[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":815},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fautomatic-darts-scoring":3,"post-other-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fautomatic-darts-scoring":422},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":412,"description":413,"extension":414,"key":415,"meta":416,"navigation":417,"path":418,"seo":419,"stem":420,"__hash__":421},"blog_en\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fautomatic-darts-scoring.md","Automatic darts scoring: multi-camera, phone apps and more",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":401},"minimark",[9,13,18,26,43,47,50,55,68,73,84,87,91,106,109,113,124,128,143,150,154,169,173,187,192,215,219,233,236,250,265,269,363,367,394],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Keeping score by hand means doing mental arithmetic between throws and getting it wrong every now and then. These days, several approaches will do the counting for you, and they differ a lot in accuracy, cost and set-up. Here's a fair look at each one, including where Throw isn't as good as the alternatives.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"steel-tip-and-soft-tip-two-different-worlds","Steel-tip and soft-tip: two different worlds",[10,19,20,21,25],{},"First, a basic distinction. In ",[22,23,24],"strong",{},"soft-tip"," darts the board is electronic: every segment is a sensor, the dart presses on it and the board knows exactly where it landed. Automatic scoring comes built in.",[10,27,28,29,32,33,36,37,42],{},"In ",[22,30,31],{},"steel-tip"," darts the board is sisal, with no sensors at all. To score automatically, something has to ",[22,34,35],{},"look"," at the board with one or more cameras and work out where each tip went in. That's where the options start to differ. If you're still weighing up the two formats, we compare them in ",[38,39,41],"a",{"href":40},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fsteel-tip-vs-soft-tip","steel-tip vs soft-tip",".",[14,44,46],{"id":45},"electronic-boards-soft-tip","Electronic boards (soft-tip)",[10,48,49],{},"The principle is simple and reliable: the segment that's hit is registered directly, no camera involved.",[10,51,52],{},[22,53,54],{},"Pros:",[56,57,58,62,65],"ul",{},[59,60,61],"li",{},"instant, unambiguous scoring, because the board itself detects the impact;",[59,63,64],{},"nothing to calibrate, nothing to adjust;",[59,66,67],{},"some of them connect to an app so you can play against other people.",[10,69,70],{},[22,71,72],{},"Cons:",[56,74,75,78,81],{},[59,76,77],{},"it isn't quite the same game: lighter darts, plastic points, bigger segments and often a different throwing distance;",[59,79,80],{},"bounce-outs are common, and the segments wear over time;",[59,82,83],{},"if your goal is to improve at steel-tip (the format of the televised tournaments and most clubs), the practice doesn't carry over perfectly.",[10,85,86],{},"Prices cover the whole range, from very affordable entry-level boards to high-end models.",[14,88,90],{"id":89},"multi-camera-systems-steel-tip","Multi-camera systems (steel-tip)",[10,92,93,94,97,98,101,102,105],{},"This is the most accurate option for a sisal board. Systems such as ",[22,95,96],{},"Autodarts"," or ",[22,99,100],{},"Scolia"," use ",[22,103,104],{},"several cameras mounted around the board",", usually three, spread around its edge.",[10,107,108],{},"Why several? Because a dart seen from one side can be hidden by another dart, or look shifted depending on the angle. With several points of view, the system cross-checks the images and places the tip far more reliably.",[10,110,111],{},[22,112,54],{},[56,114,115,118,121],{},[59,116,117],{},"the best accuracy you can get in steel-tip;",[59,119,120],{},"much less bothered by hidden darts, since at least one camera usually sees the tip;",[59,122,123],{},"a fixed installation: once it's in place, there's nothing to set up before each game.",[10,125,126],{},[22,127,72],{},[56,129,130,133,136],{},[59,131,132],{},"you need dedicated hardware, bought and fitted around the board;",[59,134,135],{},"it's fixed, so not handy if you play at a friend's house or down the pub;",[59,137,138,139,142],{},"the budget runs to ",[22,140,141],{},"hundreds of pounds"," rather than tens.",[10,144,145,146,149],{},"In