The Falco -544CRH is a 5MP Colo Autofocus Came a built o the O semi Hype Lux LP AR0544 image se so . Equipped with a Voice Coil Moto autofocus mecha ism a d a USB 3.2 Ge 1 i te face this came a se ves access co t ol, sma t e t y, ID ve ificatio , docume t sca i g, biomet ic systems, kiosk deployme ts, etail a alytics, a d augme ted eality headset applicatio s. The compact M12 le s assembly combi ed with VCM autofocus a d Wake o Motio delive s co siste t focus ac oss va iable subject dista ces a d low powe sta dby ope atio fo batte y powe ed visio p oducts.
FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / August 4, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded visio came a p oducts, today i t oduces the Falco -544CRH, a 5MP Colo Autofocus Came a built o the O semi Hype Lux LP AR0544 se so . The Falco -544CRH delive s 5MP colo imagi g with Voice Coil Moto autofocus ove a USB 3.2 Ge 1 i te face with UVC complia ce fo di ect i teg atio o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid platfo ms. With this i t oductio , Vadzo b i gs togethe the AR0544 se so ‘s Back-Side Illumi ated a chitectu e, e ha ced NIR espo se at 850 m a d 940 m, e ha ced Dy amic Ra ge (eDR), a d Wake o Motio i a si gle AR0544 Colo Autofocus Came a module. This combi atio ta gets access co t ol, ID ve ificatio , video doo bell, docume t sca i g, kiosk, etail a alytics, a d AR headset visio applicatio s, whe e va iable focus a ge a d low powe sta dby ope atio a e both e gi ee i g equi eme ts.
Se so a d Came a Ove view
The Falco -544CRH is a 5MP Colo VCM Autofocus Came a built o the O semi Hype Lux LP Colo Came a platfo m a d coupled with a high-pe fo ma ce ISP. The AR0544 is a 5MP (2592 x 1944) Back-Side Illumi ated (BSI) stacked CMOS se so with a 1/4.2-i ch optical fo mat a d 1.4 µm pixel pitch. The BSI stacked a chitectu e positio s the photodiode laye above the ci cuit y laye , maximizi g effective ape tu e at small pixel sizes a d delive i g st o g qua tum efficie cy ac oss visible wavele gths. The AR0544 also fu ctio s as a Colo Rolli g Shutte Came a se so with specifically e ha ced NIR espo se at 850 m a d 940 m wavele gths, exte di g effective imagi g a ge fo ea i f a ed illumi ated access co t ol systems a d biomet ic te mi als ope ati g i low ambie t light. The eDR a d LI-HDR modes mai tai to al accu acy ac oss the wide b ight ess a ges typical of i doo e t y e vi o me ts with mixed ove head a d exte io lighti g.
The Falco -544CRH i teg ates a Voice Coil Moto autofocus assembly, a high-pe fo ma ce ISP, a d a USB 3.2 Ge 1 UVC i te face i a compact M12 le s mou t housi g. The VCM mecha ism adjusts le s positio ac oss the full focus a ge without mecha ical gea s o ma ual i te ve tio , maki g the M12 Colo Autofocus Came a suitable fo systems whe e subject dista ce cha ges betwee i te actio s. The O semi AR0544 M12 Came a i cludes Wake o Motio suppo t that puts the se so i to a low powe mo ito i g state betwee i te actio s a d t igge s wakeup o pixel cha ge, suppo ti g batte y-powe ed video doo bell a d sma t e t y deployme ts. Auto exposu e a d eDR ha dle ambie t light shifts without ma ual tu i g. Output modes i clude full 5MP, 1080p, 720p, a d VGA, givi g this 5MP Autofocus Colo Came a the flexibility to se ve ecog itio , sca i g, i te actio display, a d a alytics tasks f om the same module. The came a is UVC complia t a d wo ks atively o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid as a M12 Colo USB Came a without p op ieta y d ive developme t.
