PoE budget per port is tight. Which Alvium G5 camera has the lowest max power consumption?

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Rapidflare · Accepted Answer

The **Alvium G5-130 VSWIR** is the lowest-power model in the Alvium G5 family, with a maximum power consumption of **5.7 W** . Like every Alvium G5 camera, it's PoE-powered (IEEE 802.3af, Power Class 0), so it fits within a standard per-port PoE allocation .

For context, here's how the whole family ranks on max power consumption:

| Rank | Camera | Max power consumption |
|------|--------|----------------------|
| 1 | **Alvium G5-130 VSWIR** (Sony IMX990 \| InGaAs, 1296×1032, 130 fps) | **5.7 W** |
| 2 | Alvium G5-500c / G5-500m (ON Semi AR0521SR, 2592×1944, 68 fps) | 6.3 W |
| 3 | Alvium G5-1240c / G5-1240m (Sony IMX226, 4024×3036, 42 fps) | 6.8 W |
| 4 | G5-203c/m, G5-2040c/m, G5-510c/m (6.9 W); G5-2050c/m, G5-508c/m (7.0 W) | 6.9–7.0 W |
| 5 | G5-052c/m, G5-291c/m (7.2 W); G5-1242c/m, G5-811c/m (7.1 W) | 7.1–7.2 W |
| 6 | G5-1620c/m (7.5 W); G5-812 UV (7.6 W); G5-2460c/m (7.7 W) | 7.5–7.7 W |

One thing worth noting: the G5-130 VSWIR is the family's short-wave infrared (SWIR) model, using a Sony IMX990 InGaAs sensor — so it's the lowest-power pick only if SWIR imaging fits your application . If you need a visible/NIR machine-vision model instead, the **Alvium G5-500** (color or mono) is the most power-efficient option at 6.3 W, and the mono G5-508/G5-1240 variants also sit under 7 W.

Alvium G5 cameras with the lowest max power consumption

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Rank	Camera	Max power consumption
1	Alvium G5-130 VSWIR (Sony IMX990 \| InGaAs, 1296×1032, 130 fps)	5.7 W
2	Alvium G5-500c / G5-500m (ON Semi AR0521SR, 2592×1944, 68 fps)	6.3 W
3	Alvium G5-1240c / G5-1240m (Sony IMX226, 4024×3036, 42 fps)	6.8 W
4	G5-203c/m, G5-2040c/m, G5-510c/m (6.9 W); G5-2050c/m, G5-508c/m (7.0 W)	6.9–7.0 W
5	G5-052c/m, G5-291c/m (7.2 W); G5-1242c/m, G5-811c/m (7.1 W)	7.1–7.2 W
6	G5-1620c/m (7.5 W); G5-812 UV (7.6 W); G5-2460c/m (7.7 W)	7.5–7.7 W