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Re: Banner Sensor Problems?

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Originally posted by oneangrydwarf
the second reason is the auto focusing on some cameras uses infrared to detect distance, atleast i think so if i remeber correctly, this could also pose problems to the sensors.
I think the problem with the autofocus was not with the light sensors but rather with the IR port. I think they were worried about an infrared autofocus accidentally "reprogramming" the RCX. Here in Illinois there was a story about a team's robot that lost its programming every night, and they supposedly traced it to the infrared illuminators used by the security cameras that were only turned on at night.