The Bolt-246CRS is a 2MP HDR MIPI CSI-2 Camera built on the Onsemi Hyperlux™ LH AR0246 image sensor with a high-performance ISP. It is designed for versatile applications such as wearable cameras, facial recognition cameras, smart security cameras, and dashboard cameras. It delivers on-sensor eHDR with 120dB dynamic range and Adaptive Local Tuning Mapping (ALTM), supporting video streaming at VGA, 720p, and 1080p, with driver-supported compatibility for Raspberry Pi, Nvidia Nano, and Nvidia Xavier NX in a compact form factor.
FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswire / April 21, 2026 / Vadzo Imaging is a provider of embedded vision camera products and today announces the launch of its new product Bolt-246CRS, an 2MP AR0246 HDR MIPI Camera Module built on the Onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH sensor and part of Vadzo’s Bolt Series MIPI CSI-2 camera portfolio. The Bolt-246CRS delivers high sensitivity color imaging with embedded HDR at full 1080p resolution with supported output modes of 720p and VGA and seamless MIPI CSI-2 SoC integration. With this launch, Vadzo delivers a high performance MIPI camera that combines the AR0246’s rolling shutter efficiency, native color output and multi exposure HDR capability. This enables deployment across robotics, kiosks, drone and UAV systems, medical imaging, and intelligent traffic monitoring with direct SoC integration via the MIPI CSI-2 interface.
Sensor and Camera Overview
The Bolt-246CRS is a Full HD MIPI camera built on the Onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH sensor and coupled with a high-performance ISP. The AR0246 is a 2MP (1920 x 1080) color rolling shutter CMOS sensor with a 1/4-inch optical format and 2.0 µm pixel size. The AR0246, an 2MP Onsemi MiPi camera built on HyperLux LH architecture, delivers enhanced low-light sensitivity and embedded multi-exposure HDR, enabling high dynamic range imaging across scenes with extreme lighting variation. The AR0246 color sensor integrates a bayer pattern filter array and produces native bayer color output designed for efficient demosaicing in the image pipeline/ISP. This combination of HyperLux sensitivity, embedded HDR and native color imaging makes the AR0246 MIPI camera well suited for environments requiring accurate color reproduction across challenging lighting conditions.
The Bolt-246CRS is a 2 board MIPI camera solution. Board 1 is the camera module housing the Onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH sensor, ISP, lens and lens holder. Board 2 is the adapter board that supports either 2 Lane MIPI CSI-2 or 4 Lane MIPI CSI-2 termination. This 2-board design gives engineers flexibility across different carrier boards and platform configurations. The S Mount (M12) lens mount supports interchangeable optics and the default lens ships with a 74-degree DFOV. Output modes include 1080p, 720p and VGA. The 1080p MIPI camera is designed for embedded Linux platforms, with support enabled through validated drivers and platform-specific integration and has been validated on Raspberry Pi, Nvidia Jetson Nano and Nvidia Xavier NX platforms.
Key specs: 2MP (1920×1080) | Onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH 1/4-inch 2.0 µm pixel | Color Rolling Shutter | Embedded HDR | High Performance ISP | MIPI CSI-2 (2 Lane and 4 Lane) | 1080p / 720p / VGA | S Mount (M12) 74° DFOV | 2 Board Solution 38mm x 38mm convertible to 32mm x 32mm | Raspberry Pi | Nvidia Jetson Nano | Nvidia Xavier NX
Key Capabilities of the Onsemi AR0246 2MP Color Rolling Shutter MIPI CSI-2 HDR Camera
High Sensitivity Rolling Shutter with HyperLux Architecture: Conventional rolling shutter sensors read pixel data row by row which can introduce skew artifacts in fast motion scenarios. While this is a known characteristic of rolling shutter designs, the Onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH improves sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio through its advanced pixel architecture, maximizing light collection efficiency and reducing readout noise without altering rolling shutter behavior. The HyperLux design delivers higher signal to noise ratio compared to conventional rolling shutter sensors making the AR0246 rolling shutter MIPI camera a high performance choice for robotics camera products, AGV camera systems and industrial MIPI camera deployments where image quality under variable lighting is a primary requirement. The AR0246’s high quantum efficiency enables reliable imaging across indoor, outdoor and low ambient light scenarios without sacrificing frame rate or resolution.
Embedded HDR for High Contrast Scene Imaging: Many embedded vision deployments happen in environments with simultaneous bright highlights and deep shadows like factory floors with overhead lighting, outdoor traffic monitoring scenes or medical imaging environments with mixed illumination. The Bolt-246CRS AR0246 MIPI camera integrates multi exposure HDR directly within the sensor pipeline enabling high dynamic range capture without external frame blending or software side post processing overhead. This embedded HDR capability makes the Bolt-246CRS 2MP MIPI CSI-2 camera well suited for traffic monitoring camera products capturing vehicles transitioning between tunnels and open roads, industrial inspection camera deployments requiring consistent imaging across lit and shadowed surfaces and kiosk MIPI camera installations subject to changing ambient conditions. For applications requiring extended dynamic range beyond the AR0246’s native HDR range, Vadzo’s HDR MIPI camera series offers complementary options with up to 140 dB dynamic range across the Bolt portfolio.
