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Sony

Sony IMX299CJK

Image sensor

Native pixel pitch: 4.63 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 IMX299CJK

Capture area

Sensor area indexGeometric · full frame = 100: 26.0^*
Active dimensions: 17.26^* × 13.03^* mm
Active area: 224.89^* mm²
Crop factor: 2.00^* ×
Area vs full frame: -1.94^* 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: 4.63 µm^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 11 fields

Number of active pixels

role

active_array^*

source_label

Number of active pixels^*

arrays

horizontal
4,120^*
vertical
2,168^*
scope_declaration
Aspect ratio approx. 17:9^*
unit
pixels^*
horizontal
3,728^*
vertical
2,814^*
scope_declaration
Aspect ratio 4:3^*
unit
pixels^*

declaration

- Aspect ratio approx. 17:9 : 4120 (H) × 2168 (V) approx. 8.93 M pixels diagonal 21.56 mm - Aspect ratio 4:3 : 3728 (H) × 2814 (V) approx. 10.49 M pixels diagonal 21.63 mm^*

Native active array and unit cell

modes

label
Aspect ratio approx. 17:9^*
active_array
horizontal
4,120^*
vertical
2,168^*
unit
pixels^*
native_pixel_pitch
horizontal
4.63^*
vertical
4.63^*
unit
µm^*
label
Aspect ratio 4:3^*
active_array
horizontal
3,728^*
vertical
2,814^*
unit
pixels^*
native_pixel_pitch
horizontal
4.63^*
vertical
4.63^*
unit
µm^*

Chip size

role

chip_dimensions^*

source_label

Chip size^*

arrays

horizontal
24.553^*
vertical
20.013^*
scope_declaration
Not reported^*
unit
mm^*

declaration

24.553 mm (H) × 20.013 mm (V) (include scribe area)^*

Number of effective pixels

role

effective_array^*

source_label

Number of effective pixels^*

arrays

horizontal
4,168^*
vertical
2,176^*
scope_declaration
Aspect ratio approx. 17:9^*
unit
pixels^*
horizontal
3,792^*
vertical
2,824^*
scope_declaration
Aspect ratio 4:3^*
unit
pixels^*

declaration

- Aspect ratio approx. 17:9 : 4168 (H) × 2176 (V) approx. 9.07 M pixels - Aspect ratio 4:3 : 3792 (H) × 2824 (V) approx. 10.71 M pixels^*

Native unit-cell pitch

4.63^* µm

Image size

role: nominal_image_size^*
source_label: Image size^*
declaration: Diagonal 21.63 mm (Type 4/3) Multi-Aspect (Aspect ratio 4:3 and approx. 17:9)^*

Optical black

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

Package

role: package^*
source_label: Package^*
declaration: 248 pin LGA^*

Number of recommended recording pixels

role

recommended_recording_array^*

source_label

Number of recommended recording pixels^*

arrays

horizontal
4,096^*
vertical
2,160^*
scope_declaration
Aspect ratio approx. 17:9^*
unit
pixels^*
horizontal
3,704^*
vertical
2,778^*
scope_declaration
Aspect ratio 4:3^*
unit
pixels^*

declaration

- Aspect ratio approx. 17:9 : 4096 (H) × 2160 (V) approx. 8.85 M pixels - Aspect ratio 4:3 : 3704 (H) × 2778 (V) approx. 10.29 M pixels^*

Total number of pixels

role

total_array^*

source_label

Total number of pixels^*

arrays

horizontal
4,200^*
vertical
2,184^*
scope_declaration
Aspect ratio approx. 17:9^*
unit
pixels^*
horizontal
3,840^*
vertical
2,840^*
scope_declaration
Aspect ratio 4:3^*
unit
pixels^*

declaration

- Aspect ratio approx. 17:9 : 4200 (H) × 2184 (V) approx. 9.17 M pixels - Aspect ratio 4:3 : 3840 (H) × 2840 (V) approx. 10.91 M pixels^*

Unit cell size

role

unit_cell_pitch^*

source_label

Unit cell size^*

arrays

horizontal
4.63^*
vertical
4.63^*
scope_declaration
Not reported^*
unit
um^*

declaration

4.63 μm (H) × 4.63 μm (V)^*

* Provisional data