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Power Cameras Systems with Smarter Vision & Sharper Insights

Renesas powers the next generation of consumer camera technology, delivering high-performance, power-efficient solutions for smart home and personal security applications. From cloud-connected doorbells and AI-powered dash cameras to home surveillance and trail cameras, our advanced MCUs, MPUs, and AI accelerators enable real-time image processing, intelligent video analytics, and efficient edge inferencing.

AI-Powered Intelligence

Enable object detection, facial recognition, and event-based monitoring on our MCUs and MPUs with on-chip AI accelerators for real-time image processing for low-latency, high-efficiency AI inferencing for smarter cameras and vision systems.

Superior Image Processing

Enhance image clarity and video quality with advanced noise reduction, HDR processing, and low-light optimization, ensuring crisp, detailed visuals for dash cams, surveillance, and doorbell cameras.

Power-Efficient Performance

Our AI accelerators and MPUs combine best-in-class performance-per-Watt (TOPS/W) with massive throughput—up to 80 TOPs (sparse), reducing power consumption and extending battery life for portable and always-on cameras.

Seamless Connectivity

Stay connected anytime, anywhere with our reliable Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) solutions, offering remote access and automated alerts for your cameras.

Cameras Applications

Core Camera Systems

Monitoring Cameras: Consumer & Lifestyle

Observation Cameras: Analytics & Insights

Surveillance Cameras: Security & Safety

Designing for Camera & Vision Systems

AI Processing & Inference

High-performance image recognition and video analytics demand real-time AI inferencing with minimal power consumption and latency.

Our AI acceleration unit, DRP-AI, delivers high-accuracy AI inferencing at the edge. By combining pre-processing, AI inference, and post-processing into a single hardware solution, DRP-AI ensures superior AI performance with faster processing times—enabling high-speed, low-power operations without the drawbacks of excessive power usage or latency.

DRP-AI: Integrate AI Acceleration Into Your SystemWhite Paper: Learn About our Embedded AI-Accelerator DRP-AIVideo: Explore the Differences in GPU and DRP-AI
Boost Vision AI Power Efficiency Using DRP-AI Accelerator

Clean & Clear Imaging

Achieving clear image quality with proper exposure, white balance, and noise suppression requires careful attention to factors like power supply noise, dynamic image tuning, and high-resolution capture in varying light conditions and environments.

We provide solutions for power supply noise filtering, partner offerings for intelligent and dynamic ISPs, integrated 4K ISPs on MPUs, and more—helping to reduce graininess and enhance sharpness and clarity in your vision processing.

App Note: Noise Component Role in Forming Image QualityAutomate Camera Image Quality (IQ) Tuning in Your Vision Applications with AUTO.IQ from EmmetraWhite Paper: Image Processing for Vision AI
SLG51003 High-PSRR LDO Power GreenPAK Demo

Power & Thermal Efficiency

TOPS, or trillions of operations per second, is a key AI performance metric. However, such high operation levels consume power and generate heat, making performance-per-Watt (TOPS/W) a critical measure of power and thermal efficiency in hardware.

Our RZ/V MPUs deliver best-in-class TOPS/W performance, reaching up to 10 TOPS/W. This eliminates the need for external cooling fans, reducing BOM size and costs while maintaining high-performance AI functionality.

RZ/V2N: Achieve 15 TOPs AI Performance at 10 TOPS/W EfficiencyRZ/V2H: Achieve 80 TOPs AI Performance at 10 TOPS/W EfficiencyExplore our RZ/V MPUs for a Wide Range of Scalability from 0.5 to 80 TOPs for Any Camera or Vision Application
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Data Security

Cameras and vision systems can be vulnerable to security threats like unauthorized access, tampering, and data leaks, risks that have grown with the rise of wirelessly connected IoT devices.

We provide comprehensive support for securing your vision systems, including block diagrams for designing wired and wireless camera systems, single-chip solutions with embedded hardware security, and more, helping protect against unauthorized access and ensure data security.

DA16600MOD: Use WPA3 for Stronger Encryption on Connected Cameras and Secure Authentication and AccessLearn More About Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)Learn & integrate IoT Security Into Your Design Process Early With Our Resources & Solutions
Modern security cameras and video recorder

Connected Video & Streaming

Camera systems depend on reliable, high-throughput Wi-Fi. High-resolution video, AI, and encrypted communication demand consistent TCP/UDP performance to ensure uplink speeds and burst-mode support to avoid frame drops, latency spikes, and degraded cloud uploads.​

Our Wi-Fi 6 solutions deliver stable throughput needed for demanding video applications. With sustained TCP ~25–34 Mbps and UDP up to 52 Mbps, our devices support real-time streaming, fast cloud uploads, and reliable connection.​

​RA6W1: Integrate Wi-Fi 6 for Stable & Long-range Connection With Dual-band 2.4/5GHz SupportWhite Paper: Learn More About the Benefits of Dual-band for Connected ApplicationsBlog: Read About the Benefits of Adopting Wi-Fi 6 into Connected Camera Applications

Get Started with Your Camera Design

Begin your camera development with ready-to-run demos and other design resources to streamline development.