Key specs: 5MP (2592 x 1944) | O semi Hype Lux LP AR0544 BSI 1/4.2 i ch 1.4 µm pixel | Colo | Rolli g Shutte |eDR a d LI-HDR | E ha ced NIR at 850 m a d 940 m | Wake o Motio | USB 3.2 Ge 1 | 5MP / 1080p / 720p / VGA | M12 (S-Mou t) with VCM Autofocus | Wi dows Li ux A d oid
VCM Autofocus fo Va iable Dista ce Applicatio s: Fixed focus came as equi e ma ual le s adjustme t whe the ta get subject dista ce cha ges betwee deployme t sce a ios. Access co t ol po tals, docume t sca i g kiosks, a d sma t e t y te mi als equi e focus t a sitio s f om close- a ge ID docume t captu e at 10 to 20 cm to use -faci g i te actio at 30 to 80 cm. The Falco -544CRH uses a Voice Coil Moto mecha ism that positio s the le s co ti uously based o co t ast feedback, mai tai i g sha p images ac oss this full a ge without ha dwa e modificatio . This allows a si gle 5MP M12 Colo Autofocus Came a to ha dle both docume t OCR captu e a d full-face ecog itio without optical eco figu atio . The M12 VCM Colo Came a a chitectu e also e ables p og ammatic focus zo e switchi g, so embedded host p ocesso s ca di ect the autofocus system to p io itize ea – a ge docume t captu e o mid- a ge biomet ic ecog itio based o applicatio state.
5MP BSI Colo Imagi g with E ha ced NIR Se sitivity: Most compact 5MP USB came as use f o t-side illumi ated se so desig s whe e metal i te co ect laye s educe light collectio a ea at small pixel pitches. The AR0544 uses a 1.4 µm BSI pixel a chitectu e that maximizes effective ape tu e by locati g wi i g behi d the photodiode. This aises qua tum efficie cy ac oss visible a d ea -i f a ed wavele gths. The AR0544 specifically e ha ces espo se at 850 m a d 940 m to suppo t sma t e t y came a systems usi g ea i f a ed illumi ato s a d ID ve ificatio came a deployme ts ope ati g i e vi o me ts whe e ambie t light is i sufficie t fo eliable ecog itio . The esult is clea e images at lowe gai setti gs, educed oise i low light, a d compatibility with the 940 m IR illumi ato a ays used i ighttime access co t ol a d biomet ic po tal desig s.
E ha ced Dy amic Ra ge fo High Co t ast E t y E vi o me ts: I doo e t yways, eceptio desks, a d lobby te mi als co siste tly mix b ight exte io light f om doo s a d wi dows with da ke ceili g a d wall-mou ted ambie t sou ces. Sta da d olli g shutte se so s expose o e b ight ess level a d lose detail i clipped o u de exposed zo es. The AR0544 eDR mode captu es image data ac oss multiple exposu e levels a d me ges them i the ISP to p ese ve to al accu acy i both b ight a d shadow a eas without the motio ghosti g a tifacts see i multif ame HDR app oaches. This makes the Falco -544CRH a eliable access co t ol came a fo lobby a d eceptio e vi o me ts whe e backlit sce es, di ect ove head lighti g, a d deep facial shadows coexist withi the same f ame, e su i g ide tity docume ts a d facial featu es emai co ectly exposed fo access decisio s.
Wake o Motio fo Batte y-Powe ed E t y a d Doo bell Systems: Co ti uous f ame ate captu e i a video doo bell came a o sma t doo bell came a d ai s batte y ese ves quickly. The AR0544 Wake o Motio featu e puts the se so i a ult a-low powe mo ito i g state a d ge e ates a wakeup sig al o ly whe accumulated pixel cha ge ac oss a mo ito ed egio exceeds a co figu able th eshold. This allows the host p ocesso to emai i sleep mode while the se so watches the sce e passively. Whe a pe so app oaches the doo o e t y poi t, the se so t igge s the system to full esolutio ope atio . Vadzo Imagi g builds Wake o Motio co t ol i to the Falco -544CRH fi mwa e, so develope s co figu e se sitivity th esholds th ough sta da d USB comma ds without di ectly egiste i g level se so p og ammi g.
