Starvis-2 IMX585 , and some thoughts

The new product uses Sony’s proprietary “STARVIS™ 2” technology, which delivers high sensitivity and high dynamic range (HDR) using back-illuminated pixel technology specially designed for security cameras, resulting in an 88 dB dynamic range, approximately 8 times that of conventional 1/1.2-type 4K-resolution image sensor*1 in a single exposure. It also increases the sensitivity in the near infrared range by approximately 1.7 times compared to conventional model IMX485

other Starvis-2 products: 

2.0 um pixel pitch:

IMX675(2.0um, 5.12MP), IMX676(2.0um, 12.63MP), IMX678(2.0um, 8.4MP)

2.9 um pixel pitch: 

IMX662(2.9um, 2.4MP),  IMX664(2.9um, 4.16MP), IMX585(2.9um, 8.41MP)

- NIR enhanced , 8.41 Megapixels

-90 fps 

-MIPI CSI2

announce June 2021, starvis-2 product map

 

very suitable for EAA, or allsky / meteor cam, or portable robot telescope

compare eVscope's FOV IMX585(blue box) with IMX224(yellow box) on Messier M42

thoughts:

What if binning by 2, ie 5.9 um pixel size, and increase pixel count to 7712 x  4360 =  33.6 Megapixels? 

Dynamic range will be 32 times conventional , 25.68 mm diagonal size, sample price ~180 USD

even if the pixel count is increased 1.5x by width and height ( 18.6 Megapixels), it will still be very attractive

note:

SNR1s:

A smaller value indicates better picture quality at low illumination.
SNR1s [lx] is an acronym consisting of "SNR" (Signal-to-Noise Ratio), "1" (represents that the signal level when noise = 1 is 1), and "s" (for Security).

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