fact, a three-camera Autodarts setup is what we use as the ",[22,147,148],{},"referee"," when we measure how accurate Throw is. Autodarts also offers a single-phone version, Autodarts Lens, covered just below.",[14,151,153],{"id":152},"apps-using-a-single-phone-camera","Apps using a single phone camera",[10,155,156,157,160,161,164,165,168],{},"The third option is to use the camera on the phone that's already in your pocket, set on a tripod beside the board. Plenty of apps have taken this route. Among the major players are ",[22,158,159],{},"Autodarts Lens"," (Autodarts' single-phone app, sold with Winmau on a subscription) and ",[22,162,163],{},"Dartsmind","; ",[22,166,167],{},"Throw"," belongs to the same family.",[10,170,171],{},[22,172,54],{},[56,174,175,181,184],{},[59,176,177,180],{},[22,178,179],{},"no hardware"," to buy or mount;",[59,182,183],{},"portable: put your phone down at home, at a friend's or in the pub, and off you go;",[59,185,186],{},"up and running in a few minutes.",[10,188,189],{},[22,190,191],{},"Cons worth knowing about:",[56,193,194,200,206,212],{},[59,195,196,199],{},[22,197,198],{},"occlusion",": with a single point of view, a dart already in the board can hide the new one. The camera can't guess what it can't see;",[59,201,202,205],{},[22,203,204],{},"parallax",": filmed from the side, a dart is tilted, and its tip isn't where its body appears to point. Finding the exact entry point is still tricky;",[59,207,208,211],{},[22,209,210],{},"darts on the wire",": within a millimetre or two, the call can go the wrong way;",[59,213,214],{},"results depend on the phone, where you put it and the lighting.",[14,216,218],{"id":217},"where-throw-fits-in","Where Throw fits in",[10,220,221,222,225,226,229,230,42],{},"Throw is a ",[22,223,224],{},"free web app"," you install from your browser, no app store needed, on iPhone and Android alike. You stand the phone ",[22,227,228],{},"to the side of the board, 1.5 to 2 m away",", and it keeps score on its own. All the processing happens on the phone, and the app ",[22,231,232],{},"works offline",[10,234,235],{},"On filmed sessions, compared with a three-camera Autodarts setup:",[56,237,238,244],{},[59,239,240,243],{},[22,241,242],{},"98%"," of darts were picked up;",[59,245,246,249],{},[22,247,248],{},"about 9 out of 10"," landed in the same segment as Autodarts.",[10,251,252,253,256,257,260,261,42],{},"To be clear: a multi-camera system is still ",[22,254,255],{},"more accurate",". Throw is betting on something else, ",[22,258,259],{},"no hardware and no cost",". When it gets one wrong, a single tap on the dart fixes it. The full story is in ",[38,262,264],{"href":263},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-throw-scores-your-darts","how Throw scores your darts",[14,266,268],{"id":267},"at-a-glance","At a glance",[270,271,272,290],"table",{},[273,274,275],"thead",{},[276,277,278,281,284,287],"tr",{},[279,280],"th",{},[279,282,283],{},"Electronic board",[279,285,286],{},"Multi-camera",[279,288,289],{},"Single phone camera",[291,292,293,307,321,335,349],"tbody",{},[276,294,295,299,302,305],{},[296,297,298],"td",{},"Format",[296,300,301],{},"Soft-tip",[296,303,304],{},"Steel-tip",[296,306,304],{},[276,308,309,312,315,318],{},[296,310,311],{},"Accuracy",[296,313,314],{},"Very high",[296,316,317],{},"Best in steel-tip",[296,319,320],{},"Good, with the odd correction",[276,322,323,326,329,332],{},[296,324,325],{},"Hardware",[296,327,328],{},"The board itself",[296,330,331],{},"Cameras and mount to fit",[296,333,334],{},"Your phone",[276,336,337,340,343,346],{},[296,338,339],{},"Set-up",[296,341,342],{},"None",[296,344,345],{},"Fixed",[296,347,348],{},"Stood beside the board, movable",[276,350,351,354,357,360],{},[296,352,353],{},"Budget",[296,355,356],{},"Varies",[296,358,359],{},"Hundreds",[296,361,362],{},"Free (Throw) or a subscription, depending on the app",[14,364,366],{"id":365},"how-to-choose","How to choose",[56,368,369,376,382],{},[59,370,371,372,375],{},"You play ",[22,373,374],{},"a lot, always in the same place",", and want the best accuracy: a multi-camera system is worth the investment.",[59,377,378,379,381],{},"You prefer ",[22,380,24],{}," and the arcade feel: an electronic board.",[59,383,384,385,388,389,393],{},"You want to ",[22,386,387],{},"try automatic scoring without