Multi-Resolutio Output fo OCR, Recog itio , a d A alytics: Ide tity ve ificatio wo kflows equi e full 5MP spatial esolutio fo passpo t photo ext actio , facial ecog itio at dista ce, a d machi e- eadable zo e OCR at close a ge. Retail shelf a alytics a d kiosk i te actio loggi g ope ate effectively at 1080p while educi g USB ba dwidth. Edge i fe e ce o embedded ARM a d x86 platfo ms uses 720p o VGA modes to bala ce image detail agai st i fe e ce late cy. The Falco -544CRH suppo ts selectable 5MP, 1080p, 720p, a d VGA output, so the same 5MP Colo USB 3.2 Came a se ves ecog itio , OCR sca i g, display i te actio , a d a alytics tasks i diffe e t system states without ha dwa e cha ges. A OCR came a deployme t be efits di ectly f om full 5MP mode fo high-de sity text captu e while switchi g to 1080p fo eal-time st eam p ocessi g du i g use i te actio .
USB 3.2 Ge 1 UVC Plug a d Play I teg atio : The Falco -544CRH is a USB 3.2 Autofocus Colo Came a that co ects di ectly to a y USB 3.2 Ge 1 host o Wi dows, Li ux, o A d oid. UVC class d ive complia ce mea s the ope ati g system e ume ates the came a o co ectio without p op ieta y d ive s. This educes softwa e i teg atio effo t fo access co t ol system develope s, kiosk ha dwa e teams, a d etail a alytics i teg ato s who eed eliable came a co ectivity o dive se embedded ARM a d x86 platfo ms u i g sta da d Li ux dist ibutio s. V4L2 suppo t o Li ux e ables di ect i teg atio with GSt eame , Ope CV, a d applicatio -specific image acquisitio pipeli es without custom d ive developme t.
M12 Le s Mou t fo OEM Optics Flexibility: The M12 (S-Mou t) le s holde accepts a y sta da d M12 th eaded optic f om the wide a ge of comme cially available focal le gths a d field of view optio s. OEM i teg ato s buildi g access co t ol te mi als ca select a ow field le ses fo di ectio al face captu e. Docume t sca i g came a p oducts ca use wide field le ses to cove a full docume t p ese tatio a ea. Sma t e t y systems equi i g a low-p ofile fo m facto ca select compact M12 optics without comp omisi g the autofocus VCM t avel a ge. This makes the AR0544 Colo M12 Came a platfo m adaptable to p oduct e closu es whe e the i te actio geomet y cha ges betwee custome s without equi i g a sepa ate module desig fo each field of view equi eme t.
“Most 5MP compact came as used i access co t ol a d docume t sca i g ely o fixed focus le ses, which fo ces p oduct teams to defi e a si gle i te actio dista ce a d hold it ac oss all deployme t sce a ios. Real comme cial deployme ts have use s who sta d at diffe e t dista ces, p ese t docume ts at va yi g a gles, a d ope ate i lobbies with i co siste t lighti g. The Falco -544CRH puts VCM autofocus, BSI-e ha ced NIR se sitivity, a d eDR i to a si gle USB 3.2 Ge 1 module with a M12 mou t. A develope gets aColo VCM Autofocus Came athat stays sha p f om close docume t a ge to a m’s le gth to face ecog itio without e gi ee i g a custom optical assembly fo each p oduct va ia t. That di ectly educes the umbe of came a desig s a p oduct team eeds to qualify a d stock ac oss thei AR0544 VCM Colo Came a-based access co t ol o kiosk li e.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
Applicatio s
Access Co t ol a d Sma t E t y: Access co t ol po tals a d sma t e t y te mi als captu e facial biomet ics a d p ese t ide tity docume ts f om the same came a positio . The t a sitio f om full face imagi g at 40 to 80 cm to close docume t captu e at 10 to 20 cm equi es a le s system that mai tai s sha p ess ac oss that e ti e a ge without ma ual adjustme t. The Falco -544CRH VCM autofocus ha dles this t a sitio p og ammatically. E ha ced NIR se sitivity at 850 m a d 940 m suppo ts ea i f a ed illumi ated ighttime e t y without a sepa ate mo och ome se so cha el. eDR p ese ves face a d docume t detail i high co t ast lobby lighti g whe e backlit sce es c eate exposu e challe ges fo sta da d came a modules, suppo ti g eliable access decisio s.
