At Sinister Coffee and Creamery, we love coffee, ice cream, and a good paranormal investigation. You can read more about our investigations here. Read Origins Part Two to get the behind the investigation scoop. Today's topic is SLS Cameras. How do SLS cameras work? Is there a connection between SLS cameras and ghosts? Get ready for an insight into one of the paranormal world’s newest assets when communicating with spirits.
The Non-Visible World
The newest addition to the Sinister Coffee and Creamery ghost hunting arsenal is the highly coveted SLS Camera. Due to it’s recent climb into the forefront of ghost hunting technology, there are conflicting theories and feelings around the use of the SLS camera in paranormal research. The SLS camera works differently than other ghost hunting technology we have discussed to date. The SLS camera, uses technology built into the Kinect system to “map” non-visible movement. Without further ado, this is the SLS camera.
What Is An SLS Camera
Structured Light Sensor(SLS) cameras work by projecting invisible infrared laser grids over a wide field of view. The camera’s sensors calculate the distance between the infrared dots to build a 3 dimensional model of it’s visible field. These cameras are different from typical cameras in that light and color are none factors in what you will see displayed, changes in movement is what the SLS is made to track as this technology was made originally for the X-box Kinect. Movement in the camera’s visible field is recognized as breaks in the grid. Many SLS cameras are sold as a system which includes a Windows tablet, audio equipment, infrared recording and screen capture software, and a handheld or docking station for stability.
SLS and the Paranormal
The SLS, was invented by renowned engineer Bill Chapel and uses Kinect gaming technology. This technology measures both changes in movement and the mapping of “human” forms for Kinect based games so that you can use your body to make moves in a game. Many people reported that the Kinect started mapping “phantom” figures, or figures that weren’t actually in the room. Some people reported that those figures even started being active participants in the games. Although this has been brushed off as a glitch in the system for gaming, the question of what the Kinect was actually mapping has been of interest in the paranmoral world. This technology has been repurposed to capture possible non-visible changes in movement.
Sinister and SLS Camera
The SLS Camera so far has been taken out on two investigations, one at night, one during the day, and we have been busy trying to interpret the recordings at each investigation respectively. As with all paranormal investigations, it is important to spend time debunking and or trying to find the rational explanation for things that occur out of the “ordinary”. During the day and night investigations, the SLS seemed to “pick” certain headstones to map out human type figures over the top of. Those are similarities in our footage that both occurred during the day and night investigations. When we first turned on the SLS camera, we were able to get what is termed an intelligent response. We mapped a human shaped figure by our front door, that when asked to wave as an acknowledgment of our questions, waved. This form of communication hasn’t been duplicated in a formal investigation setting to date.
Modern Ghost Hunting Tech
Garry Galka and Bill Chapel are two of the more well known engineers propelling ITC research forward for next generation ghost hunters, but they are not alone with an increasing amount of engineers and inventors trying out different technologies. The story below is one of many that brings collaboration to the ghost hunting community.
“‘’On the screen I noticed a small figure the size of a child. The figure seemed to be limping, and when I waved the little figure waved back,” Mr Lewis said.”
Graham Lewis is an electrical engineer that captured this SLS footage at Quarantine Station in Sydney. He shared the footage with a medium who concluded that it was evidence of a former worker’s son who walked with a limp and was rumored to haunt the station. The SLS Camera is among other ghost hunting tech that this ghost hunter/engineer continues to modify in an attempt to hone in on newer better ways to find paranormal evidence.
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