A study of the visual inspection of small integrated circuits found that the modal duration of eye fixations of trained inspectors was about 200 ms.
[3] This method is effective for identifying patterns or anomalies in complex data but can be time-intensive and error-prone.
[4] Although low-cost and adaptable, its efficiency and ROI often fall short compared to automated tools, which offer greater scalability and consistency.
[5] However, switching from manual visual inspection to automated methods depends on the task's complexity, scale, and the balance between upfront costs and long-term efficiency.
[6] Experts in pattern recognition maintain that the "eyeball" technique is still the most effective procedure for searching arbitrary, possibly unknown structures in data.