Video Doo bell a d Sma t Home Secu ity:Video Doo bell Came a a d Sma t Doo bell Came a p oducts must captu e sha p visito images f om va iable app oach dista ces while ma agi g batte y budget ac oss exte ded deployme t pe iods. Wake o Motio allows the se so to mo ito the doo a ea at ult a-low powe a d activate the full imagi g pipeli e o ly whe motio is detected. VCM autofocus the sha pe s the detected pe so at whateve dista ce they sta d. The 5MP esolutio suppo ts both wide field sce e captu es a d close c op of facial featu es f om the same image f ame, givi g sma t home secu ity systems the detail eeded fo visito ecog itio a d package detectio .
ID Ve ificatio a d Docume t Sca i g: Gove me t kiosk systems, ba k o boa di g te mi als, a d bo de p ocessi g statio s equi e came as capable of captu i g machi e- eadable zo e text, embedded secu ity featu es, a d facial photog aphs f om a va iety of ide tity docume t types. The 5MP (2592 x 1944) esolutio p ovides the pixel de sity equi ed fo eliable OCR at 15 to 30 cm wo ki g dista ces. VCM autofocus compe sates fo va iatio s i docume t p ese tatio a gle a d dista ce. NIR se sitivity at 850 m suppo ts lami ate fluo esce ce captu e fo docume t authe ticatio . The Falco -544CRH se ves as a co solidated Docume t sca i g came a a d ID ve ificatio came a without equi i g sepa ate captu e modules fo text a d face ecog itio withi the same te mi al.
Retail A alytics a d Shelf Mo ito i g:Retail Sto e Came a deployme ts at checkout cou te s, e d caps, a d sto e e t ies a alyze custome dwell time, atte tio zo es, p oduct i te actio f eque cy, a d demog aphic patte s. The Falco -544CRH 5MP esolutio p ovides sufficie t spatial detail as a 5MP Colo M12 Came a fo simulta eous captu e of a wide e t y o shelf zo e at 1080p while mai tai i g esolutio fo face egio c op ext actio . VCM autofocus ha dles va iable custome positio s ac oss the field of view. eDR mai tai s usable image data u de etail spotlighti g co ditio s whe e p oduct highlights a d aisle shadows coexist i the same f ame, imp ovi g a alytics accu acy without dedicated lighti g i f ast uctu e.
Kiosk a d Biomet ic Te mi al: Self-se vice kiosk platfo ms fo healthca e check-i , ticketi g, a d ba ki g equi e came as that pe fo m eliable face ecog itio at a m’s le gth a d docume t sca i g at close a ge withi a si gle fo m facto . The Falco -544CRH autofocus a ge cove s both i te actio zo es. USB 3.2 Ge 1 UVC complia ce simplifies d ive suppo t ac oss the dive se embedded ha dwa e used i kiosk platfo ms. The M12 le s mou t allows OEM kiosk builde s to match the came a field of view to thei specific sc ee size a d e closu e geomet y. This makes the Falco -544CRH a ve satile Kiosk came a a d Biomet ic came a fo multifu ctio te mi al desig s whe e a si gle imagi g module must suppo t both authe ticatio a d docume t captu e wo kflows.
