{"id":185837,"date":"2017-11-08T09:11:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T09:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinklucid.com\/sony-pregius\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T16:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T23:05:17","slug":"sony-pregius","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinklucid.com\/ko\/sony-pregius\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Level Imaging: Sony Pregius CMOS Sensors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 1980, Sony unveiled the first CCD color camera and changed the landscape of digital sensor technology. Sony altered the sensor landscape again in 2013, by announcing the first global shutter CMOS sensor called Pregius IMX174, 1\/1.2″ 2.3 MP sensor. Sony\u2019s inaugural Pregius married global shutter CCD image quality with CMOS high speed frame rates to create the gold standard of imaging performance.<\/h3>\n

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Brief Overview<\/span><\/a>
\nBefore Pregius: How Rolling Shutter CMOS Sensors Work<\/span><\/a>
\nCMOS Sensors Evolved: Sony Pregius Global Shutter CMOS<\/span><\/a>
\nLow Noise: Sony Dual Correlated Double Sampling (CDS)<\/span><\/a>
\nNext Level Imaging Results<\/span><\/a>
\nSummary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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With the success of their first Pregius IMX174 sensor, Sony shifted away from traditional CCDs and focused on developing more advanced CMOS sensors. The second generation of Pregius sensors include the 3.2 MP IMX265 and the 5.0 IMX264. Relative to the first generation of Pregius sensors that measured 1\/1.2\u201d with 5.86 \u03bcm pixel size, the second generation have a smaller \u2154\u201d sensor format with a 3.45 \u03bcm pixel size. More impressive, the smaller size allows for compatibility with more cost-effective lenses. As Sony actively improves their rolling shutter CMOS technology in their STARVIS line, the pinnacle of global shutter CMOS performance and value continues to be the Sony Pregius.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1508640324618{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”]As new technologies are introduced each year, Sony continues to push the limits of innovation by improving image quality, increasing frame rates, and adding functionality. Focused on the consumer, Sony keeps each new innovation accessible with reduced costs and intuitive features. Anchored in the ethos of Sony’s Pregius line, Lucid products push the limits of digital imaging while keeping accessibility paramount. To understand the benefits of machine vision cameras that use the Sony Pregius global shutter CMOS sensor, we must first understand the basic building blocks of Sony\u2019s digital imaging technology.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1508640176617{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;background-color: #eeeeee !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Differences Between CCD and CMOS” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:36px|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1508640207932{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1508640147878{padding-right: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;background-color: #eeeeee !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_custom_heading text=”CCD Sensors” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]CCD sensors (Charged Couple Device)<\/strong>\u00a0 start and stop exposure for all pixels at the same time. This is known as global shutter. The CCD then transports this exposure charge to the horizontal shift register where it is then sent to the floating diffusion amplifier.
\nNote: In 2015, Sony announced plans to discontinuing their CCD production and end support for CCDs by 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

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CCD characteristics:
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Global shutter
\n\u2022 Low noise
\n\u2022 High dynamic range
\n\u2022 Medium range frame rates
\n\u2022 Subject to smearing and blooming[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1508640139735{padding-right: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;background-color: #eeeeee !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_custom_heading text=”CMOS Sensors” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]In the past, CMOS sensors (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor)<\/strong> were only able to start and stop exposure one pixel row at a time, which is known as rolling shutter. This has changed over time, with many global shutter CMOS sensors now available in the market. CMOS sensors use smaller ADCs for each pixel column allowing for higher frame rates than CCDs. CMOS sensors have undergone major improvements over the years making most modern CMOS sensors equal or superior to CCDs with regards to image quality, image speed, and overall value.<\/p>\n

\"CMOS<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1501524326303{padding-left: 50px !important;}”]\"Sony<\/a>Modern CMOS characteristics:
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Global shutter and rolling shutter models
\n\u2022 Low to very low noise
\n\u2022 High to very high dynamic range
\n\u2022 Very high frame rates
\n\u2022 No smearing or blooming[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_empty_space height=”55px” el_id=”rolling-shutter”][vc_custom_heading text=”Before Pregius: How Rolling Shutter CMOS Sensors Work” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Before Sony released their Pregius global shutter CMOS sensors, their CMOS sensors used rolling shutter technology for sensor readout. Compared to CCDs, CMOS rolling shutter technology provides cost effective high quality imaging and very high frame rates. Unfortunately, if the target or camera is in motion, the images captured display distortion in the form of image wobble, skewing, or banding. This distortion is due to the rolling shutter sensor exposing and reading out pixels one row at a time. A conventional Sony CMOS rolling shutter pipeline is shown below.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1501094943121{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1501531685046{margin-top: 75px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_icon type=”openiconic” icon_openiconic=”vc-oi vc-oi-attach” align=”right” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1501096698900{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Side Note” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18px|text_align:right” google_fonts=”font_family:Exo%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1501114893505{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 9px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1508640753190{margin-right: 25px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;border-right-color: #1e73be !important;border-right-style: dotted !important;}”]<\/p>\n

