A visual scanner was a simple security scanner, recording images and sound. Some models were equipped with long-range magnifiers or optics that allowed it to see in the infrared or ultraviolet spectrums.
Visual scanners used on fighters during the Galactic Civil War. Visual Scanners were a short-range sensors that contained a . The technology provided pilots visual contact with an enemy craft before it could be seen with the naked eye. Visual Scanners were almost impossible to jam, though cloaking devices were useful against them.
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