Deep-sea science has been a big user of underwater quiescent imaging, dating back to the 19th century. However, thanks to digital imaging, undersea imaging has taken a significant leap forward in this century—faster than in any previous time.
Quiescent imaging requires a user to initially set up a fixed-focus camera to record still or motion imaging over fixed time intervals with no further user interaction.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), more than 80% of the mysteries of the oceans haven’t yet been explored or even discovered. On that front, the Multidisciplinary Instrumentation in Support of Oceanography (MISO) Facility, at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), performs high-resolution subsea imaging which is at the heart of their research.