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Most laser range finders use time of flight or phase shift measurements to determine range. This requires very fast sampling frequencies which makes it expensive when made on a small scale. The main issue with triangulation is that you'll want the dot to be the brightest set of pixels to make it...

No just the dot. I'm gonna be using a camera to calculate distance to the object the dot hits. I read a few threads about this and they said you need 500mW or more. I'm guessing they were talking about the beam and not the dot. If just a 5mW would work then that would be great.

I think probably nobody has or will want to respond to this thread because of how noobish the questions are. After more reading it looks like I'd need a 500mW+ 532nm laser for it to be visible in broad daylight. So basically laser isn't an option.

Ok so I'm currently an electronics engineering technology major, junior level. I'm working on a personal project that involves creating a laser based range finder. I'm planning on using a camera and triangulation to do this. Right now I'm trying to figure out the components I need to get this...