Enhanced Vision for Defense & Security
When every instant is vital, the Nocturn delivers unparalleled low-light imaging for mission-critical operations.
The Nocturn Series of low-light camera cores are ruggedized, passive imaging cores that feature high-definition resolution, high sensitivity, and high dynamic range with low power consumption. Powered by the Photonis Lynx CMOS sensor or the SmartColor imaging sensor, the Nocturn Series provides real-time imaging capabilities (from daylight to bright starlight scene illumination) in the visible and near infrared spectrum in either monochrome or color. Its small size, low weight and low power usage (SWaP) make this core module ideal for integration into mobile and handheld surveillance systems.
Nocturn highlights include:
- High sensitivity in near-infrared
- Real-time imaging for situational awareness
- Rugged & reliable for the toughest environments
- Low light CMOS sensor
- Daylight to quarter moon condition
- Day and night imaging
- Low latency
- Ideal for 24/7 operations
The Nocturn Series of low light camera cores offer a broad range of video outputs spanning from the smallest configuration for OEMs and integrators to the plug and play with HD video. Whether for border surveillance, UAV reconnaissance, or threat detection, the Nocturn series ensures clear vision, day or night.
Specifications include:
- Less than 4e-read-out noise
- 860 nm and 1064 nm laser line detection
- Digital zoom up to 8x
- HD format (1.3 Mpx)
- Up to 100 fps
About Photonis
Photonis is a leading product brand of Exosens, a high-tech company with more than 85 years of experience in the innovation, development, manufacture and sale of high-end electro-optical technologies. Photonis offers photo-detection and low-light-conditions imaging solutions for extremely demanding environments. Applications for the company’s products include Defense & Security, Nuclear Safety, Life Sciences, and Industrial Control & Non-Destructive Testing. The Photonis brand is internationally recognized as a major innovator in its fields with production and R&D sites in Europe and North America.
To request more information or a quotation for Photonis products, contact IL Photonics.

