Sony Commercializes the World's Highest Sensitivity CMOS Image Sensor for Automotive Cameras

Sensors capable of capturing high-resolution color images even in low, 0.005 lux light conditions equivalent to nighttime levels Tokyo, Oct 16, 2014 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony Corporation (hereafter "Sony") announces the commercialization of the "IMX224MQV" CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras, which boasts the world's highest sensitivity levels(1) of any image sensor of its kind. This sensor is capable of capturing high-resolution color images even in light conditions as low as 0.005 lux, a level equivalent to that of a moonless night and one that is far below illumination levels under a star-filled night sky. The "IMX224MQV" is set(2) to become Sony's first image sensor for automotive...