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Can one sensor handle fast motion, low light, IR scenes, and tiny devices at once? A new 5 MP design claims it can — here is more.

Potentially pushing Apple further towards eliminating the notch on iPhones, sensor creator AMS has debuted new technology that can detect ambient light and human proximity from behind an OLED screen.

Lockheed Martin has won a $50-million U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract to develop an infrared surveillance sensor capable of providing at least 65 steerable video streams from an unmanned ...

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Installing a third-party camera app can give you instant access to a hidden night vision mode on the Pixel 4. As revealed in a recent thread on Reddit, these apps enable a spooky night vision mode ...

The Photocrom color filter in the camera app uses the infrared sensors on the phone to see through some thin black plastics and black fabrics. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 ...