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13.08.2013

DARPA experts are assembling a prototype camera, which in the future will be a million times more capable of capturing and processing images than human vision.
DARPA has made new strides in developing camera technology capable of producing petapixel images in the future. In August 2013 and 2014, the assembly of new AWARE 2 and AWARE-10 camera prototypes will be completed: 5- and 10-gigapixel cameras that have a large field of view and the ability to simultaneously identify multiple objects. According to these parameters, they will surpass human vision by 30-50 times.

In August, experts working on behalf of the defense science agency DARPA will reach a new milestone in the development of a unique video camera capable of observing the environment with a resolution and scale unattainable by any living creature on our planet.

Work on a new camera is being carried out as part of the AWARE project by scientists and engineers from Duke University. They have already achieved significant success, in particular, the second generation of AWARE 2 cameras was created in April. This is an array of 98 14-megapixel micro-cameras with a total resolution of 1,4 gigapixels, which form a camera with a field of view of 120x40 degrees and capable of shooting at a frequency of 10 frames per give me a sec. Each micro camera can take 4384x3288 pixel resolution pictures, and the entire camera can take 63000x18000 pixel composite pictures.

The unique features of the camera are provided by its original design: the light from the lens does not fall on a flat matrix, but on the inside of the hemisphere, where miniature cameras are placed, which allows you to shoot high-resolution panoramic shots. In the future, such cameras are planned to be installed on military aircraft and robots, which will make it possible to observe a vast area and at the same time increase the scale of the selected area. In order to understand the advantage of the new technology, imagine that the AWARE camera can recognize the faces of half the people in a football stadium.

And although the angular resolution of cameras is limited by atmospheric effects, it is possible to create photo and video cameras that will take photos and videos with a zoom of up to 30-50 times. If such video cameras are used, for example, when shooting sports events, then viewers will be able to independently enlarge the part of the television picture they are interested in and watch high-resolution video. In fact, AWARE cameras cancel the concept of a change of shot - the viewer himself can choose whether to watch a panorama or a close-up.

Of course, such opportunities will require powerful communication channels capable of transmitting a huge amount of information. Also, developers are trying to replace the expensive glass lenses of AWARE cameras with cheaper plastic ones, which will reduce the weight and cost of a new type of device.

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