Fisheye Lens – S4718520

S4718520 is 5-Megapixel fisheye lens with F2.0 aperture, M12 mount, and 185° F.O.V. for surveillance or specialized imaging applications.

M12 1.5mm 5MP 185° Fisheye Lens

This 1.5mm M12 fisheye lens provides a 185° ultra-wide field of view with 5MP resolution and F2.0 aperture, delivering broad scene coverage for panoramic imaging, robotics, security monitoring, and compact embedded vision systems.

Product Core Highlights

• 185° Ultra-Wide FOV — Captures an exceptionally broad viewing area from a compact camera position.
• 5MP Resolution — Provides detailed image acquisition for wide-area monitoring and embedded vision applications.
• 1.5mm Focal Length — Delivers extreme wide-angle coverage for fisheye camera designs.
• F2.0 Fixed Aperture — Provides a stable optical configuration for continuous image acquisition.
• 6G Optical Structure — Uses a six-glass-element optical design for compact high-performance fisheye imaging.
• M12x0.5 Mount — Supports integration with compact camera modules and embedded vision systems.

M12 1.5mm 5MP 185° Fisheye Lens Applications

Core Application Scenes

With a 185° field of view, 1.5mm focal length, 5MP resolution, and strong fisheye distortion, this lens is designed for applications where maximizing scene coverage is more important than maintaining conventional rectilinear geometry.

• Panoramic Camera Systems — The 185° FOV allows a fixed camera to capture a very broad visual area, making the lens suitable for panoramic imaging and wide-area scene capture.
• Indoor Security Monitoring — A single fisheye camera can cover a large room or enclosed area from a relatively fixed mounting position, helping reduce blind spots in suitable installations.
• Robotics Vision — The ultra-wide perspective provides robots with broad environmental information for navigation, obstacle awareness, and surrounding-scene analysis.
• Embedded AI Vision — The 5MP resolution provides sufficient image detail for AI-based detection and scene analysis when paired with a compatible image sensor and processing platform.
• Industrial Area Monitoring — The lens can monitor broad workspaces, equipment surroundings, and enclosed production areas where a large angular coverage is required.
• Compact Wide-Area Imaging — The M12x0.5 mount and 20.7mm TTL allow the lens to be integrated into compact camera modules without requiring a large optical assembly.
• Panoramic Image Processing — The fisheye image can serve as input for software-based dewarping, panoramic rendering, and image transformation workflows.

For applications requiring a conventional rectilinear lens with substantially lower geometric distortion, engineers can compare suitable options in the Low Distortion Lens category.

For other compact fisheye configurations, the Fisheye Lenses range provides additional focal lengths and optical designs.

The M12 Lenses collection can also be used to compare this lens with other M12 optical configurations for embedded camera development.

Compatible Device List

• 5MP fisheye camera modules
• Panoramic security cameras
• Indoor wide-area monitoring cameras
• Robotics vision cameras
• Autonomous mobile robot cameras
• Embedded AI vision modules
• Industrial monitoring cameras
• Panoramic imaging systems
• Compact M12 camera modules
• Wide-area environmental cameras

Designed for panoramic monitoring, robotics vision, and compact ultra-wide imaging applications.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the field of view of this 1.5mm M12 fisheye lens?
A: The lens provides a 185° diagonal, 185° horizontal, and 185° vertical field of view according to the supplied specification.

Q: Is this a fisheye lens?
A: Yes. The combination of a 1.5mm focal length, 185° field of view, and distortion below -99% clearly identifies this as an ultra-wide fisheye lens.

Q: Is this lens suitable for low-distortion machine vision inspection?
A: It is not intended as a conventional low-distortion inspection lens. Its extreme FOV and strong fisheye distortion are designed for maximum scene coverage rather than accurate rectilinear geometry.

Q: What is the advantage of a 185° field of view?
A: A 185° FOV allows the camera to capture a very broad angular region from a single mounting position. This can be useful for panoramic monitoring, robotics, security, and environmental perception.

Q: What is the minimum object distance of this lens?
A: The specified M.O.D. is 0.3m. This allows the lens to capture relatively close objects while maintaining its ultra-wide imaging capability.

Q: What does the 6G optical structure mean?
A: 6G indicates that the optical structure uses six glass elements. The configuration is designed to support the optical requirements of this ultra-wide fisheye lens.

Q: Can this lens be used for indoor security cameras?
A: Yes. Its 185° FOV can provide extensive coverage in indoor environments such as rooms, corridors, entrances, and other areas where reducing blind spots is important.

Q: Can the fisheye image be corrected by software?
A: Yes. Fisheye images are commonly processed through dewarping or geometric correction algorithms. The appropriate correction model depends on the lens projection, camera sensor, and target application.

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