Vadzo Imaging Positions the Innova-678CRS: IMX678 GigE Camera with ONVIF Compliance and Enhanced NIR Sensitivity for Low-Light Security

Vadzo Imagi g has eleased the I ova-678CRS, a 8MP 4K GigE Came a built a ou d the So y IMX678 STARVIS 2 se so . The 8.4MP came a p oduct combi es 4K esolutio , up to 110 dB HDR a d e ha ced NIR se sitivity with a Gigabit Ethe et i te face, ONVIF complia ce a d Powe ove Ethe et, givi g OEM develope s a d system i teg ato s a sta da ds-based platfo m fo low-light secu ity a d etwo k video deployme t.

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / August 17, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s, today a ou ces the lau ch of the I ova-678CRS, a8.4MP IMX678 4K GigE Came a built o the So y IMX678 STARVIS 2 se so . The I ova-678CRS exte ds Vadzo Imagi g’s e closed Gigabit Ethe et came a se ies with a 4K HDR GigE Came a positio ed fo outdoo secu ity, sma t city, a d facility mo ito i g deployme ts whe e dusk-th ough- ight imagi g quality a d sta da ds-based etwo k i teg atio a e both o – egotiable equi eme ts.

Tech ical P oblem Defi itio

Netwo k secu ity a d mo ito i g i stallatio s a ely ope ate i co sta t daylight. A fixed came a p oduct cove i g a buildi g pe imete , a etail e t a ce, o a mu icipal i te sectio must hold usable colo detail f om full daylight th ough dusk a d i to a tificially lit ighttime co ditio s, a d it must do so while st eami g ove i f ast uctu e that i teg ato s al eady sta da dize o . A se so with a shallow oise floo fo ces a ope ato to choose betwee exte di g exposu e time to hold o to low-light sig al, which costs f ame ate a d i t oduces motio blu o app oachi g subjects, o holdi g f ame ate steady a d losi g the shadow detail that a ope ato o a a alytics e gi e eeds at exactly the hou s whe i cide ts a e ha dest to obse ve. High co t ast sce es compou d the p oblem, si ce a doo way lit f om behi d by daylight o a oadway u de mixed st eetlight a d headlamp illumi atio ca blow out highlights o c ush shadows i a si gle exposu e. At the p otocol level, USB-based i te faces ca ot delive the dete mi istic ba dwidth, a d lo g cable u s that a dist ibuted came a etwo k equi es, while i co siste t ONVIF behavio ac oss ve do s tu s a multi-came a ollout i to a o goi g i teg atio a d suppo t bu de fo the IT a d secu ity teams ma agi g it.

E gi ee i g Expla atio

The I ova-678CRS, a IMX678 8MP Gigabit Ethe et Came a, add esses this at the se so level with the So y STARVIS 2 IMX678 Came a platfo m, a back-illumi ated CMOS se so with a 1/1.8-i ch optical fo mat a d a 2.0 µm x 2.0 µm pixel pitch. Back-illumi ated co st uctio positio s the photodiode laye o the light- eceivi g side of the IMX678 Se so athe tha behi d suppo ti g ci cuit y, which i c eases the sha e of i comi g photo s captu ed pe pixel compa ed with a f o t-illumi ated se so of simila size. That geomet y is what gives this NIR Respo se GigE Came a its e ha ced NIR espo se a d its lowe oise floo i low light co ditio s, positio i g it as a ge ui e 4K NIR GigE Came a athe tha a daylight se so with a ight mode bolted o . At full 8.40MP esolutio of 3856 x 2180 pixels, the se so suppo ts up to 110 dB of HDR, exte di g dy amic a ge ac oss high co t ast sce es so a buildi g e t a ce agai st daylight gla e o a oadway u de mixed lighti g does ot fo ce a choice betwee blow highlights a d lost shadow detail. A auto-switch IR-cut filte mou ted o the S-Mou t M12 optics with a 105-deg ee DFOV ha dles the t a sitio betwee daytime colo imagi g a d ighttime mo och ome NIR se sitivity automatically at the ha dwa e level, emovi g the eed fo host-side logic to ma age day a d ight switchi g.

