IMX327/IMX462/IMX662/IMX675/IMX585 Excellent Sensitivity MIPI Camera Module for RaspberryPi, now available from Amazon.

[6by9]

Wow, same 65ms exposure time.
That is some improvement, nearly looks like daylight.

Gain 2 vs gain 32 would make huge difference, but it also pulls up the noise level dramatically.

[Gavinmc42]

but it also pulls up the noise level dramatically.

Yep, much more noise.
But if this is a night image compare them against those first daylight ones in this post.

This is the IMX327 Starvis, says camera board SE327MBD.
The IMX662 Starvis 2 are supposed to have lower noise.
If same driver works then the IMX662 should be even better and just drop in.

My USB IMX291 is not getting anything like these images.
I might have look at the driver software.
Much better if the Pi has control instead of a USB chip that cannot be tweaked.

[6by9]

sohonomura2020 has responded to me via email.
HCG is intended for HDR modes to differentiate the different images.

Having read up a bit more, I don't see how this would be converted into a generic V4L2 control, so it's a bit of a funny one.
You already have 30dB of analogue gain available in this driver, or x31.6. OK it's in the analogue domain, but on 12bit data that would be the equivalent of expanding 0-132 to the full 0-4095 step range.

It could be shifted into a module parameter (as things like external trigger and disabling DPC have been), but that's not a brilliant solution longer term.

I lose track of all the sensors I've looked at over the years. Whilst IMX662 appears to be the next in the 327/290/462 family, I believe it programs some settings in a different manner to the earlier modules. It's therefore likely to need a different driver, and it looks slightly trickier than before to make generic settings.

[sohonomura2020]

We prepare launching SE-SB8M-IMX585 board directly connected to Raspberrypi.




Just pass the image capturing test in the Fab, and shipped to me soon.
It will be combined with the Pan-Tilt remote camera mount and the equatorial mount kit.

[sohonomura2020]

IMX585 camera board prototype is now under evaluation.



Please wait the evaluation sample for the customer for a while.

[sohonomura2020]

Dear Sirs and Madams

8Mpix IMX585 STARVIS2™ camera board: SE-SB8M-IMX585, The camera driver coding is on going and now we can show 3856x2180 full pixel, 12bit normal mode image developed by libcamera.
https://soho-enterprise.com/2023/05/02/ ... rd-sample/




Please wait for a while for Evaluation Sample.
Now we are accepting sample reservation.

sohonomura2020

[sohonomura2020]

Now SE-SB8M-IMX585 sample is ready to ship.
The basic driver for libcamera is also ready.

Please contact us from our web site.

https://soho-enterprise.com/page-28/

We are looking forward to serving you soon.

Soho Enterprise Ltd.

[dhruvilshah30]

Do you have one for IMX678 starves 2? Looking to buy 500 units!

[ame]

Do you have one for IMX678 starves 2? Looking to buy 500 units!

Have you considered contacting them via their website, as mentioned in the previous message?

[6by9]

The other people to talk to for Pi compatible image sensors is Vision Components - https://www.vision-components.com/en/pr ... ical-data/
They don't list IMX678, but will do custom modules if you're prepared to pay for them.