Yearly Archives - 2019

What’s a mirrorless camera and what makes it different from a DSLR?

As the name suggests, a mirrorless camera is one that doesn’t require a reflex mirror, a key component of DSLR cameras. The mirror in a DSLR reflects the light up to the optical viewfinder. In a mirrorless camera, there is no optical viewfinder. Instead, the imaging sensor is exposed to light...

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What changes will 5G bring about in security industry?

NGMN defines 5G in this way: 5G is an end-to-end ecosystem that will create a fully mobile and fully connected society. 5G mainly includes three aspects: ecology, customer and business model. It offers a consistent service experience that creates value for customers and partners through existing and new cases and sustainable business...

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What is DOF?

In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, the optical phenomenon known as depth of field (DOF), is the distance about the plane of focus (POF) where objects appear acceptably sharp in an image. Although an optical imaging system can precisely focus on only one plane at a time, the decrease in...

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Gesture & Non-Gesture ToF Applications

Generally speaking, 3D Time of Flight uses can be categorized into Gesture and Non-Gesture. The Gesture applications emphasize human interactions and speed; while non-gesture applications emphasize measurement accuracy. Gesture applications translate human movements (faces, hands, fingers or whole-body) into symbolic directives to command gaming consoles, smart televisions, or portable computing...

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Sony Boosts 3D Camera Output After Interest From Phone Makers

Sony Corp., the biggest maker of camera chips used in smartphones, is boosting production of next-generation 3D sensors after getting interest from customers including Apple Inc. The chips will power front- and rear-facing 3D cameras of models from several smartphone makers in 2019, with Sony kicking off mass production in late...

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