AR/VR Headset a d Wea able Visio : Augme ted eality a d vi tual eality headsets equi e compact, low-powe , high- esolutio came as fo pass-th ough display, spatial mappi g, a d use i te face i te actio . The AR0544 BSI a chitectu e delive s the photo collectio efficie cy eeded at 1.4 µm pixel pitch withi the tight the mal budgets of head-mou ted ha dwa e. VCM autofocus e ables sce e depth t acki g i pass-th ough came a modes whe e the display system adjusts focus based o estimated object dista ce. E ha ced NIR espo se at 850 m suppo ts st uctu ed light depth se si g systems used fo spatial mesh ge e atio i AR Headset Came a a d VR Came a applicatio s, whe e low powe ope atio a d compact fo m facto a e both ma dato y desig co st ai ts.
F eque tly Asked Questio s
Q: What is VCM autofocus, a d how does it imp ove image quality at diffe e t subject dista ces?
A: VCM sta ds fo Voice Coil Moto . It uses a co t olled elect omag etic field to shift a le s eleme t alo g the optical axis, adjusti g focus dista ce i milliseco ds without mecha ical co tact o wea . I a fixed focus came a, the le s is locked to a si gle dista ce du i g ma ufactu i g a d delive s sha p images o ly withi a a ow depth of field ba d a ou d that dista ce. A VCM autofocus system uses co ti uous co t ast detectio to measu e the sha p ess of the live image a d epositio s the le s to the optimal focus pla e fo the cu e t subject. Vadzo Imagi g i teg ates VCM autofocus specifically because access co t ol, docume t sca i g, a d sma t e t y applicatio s equi e the came a to t a sitio clea ly betwee docume t close captu e at 10 to 20 cm a d face ecog itio at 40 to 80 cm without a y use -i itiated adjustme t. This emoves the eed fo a p oduct team to e gi ee sepa ate optical subassemblies fo diffe e t i te actio zo es.
Q: Which comme cial applicatio s be efit most f om a 5MP colo autofocus USB came a with NIR se sitivity?
A: Access co t ol po tals, sma t e t y gates, ID ve ificatio kiosks, video doo bell systems, OCR docume t sca e s, a d etail a alytics platfo ms all be efit f om this combi atio . At 5MP esolutio , the came a delive s sufficie t pixel de sity fo machi e- eadable zo e OCR o passpo ts a d atio al ide tity ca ds, facial ecog itio at a m’s le gth, a d p oduct label eadi g at shelf a ge. The NIR se sitivity at 850 m a d 940 m mea s the came a wo ks with sta da d ea i f a ed illumi ato s used i ighttime e t y systems a d i doo biomet ic te mi als without switchi g to a sepa ate mo och ome imagi g cha el. Vadzo Imagi g positio s the Falco -544CRH fo these comme cial-g ade applicatio s because they dema d a va iable focus a ge a d NIR espo se simulta eously, a combi atio that co sume webcams do ot p ovide. Deployme ts ac oss ba ki g, gove me t se vices, etail a alytics, a d sma t buildi g access all use this 5MP Colo VCM Came a platfo m as a si gle co solidated imagi g solutio .
Q: How does a e ha ced dy amic a ge help i access co t ol a d sma t e t y lighti g co ditio s?
A: E t y e vi o me ts co siste tly p ese t o e of the most difficult lighti g sce a ios i comme cial imagi g. A doo o wi dow behi d the subject c eates a b ight backg ou d while the face o docume t bei g captu ed is i elatively dim ambie t light. Sta da d olli g shutte came as expose o e b ight ess level a d lose eithe face detail i shadow o backg ou d detail i ove exposu e. The AR0544 eDR mode captu es the sce e ac oss multiple exposu e levels a d me ges them i the image sig al p ocesso to p ese ve detail i both b ight a d da k zo es simulta eously without the motio of ghosti g a tifacts see i multif ame HDR app oaches. This mea s the Falco -544CRH delive s well-exposed ide tity images i backlit e t y co ditio s whe e sta da d came as p oduce silhouetted faces. Vadzo Imagi g facto y tu es eDR pa amete s i each came a module, so the output matches the co t ast p ofiles typical of comme cial access co t ol e vi o me ts f om i doo eceptio desks to outdoo gate te mi als.