Native Color Output with AR0246 Color Sensor: The AR0246 color sensor integrates a Bayer pattern RGB filter array directly on the pixel array and produces native color output. This native color imaging capability is essential for kiosk MIPI camera deployments requiring accurate color reproduction. It is equally critical for traffic monitoring camera systems performing license plate and vehicle color classification and for medical MIPI camera applications requiring true tissue color rendering. Video surveillance camera and security camera installations benefit directly since color differentiation impacts object identification accuracy.
Multi Resolution Output: The Bolt-246CRS AR0246 MIPI camera supports selectable output resolutions. Full 1080p mode delivers maximum detail at the sensor’s native 2MP resolution. The 720p MIPI camera mode offers balanced throughput and bandwidth. VGA MIPI camera mode is suited for resource constrained embedded deployments. This flexibility allows a single camera module to serve across diverse application tiers. Engineers can run full resolution for high resolution industrial MIPI camera inspection or step down to lightweight edge AI inference pipelines on Raspberry Pi and Nvidia Jetson Nano platforms at reduced resolutions.
Platform Integration via MIPI CSI-2: The AR0246 2MP MIPI CSI-2 camera use the MIPI CSI-2 interface to connect directly with the CSI-2 receivers built into leading embedded SoCs. The camera has been validated on Raspberry Pi, Nvidia Jetson Nano and Nvidia Xavier NX platforms with Linux driver support. For other platforms including NXP i.MX, STM and MediaTek Vadzo’s engineering team provides platform bring up support. The 2-board design with separate adapter boards covers both 2 lane and 4 lane MIPI connectors, so the same camera module works across different carrier boards.
Compact 2 Board S Mount Form Factor: The Bolt-246CRS ships as a 2-board solution with a compact 38mm x 38mm footprint. The S Mount (M12) lens mount supports standard M12 threaded optics from wide angle lenses for UAV MIPI camera aerial coverage to narrow field optics for precision measurement. This compact footprint enables integration into space constrained platforms including drone MIPI camera payloads, robotics camera head assemblies, kiosks and wearable medical MIPI camera devices. Standard M12 threading ensures lens interchangeability across the Vadzo Imaging product portfolio.
“The AR0246 HyperLux LH sensor opens a capability tier that has been difficult to access in compact embedded camera form factors. High sensitivity rolling shutter with embedded HDR in a MIPI CSI-2 camera gives embedded vision engineers color imaging performance that previously required larger, more complex camera subsystems. The Bolt-246CRS was designed to bring that combination to standard development platforms. By pairing the AR0246’s native color HDR output with a validated MIPI CSI-2 interface and Linux drivers for Raspberry Pi, Nvidia Jetson Nano and Nvidia Xavier NX we are enabling teams to move from evaluation to production without redesigning their platform stack.” – Alwin Vincent, Product Manager, Vadzo Imaging.
Applications
Robotics and Autonomous Systems: For pick and place operations, visual servoing and robotic guidance, the Bolt-246CRS delivers high sensitivity native color imaging in dynamic environments. The Onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH rolling shutter camera provides excellent low light performance for robotics camera products and AGV camera systems operating under variable factory lighting. Embedded HDR ensures reliable part identification and navigation landmark detection across scenes with mixed illumination where conventional cameras would require exposure compromises.
UAV and Drone Imaging: Aerial platforms require cameras that deliver consistent color imaging across highly variable lighting conditions from bright sky to shadowed terrain. The Bolt-246CRS with the onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH senosor delivers accurate native color imaging with embedded HDR for UAV MIPI camera and drone MIPI camera inspection, mapping and surveillance applications. The compact 2 board S Mount form factor keeps payload weight low while the rolling shutter output at 1080p resolution supports aerial reconnaissance and photogrammetric pipelines.
Traffic Monitoring and Security Surveillance: Traffic monitoring camera products and video surveillance camera and security camera products require accurate color imaging across high contrast outdoor scenes. The Bolt-246CRS with the AR0246 HyperLux LH sensor captures fast moving vehicles, pedestrians and license plates with embedded HDR that balances direct sunlight against shadowed road surfaces. Native color output from the AR0246 color sensor directly supports color based vehicle classification and object identification without additional image processing overhead.
