The Analysis and Engineering Design of a Pinhole TV Camera

Abstract

Pinholes used in place of glass lenses in combination with modern high grain low noise level TV camera tubes may solve some television visual display problems. Both increased depth of field and field of view are logically anticipated results. The high f-number of a pinhole might be compensated for by the high signal gain of currently available TV camera tubes. Analytical results indicate that a 100 degrees wide included field of view can be attained with moderate lighting levels and available hardware. It is recommended that a TV pinhole camera system be constructed of stated design requirements for further testing and evaluation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0723182

Entities

People

  • John C. Mckechnie
  • Robert J. Klaiber

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Camera Tubes
  • Cameras
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Geometry
  • Image Orthicons
  • Naval Training
  • Optics
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Simulations
  • Television Systems
  • Three Dimensional
  • Training
  • Training Devices
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.