Scientists develop “bug eye” cameras that records 180-degree videos

CCTV camera networks might be set for a significant revolution, since researchers at the University of Illinois in the US have developed a new type of camera based on a concept borrowed from insects.

In fact, the scientists have managed to develop a rounded half bubble camera, similar to a bulging fly eye, that has 180 microlenses mounted on it allowing it to take pictures across nearly 180 degrees, a news report reveals.

The camera employs stretchable electronics that scans the world like a fly’s compound eye, using integrated microlenses, photodetectors, and electronics on hemispherically curved surfaces.

As a household name in the field of surveillance systems’ installation, CCTV Surveillance will certainly adopt this cutting edge technology, as soon as it will become commercially available.

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