P oduct Ove view

The I ova-678CRS, a So y IMX678 Came a a d IMX678 Gigabit Ethe et Came a i o e boa d, is pa t of Vadzo Imagi g’s e closed Gigabit Ethe et came a po tfolio, which also i cludes the So y IMX662-based ult a-low-light I ova-662CRE a d the O semi AR0234-based global shutte I ova-234CGE. As a 4K Gigabit Ethe et Came a built fo OEM teams evaluati g a 8MP 4K OEM GigE Came a, the I ova-678CRS cove s 4K esolutio a d e ha ced NIR se sitivity i the same came a p oduct, so a Low-Light Gigabit Ethe et Came a a d a sta da d 8MP Ethe et Came a o lo ge eed sepa ate evaluatio . The came a ships i a compact th ee-boa d stack measu i g 38mm x 38mm a d weighi g 25 g ams without le s, co ects th ough a sta da d RJ45 co ecto suppo ti g both 100Base-T a d 1000Base-T li k speeds, a d d aws powe th ough IEEE 802.3af Powe ove Ethe et at 36 to 57 volts, so a si gle cable u delive s both data a d powe to eve y i stalled u it. GPIO is available fo t igge a d co t ol, a d a ope ati g tempe atu e a ge of mi us 30 deg ees Celsius to 70 deg ees Celsius suppo ts both i doo a d outdoo mou ti g.

Key Capabilities of the I ova-678CRS

Back-Illumi ated STARVIS 2 Se so A chitectu e fo E ha ced Low-Light a d NIR Pe fo ma ce: A co ve tio al CMOS se so fo ces a secu ity o facility mo ito i g ope ato i to the exposu e ve sus f ame ate t adeoff desc ibed above, holdi g o to low light sig al o ly at the cost of motio blu o movi g subjects. The I ova-678CRS esolves this with the back-illumi ated So y IMX678 STARVIS 2, whose pixel geomet y captu es mate ially mo e photo s pe pixel tha a f o t-illumi ated se so of compa able size. As a Supe io Low Light GigE Came a, the I ova-678CRS holds usable 8.4MP colo detail th ough dusk, daw , a d a tificially lit ighttime sce es, while its e ha ced NIR espo se exte ds se sitivity i to the ea i f a ed ba d that sta da d colo se so s typically lose to Baye filte atte uatio , keepi g pe imete a d facility footage a alytics eady a ou d the clock as a depe dable 4K Low Light GigE Came a.

Up to 110 dB HDR fo High-Co t ast Sce e Ha dli g: A si gle exposu e setti g ca ot hold detail i both a b ight sky a d a shaded doo way at o ce, a d a se so without st o g HDR p ocessi g will lose o e o the othe . The I ova-678CRS add esses this with up to 110 dB of dy amic a ge, letti g the came a p oduct etai highlight a d shadow detail i the same f ame. As a IMX678 HDR Came a a d HDR NIR GigE Came a, it is suited to e t a ces, oadways, a d outdoo i f ast uctu e sce es whe e b ight daylight a d deep shadows egula ly appea togethe .

Auto Switch IR-Cut Filte fo Seamless Day a d Night T a sitio : Came as that ely o host-side softwa e to t igge day a d ight mode switchi g i t oduce a lag betwee cha gi g light co ditio s a d a usable image, a gap that matte s at exactly the mome ts whe lighti g shifts fastest, at daw a d dusk. The I ova-678CRS S-Mou t M12 optics i clude a auto-switch IR cut filte that ma ages this t a sitio at the ha dwa e level, movi g betwee full colo daytime imagi g a d NIR-se sitive ighttime captu e without host i te ve tio . Pai ed with a 105-deg ee DFOV le s, this makes the I ova-678CRS a depe dable Night Visio Gigabit Came a fo fixed i stallatio s that must pe fo m u atte ded ac oss the full day a d ight cycle.

