Sony Pregius® Global Shutter CMOS

High-Speed CMOS Sensor with Distortion-Free Global Shutter Technology

Sony's Pregius global shutter CMOS technology truly fulfills its promise: crisp, clear, distortion-free images at high speeds. With Pregius, Sony does more than provide a migration path from their most popular CCD sensors. Pregius offers significant performance gains, and with its newly announced third generation, additional on-sensor features.

Learn about Sony's 3rd generation sensors: IMX420 CMOS

Pregius CMOS Comparison Charts

More Comparisons Using FLIR Interactive Sensor Review

• 2.3 MP Pregius performance with Sony CCD and e2V (mono)
• The 5 MP Pregius performance with Sony CCD, CMOSIS, and Sharp (mono) 
• The 9 MP IMX255 performance with Sony CCD ICX814 and ICX694 (mono)

Third Generation Pregius

The upcoming third generation of Pregius global shutter sensors introduces a new pixel size as well as new on-sensor features.

New Pixel Size & Speed Updates

A new 4.5 µm pixel size balances the saturation capacity of the first generation 5.86 µm pixel with the resolution of generation two’s 3.45 µm pixel. Generation three maintains the low read noise and high quantum efficiency Pregius sensors are known for while offering over 5dB more dynamic range than previous generations. In terms of speed, a new SLVS-EC internal interface doubles the sensor’s bandwidth compared to second generation devices. The first device, the IMX420, can output an impressive 12-bit 7.1 MP images at up to 134 frames per second.