor resolution

12.4^* MP

Scope and conditions

Scope: Native active pixel count unspecified^*

cfa

Monochrome^*

cfa

RGB Bayer^*

declared interfaces

sub-LVDS^*

declared interfaces

LVDS^*

declared output format

Raw 10/12-bit^*

declared output format

Raw 10/12-bit^*

declared package options

LGA^*

declared package options

LGA^*

Declared pixel size

1.85^* µm

Scope and conditions

Scope: Native or binned mode unspecified^*

Declared pixel size

1.85^* 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

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

1/1,7^*

nominal optical type

1/1,7^*

shutter

Rolling^*

shutter

Rolling^*

technology

BSI^*

technology

BSI (STARVIS)^*

Specifications 2 · 23 fields

Effective-array geometry

modes

label
Effective pixel array^*
active_array
horizontal
4,072^*
vertical
3,046^*
unit
pixels^*
native_pixel_pitch
horizontal
1.85^*
vertical
1.85^*
unit
µm^*

Aspect ratio

4:3^*

Color configuration

Mono^*

Control interface

3wire^*

Declared imaging diagonal

9.33^* mm

Effective pixel array

horizontal: 4,072^*
vertical: 3,046^*
unit: pixels^*

pixels

Gain control

0-27dB (Analog), 27-45dB (Analog+Digital)^*

Optical format

1/1.7^*

Input clock

72^* MHz

Maximum frame-rate declaration

40^* fps

Frame-rate modes

declaration

10bit: 40fps; 12bit: 35fps^*

modes

bit_depth
10^*
frames_per_second
40.0^*
bit_depth
12^*
frames_per_second
35.0^*

Output interface

sub LVDS Serial^*

Output interface configuration

sub LVDS Serial 4/8/10 ch^*

Output data rates

sub LVDS Serial 576 Mbps/ch^*

Package

15.0(H) x 12.5mm(V), LGA 128pin^*

Pixel pitch

1.85^* µm

Typical power declaration

0.6^* W

Supply voltages

values: 2.9^*
1.2^*
1.8^*
unit: V^*

Readout modes

All pixel, V Inverted, Global reset, etc^*

Declared resolution

12.4^* MP

Shutter type

Rolling Shutter^*

Sensor technology family

STARVIS^*

Sensor technology

Standard CMOS Image Sensor^*

Specifications 3 · 9 fields

Sensor technology family

STARVIS^*

Color configuration

Mono^*

Optical format

1/1.7^*

Maximum frame-rate declaration

40^* fps

Resolution configuration

4:3^*

Output interface

sub LVDS Serial^*

Pixel pitch

1.85^* µm

Declared resolution

12^* MP

Scope and conditions

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

SNR1s illumination

illumination: 0.53^*
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