GigE Visio I te face with ONVIF Complia ce a d PoE fo Sta da ds-Based Deployme t: Lo g cable u s, dete mi istic ba dwidth, a d si gle cable i stallatio a e p actical equi eme ts fo a y dist ibuted came a etwo k, a d a USB-based i te face ca ot delive all th ee simulta eously. As a 8MP ONVIF-complia t GigE came a, the I ova-678CRS Gigabit Ethe et i te face, IEEE 802.3af PoE, a d ONVIF complia ce let it egiste di ectly with existi g video ma ageme t i f ast uctu e a d i dust ial Ethe et etwo ks. As a OEM NIR GigE Module a d PoE NIR Came a Module, this IMX678 8MP GigE Came a d ops i to sta da ds-based deployme ts without p op ieta y d ive s, while o boa d GPIO suppo ts t igge -based sy ch o izatio ac oss multi-came a i stallatio s.

P oduct Specificatio s

“Low light pe fo ma ce a d etwo k sta da ds complia ce have typically bee a t adeoff fo OEM teams buildi g secu ity a d mo ito i g p oducts, whe e a came a st o g o o e f o t usually comp omises o the othe . With the I ova-678CRS, we wa ted to close that gap i a si gle u it. The So y IMX678 STARVIS 2 se so gives us the e ha ced NIR se sitivity a d 110 dB dy amic a ge that low-light secu ity a d sma t city deployme ts dema d, a d the ONVIF-complia t Gigabit Ethe et i te face mea s ou OEM custome s ca d op it i to a existi g video ma ageme t system without p op ieta y i teg atio wo k.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Ta get Applicatio s

Secu ity a d Su veilla ce: Pe imete fe ci g, gate access poi ts a d buildi g e t a ces equi e co ti uous low-light imagi g with eliable etwo k t a spo t back to a ce t al mo ito i g statio . As a NIR Secu ity GigE Came a a d Su veilla ce Came a, the I ova-678CRS gives i teg ato s buildi g out secu ity i f ast uctu e a 8MP NIR GigE Came a with e ha ced se sitivity a d sta da ds-based ONVIF behavio , educi g discove y o st eami g issues afte i stallatio ac oss a multi-came a ollout. Its si gle-cable PoE delive y makes it a st aightfo wa d Low Light PoE Came a o existi g switch i f ast uctu e, a d teams pai i g it with a i fe e ce pipeli e get a depe dable NIR Machi e Visio GigE Came a sou ce, givi g pe imete deployme ts a ge ui e NIR E ha ced Su veilla ce Came a o both the imagi g a d a alytics side.

Sma t City a d Mu icipal T affic Mo ito i g: I te sectio came a i stallatio s, oadway se so s, a d mu icipal i f ast uctu e odes depe d o ha dwa e that holds up to weathe exposu e while st eami g eliably i to a ce t al VMS. As a Low Light T affic GigE Came a, the I ova-678CRS combi es e ha ced low-light se sitivity with a outdoo – ated ope ati g tempe atu e a ge suited to pole a d ga t y mou ti g, while its 4K esolutio suppo ts the spatial detail t affic mo ito i g p og ams equi e.

Retail a d Facility Video Ma ageme t: Retail loss p eve tio a d facility mo ito i g p og ams typically u ma y came a p oducts ac oss a si gle video ma ageme t deployme t, whe e i co siste t low-light behavio ac oss ve do s compou ds i to o goi g suppo t ove head. As a Low Light Pe imete GigE Came a suited to loadi g docks, e t a ces, a d afte -hou s facility mo ito i g, the I ova-678CRS’s ONVIF-complia t behavio gives etail IT a d loss p eve tio teams o e less i teg atio va iable ac oss a la ge came a estate.

