3D Object Scanning at up to 50 fps! 

A time-of-flight camera (TOF camera) is a camera system that creates distance data with help of the time-of-flight (TOF) principle. The scene is illuminated by short light pulses and the camera measures the time taken until the reflected light reaches the camera again. This time is directly proportional to the distance. The camera therefore provides a range value for each pixel. The principle is similar to that of 3D scanners with the advantage that whole scene is captured at the same time.

Time-of-flight cameras are relatively new devices, as the semiconductor processes have only recently become fast enough for such devices. The systems cover ranges of a few metres up to about 40 m. The distance resolution is about 1 cm, and the lateral resolution is about 200 by 200 pixels. The biggest advantage of the cameras may be that they provide up to 50 images per second.