Hacker News with Generative AI: Camera Technology

Tesla drives into Wile E. Coyote fake road wall in camera vs. Lidar test (electrek.co)
Tesla Autopilot drove into Wile E. Coyote-style fake road wall in the middle of the road in a camera versus lidar test.
Tesla, Autonomous Vehicles, Lidar, Camera Technology, Safety
158 points by zfg 17 days ago | 245 comments
Camera Ignores Perspective and Sees Behind Walls (petapixel.com)
Engineer, builder, and YouTube creator Shane Wighton, known for the YouTube channel Stuff Made Here, has tackled a lot of fascinating engineering questions over the years. The latest is one of the craziest yet. Can a camera see around objects?
Camera Technology, Engineering, YouTube, Creative Projects
14 points by PaulHoule 101 days ago | 12 comments
Blackmagic Debuts $30K 3D Camera for Capturing Video for Vision Pro (macrumors.com)
Blackmagic today announced that its URSA Cine Immersive camera is now available for pre-order, with deliveries set to start late in the first quarter of 2025.
Camera Technology, 3D Video
22 points by mgh2 107 days ago | 7 comments
Lens breakthrough paves the way for ultrathin cameras (physicsworld.com)
A research team headed up at Seoul National University has pioneered an innovative metasurface-based folded lens system, paving the way for a new generation of slimline cameras for use in smartphones and augmented/virtual reality devices.
Optics, Camera Technology, Nanotechnology, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality
4 points by sohkamyung 129 days ago | 0 comments
A “meta-optics” camera that is the size of a grain of salt (cacm.acm.org)
When it comes to cameras, size matters, but not in the way you think.
Camera Technology, Optics, Nanotechnology
244 points by rbanffy 132 days ago | 131 comments