Medical Facility a d Patie t Mo ito i g: Hospitals a d cli ical facilities i c easi gly ely o ce t alized video ma ageme t platfo ms to ma age feeds ac oss patie t mo ito i g, wa d obse vatio , a d buildi g secu ity i a si gle system. The I ova-678CRS’s e ha ced low light se so pe fo ma ce suppo ts dimmed wa d e vi o me ts without additio al illumi atio ha dwa e, a d its ONVIF compatibility fits di ectly i to medical facility mo ito i g i f ast uctu e whe e IT teams al eady sta da dize o a si gle VMS ac oss cli ical a d secu ity feeds.

SDK a d Softwa e Suppo t

The I ova-678CRS is suppo ted by Vadzo NXT softwa e fo IP came a setup, st eami g a d pa amete co figu atio , givi g i teg ato s a st aightfo wa d path f om u boxi g to a live etwo k st eam. Fo OEM develope s equi i g se so -level co t ol beyo d ONVIF defaults, the Vadzo NXT SDK p ovides p og ammatic access to adva ced exposu e a d gai co t ol, image tu i g a d etwo k st eam co figu atio fo GigE a d WiFi came a p oducts. APIs a e available i C, C++, C# a d Pytho ac oss Wi dows, Li ux a d A d oid, allowi g the same SDK to suppo t evaluatio th ough full p oductio deployme t without switchi g toolchai s betwee developme t stages. As a Plug a d Play NIR Came a, the I ova-678CRS st eams ove sta da d ONVIF a d GigE Visio i te faces out of the box, while the SDK emai s available fo teams that eed deepe co figu atio co t ol.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

What se so specificatio s matte most whe selecti g a low-light GigE came a fo outdoo ight-time su veilla ce?

The specificatio s that matte most a e pixel size, se so illumi atio a chitectu e, dy amic a ge i dB, a d ope ati g tempe atu e a ge. A back-illumi ated se so with a la ge pixel pitch captu es mo e photo s pe pixel tha a f o t-illumi ated se so of compa able size, which di ectly imp oves low-light sig al quality without equi i g lo ge exposu e times. Dy amic a ge matte s sepa ately f om aw low light se sitivity, si ce a sce e with both b ight a d shaded egio s eed HDR p ocessi g to avoid losi g detail i o e o the othe . E ha ced ea -i f a ed espo se is also impo ta t fo i stallatio s ea IR illumi ato s, si ce sta da d colo se so s lose se sitivity beyo d the visible a ge due to Baye filte atte uatio . Fi ally, a outdoo – ated ope ati g tempe atu e a ge e su es the se so a d o boa d elect o ics co ti ue to pe fo m th ough seaso al heat a d cold without a sepa ate uggedized e closu e. E gi ee s should equest all fou figu es di ectly athe tha elyi g o a ge e al low-light ma keti g claim, si ce two se so s with simila megapixel cou ts ca pe fo m ve y diffe e tly o ce light levels d op.

What is the best 4K GigE came a fo low-light secu ity a d ight visio applicatio s?

Fo deployme ts that eed both daytime 4K detail a d depe dable ight visio pe fo ma ce, Vadzo Imagi g’s 8MP Low Light GigE Came a, the I ova-678CRS, is built specifically fo this equi eme t. It combi es the back-illumi ated So y IMX678 STARVIS 2 se so with 8.40MP esolutio at 3856 x 2180, up to 110 dB HDR a d e ha ced NIR se sitivity i a si gle came a p oduct, so i teg ato s a e ot choosi g betwee esolutio a d low light pe fo ma ce. A auto-switch IR cut filte ma ages the t a sitio betwee daytime colo imagi g a d ighttime NIR captu e automatically, a d the ONVIF-complia t Gigabit Ethe et i te face with Powe ove Ethe et lets the came a egiste di ectly with a existi g video ma ageme t system. This lets i teg ato s sta da dize o e came a platfo m ac oss day a d ight co ditio s i stead of deployi g sepa ate se so va ia ts.

Which ONVIF complia t GigE came a offe s e ha ced NIR se sitivity fo pe imete secu ity?

