The 20MP 1/2.3-inch IMX220 document says:
The 13MP 1/3.06-inch IMX214 is intended for cellular phones or tablet devices. The note in the doc says:
The 1.07MP 1/8.32-inch IMX188 product sheet (non-stacked "regular" BSI) says:
Update: Apparently, most of the product briefs released recently have these restrictions. Few more examples: IMX208, IMX219, IMX135.
No big deal. It is almost impossible to buy Sony sensors in the US anyway. They used to have a distributor in San Jose but now you have to talk to them directly in Los Angeles, where they try their hardest to convince you to go away. It is easier to just buy them from Europe.
ReplyDeleteThey also have blanket prohibitions on using their sensors in defense and most medical applications.
I think it is just a waiver of liability.
ReplyDeleteIf you use those consumer graded sensors on critical mission - like defense and medical mentioned above, and on vehicle, airplane, industry control..., sony is not guarantee the performance.
No, it is a prohibition. They tell you they will stop shipping sensors to you if they find you are selling into those applications.
DeleteBut i don't find any words in those restrictions implying prohibition... just a perfomance warning
DeleteSee their General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
DeleteSony has done this for a long time. It really doesn't matter. They have a "don't call us, we'll call you" policy anyway. They wait for sensor users to become successful and then approach them.
ReplyDeletethey strongly rely on AP
ReplyDeleteOr maybe the sensor is designed and tuned to work in the high ambient temperatures expected inside modern smartphones.
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