ʻO ka mea hoʻokaʻawale kala laiki Techik ka mea hoʻokaʻawale optical e wehe i nā hua laiki kīnā a i ʻole i kala ʻole mai ke kahawai huahana nui, e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ana ʻo nā hua laiki kiʻekiʻe wale nō, like, a nani hoʻi ke nānā aku e hiki i ka ʻōpala hope loa. ʻO nā hemahema maʻamau e hiki i ka mea hoʻokaʻawale kala laiki ke ʻike a wehe aku e komo pū me nā hua laiki i kala ʻole, nā hua ʻōpala, nā hua ʻeleʻele, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe e hoʻopilikia paha i ka maikaʻi a me ke ʻano o ka huahana laiki hope loa.
ʻO ka mīkini hoʻokaʻawale kala laiki multifunctional, i ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo ka mea hoʻokaʻawale kala laiki, e hoʻokaʻawale i nā hua laiki e like me ka ʻokoʻa kala o ka laiki mua ma muli o nā hanana ʻano ʻē e like me nā hua pōhaku, ka laiki palaho, ka laiki ʻeleʻele, a me ka laiki hapa-ʻeleʻele. Hoʻokele ka sensor optical CCD kiʻekiʻe i ka mea hoʻokaʻawale mechanical e hoʻokaʻawale i nā mea hua like ʻole, a hoʻokaʻawale ponoʻī i nā hua kala like ʻole i loko o ka pūʻulu laiki maka; ʻo ka wehe ʻana i kēia mau haumia i kēia kaʻina hana hiki ke hoʻomaikaʻi i ka maikaʻi o ka laiki.