Table 1 Comparison of our ACEcam with reported artificial compound eyes (ACEs) and natural compound eyes (NCEs)

Field of view

90^o

140^o

-

180^o×60^o

160^o

170^o

150^o-180^o

180^o

Nearly infinite depth of field

√

√

√

√

√

×

√

√

Distance estimation

×

×

×

×

×

×

√

√

Optical guiding

×

×

√

×

×

√

√

√

Direct static imaging

×

×

×

×

×

√

√

√

Fast motion detection

×

×

×

×

×

×

√

Ultrahigh

Reference

¹⁴

¹⁸

¹⁰

¹¹

¹²

¹⁶

^{1,3,4,7,16,26}

-