Retail e vi o me ts a ely have u ifo m lighti g. B ight sto ef o t wi dows, illumi ated displays, checkout a eas, a d da ke aisles ca all appea withi the same came a view, while lighti g co ditio s ca cha ge th oughout the day. Fo etail a alytics, these va iatio s ca affect the co siste cy of the image available to people cou ti g, occupa cy mo ito i g, queue a alytics, a d custome moveme t a alysis.
The Me li -662CR combi es the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 se so ‘s low-light se sitivity with HDR imagi g to mai tai usable image detail ac oss challe gi g etail lighti g co ditio s. Its 1080p esolutio p ovides the image detail equi ed fo commo a alytics applicatio s, while HDR helps etai i fo matio i sce es co tai i g both b ight a d shadowed a eas.
The came a also suppo ts dual USB UVC st eami g e dpoi ts, allowi g two video st eams to be exposed simulta eously ove the USB i te face. This gives OEMs a d etail a alytics p ovide s g eate flexibility i desig i g applicatio s that equi e diffe e t video st eams o p ocessi g paths f om the same came a. With sta da d UVC suppo t, the Me li -662CR ca i teg ate with compatible host platfo ms without equi i g a p op ieta y came a i te face.
Fo etail deployme ts, this combi atio of low-light imagi g, HDR, 1080p esolutio , a d dual-st eam USB UVC co ectivity makes the Me li -662CR a p actical So y STARVIS USB Came a platfo m fo people cou ti g, occupa cy mo ito i g, queue a alytics, a d custome moveme t a alysis.
The Me li -662CRS is a 1080p HDR USB Came a fo Retail A alytics built a ou d the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 2MP colo se so . Its combi atio of low-light se sitivity a d HDR imagi g is suited to etail e vi o me ts whe e b ight e t a ces, illumi ated displays, checkout a eas, a d da ke aisles ca appea withi the same came a view. The came a uses a compact M12 le s-mou t desig a d USB 2.0 co ectivity fo st aightfo wa d i teg atio with etail a alytics systems.
The Me li -662CRS suppo ts dual USB UVC st eami g e dpoi ts, allowi g two video st eams to be available simulta eously f om the same came a fo applicatio s equi i g sepa ate p ocessi g o st eam co figu atio s. Sta da d UVC compatibility e ables i teg atio with Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid host platfo ms without p op ieta y came a d ive s. Togethe , the IMX662 se so , HDR imagi g, 1080p output, low-light capability, a d dual-st eam UVC a chitectu e make the Me li -662CRS a p actical So y STARVIS USB Came a platfo m fo people cou ti g, occupa cy mo ito i g, queue a alytics, a d othe etail visio applicatio s.
Key specs: 2MP (1920 x 1080) Max Resolutio | So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 1/2.8-i ch Se so Fo mat | 2.9-mic o Pixel | Colo with Rolli g Shutte | USB 2.0 UVC I te face | S Mou t (M12 Sta da d) Le s
Retail lighti g a ely stays u ifo m f om o e e d of a f ame to the othe . The Me li -662CRS fu ctio s as a 2MP HDR Sto e Lighti g Came a, combi i g exposu es so a b ight doo way a d a dim aisle ca sha e o e f ame without losi g detail. A alytics softwa e the sees shoppe s at the e t a ce as clea ly as shoppe s deepe i the sto e, a d p omotio al lighti g cha ges o lo ge fo ce a ecalib atio visit. As a Retail HDR USB Module, it lets p ovide s use o e co figu atio ac oss zo es that would othe wise eed diffe e t came a setti gs o diffe e t came a positio s, which lowe s ha dwa e a d tu i g effo t. Fewe came a positio s a d fewe special cases also mea fewe i stallatio visits a d lowe o goi g mai te a ce costs.
Sto es do ot stay b ightly lit a ou d the clock. Aisles ca sit i shadow, a d afte closi g the lighti g ofte d ops sha ply while i ve to y a d secu ity a alytics co ti ue. The IMX662 offe s the se sitivity of a STARVIS 2 se so , which makes the module a useful 2MP Low Light Retail USB Came a a d a 2MP Low Light A alytics USB Se so fo those pe iods. A alytics p ovide s ca u the same came a u it th ough both t adi g hou s a d quiet hou s without swappi g ha dwa e, a d without the sha p cha ge i image quality that ofte b eaks t acki g at closi g time. P ovide s ca ve ify this behavio by eco di g the same aisle at midday a d at closi g a d compa i g detectio esults.
