It's able to capture crazy detail:
Researchers have developed a prototype "supercamera" that stitches together images from 98 individual cameras (each with a 14-megapixel sensor) to create a 960-million-pixel image with enough resolution to spot a 3.8-centimeter-wide object 1 kilometer away.
The camera is currently "two-and-half feet square and 20 inches deep." It will eventually slim down:
"The camera is so large now because of the electronic control boards and the need to add components to keep it from overheating," [David] Brady [one of the camera's creators] said, "As more efficient and compact electronics are developed, the age of hand-held gigapixel photography should follow."
(Photo from Duke University via Gizmodo)
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