Vadzo Imagi g’s GigE Visio NIR Came a, the I ova-678CRS, is its ONVIF-complia t optio built specifically a ou d e ha ced NIR pe fo ma ce pe imete a d facility secu ity. Its So y IMX678 STARVIS 2 se so delive s a lowe oise floo a d st o ge ea -i f a ed espo se tha a f o t-illumi ated se so of simila size, which keeps footage usable th ough dusk, daw , a d fully da k co ditio s without suppleme tal illumi atio . ONVIF complia ce mea s the came a ca be discove ed a d added to a existi g video ma ageme t system without p op ieta y d ive s, while IEEE 802.3af Powe ove Ethe et delive s both data a d powe ove a si gle cable u to eve y i stalled u it. Fo pe imete deployme ts addi g doze s of came a p oducts to a si gle VMS, that combi atio educes both i stallatio time a d o goi g i teg atio ove head.

What is the diffe e ce betwee sta da d NIR se sitivity a d e ha ced NIR espo se i a secu ity came a se so ?

A sta da d colo image se so loses much of its se sitivity i the ea i f a ed ba d because the Baye colo filte a ay sitti g above the pixels atte uates wavele gths beyo d the visible spect um, which is ecessa y fo accu ate daytime colo ep oductio but wo ks agai st the se so o ce ambie t light d ops a d IR illumi ato s become the domi a t light sou ce. E ha ced NIR espo se desc ibes a se so desig , typically pai ed with a back-illumi ated pixel a chitectu e, that etai s a mea i gfully highe sha e of ea -i f a ed photo s eve with the Baye filte i place, so the se so stays useful u de IR illumi atio athe tha falli g back to a oisy, low-co t ast image. This disti ctio matte s most i i stallatio s that ely o IR illumi ato s o ambie t secu ity lighti g athe tha visible light afte da k, whe e a sta da d se so a d a e ha ced NIR se so ca p oduce ve y diffe e t usable image quality f om the same illumi atio sou ce. E gi ee s should equest e ha ced NIR espo se as its ow specificatio athe tha assumi g it f om a se so ‘s daytime esolutio alo e.

Ca a si gle GigE came a p oduct ha dle both daytime colo imagi g a d ight-time NIR mo ito i g without a sepa ate se so ?

Yes, a d Vadzo Imagi g’s E ha ced NIR Ethe et Came a, the I ova-678CRS, is built a ou d exactly this equi eme t. Rathe tha equi i g a sepa ate mo och ome o dual se so co figu atio fo ight ope atio , the I ova-678CRS uses a auto-switch IR cut filte mou ted o its S-Mou t M12 optics to move automatically betwee full colo daytime imagi g a d NIR-se sitive ighttime captu e, without host-side softwa e ma agi g the t a sitio . The u de lyi g So y IMX678 STARVIS 2 se so ‘s e ha ced NIR espo se mea s image quality does ot fall off sha ply o ce the filte switches, which matte s fo co ti uous facility a d pe imete mo ito i g whe e a ope ato o a alytics e gi e eeds co siste t output ac oss the full day a d ight cycle. Combi ed with ONVIF complia ce a d Powe ove Ethe et, this lets i teg ato s sta da dize o e came a p oduct pe i stallatio poi t.

Availability

The I ova-678CRS IMX678 GigE Came a is available ow fo evaluatio a d OEM i teg atio th ough Vadzo Imagi g. Full specificatio s, SDK docume tatio , a d the p oduct page a e available at vadzo’s came a po tfolio spa s MIPI CSI-2, USB, 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. Lea mo e at www.vadzoimagi g.com.

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. The compa y offe s imagi g platfo ms ac oss USB, MIPI CSI-2, Gigabit Ethe et, a d Wi-Fi i te faces suppo ti g applicatio s i secu ity su veilla ce, sma t city i f ast uctu e, etail automatio , medical device i teg atio , obotics, a d i dust ial automatio . 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 that accele ate developme t a d simplify deployme t fo OEM custome s.

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