Vadzo Compares Global Shutter USB Camera Products: Sony Pregius S IMX900 Sensor vs Onsemi AR0234 Sensor for Precision USB Camera Imaging

Vadzo Imagi g is publishi g a e gi ee i g compa iso betwee the So y P egius S IMX900 stacked BSI se so a d the O semi AR0234 se so ac oss two p oducts i its Falco USB came a po tfolio, the Falco -900MGS 3MP Mo och ome USB Came a a d the Falco -234CGS 2MP Global Shutte USB Came a, add essi g the se so a chitectu e decisio s behi d olli g shutte a d global shutte selectio i p ecisio imagi g. Both platfo ms a e built fo facto y automatio , came a-based automated optical i spectio , a d visio -guided obotics deployme ts whe e esolutio , f ame ate, a d spect al se sitivity defi e system pe fo ma ce at the se so level.

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswi e / August 6, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded visio came a p oducts fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s, today eleases a e gi ee i g compa iso add essi g o e of the most co seque tial se so decisio s i p ecisio machi e visio . choosi g betwee a stacked BSI global shutte se so built fo dy amic a ge a d spect al each a d a co ve tio al BSI global shutte se so built fo f ame ate a d cost efficie cy. The compa iso is g ou ded i two p oducts f om Vadzo’s Falco USB Came a se ies, the Falco -900MGS built o the So y P egius S IMX900 a d the Falco -234CGS built o the O semi AR0234, each add essi g a disti ct equi eme t withi automated optical i spectio met ology a d visio -guided obotics a chitectu es.

The Se so Level P oblem Behi d P ecisio Imagi g Failu es

P ecisio imagi g systems that t ack movi g pa ts, obotic e d effecto s o co veyo -mou ted compo e ts sha e a commo poi t of failu e at the se so level. A olli g shutte se so eads pixel ows seque tially athe tha captu i g the full f ame at o ce. Whe the subject o the came a platfo m moves du i g that eadout wi dow, each ow eco ds a slightly diffe e t positio , p oduci g skew, wobble a d geomet ic disto tio i the output f ame. I automated optical i spectio , this disto tio i t oduces a measu eme t e o la ge e ough to t igge false ejects at p oductio li e speeds. I visio -guided obotics, it co upts the spatial efe e ce a obot co t olle uses to calculate a pick o place coo di ate. The decisio betwee olli g shutte a d global shutte a chitectu es is well established fo motio -c itical tasks. A global shutte se so exposes eve y pixel simulta eously, elimi ati g this class of e o as a ha dwa e-level gua a tee athe tha a softwa e co ectio applied afte the fact. The ope e gi ee i g questio is ot whethe to select a global shutte but which global shutte se so a chitectu e matches the esolutio , f ame ate a d spect al equi eme t of the task.

Se so A chitectu e: Stacked BSI vs Co ve tio al BSI Global Shutte Desig

The So y P egius S IMX900 is built o a stacked back-illumi ated a chitectu e whe e the pixel laye a d the logic laye a e fab icated o sepa ate wafe s a d bo ded togethe athe tha sha i g a si gle silico pla e. This stacki g f ees up a ea o the pixel laye othe wise co sumed by eadout ci cuit y, allowi g a la ge fill facto a d imp oved photo collectio efficie cy pe pixel. The stacked desig also educes pe -pixel ead oise, maki g the IMX900 a low- oise global shutte se so suited to low-light a d ea -i f a ed imagi g. Combi ed with a 2.25 µm pixel pitch a d 3MP esolutio , the IMX900 delive s Quad HDR up to 120dB a d high se sitivity ac oss visible a d ea -i f a ed wavele gths, maki g it the co ect choice as a high-se sitivity global shutte came a i mixed lighti g a d NIR-illumi ated deployme ts.

