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Sony

Sony IMX993-AABA

Image sensor

Optical format: 1/1,8^*
Sensor technology: SenSWIR (InGaAs)^*

The sensor, in perspective.

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

Image sensors

Sony IMX993-AABA

Capture area

Sensor area indexGeometric · full frame = 100: 4.4^*
Active dimensions: 7.18^* × 5.33^* mm
Active area: 38.23^* mm²
Crop factor: 4.84^* ×
Area vs full frame: -4.50^* 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: 3.21 MP^*
Declared pixel size: 3.45 µm^*
Optical format: 1/1,8^*
Sensor technology: SenSWIR (InGaAs)^*

Capture & exposure

Shutter: Global^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 10 fields

Declared sensor resolution

3.21^* MP

Scope and conditions

Scope: Native active pixel count unspecified^*

cfa

Monochrome^*

declared interfaces

SLVS (2/4/8 ch),MIPI (2/4 Lane)^*

declared output format

Raw 8/10/12-bit^*

declared package options

LGA^*

Declared pixel size

3.45^* µm

Scope and conditions

Scope: Native or binned mode unspecified^*

manufacturer capability max frame rate

value: 173.0^*
unit: fps^*
scope: Supplier capability, not an independently measured benchmark or proven mode/bit-depth combination^*

fps

nominal optical type

1/1,8^*

shutter

Global^*

technology

SenSWIR (InGaAs)^*

Specifications 2 · 23 fields

Effective-array geometry

modes

label
Effective pixel array^*
active_array
horizontal
2,080^*
vertical
1,544^*
unit
pixels^*
native_pixel_pitch
horizontal
3.45^*
vertical
3.45^*
unit
µm^*

Aspect ratio

5:4^*

Color configuration

Other (SWIR)^*

Control interface

4wire/I2C^*

Declared imaging diagonal

8.9^* mm

Effective pixel array

horizontal: 2,080^*
vertical: 1,544^*
unit: pixels^*

pixels

Gain control

0-18dB (Analog), 18.1-42dB (Analog+Digital)^*

Optical format

1/1.8^*

Input clock

declaration: 37.125MHz/74.25MHz/54MHz^*

Maximum frame-rate declaration

173^* fps

Frame-rate modes

declaration

8bit: 173fps; 10bit: 158fps; 12bit: 93fps^*

modes

bit_depth
8^*
frames_per_second
173.0^*
bit_depth
10^*
frames_per_second
158.0^*
bit_depth
12^*
frames_per_second
93.0^*

Output interface

SLVS/MIPI CSI-2^*

Output interface configuration

SLVS 2/4/8 ch, MIPI CSI-2 2/4 lane^*

Output data rates

SLVS 594/1188 Mbps/ch, MIPI CSI-2 1.782 Gbps/lane^*

Package

30.0(H) x 30.0(V)mm, PGA 176pin^*

Pixel pitch

3.45^* µm

Typical power declaration

declaration: 0.8W/0.8W (SLVS/MIPI CSI-2)^*

Supply voltages

values: 3.3^*
2.2^*
1.2^*
1.8^*
unit: V^*

Readout modes

All pixel, H/V Inverted, etc^*

Declared resolution

3.2^* MP

Shutter type

Global Shutter^*

Sensor technology family

SenSWIR^*

Sensor technology

SWIR Image Sensor^*

* Provisional data