Vadzo Imaging's Innova GigE camera series combines ultra-low light sensitivity, 4K HDR, monochrome global shutter imaging, and wide-area 200° coverage across four Sony sensor configurations delivering ONVIF-compliant, PoE-powered 4K HDR surveillance GigE cameras purpose-built for perimeter security, IR-illuminated access control, and large-scale IP monitoring deployments.

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswire / April 14, 2026 / Vadzo Imaging, a provider of embedded vision cameras, is addressing one of the most persistent challenges in networked surveillance deployment: which GigE camera for surveillance is right for the environment you are deploying into. The answer, as Vadzo's engineering teams hear consistently from OEM customers and security integrators, is that no single sensor configuration serves every surveillance architecture. A perimeter security camera, an underground parking monitor, and a wide-area indoor surveillance unit are all security devices, but they face fundamentally different imaging environments, lighting conditions, and coverage requirements.

Vadzo's response is the expanded Innova GigE surveillance lineup, four cameras powered by Sony STARVIS IMX715, Sony STARVIS 2 IMX678, Sony Pregius S IMX900, and Sony STARVIS IMX662 sensors, purpose-built for smart surveillance, perimeter security, smart city infrastructure, outdoor monitoring, and distributed IP video deployments. Across all four, Vadzo highlights ONVIF GigE IP cameras that directly address the imaging challenges security architects and integrators encounter most in practice.

Why GigE Is the Right Interface for Smart Surveillance and Distributed Monitoring

Surveillance deployments present infrastructure challenges that consumer-grade and short-reach interfaces cannot address. Cameras must be positioned at building perimeters, parking structures, street-level intersections, and remote outdoor zones, locations where USB's practical 5-metre limit and MIPI CSI-2's board-level constraints become immediate barriers to system design. These environments increasingly require a GigE camera for surveillance that can operate reliably across distributed and large-scale monitoring networks.

GigE supports cable runs up to 100 metres over standard Cat5e/Cat6 while delivering both power and data via PoE over a single cable. This enables flexible PoE security camera placement across large facilities and outdoor environments without additional wiring complexity and allows cameras to be deployed across distributed nodes within a unified IP network architecture. ONVIF-compliant streaming enables direct integration with existing video management systems, network video recorders, and smart city monitoring platforms already in use across security infrastructure.

Combined with high-sensitivity sensors and onboard image processing, 4K HDR GigE cameras and low-light HDR GigE cameras deliver stable, low-latency video streams suitable for real-time monitoring, license plate recognition, face detection at distance, and AI-based analytics at the edge.

"Smart surveillance deployments today require cameras that go beyond basic video capture; they need to handle pitch-dark environments, high-contrast outdoor scenes, and wide-area coverage while integrating cleanly into IP network infrastructure. The Innova GigE surveillance lineup is built around exactly these requirements, combining sensor-level imaging performance with the deployment flexibility that distributed monitoring architectures demand."

Innova-715CRS: 8.46MP Sony IMX715 STARVIS Ultra-Low Light ONVIF GigE Camera

When surveillance cannot rely on external lighting infrastructure, the sensor must do the heavy lifting. The Innova-715CRS is Vadzo's ultra-low light GigE camera built around the Sony STARVIS IMX715, a back-illuminated 1/2.8" sensor whose pixel architecture is specifically engineered for low-lux environments, delivering 8.46MP (3864x2192) color imaging that remains detailed and usable in near-dark conditions where conventional cameras produce noise or lose detail entirely. Two HDR modes, Multiple Exposure and Digital Overlap, handle the high-contrast transitions common in outdoor surveillance with bright vehicle headlights against dark road surfaces, sunlit building facades with shadowed entry points, without washing out highlights or crushing shadows. An auto IR-cut filter manages day/night transitions automatically, and single-cable PoE GigE deployment makes it practical to position this Sony STARVIS GigE camera precisely where light is absent rather than where power happens to be available.

Key specs: 8.46MP (3864x2192) | Sony IMX715 STARVIS | Rolling Shutter | 1/2.8" 1.45um Pixel | GigE (100/1000Base-T) | ONVIF Profile S/T | PoE 802.3af | HDR (Multiple Exposure & Digital Overlap) | NIR | Auto IR-Cut Filter | S-Mount (M12) | GPIO | -30°C to 70°C

Innova-678CRS: 8.4MP Sony IMX678 STARVIS 2 HDR 4K ONVIF GigE Camera

Wide-area outdoor surveillance demands two things simultaneously: enough resolution to extract meaningful detail from across a large scene, and enough dynamic range to handle whatever the sky and shadows decide to do that day. The Innova-678CRS delivers both. As a 4K HDR ONVIF GigE camera powered by the Sony STARVIS 2 IMX678 sensor with 1/1.8" format, 8.4MP (3856x2180), it covers broad outdoor zones at 4K while maintaining up to 110 dB HDR, capturing accurate detail in the same frame across sunlit open areas and deep shadow simultaneously. Enhanced NIR sensitivity extends its usefulness into after-dark environments, and an auto-switching IR-cut filter handles the color-to-NIR transition without any host-side intervention. For deployments where camera count and cabling infrastructure translate directly to project cost, the combination of 4K coverage and PoE GigE connectivity means fewer nodes, fewer cable runs, and no compromise on the image quality that downstream license plate recognition and facial detection software depends on.

