The images produced by area scan sensors, in contrast to line scan sensors, contain both horizontal and vertical pixels that immediately provide a two-dimensional image. With fast, high-resolution capture of the entire field of view, area scan sensors are suitable for applications in Machine Vision and Industry 4.0, measurements and inspections, intelligent traffic systems (ITS), automotive, medicine, research and 3D and stereo vision tasks.

Global shutter sensors like the SONY Pregius are ideal for capturing images of moving objects. Rolling shutter models, on the other hand, are often more cost-effective and are advantageous for use in applications where the scene is slow moving or is paused momentarily.