The industry is on the verge of a major breakthrough: Sony's new high-speed global shutter sensors IMX925, IMX926, IMX935, and IMX936 will make applications such as automated inspection and volumetric imaging much more accurate and efficient.
FRAMOS now offers access to these first engineering samples of Sony's new high-speed global shutter image sensors.
The monochrome versions of the image sensors are the first to be released and can already be ordered. These will be launched for mass production in December of this year. The color versions of the sensors can be ordered as engineering samples starting in September, with mass production scheduled to begin in March 2026.
Imaging professionals, system integrators, and camera manufacturers can now develop application prototypes in advance using the monochrome versions. The area sensors come with a resolution of 24.55 megapixels (IMX925 and IMX935) and 12.41 megapixels (IMX926 and IMX936) and are suitable for inspection applications such as the structured light method, volumetric imaging processes, and automatic optical 2D/3D inspection applications.
The highlight of the sensors is their extremely high frame rate of up to 660 FPS (IMX926 at 8-bit depth). The maximum sampling depth of all sensors is 12 bits. Their respective speeds here are 212 FPS (IMX925), 318 FPS (IMX926), 107 FPS (IMX935), and 162 FPS (IMX936). These recording speeds, which are very high for global shutter image sensors, enable applications to be made even more efficient by enabling short-interval, and rolling shutter artifact-free imaging. This can increase throughput in inspection applications, for example.
The sensors also feature 1-shot HDR capability, enabling high-contrast images even of difficult-to-photograph objects, as well as various binning modes that allow images to be captured with less noise and at higher speeds.
The sensors are designed for C-mount and therefore have a low entry threshold for industrial applications, where there are many suitable lenses available for this mount. They are very compact in size (1/1.2 inch: IMX925 and IMX935, and 1/1.1 inch: IMX926 and IMX936) in LGA format.
“Sony’s new sensor family raises the bar for speed and accuracy in global shutter technology. It’s a leap forward for inspection systems, especially where every millisecond and pixel counts,” says Darren Bessette, Senior Partner Manager Sony at FRAMOS.
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