eli5 why is military aircraft and weapon targeting footage always so grainy and colourless when we have such high res cameras?
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F-15 Mechanic here! I can’t speak to how good the camera actually is, but in terms of what’s actually displayed on the monitors, it’s pretty low res because
A. You don’t need super high grade footage because most of the time you’re aiming for a building or a vehicle that’s being laser targeted. It’s less about being a clear image and more about being a steady, reliable image that you can zoom into 10000 times.
B. The screens themselves are like, 500×500 resolution. So maybe the cameras are good but the displays and recordings are awful.
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