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Optical sensor
General information
Optical sensors were developed and used
as early as the 1990s. They superseded
the previously widespread "ball mouse"
technology, which was controlled by a
moving ball on the underside of the mouse.
The clear advantage of optical mice was
their durability (no mechanical parts in the
control system) and precision.
Technology
Red LED
Sensitivity
800 – 1.200 dpi
Surfaces
Slightly textured
Light coloured to dark grey
Wood
Suitability
Normal office applications
Advantages
No mechanical control elements
Cheap
Disadvantages
Cannot be used, or can only be used to
a limited extent on light coloured or black
surfaces or highly textured surfaces
Example of sensor precision
BlueSense
technology
General information
BlueSense technology is the latest wide-
spread development in the field of mouse
sensors. In principle, the BlueSense mouse
is an optical mouse. The use of a blue LED
and optimisation of the signal processing
chip results in performance which is almost
equal to that of a laser.
Technology
Blue LED
Sensitivity
800 – 2.400 dpi
Surfaces
Textiles, wood, plastic
White to black
Almost any structure
Suitability
Office and drawing applications, gaming
Advantages
No mechanical control elements
Works on almost all surfaces
Disadvantages
Cannot be used on glass or reflecting
surfaces
Example of sensor precision
Laser sensor
General information
The first mouse with a laser sensor was
launched in 2004. Shortly afterwards,
Vivanco was the first supplier to offer both
wireless and cable mice for notebooks and
desktop applications with laser sensors,
and therefore overtook even the market
leader Logitech.
Technology
Laser diode
Sensitivity
1.000 – 2.000 dpi
Surfaces
Textiles, wood, plastic, carpet, glass
White to black
Almost any structure
Suitability
Graphics application, photo processing
Advantages
No mechanical control elements
Can also be used on glass
Disadvantages
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Example of sensor precision
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