This could be either the a really large ant or a very small camera. Fortunately it is the latter and with a diameter of only 3mm the Video Scout camera is around 5 times smaller than most medical endoscopic cameras. It combines very good image quality and low cost. It is designed from BC Tech inc. and it will be sold as a module for various applications.---
As you can see from the image above the Video Scout is very simple. Because of its small size it has a pinhole for image focus and the light passes through a lens to a small CMOS sensor. The pinhole and the lens can be adjusted for depth of field (3-10mm) or field of view (100-140deg.). The CMOS sensor is made by Omnivision and gives video of 400x400pixel resolution and 30fps, very good quality for such a small size.
The advantage of Video Scout is that it will be sell as a component for various medical devices. It may be find applications in fields other than medical operations, for example in Jet engine inspections or robotic applications.
