This technology is the standard for modern smartphones and tablets due to its high precision and support for multi-touch. This enables intuitive gestures such as pinching to zoom and swiping. The glass top layer also ensures a clear image and durability.
Many modern laptops and most touchpads use capacitive detection. This provides smooth and responsive navigation without the need for physical pressure, unlike older, pressure-based systems. This enables precise cursor control and support for gestures.
Public information kiosks, ATMs, and ticket machines often use capacitive screens. They are robust, reliable, and respond to a light touch, which improves the user experience and makes the hardware less susceptible to wear and tear from intensive use.
The core of the technology is measuring changes in capacitance. A grid of electrodes on the screen creates an electric field. Touching a conductive object, such as a finger, disrupts this field. The controller analyzes exactly where this disruption occurs and translates it into coordinates.
Only objects that can conduct electrical charge are detected. This is why fingers work, but most plastic pens or normal gloves do not. This prevents accidental touches by non-conductive objects coming into contact with the screen.
Projected Capacitive (PCAP) screens can detect multiple touch points simultaneously and independently of each other. This feature is essential for complex interactions and gestures, such as zooming in on a photo with two fingers or rotating a map.
Unlike resistive touchscreens, which respond to physical pressure pushing two layers together, capacitive screens respond to the proximity of a conductor. A light touch is sufficient, resulting in a faster and more sensitive user experience.
At Dytos, we understand that each industry has specific requirements for touch solutions. That's why we offer a wide range of products and services designed to meet these diverse needs.
Dutch Dutch 
English
