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Animal Vision

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science-and-technology1 year ago

"New Camera Reveals How Animals See the World in Living Color"

Scientists have developed a camera system and software that can capture video footage in "animal-view" colours, allowing us to visualize how the world might appear to different species based on their unique range of light sensitivity and colour perception. By using a beamsplitter and overlaying recordings from two cameras, the researchers were able to calculate the amount of light each camera's sensor received and then transpose the colors into animal-view that humans can perceive. This breakthrough technology provides a remarkable degree of insight into how animals experience the world and is available for anyone interested in exploring animal vision.

science-and-technology1 year ago

"Capturing the World: A Glimpse into How Animals Perceive Color"

An international team of researchers has developed a video camera system that captures how various animals perceive color, providing insights into their vision systems. The camera system can reveal hidden cues guiding animals with different vision systems, such as bees not seeing red and birds having markings more visible in ultraviolet. By translating animal vision into the human visual range, the system allows for the study of scenarios where animals make decisions based on color, with potential applications in fields such as agriculture and window design.

science-and-technology1 year ago

"Capturing the World: A Camera's Animal-Eye Perspective"

Scientists have developed a camera system and software package that allows recording videos in animal-view colors, revealing how various species perceive the world in different colors due to their unique vision capabilities, including sensitivity to ultraviolet light. The new camera system, which records in ultraviolet and visible light simultaneously, enables the visualization of movement in animal-view colors, offering insights into how animals see the world and potential applications in various research areas, such as understanding animal behaviors and improving visibility for birds to prevent collisions with glass facades. The researchers have made the codes and camera system plans freely available online for other researchers to use and explore the possibilities of studying animal vision.

science-and-technology2 years ago

"Exploring Animal Perspectives: Capturing the World Through Their Eyes"

A new camera system developed by researchers can accurately recreate how animals perceive colors, allowing for the study of dynamic behavioral displays and the impact of natural illumination on color perception. The system, which includes hardware and open-source software, was found to predict perceived colors with over 92% accuracy compared to traditional spectrophotometry methods. Lead researcher Vera Vasas highlighted the surprising brightness of the sky in UV colors when filming birds, emphasizing the different visual experiences of animals compared to humans.

science-and-technology2 years ago

"Revolutionary Camera Reveals World Through Animals' Eyes"

A new video camera developed by American and British scientists allows people to see the world through the eyes of animals by recording video in four color channels, including ultraviolet. This innovative technology provides insights into how different species perceive colors and visual stimuli, offering a unique perspective on the natural world. The researchers have shared their methods and software codes to encourage others to replicate the camera, with the aim of advancing the development of this groundbreaking tool for ecologists and filmmakers.

science-and-technology2 years ago

"Revolutionary Camera System Reveals the World Through Animals' Eyes"

A new camera system developed by researchers accurately replicates how various animals perceive colors, providing a groundbreaking tool for filmmakers and scientists to understand animal communication and navigation. By recording videos across four color channels and processing the footage to match the color perception of specific animals, this innovative approach captures the full complexity of visual signals in their natural context, including movement and varying light conditions. This advancement opens up new possibilities for studying animal behavior, communication, and evolution, revolutionizing our understanding of sensory ecology.

science-and-technology2 years ago

"Revolutionary Camera Reveals How Animals Perceive Color"

Scientists from the UK and the US have developed a camera system that can accurately record how animals perceive colors, allowing for the visualization of the unique ways different species see the world. The system combines existing photography methods with novel hardware and software, capturing light simultaneously from ultraviolet, blue, green, and red wavelengths. The resulting data is transformed into "perceptual units" corresponding to an animal’s photoreceptor sensitivity, with the system proving to be between 92 and 99 percent accurate compared to the gold standard method for false color images. This groundbreaking tool will enable ecologists to study dynamic behavioral displays and natural illumination's effects on perceived colors, while also offering filmmakers a new way to depict the perceptual worlds of nonhuman animals in nature documentaries. The researchers have made their code open-source and publicly available, encouraging others to replicate and improve their work.

science-and-technology2 years ago

"Exploring the Technicolor World: Seeing Through Animals' Eyes with High-Tech Cameras"

Scientists have developed a new camera system and open-source software to create stunning video clips that show the world as different animals see it, including the specific colors they perceive. The footage, published in the journal PLOS Biology, includes scenes from a garden environment, with colors accentuated or dulled based on the animal's vision being emulated. This method, which is 92% accurate, captures animal-perceived colors in motion and can provide valuable insights into how different species interact with their environment and respond to stimuli.

science2 years ago

"Revolutionary Camera System Reveals the World Through Animals' Eyes"

Scientists have developed a new video system that simulates how animals see color, revealing that many animals perceive the world in their own distinct color palettes due to different combinations of photoreceptors. For example, birds can see ultraviolet light, expanding their rainbow and sky colors, while mice have just two types of cones, making their rainbow composed of two broad bands. The new tool captures natural behavior, providing insights into how animals perceive and interact with their environment.

science-and-technology2 years ago

"Revolutionary Camera Reveals the World Through Animals' Eyes"

Scientists have developed a new camera system that can accurately capture and represent the colors seen by animals, such as bees and birds, using a combination of hardware and software. The system splits light between two cameras, one sensitive to ultraviolet light and the other to visible light, and then transforms the data into "perceptual units" corresponding to an animal's photoreceptor sensitivity. The technology was found to be 92-99% accurate compared to conventional methods and is intended for use in nature documentaries and scientific research. The researchers have made their software code open source and hope to inspire others to replicate and improve the system.