Key specs: 8.4MP (3856x2180) | Sony IMX678 STARVIS 2 | Rolling Shutter | 1/1.8" 2.0um BSI Pixel | GigE (100/1000Base-T) | ONVIF Profile S/T/G/M | PoE 802.3af | HDR (110 dB) | NIR | Auto IR-Cut Filter | S-Mount (M12) | GPIO | -30°C to 70°C

Innova-900MGS: 3.2MP Sony IMX900 Monochrome Global Shutter ONVIF GigE Camera

Not every surveillance environment has usable ambient light and in those that do not, infrared illumination becomes the primary light source. The Innova-900MGS is built for this scenario. As a monochrome global shutter camera, its Sony Pregius S IMX900 sensor strips away color processing to maximize photon sensitivity across the visible and near-infrared spectrum, making it the most effective camera in the lineup for IR-illuminated zones like underground parking structures, perimeter areas under IR floodlight, and access corridors monitored after dark. Quad HDR up to 120 dB manages the uneven illumination that IR lighting produces, where pools of lit space sit alongside near-total darkness. A global shutter eliminates motion distortion on fast-moving subjects passing through monitored entry and exit points, a detail that matters when the footage needs to hold up to review. Deployable across multi-camera access control and perimeter networks via PoE GigE, the Innova-900MGS operates reliably from -30°C to 70°C in outdoor and semi-exposed installations.

Key specs: 3.2MP (2064x1552) | Sony IMX900 Pregius S | Global Shutter | 1/3.1" 2.25um BSI Pixel | GigE (100/1000Base-T) | ONVIF Profile S/T/G/M | PoE 802.3af | Quad HDR (120 dB) | NIR | RJ45 | -30°C to 70°C

Innova-662CRS: 2.4MP Sony IMX662 STARVIS Low-Light HDR ONVIF GigE Camera

Large indoor spaces and busy public environments create a surveillance challenge that resolution alone cannot solve as the scene is simply too wide for a conventional camera to cover without leaving blind spots or multiplying camera count beyond what the budget or infrastructure can support. The Innova-662CRS is purpose-built as a wide-area surveillance camera, addressing this with up to 200° diagonal field of view, allowing a single unit to cover areas that would otherwise require two or three fixed-FOV cameras. Its Sony STARVIS IMX662 sensor brings Fusion HDR and NIR sensitivity to bear across the mixed lighting conditions typical of transport terminals, shopping centres, and monitored public venues such as bright entry points, dim interior zones, and everything in between, at 2.4MP (1920x1080) and up to 60fps. Onboard dewarping processes the wide-angle image at the camera itself, delivering clean rectilinear video to the VMS without adding processing overhead to the host system. With an operating range of -40°C to 85°C and PoE GigE connectivity, it is equally at home in temperature-controlled indoor deployments and exposed outdoor monitoring nodes.

Key specs: 2.4MP FHD (1920x1080) | Sony IMX662 STARVIS | Rolling Shutter | 1/2.8" 2.9um Pixel | GigE | ONVIF Profile S/T/G/M | PoE 802.3af | Fusion HDR | NIR | Up to 200° DFOV | Onboard dewarping | -40°C to 85°C

Vadzo NXT SDK: Camera Control for Developers and Integrators

All Innova surveillance cameras are supported by Vadzo's NXT SDK, providing programmatic control over streaming, encoding, camera parameters, GPIO, Region of Interest configuration, Smart GPIO control, and firmware updates. The SDK supports C, C++, and Python, with compatibility across Windows, Linux, and Android platforms, enabling security integrators, smart city developers, and OEMs to build and deploy custom surveillance applications with full control over imaging performance.

Surveillance Applications

The Innova GigE camera for surveillance lineup, including 4K HDR surveillance GigE cameras and low-light HDR GigE cameras, addresses the full range of imaging challenges encountered across modern security and monitoring deployments, from ultra-low light perimeter coverage to wide-area indoor monitoring and NIR-based access control.

Perimeter Security and Outdoor Day/Night Monitoring: Innova-715CRS and Innova-678CRS

Outdoor perimeter cameras and smart city surveillance nodes face consistent dual challenges: scenes shift between direct sunlight and deep shadow within a single frame, and day-to-night transitions require automatic optical adaptation. The Innova-715CRS addresses extreme low-light conditions with its Sony STARVIS GigE camera sensor's enhanced NIR sensitivity and back-illuminated pixel structure, enabling reliable night-time imaging with or without IR illumination. The Innova-678CRS complements this as a 4K HDR surveillance GigE camera with 110 dB HDR for high-contrast scene handling, capturing detail simultaneously in sunlit areas and shaded zones, along with 4K resolution for license plate identification and face detection at distance. Both cameras include auto IR-cut filters that switch between colour and NIR modes without host-side intervention, and both are deployable over single-cable PoE security camera infrastructure across locations where dedicated power is impractical.