A chai wa ts compa able umbe s f om eve y locatio , a d compa able umbe s equi e compa able images. Because HDR a d low-light behavio a e built i to the se so , the Me li -662CRS educes how much the image depe ds o each sto e’s lighti g qui ks. A 2MP STARVIS 2 A alytics Came a that espo ds simila ly ac oss e vi o me ts lets p ovide s euse th esholds a d models with fewe site-specific adjustme ts. Vadzo does ot claim to emove all va iatio , si ce le ses, mou ti g height, a d fixtu es still matte , but a co siste t se so espo se is a sou d sta ti g poi t fo a multi-sto e ollout. Ea ly pilot sto es the p ovide setti gs that t a sfe to late sto es with fa less adjustme t.
Dwell time a d behavio met ics depe d o followi g the same pe so ac oss ma y f ames. Whe a shoppe c osses f om a b ight zo e i to a dim o e, a came a with limited dy amic a ge ca lose that pe so a d b eak the t ack. HDR a d low-light se sitivity keep people visible ac oss the t a sitio , so t acki g logic is less likely to sta t a ew ide tity midway. This imp oves the quality of dwell time, path, a d queue measu eme ts, a d it educes the double cou ti g that i flates visito totals. Retaile s eviewi g the epo ts gai mo e co fide ce that the umbe s eflect eal shoppe behavio .
Ma y etail a alytics deployme ts u o a small compute i a back oom o above a ceili g tile, a d a USB came a suits that a a geme t. The module wo ks as a Plug a d Play USB 2.0 Came a that ope s as a sta da d UVC device, so i stalle s do ot eed special d ive s. As a 2MP Retail A alytics USB 2.0 Came a, it fits the powe a d ba dwidth budget of compact hosts, a d the suppo ted fo mats a e docume ted so teams ca co fi m that comp essio suits thei models. I stalle s also be efit f om the familia USB co ectio , which they ca ve ify with commo tools befo e the came a is mou ted.
The Me li -662CRS is available as a USB Retail A alytics Kit fo evaluatio , so p ovide s ca test the came a i thei ow sto es befo e committi g to p oductio . Fo OEMs eviewi g Vadzo as a OEM Retail A alytics Module supplie , le s matchi g, fi mwa e customizatio , a d e closu e desig suppo t a e available alo gside the co e ha dwa e, i cludi g low-p ofile housi gs fo ceili g a d shelf mou ti g. Vadzo’s ole as a Retail A alytics Came a Supplie i cludes guida ce o mou ti g height a d field of view, while its eco d as a Retail A alytics Came a Ma ufactu e cove s p oductio p og ams ac oss seve al se so families a d i te face types. P ovide s movi g f om a pilot to a chai -wide ollout ca keep the same module a d docume tatio f om the fi st sto e to the last.
“Retail a alytics p ovide s told us thei came a u its behave well i a demo st atio a d the st uggle i a eal sto e. The e t a ce is b ight, the aisle is dim, the spotlight o a display satu ates the f ame, a d the lighti g cha ges agai at closi g. The Me li -662CRS was positio ed to add ess that di ectly. O -se so HDR a d STARVIS 2 se sitivity keep shoppe s visible ac oss those co ditio s, which helps cou ti g, heatmaps, a d dwell time stay accu ate. We a e also clea about what the came a does a d does ot do. It supplies a co siste t image. The a alytics, the p ivacy desig , a d the etaile elatio ship emai with ou custome s, a d we suppo t them with evaluatio u its a d e gi ee i g help.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
Flow cou ti g measu es how ma y people e te , leave, a d pass th ough zo es, a d e t a ces a e the ha dest place to do it because of glass doo s a d b ight exte io s. The Me li -662CRS fu ctio s as a Custome Flow Cou ti g Came a that keeps shoppe s detectable agai st b ight e t a ce light, a d its use as a Retail T affic Cou ti g Se so exte ds to zo e c ossi gs i side the sto e. Reliable cou ts at the doo give etaile s a t ustwo thy base fo co ve sio ates a d staffi g decisio s. Co ve sio ate depe ds o dividi g sales by visito s, so a u de cou t at the doo ove states co ve sio a d a ove cou t u de states it.