The O semi AR0234 uses a co ve tio al back-illumi ated global shutte desig at a 1/2.6-i ch fo mat with a la ge 3.0 µm pixel pitch. Without the stacked logic laye , the AR0234 t ades some of the IMX900’s dy amic a ge head oom fo a simple , lowe -cost se so stack capable of eadi g the full 2MP f ame at up to 120 f ames pe seco d. The la ge pixel pitch also imp oves pe -pixel light-gathe i g a ea a d wide s the depth of field ma gi at a give focal le gth, be efiti g applicatio s whe e wo ki g dista ce va ies. Neithe a chitectu e is u ive sally co ect. The IMX900 stacked BSI desig is the ight global shutte USB 3.0 came a choice whe dy amic a ge a d ea -i f a ed se sitivity a e the limiti g va iables. The AR0234 is the ight choice whe f ame ate a d pe -u it cost a e the limiti g va iables at 2MP esolutio .

Falco -900MGS: So y P egius S IMX900 Stacked BSI Mo och ome Global Shutte USB Came a

The Falco -900MGS is Vadzo’s 3MP Mo och ome USB Came a built o the So y P egius S IMX900 stacked BSI se so , delive i g 2064 x 1552 esolutio with a 2.25 µm pixel a d Quad HDR up to 120dB. As a So y P egius S IMX900 came a, it i he its the stacked BSI fill facto adva tage desc ibed above, a d as a mo och ome se so , it emoves the Baye filte mosaic e ti ely, outi g the full photo flux at eve y pixel ac oss both visible a d ea -i f a ed wavele gths. This makes the Falco -900MGS a 3MP Global Shutte USB Came a optio delive i g the accu acy expected of a high-p ecisio visio came a fo st uctu ed light p ofili g, lase t ia gulatio a d fi e featu e automated optical i spectio came a wo k whe e eve y additio al li e pai of esolutio imp oves defect detectio co fide ce. As a IMX900 USB came a platfo m, it pai s stacked BSI se sitivity with a 5 Gbps USB 3.0 i te face a d a ope ati g a ge of −30°C to 70°C, maki g the Falco -900MGS a IMX900 machi e visio came a suited to co ti uous p oductio li e deployme t.

Falco -900MGS Specificatio s

Falco -234CGS: O semi AR0234 Colo Global Shutte USB Came a

The Falco -234CGS is Vadzo’s 2MP Colo USB Came a built o the O semi AR0234 se so , delive i g 1920 x 1200 esolutio at up to 120 f ames pe seco d with full global shutte captu e. Its Baye colo filte a ay p ese ves colo fidelity fo tasks whe e colo classificatio ca ies ve ificatio value, such as colo -coded fiducial t acki g a d label i spectio . As a 2MP colo global shutte came a, the Falco -234CGS gives visio -guided obotics a d facto y automatio came a i teg ato s a highe f ame ate, lowe -late cy alte ative to the Falco -900MGS whe colo output is equi ed a d 2MP esolutio is sufficie t. The se so also ope ates as a AR0234 machi e visio came a ac oss a exte ded −40°C to 85°C a ge, suppo ti g deployme t i both climate-co t olled a d u heated wa ehouse e vi o me ts.

Falco -234CGS Specificatio s

Key Capabilities of the Falco -900MGS a d Falco -234CGS

Global Shutte P ecisio fo Motio Se sitive P ecisio Imagi g: Both the Falco -900MGS a d the Falco -234CGS expose eve y pixel i the f ame simulta eously, delive i g geomet ically accu ate captu es ega dless of platfo m o subject motio . O a facto y automatio came a li e u i g at 0.5 to 2 mete s pe seco d, a olli g shutte se so accumulates measu able ow skew ac oss the eadout wi dow, a e o that a global shutte came a a chitectu e elimi ates at the poi t of captu e. Fo automated optical i spectio came a statio s ve ifyi g dime sio al tole a ce o su face defects, this is the diffe e ce betwee a epeatable measu eme t a d o e that va ies with li e speed.

