Sony 61MP Surveillance Sensor Examined

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Zach Segal
Published Sep 04, 2020 12:31 PM

For a decade, the highest resolution single-imager surveillance cameras have remained ~30MP, now Sony has released a 61 MP sensor (IMX455AQK-K) marketed to surveillance.

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While Sony exited the branded video surveillance business this year, they continue in sensors.

IPVM explores how this sensor has been used and what it means for surveillance cameras.

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Comments (12)
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Michael Miller
Sep 04, 2020

***** **** *** *** **** *** every ****** ***** **** *** ******* are **** **** ********** ** *** are * *** ** ***** *******. Lots ** ****** **** ******* *** much *** *** ***** ******* *** give *** ******* ********** ** "** magic".

(4)
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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Sep 07, 2020

**** ***** *** ******? **** ********** cameras **** ** ***** **** *** lens ** *** **** ** ****** this **********. *** *** **** ** examine ****?

(1)
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Zach Segal
Sep 07, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

** ** ****** **** ******* ** the ***** **** ********** *** ****** would *** *********** ****** ***** ***** add ** *** **** *** ****. They ***** ****** ****** * ***** *********** **** *********. *** ******** ****** **** *** *******-***** **** ** *** $*,***-$*,*** *****.

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Michael Miller
Sep 07, 2020

***** ******* ** *** *** **-***** lenses. **** ******* ** **, **-*, or *-***** **** ***** *** **** better ******* **** **-*****.

(1)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Sep 08, 2020

***, *** *** * ** ** mount ****** ****** **** ** ****** this **** **********? * ***'* ***** so. **** ******* ** *********** ****** are ********* *** ** ** ** MP **********.

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Zach Segal
Sep 08, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

****** ****'* ****** *** *********** **** for ***** ** ** *** **. They *** ****** ******* $***-$*,***. ***, any ****** **** **** **** ****** may ** *********** ** ***** ******.

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Jonathan Strauss
Sep 08, 2020

* ***'* **** *** * **** about * ****** **** ***** ******** be * ****** *** *******. ** a ******* ***** *** **** * camera **** **** ****** *'* ******** it ***** ** ****** **-*** ****?

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 08, 2020

*** ** ******* ***** ***** ***** cameras. **** *** ***** $**. **** sensor ** ********** ***** ******* ** is ******** ** ***** ******* *** Sony's ******** ****.

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Jonathan Strauss
Sep 08, 2020

******* ** ** *'* ***** *** somebody ***** **** ** ******* ** accompanying ****

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 08, 2020

**** ****** ** ******** ******* ** astrophotography ******* ** **'* *** *****, high ***********, ***** ****, * **-*** A/D, *** *** **** **** * mono ******* ** ********* (** ******** to *** ***** *******). **** ***, only *** ******* ********* ***** ** in ** ***** ****** (******* **** ZWO, *** ****** **** ***).

*'* *** **** ***** *** ***** complaints *** ****** ****, ***** *** showing ** ** **** *** ***** and **** *******. ***** **** *** shooting ** **** **** ***.

****, ** ***** *******, *** ****** can ** ****** ***** **** ****** in ******* **** ***** (*** *************** less **********). * ***'* ***** **** security ****** ******* ***** ***** ***** binning, *** **** ***** *** *********** to *** ******. *** *******, ** could ****** ** **** ********** **** when ****** ** ******** *** **** drop **** ** *** ** *** binned **** ** ****** ** ******** for * ****** ** ****.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Sep 08, 2020

***** **** ** **** *** **** would **** ** * ******** **** Avigilon *** ******. ******* **** ** 30MP *******. * ***** ****** ******** would **** *** ******* ********* ***** they *** ***-**-*** **** ***** *** VMS *** *** *** ** ** Video ************. ***** **** **** ** know ** ****** ** **** **** any *** ***************.

ZS
Zach Segal
Sep 08, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

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