Q: Does Wake o Motio suppo t batte y-powe ed deployme t i sma t doo bell a d e t y came a p oducts?
A: Yes. The O semi AR0544 se so i cludes a ha dwa e Wake o Motio featu e that puts the imagi g pixel a ay i to a ult a-low powe accumulatio mode a d ge e ates a wakeup sig al whe total pixel cha ge ac oss a mo ito ed egio exceeds a co figu able se sitivity th eshold. This allows the came a a d host p ocesso to emai i deep sleep betwee visito eve ts, d awi g a f actio of the cu e t equi ed fo co ti uous full-f ame captu e. I a batte y-powe ed video doo bell o sola -assisted sma t e t y came a, the system ca emai i active fo exte ded pe iods betwee visito eve ts a d still espo d to motio withi the se so ‘s eactio wi dow. Vadzo Imagi g exposes Wake o Motio co figu atio pa amete s th ough sta da d USB co t ol comma ds, so develope s ca set se sitivity levels without di ectly egiste i g level se so access. This is a mea i gful adva tage fo p oduct teams buildi g batte y-ope ated Sma t E t y Came a a d co ected doo bell p oducts, whe e powe budget di ectly affects p oduct batte y life a d echa ge cycle equi eme ts.
Q: What sepa ates a comme cially calib ated 5MP colo autofocus USB came a f om a sta da d co sume webcam fo biomet ic a d kiosk deployme t?
A: Co sume webcams a e optimized fo seated desktop use at a fixed 50 cm to 80 cm dista ce with stable i doo office lighti g a d sho t sessio du atio s. Comme cial biomet ic a d kiosk deployme ts face diffe e t equi eme ts: va iable subject dista ce f om 10 cm to 80 cm, mixed ambie t a d ea i f a ed illumi atio , co ti uous ope atio ove exte ded pe iods, a d i teg atio with dive se embedded ha dwa e u i g Li ux o Wi dows. Vadzo Imagi g facto y calib ates each came a module with ISP tu i g matched to its specific le s assembly, sets VCM autofocus sca pa amete s fo the ta get focus a ge, a d validates UVC complia ce fo eliable e ume atio o ARM a d x86 platfo ms. The M12 le s mou t lets OEM i teg ato s select field of view optics fo thei exact e closu e geomet y without ee gi ee i g the optical subassembly. Vadzo p ovides i teg atio docume tatio , V4L2 device t ee suppo t fo Li ux platfo ms, a d di ect e gi ee i g suppo t fo le s selectio a d focus a ge co figu atio . This is why comme cial deployme ts equi i g co siste t epeatable image quality choose a Vadzo Imagi g came a ove a ge e ic webcam fo Access co t ol came a a d self-se vice te mi al applicatio s.
Availability
The Falco -544CRH 5MP Colo Autofocus Came a built o the O semi Hype Lux LP AR0544 se so is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, a M12 VCM autofocus le s, a USB 3.2 Ge 1 cable, a d platfo m d ive docume tatio with o mi imum o de equi eme t. B owse the full Vadzo Imagi g USB came a po tfolio o co tact Vadzo at [email p otected] to equest a evaluatio kit o discuss OEM i teg atio equi eme ts.
About Vadzo Imagi g
Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s a d delive s high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo applicatio s i obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, medical systems, a d sma t i f ast uctu e. Its p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms. Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d module-level d ive s, e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based systems.
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