Using a digital camera as a measuring device

We present several experiments that can be done using a digital camera or a webcam, including the shapes of shadows cast by lampshades, the trajectories of water jets, the profile of a hanging chain, and caustic figures produced by the reflection of light on mirrors of different forms. The experimen...

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Published in:American journal of physics 2006-09, Vol.74 (9), p.768-775
Main Authors: Gil, S, Reisin, H. D, Rodríguez, E. E
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