[Review]Sony IMX585 1/1.2" Starvis2 4K Camera Module

ipcamuser11

Getting the hang of it
Sep 4, 2021
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SoC: HiSilicon Hi3519AV300
CMOS: Sony IMX585 8MP 1/1.2" 2.9um pixel size
DDR: 512MB
Flash: 16MB NOR
Lens: 6mm Ø32mm f/1.0 with fixed IR filter glass

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Camera is placed in a storage room with no window, door is closed, almost nothing visible with human eyes, the only light is from status LEDs of my NAS, UPS and network switches. I previously review an IMX385 camera in the same location, please refer to this thread for comparation: Only difference may be that the previous power status LED of Synology NAS is a little brighter than the one I'm using now this time

This picture was taken by an iPhone 12 Pro 2 years ago when testing the IMX385 camera
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Sensor gain set to auto, camera will try to use the lowest possible gain to get a best visible picture automatically
HDR mode is turned on, with Starvis2, HDR image can be taken from only 1 exposure, so HDR won't conflict with slow shutter.
I didn't test B/W mode this time, because the IR filter glass is fixed on the lens. If removed, this camera should be able to get better picture quality, since IMX585 is NIR enhanced.
Following are rtsp snapshots with different shutter speed, from 1/300s to 1s
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Slowest shutter in the firmware settings is 1 second, after checking with the IMX585 datasheet, I managed to get as slow as 15 seconds shutter by setting the sensor register directly, bypassing the firmware and sensor driver. 15 seconds is also the max shutter IMX585 can reach

2s shutter with auto gain: 2s_auto_gain.jpg
10s shutter with auto gain: 10s_auto_gain.jpg
5s shutter with 0dB gain: 5s_0db_gain.jpg