Sony: Introduces the first camera sensor with built-in AI chipset

This time Sony is innovating with the first sensor that includes a built-in AI chipset, so that it can quickly recognize the images it sees.

Μmay not do well on smartphones for many years, however, the Sony excels in the field of camera sensors holding a very significant market share.

It's about it Sony IMX500 Intelligent Vision Sensor with size 1 / 2.3 '' and resolution 12.3MP (1.55μm pixels). Its capabilities include 4K video capture at 60fps, but its biggest innovation is the resolution and recognition of an image in just 3.1ms with the help of the model MobileNet V1 of Google.

According to Sony, the image data is analyzed on-chip and does not need to be sent to a cloud server, thus ensuring privacy and security. In addition, with the proper configuration of Artificial Intelligence algorithms, the new sensor can be used in a variety of ways.

For example, it could be placed in the car mirror and recognize if the driver is abstract or drowsy, and wake him up with a sound coming from the car. There are similar systems that do the same job, but the cost will be significantly lower and more reliable with the use of a single sensor.

Another example of its use Sony IMX500 Intelligent Vision Sensor could be at the store entrance to count how many people have entered or to monitor the merchandise on the shelves and alert when available stock is running low.

Although difficult to implement on smartphones, Sony's new sensor could be integrated into IoT devices for home, security systems and other image recognition-based gadgets.

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