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Parallax Laser Range Finder (#28044) - captures images also when dark?

banjobanjo Posts: 473
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I understand #28044 is a laser range finder to measure distance regardless (more or less) of the light conditions.
Saw that it can also capture grayscale images, am I correct in my assumption that the camera is like any other non-IR camera, i.e. needs light to 'see'? Thus in a pitch black room I'd get a pitch black picture.

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  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2017-01-28 19:19
    banjo wrote:
    ... , am I correct in my assumption that the camera is like any other non-IR camera, i.e. needs light to 'see'?
    Correct. It's just a regular CMOS camera: no night-vision capabilities.

    -Phil
  • banjobanjo Posts: 473
    Thx, hoped I would've been wrong this time also :-)
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