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Start with an Evaluation Kit
Kick off your vision development with an evaluation kit and ready-to-run demos.
RZ/V2N Quad-core Vision AI MPU Evaluation Kit
RZ/V2H Quad-core Vision AI MPU Evaluation Kit
SMARC SOM Evaluation Kit for RZ/V2L MPU with AI Accelerator
Evaluation Kit for RA8P1 MCU Group
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Pick & Connect Your Cameras
Evaluate your imaging pipeline with compatible plug-and-play partner camera modules.
Rolling or Global Shutter MIPI-CSI2 Camera
QCIoT SPI Camera
Ultra-low Light Multi Camera Kit
Find All Camera Modules for RZ/V
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Development Setup & Image Tuning
Use QE to set up camera interfaces and parameters, and our SDKs to run use case applications.
QE for Camera: Development Assistance Tool for Camera Applications
SDK for RZ/V
Emmetra AUTOIQ.ai
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System Integration & AI Deployment
Integrate AI inference into your vision systems.
AI Navigator: IDE for AI Applications
AI Accelerator: DRP-AI
AI Model Deployer for Vision AI
QCIOT MotionPOCZ DRP AI active trail camera demonstration kit.

Battery-Powered Camera with AI Object Detection & Motion Sensing

Discover AI-driven camera functionality with the RZ/V2L's DRP-AI subsystem and fast-booting Linux (<1.6s). Quickly test and refine designs using Lab on the Cloud, enabling intelligent motion sensing and object detection for advanced applications.

Trail Camera Demonstration Kit

Partner Offerings

Hardware

Explore our featured partner system on modules (SoMs) and single board computers (SBCs) designed to simplify carrier board designs and streamline integration.

PartnerDeviceHardware TypeForm FactorHardware Solution
Aries EmbeddedRZ/V2LSoMSMARC 2.1MRZV2LS
Avnet/TRIARZ/V2LSBCRaspberry PiRZBoard V2L
IMDTRZ/V2HSoMProprietary - 36mm x 58mmx 6mmIMDT V2H SoM
RZ/V2NSoMProprietary - 36mm x 58mm x 5mmIMDT V2N SoM
RZ/V2HSBC IMDT V2H SBC
RZ/V2NSBC IMDT V2N SBC
MXTRZ/V2LSoMLGARZ/V2L and RZ/G2L LGA SoM
RZ/V2MASoMSMARCAI Vision Accelerator for Edge Devices
RZ/V2MSoMSMARCEfficient Edge AI for Vision Systems
SolidRunRZ/V2NSoMProprietary 47 x 30mmRZ/V2N SoM

 

Software

Explore our featured partner software solutions to support ISP tuning, security integration, and AI model deployment on your hardware.

PartnerClassificationDevice(s)Software SolutionDescription
ScalysSecurityRZ/V2LScalys Cybersecure PlatformSecure local Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing by running applications in a tamper-proof, trusted environment and to protect your systems from cyber threats for your edge applications
SmartAxiomAllSmartAxiom IoT ManagementSoftware for management and security on IoT devices to improve security, latency, reliability and manageability
VeridifyAllVeridify DOMEOnboard your system to the Security DOME for comprehensive device onboarding, device-level security management, one-way and mutual authentication, and more for quantum resistance to all known attacks
EmmetraISP TuningRZ/V2LEmmetra AUTOIQ.aiAutomate image quality (IQ) tuning for both Human Vision (HV) and Machine Vision (MV) applications with Emmetra's AUTOIQ.AI tool
mmSolutionsRZ/V2HThunderSoft/MM Solutions Camera ISP TuningTurnkey solutions for camera ISP tuning
NVIDIAAI Model Training/DeploymentRA8D1, RZ/V2H, RZ/V2LNVIDIA TAOOpen-source AI training and optimization
Irida LabsRA8D1, RZ/V2H, RZ/V2LIrida Labs PerCV.ai Vision AI PlatformComplete platform of tools to build and deploy Edge Vision AI sensors and solutions
PlumeraiRA Arm Cortex-M MCUsPlumerai People DetectionComplete software solution for camera-based people detection
AiZIPRA Arm Cortex-M MCUsAizip PASTinyML model for accurate person identification via face recognition and speaker identification

Product Categories

Microcontrollers & Microprocessors
MCUs and MPUs available in a wide array of memory and package options
Power Management
Wide range of low-to-high voltage power IC solutions for efficient and reliable power management
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth, cellular, Wi-Fi, and ultra-wideband wireless communications solutions
GreenPAK Programmable Mixed-Signal Products
Cost-effective non-volatile memory (NVM) programmable devices
Audio & Video
Industry-leading video solutions for automotive, security, and more

Enabling Technologies

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Human Machine Interface (HMI)
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Security

Documentation

Videos & Training

An overview of Plumerai's solutions for smart home camera and IoT applications with models designed to run on MCUs. This video includes a demo of people detection and familiar face identification AI solutions running on the RA8D1 graphics MCU.

News & Blog Posts

Blog Post
Feb 16, 2022
Start Your First Step on Vision AI Development Using RZ/V Microprocessor (MPU)