What is Sony Starvis/ Starlight Camera
Time:2017-10-14
Starvis, is the registered trade mark for Sony CMOS image sensors which integrating the newest imaging technology can enhance light sensitivity, it’s the mark shows that the image sensor offers high light sensitivity, hence it can capture colorful image in dim lighting environment. Is your camera a Starvis camera? Well, to answer this question is quite simple, just checking what the type of CMOS image sensor that the camera uses. IMX224, IMX225, IMX290, IMX291, IMX123, IMX178, IMX274, ISX017 are Sony Starvis CMOS image sensor.
Different from IR cameras, Starvis camera is able to capture color image at night. While in China, most manufacturers are more accustomed to call Starvis as "Stalight" camera, it‘s the same thing.
Despite the CMOS image sensor, camera lens also play an important role on camera’s light sensitivity. F number, or the aperture controls how much light can pass through the lens, the bigger of the F number, the less light can pass. This means if you want to have a good light sensitivity camera, the camera’s lens should be with small F number or big aperture. This is similar to digital camera, shooting photos in the day time, you can use a F5.6 lens, but shooting at night then you have to use F1.8 lens.
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