It just became possible, thanks to a laser camera developed by physicists at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, UK. You can pretty much see how it works from the images above -- laser beams are bounced off the target and the duration of their return journey is measured precisely enough to detect millimeter depth changes even at extreme distances.
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Together, the camera and laser sensors monitor the white lines and, if the car strays out of its lane, an electronic control unit attached to an electric power-steering unit corrects it.
The device consists of a camera, infrared laser to measure distance and a microchip that interprets the data to track people in 3D.
For the camera, a laser pulse is fired at a wall, and the impact of hitting the wall causes the particles of light to scatter.
The next step in moving this technology to the field is to develop a portable tripod-based system that houses both the laser source and the IR camera.
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The functioning equipment on the probe includes a device to measure the asteroid's magnetism, a spectrometer to examine its composition, an electronic camera and a laser rangefinder to survey its precise shape.
The camera works in conjunction with laser beams mounted in the headlamp unit.
The Kinect uses a laser projector and an infared (IR) camera to recognize movement.
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The scanner itself consists of a digital camera with an on-board laser that determines the distance to the object, although it also apparently requires that targets be placed around the scene to properly scan the object -- or person, as the case may be.
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The shift key pans a camera down, and the mouse controls a laser pointer.
It is using its mast-mounted colour cameras and laser spectrometer, together with its arm-held "hand lens" camera and X-ray spectrometer, to try to find the best drill candidate.
Using the reverse approach, Sian Bonnell, a British photographer, has photographed a jelly mould with a pinhole camera, then digitally scanned the paper negative and produced a laser print.
Plenty of thought appears to have gone into the design: For example, there's an extra laser microphone under the keyboard, complementing the two mics next to the camera, allowing the software to cancel out any noise you might make while typing on a video conference.
When your iOS device is facing the wall, its camera monitors the field, using computer vision algorithms to detect your laser shots in real time, finally discovering a novel use for laser points that doesn't involve annoying rock bands or cats.
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According to The Verge, Nokia will launch PureView camera phone, and also Lumia Catwalk (code name) and Lumia Laser (code name) for Verizon.
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According to The Verge, Nokia will launch Lumia Eos (PureView camera phone), Lumia Catwalk (international flagship phone) and Lumia Laser (Verizon flagship phone).
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Yes, the front-mounted laser makes a triumphant return, shooting out a red line to help you quickly orient your camera.
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The reason is that skin does not reflect the laser in the same way as most other objects - meaning for those wishing to evade the camera's gaze, stripping naked is an option.
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Canon may be most familiar as a camera company, but 50% of its third quarter revenue came from office products such as laser printers and multi-function devices.
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The kit, myself and Steve, plus camera man and climbing expert all needed to get down into the volcano, set up the final laser scan and get out in one piece.
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