A new and improved method to obtain the average spectral pixel responsivity and the quantum efficiency of Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras is outlined. Two semi-professional cameras, the Nikon D300 and the Canon 40D, are evaluated. The cameras red, green and blue pixel responsivities and quantum efficiency are retrieved by illuminating an integrating sphere with a wavelength tunable mo...

As communities across the United States attempt to address red light running (RLR), a number of them have implemented RLR camera-enforcement programs. Since 2004, three Iowa communities—Davenport, Council Bluffs, and Clive—have implemented RLR camera-enforcement programs. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of RLR cameras in these three Iowa communities. A reduction...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Studies have shown that levels of green fluorescent protein (GFP) leaf surface fluorescence are directly proportional to GFP soluble protein concentration in transgenic plants. However, instruments that measure GFP surface fluorescence are expensive. The goal of this investigation was to develop techniques with consumer digital cameras to analyse GFP surface fluorescence in ...

Observations of animals in the deep ocean typically require the use of bright lights that can damage eyes and disrupt normal behaviors. Although the use of infrared light is an effective means of unobtrusive observation on land, it is far less effective in the ocean where long wavelength light is rapidly attenuated by seawater. Here we describe in situ observations of the behavior of the sablef...

The paper proposed a model for estimating waiting endurance times of electric two-wheelers at signalized intersections using survival analysis method. Waiting duration times were collected by video cameras and they were assigned as censored and uncensored data to distinguish between normal crossing and red-light running behavior. A Cox proportional hazard model was introduced, and variables rev...

Intersection-related crashes account for approximately 40% of all and tend to be more severe. Red-light running (RLR) are most severe as almost half these result in injur...

Red light cameras may have a demonstrable impact on reducing the frequency of red light running violations; however, their effect on the overall safety at intersections is still up for debate. This paper examined the safety impacts of Red Light Cameras (RLCs) on traffic crashes at signalized intersections using the Empirical Bayes (EB) method. Data were obtained from the Florida Department of T...

Conventional digital cameras, the Nikon Coolpix885(®) and the SeaLife ECOshot(®), were used as in situ optical instruments for water quality monitoring. Measured response spectra showed that these digital cameras are basically three-band radiometers. The response values in the red, green and blue bands, quantified by RGB values of digital images of the water surface, were comparable to measurem...