For applications where high-speed inspection is not critical, rolling shutter CMOS cameras offer an excellent cost effective solution.<\/span><\/p>\n

Useful in applications such as slow-moving inspection, life sciences, security and surveillance\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Above: Conventional Sony CMOS Rolling Shutter Pixel Pipeline.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The above diagram shows a conventional pixel pipeline of a rolling shutter Sony CMOS image sensor. Photoelectric conversion (measured by quantum efficiency) takes place in the photodiode. Electrons are then converted to voltage in the floating diffusion node (voltage is charge (q) over capacitance (C)). The signal then gets converted to a digital signal. It also happens that during this stage the signal goes through 2 stages of correlated double sampling (CDS) to reduce analog and digital noise. This is known as “Dual CDS” and is Sony\u2019s solution to reducing random and fixed pattern noise.<\/p>\n

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Above: Rolling Shutter Readout with Column Parallel A\/D Conversion.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The above diagram is a simplified animation of how conventional Sony rolling shutter CMOS sensors read out image data. Each pixel column uses an independent ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) for high-speed readouts. Each pixel row is exposed to light and the charge is sent for analog to digital conversion one row at a time. It is this row by row exposure that produces image distortion during high speed motion.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Exmor<\/span>
\n\u2022 Exmor R<\/span>
\n\u2022 Exmor RS<\/span>
\n\u2022 STARVIS<\/span><\/p>\n

Sony’s latest line of CMOS rolling shutter sensors – STARVIS – produces exceptional low-light imaging sensitivity.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-12″][vc_empty_space height=”50px” el_id=”global”][vc_custom_heading text=”CMOS Sensors Evolved: Sony Pregius Global Shutter CMOS” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]To implement global shutter technology into Sony’s CMOS sensors, Sony created an innovative in-pixel analog memory node that sits between the photodiode and floating diffusion node. In Pregius CMOS sensors, all the photodiodes begin exposure at the same time. When the photodiodes complete exposure, the electrons flow into the analog memory and free up the photodiodes for the next exposure. This process is what allows CMOS global shutter functionality. After the charge is transferred to the analog memory, the conversion procedure is the same as rolling shutter sensors. The result is a global shutter CMOS sensor that captures non-distorted images while still utilizing Sony’s dual CDS technology for reduced random and fixed pattern noise.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_single_image image=”185877″ img_size=”1000×388″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]\"Sony[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Above: \u00a0Sony Pregius CMOS Global Shutter Pixel Pipeline.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The electron charge is quickly transferred\u00a0from the photodiode to analog memory. Due to their experience in CCD sensor design, Sony was able to develop the analog memory with very low dark current. The memory is shielded and placed within a low dark current area in the pixel structure to reduce dark current shot noise.<\/p>\n

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For the IMX264 and IMX265 CMOS sensors to maintain sensitivity at the smaller 3.45 \u03bcm pixel size (compared to previous Pregius sensors with 5.86 \u03bcm pixel size) Sony implemented a proprietary pixel condensing process that\u00a0<\/span>maintained high dynamic range and high signal to noise ratio.
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Above: \u00a0Sony Pregius Global Shutter Readout.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks to the analog memory, the photodiodes can begin exposure and readout all at the same time. Sony Pregius CMOS sensors not only provide global shutter imaging but also high quality low noise imaging thanks to the continued use of their analog and digital CDS noise reduction technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Below: Global Shutter vs. Rolling Shutter Comparison Video<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A video example of moving images using global shutter and rolling shutter. Here you can see the image distortion created by rolling shutter (right half).\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qOhiNZITpfM” el_width=”70″ align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1501531192277{margin-top: 25px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”55px” el_id=”CDS”][vc_custom_heading text=”Low Noise: Sony\u2019s Dual Correlated Double Sampling (Dual CDS)” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-5″][vc_column_text]To reduce noise, Sony CMOS sensors apply CDS to both the analog and digital signal – before and after A\/D conversion.<\/p>\n

