The OG05D combines a 2.2 µm global-shutter pixel, single-exposure HDR and enhanced near-infrared sensitivity for compact industrial cameras.
OMNIVISION has introduced the OG05D, a 5-megapixel global-shutter CMOS image sensor designed for industrial machine vision, barcode scanning, factory automation and robotic systems.
The sensor uses a stacked backside-illuminated architecture with 2.2 µm pixels and operates at up to 146 frames per second in linear mode. It also supports 60 fps single-exposure HDR and 60 fps three-exposure HDR modes, giving camera designers options for applications that must capture moving objects under rapidly changing illumination.
Global-shutter operation captures every pixel at the same moment, helping to prevent geometric distortion when imaging fast-moving products, robotic arms or mobile systems. OMNIVISION’s dual-conversion-gain HDR technology combines bright and dark image information within a single exposure, reducing the motion artefacts that can result from multi-exposure HDR capture.
The OG05D also incorporates Nyxel near-infrared technology, with specified quantum efficiency above 55% at 850 nm and above 35% at 940 nm. These wavelengths are widely used in industrial illumination, barcode readers and vision-guided automation systems operating in low-light or controlled-lighting environments.
The 1/2.5-inch optical-format sensor supports RGB, monochrome and RGB-IR configurations, as well as on-chip RGB-IR re-mosaicing. This allows one camera architecture to be adapted for conventional colour imaging, near-infrared sensing or combined visible and infrared inspection.
OMNIVISION says the OG05D is 30% smaller and uses 30% less power than its previous-generation 5 MP product. The sensor is available now for sampling, with mass production scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026.
The launch comes as industrial-vision systems move toward smaller cameras with higher frame rates, improved low-light performance and local AI processing. For robotics and factory automation, the combination of compact optics, global shutter and HDR is intended to improve perception where reflections, shadows and changing illumination can reduce detection reliability.
