imaging devices
Machines that visualize
Imaging devices are instruments that capture or produce visual representations of objects, scenes, or internal structures.
The term encompasses cameras, scanners, medical equipment like MRI and CT machines, and satellite sensors.
In computing and office contexts, imaging devices typically means scanners, digital cameras, and similar peripherals: Windows detected a new imaging device.
Medical imaging devices allow doctors to see inside the body without surgery.
- CT scannerTomographic diagnostic imaging device
- body scannerDevice imaging beneath garments
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- barcode scannerDevice reading printed stripes
airport scanner · thermal camera · infrared sensor · weather radar · fluoroscope · sensors · ultrasound · MRI machine · spectrometer · camera · photo booth · DSLR · night vision goggles · security camera · motion detector · 3D scanner · digital camera · lens
imaging devicesmonitors
Tracks or displays
output devices · projectors · televisions · screens · visual displays
imaging deviceslight sources
Things emitting brightness
illuminators · emitters · projectors · lamps · lasers