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New Camera Inspired By Insect Eyes

Posted by samzenpus on from the looking-at-the-world-through-fly's-eyes dept.

sciencehabit writes "An insect's compound eye is an engineering marvel: high resolution, wide field of view, and incredible sensitivity to motion, all in a compact package. Now, a new digital camera provides the best-ever imitation of a bug's vision, using new optical materials and techniques. This technology could someday give patrolling surveillance drones the same exquisite vision as a dragonfly on the hunt."

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  1. pinhole camera. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If you make each sensor small enough with the appropriate overlay mask - you get a pinhole camera with an infinite depth of view.

    The advantage an array of such cameras is the ability to integrate thousands of small images to create a 3D result.