Clarity Star Smart Camera
Catering to space-constrained and cost-sensitive applications, Novanta’s Clarity Star Smart Cameras deliver high-performance edge processing in an exceptionally small form factor.
Novanta’s Clarity Star Smart Cameras are the newest addition to the impressive portfolio of Novanta’s vision technologies. As some of the smallest edge cameras on the market today, they’re designed with mainstream machine vision applications in mind, and compatible with Clarity Studio Machine Vision Software for greater flexibility and speed to development.
Related Products

Overview
Features and Benefits
- Compact Design: Perfect for space-constrained applications where traditional cameras might not fit such as laboratory in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) tasks like pipette alignment, sample preparation, and deck inspection.
- High Performance: Mini Cameras offer powerful edge processing capabilities, making them ideal for a range of machine vision tasks.
- Cost-Effective: Designed to be price competitive, especially for applications that don’t require the advanced features of higher-end cameras.
- Scalability: With multiple optics and illumination options, the Mini Cameras can be customized to meet specific application needs.
- Versatile Applications: Suitable for use in IVD, industrial automation, barcode reading, and more.
Specifications
- One of the smallest machine vision edge cameras in the industry measuring just 1.82”L x 1.197”W (including the lens) x 1.06”H.
- Integrate machine vision algorithms directly on camera.
- 1MP and 2MP options
- Mono or color option
- USB interface
- Compatible with Novanta’s Clarity Studio Software
Exceptional edge performance, the smallest camera available with the ability to customize all at an affordable cost to implement.
- Performing standard pre-analytical tasks on a single vial or rack of vials
- Read barcodes
- Detect vial presence/absence
- Determine alignment
- Identify position
- Recognize sample volume or liquid level
- Detect vial caps
- Identify cap or sample color
- Count items
- Identify patterns
- Classify shapes
- Confirm specimen integrity
- Discover turbidity
- Improving the accuracy of test results by closing inefficiency gaps caused by human error
- Providing enhanced high-resolution microscopy
- Enabling multiple camera coordination for surgical visualization and omnivision scenarios
JADAK’s Machine Vision Mini Cameras are specifically designed to meet the needs of OEMs who require powerful imaging solutions in space-constrained environments. These cameras are fully compatible with JADAK’s new Clarity Studio software, and feature edge processing capabilities that allow them to perform complex computations directly on the device. This ensures faster data processing, lower latency, and improved real-time decision-making, all within a compact and cost-effective package.
- Filter by Type
- Spec Sheet
| Download | Download Type | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Vision Edge Mini Camera Spec Sheet | Spec Sheet | English |