Resolutio vs F ame Rate: Matchi g GSD to the I spectio Task: G ou d sample dista ce, o GSD, is the sce e dista ce ep ese ted by a si gle pixel, a d it is the pa amete that dete mi es whethe a defect o a fiducial ma k is esolvable. The Falco -900MGS 2.25 µm pixel pitch at 3MP esolutio delive s a fi e GSD at a give focal le gth suited to fi e featu e met ology global shutte came a tasks. The Falco -234CGS 3.0 µm pixel pitch at 2MP esolutio delive s a wide pe -pixel field of view a d a faste 2MP global shutte USB came a eadout suited to high-speed global shutte came a tasks such as pick a d place t acki g whe e cycle time matte s mo e tha sub-pixel esolutio . The Falco -900MGS IMX900 global shutte USB came a co figu atio is validated ac oss its full −30°C to 70°C a ge while the wide AR0234 tempe atu e tole a ce exte ds cove age i to u co ditio ed facilities.

NIR Se sitivity a d HDR fo Mixed Lighti g E vi o me ts: The IMX900 stacked BSI a chitectu e i side the Falco -900MGS exte ds se sitivity i to the ea -i f a ed spect um a d pai s it with Quad HDR up to 120dB fo sce es co tai i g both di ect i spectio lighti g a d shadowed egio s i the same f ame. This hd global shutte came a capability suits met ology a d i spectio cells whe e illumi atio is a ely u ifo m ac oss the full field of view. The Falco -234CGS cove s sta da d visible spect um colo tasks whe e illumi atio is mo e co t olled a d co siste t.

USB 3.0 Co ectivity fo Plug a d Play I teg atio : Both p oducts co ect ove USB 3.0 at up to 5 Gbps with full UVC complia ce, givi g OEM i teg ato s plug-a d-play ecog itio o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without custom d ive developme t. As a global shutte USB 3.0 came a platfo m, the Falco se ies emoves boa d-level i teg atio isk f om p ecisio imagi g deployme ts whe e e gi ee i g time is bette spe t o applicatio logic tha d ive developme t.

“E gi ee s ask us which global shutte se so to choose as if the e is a si gle ight a swe . The e is ot. The IMX900 stacked BSI a chitectu e i side the Falco -900MGS gives you esolutio , dy amic a ge, a d ea -i f a ed each. The AR0234 i side the Falco -234CGS gives you f ame- ate colo output a d a lowe cost pe u it. The co ect choice depe ds e ti ely o what the i spectio o obotics task is actually measu i g a d at what speed. Ou job is to make su e e gi ee s have the se so -level detail to make that call co ectly the fi st time.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g

Ta get Applicatio s

Facto y Automatio a d Automated Optical I spectio : Su face defect detectio , dime sio al met ology a d i li e quality co t ol o p oductio li es equi e a global shutte came a a chitectu e that holds spatial accu acy at li e speed. The Falco -900MGS automated optical i spectio came a co figu atio suits fi e featu e defect detectio a d met ology global shutte came a tasks whe e sub-pixel accu acy a d dy amic a ge u de mixed i spectio lighti g matte most. The Falco -234CGS cove s colo -based so ti g a d label ve ificatio statio s as a facto y automatio came a whe e f ame ate a d colo classificatio take p io ity ove maximum esolutio .

Visio Guided Robotics a d Pick a d Place Systems: Robotic a m t acki g, pick-a d-place coo di ate calculatio a d cobot wo kcell pe ceptio depe d o a spatially accu ate f ame delive ed without motio -i duced disto tio . The Falco -234CGS 120 f ames pe seco d captu e makes it a effective AR0234 visio -guided obotics came a fo high cycle ate pick a d place li es, while the Falco -900MGS st uctu ed light capability positio s it as a capable IMX900 pick a d place came a fo obotic assembly guida ce. The Falco -234CGS also fu ctio s as a AR0234 cobot visio came a i collabo ative obot wo kcells whe e geomet ic accu acy at close a ge is c itical to safe ope atio . Beyo d fixed coo di ate calculatio , both p oducts se ve as a global shutte motio captu e came a fo t ajecto y ve ificatio . Both ope ate as pa t of Vadzo’s automatio a d obotics came a module po tfolio.