Medical and Life Sciences Imaging: Diagnostic instrumentation, endoscopic imaging and laboratory automation require accurate tissue color rendering and consistent imaging under mixed surgical or clinical lighting. The AR0246 medical MIPI camera delivers true color imaging with embedded HDR to maintain detail across bright and dark tissue regions simultaneously. MIPI CSI-2 integration with embedded medical device SoCs simplifies camera subsystem design, and the compact 2 board form factor enables integration into miniaturized medical device enclosures.
Kiosks and Interactive Displays: Self service kiosk deployments in retail, banking and public spaces require cameras that perform accurately under mixed indoor and backlit ambient conditions. The AR0246 kiosk MIPI camera uses the Onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH rolling shutter and embedded HDR to maintain consistent image quality regardless of ambient light variation. It supports facial recognition, barcode and QR scanning and user presence detection at 1080p resolution with simultaneous wide field coverage.
Industrial Inspection and Edge AI: PCB inspection, surface defect detection and inline color quality control benefit from the AR0246’s native color imaging and embedded HDR for capturing detail across reflective and shadowed surfaces simultaneously. Real-time AI inference pipelines on Raspberry Pi and Nvidia Jetson Nano platforms can use the cameras 720p MIPI camera and VGA MIPI camera modes to reduce bandwidth and processing load.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What platform does the Bolt-246CRS AR0246 MIPI camera support?
A: The Bolt-246CRS has been validated on Raspberry Pi, Nvidia Jetson Nano, Nvidia Xavier NX, Nvidia Orin Nano, Nvidia Orin NX, Nvidia Orin AGX, NXP i.MX8M Plus with Linux driver support. For platforms including NXP i.MX, STM and MediaTek Vadzo’s engineering team provides platform bring up support on request.
Q: Is this a single board or 2 board solution?
A: The Bolt-246CRS is a 2-board solution. Board 1 is the camera module housing the onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH senosor, ISP, lens and lens holder. Board 2 is the adapter board that provides either 2 Lane MIPI CSI-2 or 4 Lane MIPI CSI-2 termination. This design gives engineers flexibility to work with different carrier boards and CSI-2 lane configurations.
Q: What HDR capability does the AR0246 MIPI camera provide?
A: The Bolt-246CRS is built on the Onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH sensor which includes embedded multi exposure HDR delivering high dynamic range color imaging directly in the sensor pipeline without requiring external software side frame blending. For applications requiring extreme dynamic range beyond the AR0246’s native HDR capability, the AR0246 HDR MIPI camera supports up to 140 dB.
Q: What is the difference between the AR0246 rolling shutter MIPI camera and a global shutter MIPI camera?
A: Rolling shutter camera products expose pixel rows sequentially which can introduce skew artifacts with rapidly moving subjects or cameras. The Onsemi AR0246 rolling shutter camera compensates with its HyperLux LH high sensitivity architecture and embedded HDR making it optimal for applications where lighting performance and HDR range are the primary requirements. For applications where geometric accuracy during fast motion is the top priority like robotics camera products, AGV camera products and drone camera products in high-speed motion scenarios Vadzo’s global shutter Bolt Series camera products provide simultaneous full frame exposure.
Q: What lens comes with the camera?
A: The Bolt-246CRS ships with a default S Mount (M12) lens at 74-degree DFOV. The M12 lens holder supports any standard S Mount lens of your choice. You will need to consider sensor format and FOV compatibility. Some lenses may require additional LSC or vignetting corrections. Contact the Vadzo support team for optical requirements specific to your application.
Q: Is the Bolt-246CRS available for evaluation?
A: Yes. The Bolt-246CRS 1080P Color Rolling Shutter HDR MIPI Camera is available now for evaluation with no minimum order requirement. Evaluation kits include the camera module, S Mount optics assembly, interface cable, and platform driver documentation.
Availability
The Bolt-246CRS 1080P Color Rolling Shutter HDR MIPI Camera built on the Onsemi AR0246 HyperLux LH sensor is now available for evaluation and production orders. Evaluation kits include the 2-board camera module, S Mount optics assembly, interface cable and platform driver documentation with no minimum order requirement. Browse the full Bolt Series MIPI CSI-2 camera portfolio or contact Vadzo at support@vadzoimaging.com or +1 817 678 2139 to request an evaluation kit or discuss OEM integration requirements for the AR0246 MIPI camera.
About Vadzo Imaging
Vadzo Imaging is a global provider of embedded vision solutions and delivers high performance camera technologies and imaging platforms for applications in robotics, industrial automation, UAVs, edge AI and medical systems. Its products are designed for seamless integration with leading embedded platforms such as NVIDIA Jetson, Raspberry Pi, Qualcomm RB series and NXP i.MX. Vadzo supports customers through hardware customization, firmware development and module level drivers, enabling faster development and deployment of vision-based systems.
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