Brian Haidet, a scientist creating videos on YouTube under the handle class=”link ” href=”https://www.youtube.com/@AlphaPhoenixChannel” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:AlphaPhoenix;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>AlphaPhoenix, showed off a camera in a new video that class=”link ” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4TdHrMi6do” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:can capture footage;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>can capture footage of a laser pointer at the speed of light. The camera is an update on a previous design that could capture footage at one billion frames per second, but it comes with a major caveat: it can only shoot one pixel at a time.

Haidet’s camera is made from a gimbal-mounted mirror, two tubes, a simple lens, a light sensor and some Python code to tie it all together….

Brian Haidet, a scientist creating videos on YouTube under the handle class=”link ” href=”https://www.youtube.com/@AlphaPhoenixChannel” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:AlphaPhoenix;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>AlphaPhoenix, showed off a camera in a new video that class=”link ” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4TdHrMi6do” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:can capture footage;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>can capture footage of a laser pointer at the speed of light. The camera is an update on a previous design that could capture footage at one billion frames per second, but it comes with a major caveat: it can only shoot one pixel at a time.

Haidet’s camera is made from a gimbal-mounted mirror, two tubes, a simple lens, a light sensor and some Python code to tie it all together….