Secu ity a d Su veilla ce: Pe imete mo ito i g a d asset t acki g applicatio s that equi e motio -accu ate captu e at va iable subject dista ce be efit f om the same global shutte gua a tee that se ves i dust ial i spectio . The Falco se ies fu ctio s as a su veilla ce came a optio withi Vadzo’s secu ity a d su veilla ce came a po tfolio whe eve olli g shutte disto tio would othe wise comp omise ide tificatio o t acki g accu acy at the pe imete .

VISPA ARC SDK: U ified Co t ol Ac oss the Falco Global Shutte Came a Se ies

The Falco -900MGS a d Falco -234CGS a e both suppo ted by Vadzo’s VISPA ARC SDK, p ovidi g p og ammatic co t ol ove st eami g exposu e gai , white bala ce egio of i te est co figu atio , GPIO a d fi mwa e updates. The SDK suppo ts C, C++, a d Pytho ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid platfo ms. Both p oducts also ope ate atively u de UVC V4L2 a d Di ectShow without a y p op ieta y d ive depe de cy, educi g i teg atio ove head fo OEM teams buildi g mixed se so p ecisio imagi g came a deployme ts ac oss facto y automatio a d visio -guided obotics platfo ms.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q1. What is the diffe e ce betwee olli g shutte a d global shutte i a p ecisio imagi g came a?

A olli g shutte se so exposes each ow of pixels at a slightly diffe e t mome t, sca i g th ough the f ame f om top to bottom. Whe the subject o the came a platfo m moves du i g that sca , each ow captu es a slightly diffe e t positio , p oduci g skew, wobble a d geomet ic disto tio i the output image. A global shutte se so exposes eve y pixel at exactly the same i sta t, elimi ati g this disto tio e ti ely ega dless of how fast the subject o platfo m is movi g. Fo automated optical i spectio , met ology a d visio -guided obotics, this disti ctio dete mi es whethe a measu eme t o a coo di ate calculatio is t ustwo thy at p oductio speed. Vadzo Imagi g’s Falco USB Came a se ies add esses this di ectly with two global shutte platfo ms. The Falco -900MGS is built o the So y P egius S IMX900 fo highe esolutio a d dy amic a ge, a d the Falco -234CGS is built o the O semi AR0234 fo highe f ame ate a d colo output, givi g OEM e gi ee s a global shutte optio matched to thei p ecisio imagi g task.

Q2. Which se so delive s bette pe fo ma ce fo machi e visio , the So y P egius S IMX900 o the O semi AR0234?

Both a e global shutte se so s, but they a e optimized fo diffe e t va iables. The So y P egius S IMX900 uses a stacked back-illumi ated a chitectu e at 3MP esolutio with a 2.25 µm pixel pitch, delive i g Quad HDR up to 120dB a d exte ded ea -i f a ed se sitivity maki g it the st o ge choice whe dy amic a ge a d spect al each a e the limiti g facto s. The O semi AR0234 uses a co ve tio al back-illumi ated global shutte desig at 2MP esolutio with a la ge 3.0-µm pixel pitch, e abli g up to 120 f ames pe seco d eadout a d a lowe -cost se so stack, maki g it the st o ge choice whe f ame ate a d pe -u it cost a e the limiti g facto s. Vadzo Imagi g offe s both se so s i its Falco USB Came a se ies. The Falco -900MGS fo the IMX900 co figu atio a d the Falco -234CGS fo the AR0234 colo co figu atio , allowi g e gi ee i g teams to evaluate both agai st thei actual GSD a d cycle time equi eme ts befo e committi g to a p oductio se so .

Q3. How does global shutte captu e imp ove accu acy i automated optical i spectio systems?