IR-Illuminated Zones and NIR-Dependent Access Control: Innova-900MGS

Surveillance environments that rely on infrared illumination like underground parking, perimeter zones with IR floodlights, and access points monitored after dark require sensors optimized for NIR response rather than color output. The Innova-900MGS delivers exactly this as a monochrome global shutter camera, with its Sony Pregius S sensor providing superior sensitivity across the NIR spectrum and Quad HDR performance for environments that mix IR-lit areas with residual ambient light. Its global shutter eliminates motion blur on moving subjects passing through monitored entry and exit points, and GigE networking enables multi-camera deployment across facility-wide access control systems.

Wide-Area Indoor Surveillance and Smart City Monitoring: Innova-662CRS

Large indoor spaces such as transport terminals, shopping centers, warehouses, and public venues combine varying lighting zones, moving crowds, and wide coverage requirements that challenge conventional fixed-FOV cameras. The Innova-662CRS is the wide-area surveillance camera of choice for these deployments, with up to 200° diagonal field of view enabling a single camera to cover areas that would otherwise require multiple units. Fusion HDR and NIR sensitivity maintain consistent imaging across bright entry points, dimly lit interior zones, and mixed ambient conditions. Onboard dewarping processes the wide-angle image at the camera level, reducing VMS processing overhead while delivering usable rectilinear video across distributed smart city and indoor monitoring deployments.

What the Innova GigE Series Shares: Vadzo's OEM Commitment to Security Integrators

Across all four Innova cameras, Vadzo provides a consistent set of OEM services that security product developers rely on beyond the camera hardware itself. Evaluation kits are dispatched within 48 hours, enabling engineering teams to validate camera performance in their actual deployment environment before committing to a production design. Full OEM customization is available across all four cameras, covering board redesigns, firmware modifications, integration of IR and NIR LED array boards, lens holder and filter modifications, and IP-rated enclosure design and manufacturing. ISP tuning is calibrated for real security deployment environments across Sony STARVIS, Sony STARVIS 2, and Sony Pregius S sensors. Volume pricing, production support, and direct applications engineering support for design-in assistance and production ramp are available on request.

FAQ

What makes GigE better than USB or Wi-Fi for surveillance deployments?

GigE supports cable runs up to 100 metres over standard Cat5e/Cat6, delivering both power and data via PoE over a single cable. This eliminates the placement constraints of USB (~5 metres) and the reliability limitations of wireless links in dense or RF-noisy environments, enabling flexible PoE security camera positioning across large facilities and outdoor perimeters within a unified IP network.

Do Innova surveillance GigE camera support ONVIF?

Yes. All four Innova GigE cameras are ONVIF GigE IP cameras compliant with ONVIF Profile S and Profile T. This enables direct integration with standard video management systems, network video recorders, and third-party monitoring platforms without proprietary driver dependencies.

Which camera in the lineup is best suited for complete darkness or IR-illuminated environments?

The Innova-900MGS, Vadzo's monochrome global shutter GigE camera, is purpose-built for IR-illuminated surveillance using the Sony Pregius S IMX900 sensor, while the Innova-715CRS, an ultra-low light GigE camera with Sony STARVIS, delivers consistent image quality in near-dark environments.

Can the cameras be powered without a separate power supply?

Yes. All four Innova GigE cameras support Power over Ethernet (PoE 802.3af), delivering both power and data over a single standard Cat5e/Cat6 cable, eliminating the need for separate power infrastructure at each PoE security camera installation point.

Can Vadzo customize Innova cameras for specific form factor or enclosure requirements?

Yes. Vadzo supports full OEM customization across all four GigE cameras for surveillance including board redesigns, firmware modifications, IR and NIR LED array board integration, lens holder and filter modifications, and IP-rated enclosure design and manufacturing. Volume pricing is available on request.

Availability

All four cameras are available for OEM evaluation with 48-hour sample dispatch. Innova-715CRS, Innova-678CRS, Innova-900MGS, and Innova-662CRS ship within standard lead times. Evaluation kits, technical documentation, and integration support are available directly from Vadzo Imaging. Volume pricing, firmware customization, optics, and enclosure design services are available upon request. For inquiries, contact the Vadzo sales team at support@vadzoimaging.com.

About Vadzo Imaging

Vadzo Imaging develops high-performance embedded and machine vision cameras for OEMs and system integrators building next-generation intelligent systems. The company delivers imaging platforms across USB, MIPI, GigE, Wi-Fi, and SerDes interfaces, supporting applications in industrial automation, robotics, smart surveillance, smart city infrastructure, and edge AI. Beyond hardware, Vadzo provides end-to-end imaging expertise including sensor integration, ISP tuning, firmware development, and OEM customization services that accelerate development and deployment at scale.

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