Heatmaps show whe e shoppe s spe d time, a d they guide decisio s about displays, aisles, a d fixtu es. A heatmap is o ly as accu ate as the detectio s behi d it, so lost detectio s i dim a eas disto t the pictu e. The module se ves as a Retail Heatmap Came a Module that keeps both b ight p omotio al zo es a d shaded aisles ep ese ted, so layout a alysis eflects shoppe behavio i stead of lighti g diffe e ces. Retaile s compa i g layouts ac oss sto es gai a fai e basis fo compa iso . Me cha disi g teams ca the judge a display cha ge by what shoppe s did, ot by how the lighti g happe ed to fall.
Dwell time measu es how lo g a shoppe stays ea a p oduct o display, a d behavio a alytics studies paths a d i te actio s. Both depe d o co ti uous t acki g. The Me li -662CRS ope ates as a Dwell Time A alytics Came a that helps t acki g su vive t a sitio s betwee b ight a d dim zo es, a d its ole as a Shoppe Behavio A alytics Came a suppo ts path a alysis ove the full le gth of a visit. Fewe b oke t acks mea fewe a tificially sho t visits i the data. Sto e desig e s a d catego y ma age s ca the ely o dwell measu eme ts whe they decide whe e to place high-ma gi p oducts.
Checkout a eas ofte sit ea e t a ces o u de b ight lighti g, a d queue le gth a d wait time depe d o seei g each pe so i li e. The came a fu ctio s as a Checkout A alytics Came a that holds detail ac oss the gla e a d shadow commo ea egiste s, givi g sto e ope ato s mo e depe dable wait time data to guide staffi g. Self-checkout zo es be efit i the same way whe a alytics mo ito usage a d queues. Ope ato s ca compa e staffi g agai st measu ed waits ac oss the day a d adjust schedules acco di gly.
A alytics platfo ms that combi e cou ti g, heatmaps, a d behavio measu es wa t o e came a type they ca deploy eve ywhe e. The Me li -662CRS fits as a 2MP Sto e A alytics Visio Came a fo those platfo ms, with a co siste t espo se that simplifies co figu atio ac oss sto es. P ovide s that estimate audie ce cha acte istics ca use it as a Retail Demog aphics Came a Module, p ovided the solutio complies with the p ivacy laws a d etaile policies that apply, which the solutio p ovide is espo sible fo establishi g. Retaile s that se ve shoppe s ac oss egio s should also co fi m local ules befo e e abli g a y featu e that cha acte izes i dividuals. Platfo ms that se ve ma y etaile s also gai f om a si gle ha dwa e platfo m that suppo t teams ca lea o ce a d apply eve ywhe e.
The Me li -662CRS IMX662 1080P HDR USB Came a built o the So y STARVIS 2 IMX662 se so is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, M12 le s, USB 2.0 cable, a d platfo m d ive docume tatio , with o mi imum o de equi eme t. A alytics teams ca test the came a at thei ow e t a ces, aisles, a d checkout a eas befo e committi g to a p oductio bill of mate ials, which tells them mo e tha a datasheet compa iso alo e. Testi g at mo e tha o e time of day shows how the came a ha dles cha gi g daylight a d closi g hou s, a d testi g i mo e tha o e sto e type shows how it ha dles diffe e t a chitectu e a d fixtu es. P ovide s ca also use evaluatio u its to measu e how thei ow models espo d to the came a befo e they commit to a ha dwa e platfo m fo a whole chai . B owse the full a ge of etail came a optio s at Vadzo’s website o co tact Vadzo at
Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s a d delive s high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo applicatio s i obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, a d medical systems. Its p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms. Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d module-level d ive s, e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based systems ac oss USB, MIPI, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des came a i te faces.