This Mastodon post hit #1 on Hacker News today, I think people around here would be interested.

Then you look at the $350 price point and walk away.

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    11 months ago

    I just googled “low power camera module” and found this consuming 14ma. That would leave 166ma available for encoding/signaling circuitry.

    So you could dangle a camera off of a single strand of fiber with zero EM interference in transmission for miles. Sounds like a good application for deep sea use.

    • @dragontamerOPM
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      111 months ago

      Maybe not miles. Even in Fiber Optics, there is a degree of attenuation / power loss as the cable absorbs some light and emits it as heat. But you might get a good enough distance before enough energy dissipates.

      • slazer2au
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        111 months ago

        Multimode cable tho, doesn’t go very far