Automated optical i spectio systems measu e dime sio al tole a ce a d detect su face defects o pa ts that a e f eque tly i motio o a co veyo o i dex table. A olli g shutte se so eadi g out ows seque tially i t oduces a skew p opo tio al to the pa t’s velocity du i g eadout, a d that skew shows up as measu eme t e o i the i spectio algo ithm. A global shutte se so captu es the e ti e f ame i a si gle i sta t so eve y pixel ep ese ts the exact same mome t ega dless of co veyo speed. This elimi ates a whole catego y of false ejects a d missed defect outcomes without equi i g a y cha ge to li e speed o lighti g. Vadzo Imagi g’s Falco -900MGS automated optical i spectio came a co figu atio built o the So y P egius S IMX900 adds Quad HDR up to 120dB o top of global shutte captu e ha dli g mixed di ect a d shadowed lighti g commo o eal i spectio li es, while the Falco -234CGS p ovides a faste 2MP alte ative fo colo -based so ti g a d label ve ificatio .

Q4. What g ou d sample dista ce is equi ed to esolve small defects i a met ology came a?

G ou d sample dista ce o GSD is the physical sce e dista ce ep ese ted by o e pixel, a d it is calculated as pixel pitch multiplied by wo ki g dista ce divided by focal le gth. Reliably esolvi g a defect ge e ally equi es at least two to th ee pixels ac oss its smallest dime sio . Fo example, a se so with a 2.25 µm pixel pitch at a 300mm wo ki g dista ce with a 25mm le s p oduces a GSD of app oximately 0.027mm pe pixel, mea i g a 0.1mm featu e spa s oughly 3.7 pixels comfo tably withi a ge. A se so with a la ge 3.0 µm pixel pitch equi es a sho te wo ki g dista ce o a lo ge focal le gth to hit the same GSD ta get. Vadzo’s Falco -900MGS with its 2.25 µm pixel pitch a d Falco -234CGS with its 3.0 µm pixel pitch give met ology global shutte came a e gi ee s two-pixel geomet y optio s to u this calculatio befo e fi alizi g le s selectio .

Q5. What USB came a is best suited fo visio guided obotics a d pick a d place applicatio s?

The ight came a fo visio -guided obotics depe ds o whethe the task p io itizes cycle time o spatial esolutio . Pick a d place systems that t ack pa ts movi g at high speed o a feede o co veyo be efit most f om a highe f ame ate global shutte se so that keeps pace with obot cycle time without i t oduci g motio blu i to the coo di ate calculatio . Tasks i volvi g st uctu ed light 3D p ofili g o fi e featu e pa t ecog itio be efit mo e f om highe esolutio a d ea -i f a ed se sitivity. Vadzo Imagi g’s Falco -234CGS delive s 2MP colo global shutte captu e at up to 120 f ames pe seco d, maki g it well suited to high-speed pick-a d-place t acki g a d cobot visio wo kcells, while the Falco -900MGS delive s 3MP mo och ome global shutte esolutio with Quad HDR a d ea -i f a ed se sitivity fo obotics tasks equi i g fi e spatial detail. Both co ect ove USB 3.0 with VISPA ARC SDK suppo t fo di ect i teg atio i to a obot visio pipeli e.

Availability

The Falco -900MGS So y P egius S IMX900 Mo och ome USB Came a a d the Falco -234CGS O semi AR0234 Colo USB Came a a e both available ow fo evaluatio a d OEM i teg atio . E gi ee i g teams ca access full tech ical datasheets a d SDK docume tatio di ectly th ough Vadzo Imagi g o co tact Vadzo’s sales team fo volume p ici g a d p oductio suppo t.

About Vadzo Imagi g

Vadzo Imagi g develops embedded a d machi e visio came a p oducts fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s buildi g p oductio – eady visio systems ac oss i dust ial automatio , obotics, healthca e a d sma t i f ast uctu e. The compa y’s came a po tfolio spa s USB, MIPI CSI-2, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des i te faces, suppo ti g a wide a ge of embedded deployme t a chitectu es. Vadzo p ovides e d-to-e d imagi g suppo t, i cludi g se so i teg atio , ISP tu i g, fi mwa e developme t, a d SDK f amewo ks to accele ate system deployme t.

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