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Sony

Sony IMX283CQJ

Image sensor

Native pixel pitch: 2.4 µm^*

The sensor, in perspective.

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

Image sensors

Sony IMX283CQJ

Capture area

Sensor area indexGeometric · full frame = 100: 13.5^*
Active dimensions: 13.19^* × 8.81^* mm
Active area: 116.24^* mm²
Crop factor: 2.73^* ×
Area vs full frame: -2.89^* 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

Native pixel pitch: 2.4 µm^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 11 fields

Number of active pixels

role

active_array^*

source_label

Number of active pixels^*

arrays

horizontal
5,496^*
vertical
3,672^*
scope_declaration
Type 1 approx. 20.30 M pixels use^*
unit
pixels^*
horizontal
3,872^*
vertical
2,168^*
scope_declaration
Type 1/1.4 approx. 8.42 M pixels use^*
unit
pixels^*

declaration

- Type 1 approx. 20.30 M pixels use 5496 (H) × 3672 (V) approx. 20.18 M pixels diagonal 15.86 mm - Type 1/1.4 approx. 8.42 M pixels use 3872 (H) × 2168 (V) approx. 8.39 M pixels diagonal 10.65 mm^*

Native active array and unit cell

modes

label
Type 1 approx. 20.30 M pixels use^*
active_array
horizontal
5,496^*
vertical
3,672^*
unit
pixels^*
native_pixel_pitch
horizontal
2.4^*
vertical
2.4^*
unit
µm^*
label
Type 1/1.4 approx. 8.42 M pixels use^*
active_array
horizontal
3,872^*
vertical
2,168^*
unit
pixels^*
native_pixel_pitch
horizontal
2.4^*
vertical
2.4^*
unit
µm^*

Chip size

role

chip_dimensions^*

source_label

Chip size^*

arrays

horizontal
16.226^*
vertical
12.654^*
scope_declaration
Not reported^*
unit
mm^*

declaration

16.226 mm (H) × 12.654 mm (V) (include scribe area)^*

Number of effective pixels

role

effective_array^*

source_label

Number of effective pixels^*

arrays

horizontal
5,496^*
vertical
3,694^*
scope_declaration
Type 1 approx. 20.30 M pixels use^*
unit
pixels^*
horizontal
3,872^*
vertical
2,174^*
scope_declaration
Type 1/1.4 approx. 8.42 M pixels use^*
unit
pixels^*

declaration

- Type 1 approx. 20.30 M pixels use 5496 (H) × 3694 (V) approx. 20.30 M pixels - Type 1/1.4 approx. 8.42 M pixels use 3872 (H) × 2174 (V) approx. 8.42 M pixels^*

Native unit-cell pitch

2.4^* µm

Image size

role: nominal_image_size^*
source_label: Image size^*
declaration: Diagonal 15.86 mm (Type 1)^*

Optical black

role: optical_black^*
source_label: Optical black^*
declaration: Horizontal (H) direction : Front 48 pixels, rear 0 pixel Vertical (V) direction : Front 16 pixels, rear 0 pixel^*

Package

role: package^*
source_label: Package^*
declaration: 118 pin LGA^*

Number of recommended recording pixels

role

recommended_recording_array^*

source_label

Number of recommended recording pixels^*

arrays

horizontal
5,472^*
vertical
3,648^*
scope_declaration
Type 1 approx. 20.30 M pixels use^*
unit
pixels^*
horizontal
3,840^*
vertical
2,160^*
scope_declaration
Type 1/1.4 approx. 8.42 M pixels use^*
unit
pixels^*

declaration

- Type 1 approx. 20.30 M pixels use 5472 (H) × 3648 (V) approx. 19.96 M pixels aspect ratio 3:2 - Type 1/1.4 approx. 8.42 M pixels use 3840 (H) × 2160 (V) approx. 8.29 M pixels aspect ratio 16:9^*

Total number of pixels

role

total_array^*

source_label

Total number of pixels^*

arrays

horizontal
5,592^*
vertical
3,710^*
scope_declaration
Not reported^*
unit
pixels^*

declaration

5592 (H) × 3710 (V) approx. 20.75 M pixels^*

Unit cell size

role

unit_cell_pitch^*

source_label

Unit cell size^*

arrays

horizontal
2.4^*
vertical
2.4^*
scope_declaration
Not reported^*
unit
um^*

declaration

2.40 μm (H) × 2.40 μm (V)^*

* Provisional data