Single-pixel camera takes on digital

Zardon · Jan 17, 2007, 04:16 PM

Source: BBC
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Researchers in the US are developing a single-pixel camera to capture high-quality images without the expense of traditional digital photography.

Being developed by a lab at Rice University in Houston, Texas, the single-pixel camera is designed to tackle what its developers see as the "inefficiencies" of modern digital camera.

It currently resembles and old-fashioned pinhole camera and is the size of a suitcase, but assistant professor of electrical engineering Kevin Kelly told BBC World Service's Digital Planet programme that it is only "the beginning of things." "Hopefully it will get smaller," he said.

LeanWolf · Jan 17, 2007, 05:02 PM

first they talk about all the redundant data in digital photographs, but don't explain how this new method is any better. instead of one sensor with millions of pixels it uses a million mirrors that are moved to capture each pixel individually on a one pixel sensor. a different method but same result it seems.

Matth · Jan 17, 2007, 05:41 PM

Micromirror scanning would seem to lend itself even more to video applications, if it can be scanned directly at video rate

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Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Single-pixel camera takes on digital Source: BBC _______________ Researchers in the US are developing a single-pixel camera to capture high-quality images without the expense of traditional digital photography. Being developed by a lab at Rice University in Houston, Texas, the single-pixel camera is designed to tackle what its developers see as the "inefficiencies" of modern digital camera. It currently resembles and old-fashioned pinhole camera and is the size of a suitcase, but assistant professor of electrical engineering Kevin Kelly told BBC World Service's Digital Planet programme that it is only "the beginning of things." "Hopefully it will get smaller," he said.

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LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,702 Rep Power: 80 System Specs	first they talk about all the redundant data in digital photographs, but don't explain how this new method is any better. instead of one sensor with millions of pixels it uses a million mirrors that are moved to capture each pixel individually on a one pixel sensor. a different method but same result it seems. __________________

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