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You don't even need such a high-resolution sensor. At that level, you might as well have multiple cameras and stitch the results together. And the military has
by zo1 9y ago
You don't even need such a high-resolution sensor. At that level, you might as well have multiple cameras and stitch the results together.
And the military has already done it. See here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon_Stare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon_Stare
and here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARGUS-IS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARGUS-IS
- slantyyz 9y agoSometimes the high-resolution sensor is used in place of a zoom lens (i.e., use "digital zoom" to 1:1). This way the camera's primary lens is simpler because it has a shorter focal length and there's less to break down. Can probably bring the costs down a little too.
- black_puppydog 9y agoWikipedia seems to be confused here about the "unit cost" of Gorgon Stare (listed as $15M) and the "development cost" (also noted as $15M). Or is Sierra Nevada Corp. really making the full cost in profit as of the second unit sold?! Anyhow, those two examples are probably in a different price range, no?