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From: Paul H. Christiansen12/10/2016 12:38:56 PM
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Depth-Sensing Cameras Will Soon Turn Every Smartphone into a High-Quality 3D Scanner



Range imaging time-of-flight cameras are highly advanced LiDar systems that replace the standard point-by-point laser beams with a single light pulse to achieve full spatial awareness. The camera can sense the time that it takes light to return from any surrounding objects, combine it with video data and create real time 3D images that can be used to track facial or hand movements, completely map out a room or even remove or overlay 3D objects or backgrounds from an image. The technology can be adapted as a high-speed 3D laser scanner, which can capture more than 150 images per second. Realistically, the technology could turn the everyday smartphone into an incredibly advanced, handheld 3D scanner.

Depth sensors’ ability to capture large amounts of 3D information will completely change the way that digital photography is done. Users would be able to seamlessly remove objects, isolate single objects, and even remove and replace the entire background of a picture. Navigation software like Google Maps would be more accurate than ever by combining GPS data with the ability to accurately sense the user’s immediate surroundings; they could offer the ability to navigate inside of buildings. Devices could even be developed that allow the visually impaired to navigate the world around them, and the hearing impaired could have sign language translated in real time.

Scroll to the bottom of the article to watch the video explaining how Google’s Project Tango works and what it can be used for.

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