Sony Launches AI Camera Sensors

By: John Honovich, Published on May 18, 2020

Weeks after exiting the branded video surveillance business, Sony is making a splash announcing "the first image sensors in the world to be equipped with AI processing functionality".

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Inside this note, we examine:

  • What the Sony AI sensors do and, more importantly, do not
  • How the Sony AI sensor compares to Ambarella, Hisilicon, Intel, Qualcomm, etc.
  • What Sony AI sensors strongest structural strength is
  • What challenges or opportunities the Sony AI sensor has for video surveillance
  • How this impacts the competitive contest over where AI is processed

***** ************ *** ******* ***** surveillance ********, **** ** ****** a ****************"*** ***** ***** ******* in *** ***** ** be ******** **** ** processing *************".

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****** **** ****, ** examine:

  • **** *** **** ** sensors ** ***, **** importantly, ** ***
  • *** *** **** ** sensor ******** ** *********, Hisilicon, *****, ********, ***.
  • **** **** ** ******* strongest ********** ******** **
  • **** ********** ** ************* the **** ** ****** has *** ***** ************
  • *** **** ******* *** competitive ******* **** ***** AI ** *********

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Do **, ******** *** ****** - **** ** *******

****'* ***** **************** *** ******* **:

********* ** ********** ************* on *** ***** ****** itself ******* ****-***** **** AI ********** *** ********** of **** *** ********* data, *****, **** ***** cloud ********, ******* **** transmission *******, ********* *** privacy ********, *** ******* power *********** *** ************* costs.

** ****'* ********* ***** below ***** *** *** sensor *** ****** ******** and ****** **** *** internally **** ***** ********:

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**** ***** *** ******** example ** ******* * single ***** **** ********* V1 ** */***** ** a ******:

*** *** ****** ******** from **** ******* *** processing *** ****-***** ** processing (*.* ************ ********** for ********* ****) ** *** ***** chip, ********** *** ****** process ** * ****** video *****.

** *** **** ****, Sony ******** *********** ** the ** ** ****** analytics **** *********** ** *** *****:

***** ***, **** [****'*] Hanson, *** ***** ****** can **** **** **** pretty “*****” **********. **** means **** **** ************* and ****** *****, **** driving ** ********** ***, will ********* ******* ********* AI ******** *** *** foreseeable ******. *******, ***** of *** ****** ** a ******, ******-*********** ******.

Don't ** ***** ********* - **** ** *******

* ***** ********** ** Sony's ** ******* ****** stream *****, ******* ** metadata *** ***** ******. For ***** *** **** a ********* ***** ****** (e.g., *.***, *.***, ***** codecs, ***.), ** ******* / ****** ** * Chip (***) ** ***** necessary.

*** ********* **** ***** from ***** *** ********* also ********* ** / video ********* ******** **** compete **** ****'* ** sensors.

Comparison ** *********, *********, *****, ********, ***.

** ******* ************ *** AI, **** ****** ****'* announcement, ********* ******* **** (like ********* ** ****** / ********* **** ******* AI *** ********) ** from ********* ** ******* (like ***** ******** ******). The ****** ** *** to ** ** *** the ******, *** *** SoC, ** *** ********* AI ******.

**** ********* ***** *****, e.g., ** *** *****, saying:

** **********, **** ******, competitors’ *****, **** ** those **** ** *** Intel-owned ******** (***** *** used ** ******’****** ************’* ******* * *****) *** **** ******** of ************ — **** seconds — ** *******.

** *** *******, **** is ******. ******** ***** can ******* **, **** as ********* **, ** 'real-time'. *** *******, *******, is *** **** ** such ********* *****. ** such, ** ****** **** Sony ***** **** *** question *** *************** ****** SoCs.

Structural ******** - ***-***** *******

*******, *** ******* **** do *** **** ** need ** ****** *****, Sony's ** ******* **** a ********** ********* *** needing ** ** ********* nor *******. *** *******, a **** *** ** made **** "** *** device ***** ***/*** ** much ******* ** ****** and ** ******** *** smaller, ***** *****, *******. Since ***** ** ** video ****** ******* *** chip, **’* **** **** secure, *.*., **** ** hack **** *******."

****'* ********* **** ******* such ** ****** ********, heat *******, **********, ***., as ***** *****:

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Video ************ *************

**** ***** ************, *******, the ***** **** ***** need ** ** *******. The ******** **** ******* is ** ****** ** less ********* ** *** a **** ** ****** with * ***** **** SoC **** *********, *********, etc. ** ** *** a ******** **** ****** with * ****** **** AI-enabled *** **** ***** companies. ** ** *** know *** **** ********** will **.

Competition ** **********

*******, *** ***** ** clear, ****'* **** ******* increases *** ******** ** run ** ** *** edge, ** *** ******. Various ********* *** ********* to *** **, *** the ******* ***** **** it ******, ** *** edge, ********, ******, ** cloud, ** ** ******* in*** ***** ************ *** architecture ****.

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******* *** *** *********, the ** **** **********, and *** ****'* ** sensor, ******* *** ******** for ******* ** ** the **** ** **********.

** *** ****** ********* that *** ******** ** video ************ ** ********** in *** **** * years **** ** *** on *** ****, ** the ******, ******* ** these ******* *******.

Cloud **********

*******, **** ******* ******* doing ** ********** ** the *****, **** **:

*** ********** ****** ** information ******* ** *** cloud ***** ******* ********: increased **** ************ ******* hindering ****-**** *********** **********; security ******** **** ***** associated **** ******* ********** identifiable **** ** *** cloud; *** ***** ****** such ** *** ********* power *********** *** ************* costs ***** ******** ******.

** **** ** ******* ********* *****:

*******, ** ** *** believe *** ***** ** a ****** ****-**** ********** for ** **** ****** processing *******, ****** *** reasons **** *****, **** are *** ***** ********** for ****.

*******

*** ****, ****** ** makes ***** ***** *** competitive ******** *** '*******' has ***** **** ********* greater ***** ******* (***** has **** *** **** dimension *** *** **** 2 *******) ** ********** video *********. ** *** extent **** **** *** capture ** ********** ********, will ********** *** ******** over *** **** ******. How **** **** **** with *** ** ******* vs **** ******* ** be ****.

Vote / ****

Comments (1)

John Honovich

IPVM | 05/20/20 12:18am

******: **** *** *** partnered **** ********* *** these *******, **** ******* point** *** ************:

**** **** **** ****** a ***** ****** ******* app ******* ** ***** IoT *** ********* ******** that *********** *** ****** sensor *** ******* *** range *** ********** ** video ********* ************* *** enterprise *********. *** *********** of ***** *** ********* will ***** ******** ****’* cutting-edge ******* & ******* technologies, ********* *** ****** functionality ** ****-***** **** AI **********, **** *********’* cloud ********* *** ** platform ** ******* *** video ********* ************* *** customers *** ******** ****** a ******* ** **********.

***** *** *** ***** this *** ** **** will ** *********** ** see. *****, ***** ***** releases **** *** ** be ***** *** ******* impact *** ** **** see.

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