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Cameras

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General Camera Survey

A collection and general overview of cameras of various types as they apply to our industry

Overview

Preface: I [Blair Neal] published this guide/survey in 2013 on Creative Applications and moved i...

Questions to Consider

Before we dive in, consider the following questions when considering which camera best su...

Basic RGB Webcam

The Basic Webcam "Webcam" isn't necessarily an industry term, but if you're reading this...

Other RGB Cameras

Webcams can only go so far in terms of quality and other features, so in this section we'll cover...

Smartphone Cameras

I struggled with whether I should make smartphone cameras be their own section, or include them...

Infrared Cameras

Infrared cameras have historically been one of the most important tools for artists working...

Depth Cameras

In a way, these are an offshoot of the IR camera category but they involve some form of inf...

LiDAR Scanners

Example of what many LiDAR scanners look like LiDAR Wikipedia entry LIDAR is a speciali...

Thermal Cameras

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermographic_camera These cameras are comparatively rare to see in...

High End Machine Vision Cameras

[NEED IMAGE] These cameras are typically employed in industries like manufacturing that require ...

Multi-camera and On-board compute systems

[WIP] Camera systems that may use multiple cameras or are cameras that are integrated with on-boa...

Motion Capture Systems

These could have their own article and I have limited experience with them, but they are worth ad...

Volumetric Capture

Volumetric capture is another specialized approach that is very similar to motion capture systems...

360 Cameras

WIP Placeholder for 360 cameras and their use cases

Other cameras and systems

Other cameras and systems (robotic/Moving and other observational tracking devices, Security Came...

Legacy Cameras and Technologies

Older Camera/Video Technologies (Analog, Old RCA Cams) The use cases for older camera technologi...

High Speed or Slow Motion cameras

High-speed Cameras are a special class of cameras that can capture 250 frames per second or highe...

Experimental Technologies

WIP Placeholder page Need ideas here - [Microphone Arrays as generalized cameras](https://ie...

Supplemental Camera Information