In the analog signal, Sony CMOS sensors use a “reset switch” in each floating diffusion node to drain the accumulated charge of the previous exposure to make room for the next incoming exposure charge. However, some electrons do not drain and end up remaining in floating diffusion. These electrons combine with the next exposure charge, adding noise to the signal. This noise creates an unwanted textured effect on the image called \u2018fixed pattern\u2019 noise. Fixed pattern noise is most noticeable in low light imaging but can be successfully reduced using CDS. \u00a0CDS reduces noise by measuring the leftover charge from the previous exposure and subtracting that from the following charge (which includes both the left-over noise and exposure charge).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1501530868106{margin-top: 15px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-3″][vc_single_image image=”185874″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1501271874620{margin-top: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

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Above: Fixed Pattern Noise (FPN) at 30 dB Gain<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Above: \u00a0Sony Analog CDS Before Column Parallel A\/D Conversion.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The noise that is left over from the previous charge is measured and then subtracted from the next exposure charge that mixes with the leftover charge.
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Above: Sony Digital CDS After A\/D Conversion<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Similar to analog CDS the digital\u00a0signal is read twice, once at the reset level and then again at the signal level. A digital subtraction\u00a0process cancels out variations between each pixel column resulting in images with minimal noise.<\/span>
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”55px” el_id=”results”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8″][vc_custom_heading text=”Next Level Imaging Results” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Sony Pregius sensors utilize Sony’s latest pixel fabrication technology to offer highly sensitive CMOS sensors. Their low light sensitivity along with high dynamic range allows users to image in dynamically challenging lighting environments. Applications such as autonomous vehicles, informational traffic systems (ITS), or other outdoor environments can benefit from Pregius’ imaging quality. As the lighting changes or the camera enters complex scenes with dark shadows and bright highlights, Pregius sensors will capture more useful imaging data than conventional CMOS sensors, allowing your vision system to make better decisions. In classic machine vision inspection applications, higher sensitivity will allow you to shorten your exposure time and speed up inspection time as well as potentially saving costs on lighting.<\/p>\n

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2nd Generation Pregius Features<\/th>Benefits to Users<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Global shutter<\/strong><\/td>Removes image distortion caused by motion. Allows for high-speed imaging without image wobble, skewing, or light banding.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/3\" and 1\/1.8\" sensor format with 3.45 \u00b5m pixel size<\/strong><\/td>Allows camera to be used with smaller and more cost-effective lenses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High quantum efficiency <\/strong><\/td>Higher sensitivity to light. Benefits low light applications. Allows you to image at shorter exposure times or with less lighting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Very low temporal dark noise <\/strong><\/td>Provides clearer imaging in low light applications. The lower the noise the more one can increase gain \/ brightness without increasing noise. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High signal to noise ratio (SNR)<\/strong><\/td>Higher SNR allows more clarity in your imaging. A higher SNR allows one to reduce imaging time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High dynamic range<\/strong><\/td>High dynamic range allows for better imaging in challenging lighting environments where complex shadows and highlights exist in the same scene. More details will be captured in darker shadows and brighter highlights.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8″][vc_empty_space height=”5px” el_id=”summary”][vc_custom_heading text=”Summary” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Having pioneered CCD development, Sony has applied high quality global shutter technology to their revolutionary CMOS sensors. Moreover, through their circuit and pixel fabrication technologies, Sony has reduced pixel size and increased resolution without suffering any reduction in sensitivity. Current Pregius sensors have higher sensitivity and lower noise than their predecessors. Today\u2019s Pregius sensors enable high picture quality, high resolution, and high-speed imaging without focal plane distortion. These global shutter sensors, when combined with their CDS technology for noise reduction, provide industry leading performance for a wide variety of demanding vision applications. Designed and manufactured with Sony Pregius sensors, Lucid camera technology will continue to deliver unsurpassed versatility rooted in performance and quality.<\/p>\n

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What to learn more? Visit our 4th<\/sup> generation Pregius S tech brief to learn about the latest Sony Pregius generation and how it compares to previous sensor generations. Read Sony 4th<\/sup> Generation Pregius S \u2013 The Next Evolution of Image Sensors?<\/a><\/p>\n

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