First recorded in 1980–85
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"Instead of seeing just a simple flash of light, we're now uncovering the true complexity of how these explosions unfold. It's like going from a grainy black-and-white photo to high-definition video."
From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025
The Predators come equipped with cutting-edge infrared heat sensors and high-definition video cameras, and can track scores of individuals within a 15-nautical-mile radius.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
By utilising cameras on the outside of the headset, users are given a live, high-definition video feed of their surroundings - meaning they can wear a headset while walking or exercising.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024
It took less than two minutes for the ultra high-definition video to reach Caltech’s Palomar Observatory, sent at the test system’s maximum rate of 267 megabits per second.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023
Ten wedge-shaped, high-definition video screens—as brilliant as those in Times Square—lined the underbelly of the dome like so many orange slices.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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