buying anything",", or play wherever there's a board: a single-camera app. With Throw you can try it in minutes: ",[38,390,392],{"href":391},"\u002Fen\u002Finstall","install the app"," and start a game.",[10,395,396,397,42],{},"Whatever you pick, a well-lit, properly hung board helps every system: have a look at our tips on ",[38,398,400],{"href":399},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-lighting","dartboard lighting",{"title":402,"searchDepth":403,"depth":403,"links":404},"",2,[405,406,407,408,409,410,411],{"id":16,"depth":403,"text":17},{"id":45,"depth":403,"text":46},{"id":89,"depth":403,"text":90},{"id":152,"depth":403,"text":153},{"id":217,"depth":403,"text":218},{"id":267,"depth":403,"text":268},{"id":365,"depth":403,"text":366},"2026-10-27","Multi-camera rigs, a single phone or an electronic board: the ways to score darts automatically, with the honest pros and cons of each approach.","md","auto-scoring-options",{},true,"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fautomatic-darts-scoring",{"title":5,"description":413},"en\u002Fblog\u002Fautomatic-darts-scoring","54Euo-yZxyg0Q1xcSKmYHfy6q4_SUXrTnFMEem3uhcI",{"id":423,"title":424,"body":425,"date":412,"description":809,"extension":414,"key":415,"meta":810,"navigation":417,"path":811,"seo":812,"stem":813,"__hash__":814},"blog_fr\u002Fblog\u002Fcomptage-automatique-flechettes.md","Comptage automatique aux fléchettes : les solutions comparées",{"type":7,"value":426,"toc":800},[427,430,434,441,456,460,463,468,479,484,495,498,502,515,518,522,533,537,552,559,563,575,579,593,598,621,625,639,642,656,671,675,762,766,793],[10,428,429],{},"Compter les points à la main, c'est faire du calcul mental entre deux lancers, et se tromper de temps en temps. Aujourd'hui, plusieurs approches comptent à ta place, avec des niveaux de précision, de prix et d'installation très différents. Voici un tour d'horizon honnête, y compris de ce que Throw ne fait pas aussi bien que les autres.",[14,431,433],{"id":432},"pointe-acier-ou-pointe-plastique-deux-mondes","Pointe acier ou pointe plastique : deux mondes",[10,435,436,437,440],{},"Avant de comparer, une distinction de base. En ",[22,438,439],{},"pointe plastique"," (soft-tip), la cible est électronique : chaque case est un capteur, la fléchette appuie dessus et la cible sait exactement où elle est tombée. Le comptage automatique est intégré d'origine.",[10,442,443,444,447,448,451,452,42],{},"En ",[22,445,446],{},"pointe acier"," (steel-tip), la cible est en sisal, sans aucun capteur. Pour compter tout seul, il faut ",[22,449,450],{},"regarder"," la cible avec une ou plusieurs caméras et en déduire où chaque pointe est entrée. C'est là que les solutions se distinguent. Si tu hésites encore entre les deux types de jeu, on les compare dans ",[38,453,455],{"href":454},"\u002Fblog\u002Fpointe-acier-ou-plastique","pointe acier ou pointe plastique",[14,457,459],{"id":458},"les-cibles-électroniques-pointe-plastique","Les cibles électroniques (pointe plastique)",[10,461,462],{},"Le principe est simple et fiable : la case touchée est enregistrée directement, sans caméra.",[10,464,465],{},[22,466,467],{},"Avantages :",[56,469,470,473,476],{},[59,471,472],{},"comptage instantané et sans ambiguïté, puisque c'est la cible qui détecte l'impact ;",[59,474,475],{},"rien à calibrer, rien à régler ;",[59,477,478],{},"certaines se connectent à une appli pour jouer contre d'autres joueurs.",[10,480,481],{},[22,482,483],{},"Limites :",[56,485,486,489,492],{},[59,487,488],{},"ce n'est pas le même jeu : fléchettes plus légères, pointes en plastique, cases plus grandes et souvent une distance de lancer différente ;",[59,490,491],{},"les rebonds sont fréquents, et les cases finissent par s'user ;",[59,493,494],{},"si ton objectif est de progresser en pointe acier (le format des tournois télévisés et de la plupart des clubs), l'entraînement ne se transpose pas parfaitement.",[10,496,497],{},"Côté prix, on trouve de tout, de l'entrée de gamme très abordable aux modèles haut de gamme.",[14,499,501],{"id":500},"les-systèmes-à-plusieurs-caméras-pointe-acier","Les systèmes à plusieurs caméras (pointe acier)",[10,503,504,505,507,508,510,511,514],{},"C'est la solution la plus précise pour une cible en sisal. Des systèmes comme ",[22,506,96],{}," ou ",[22,509,100],{}," utilisent ",[22,512,513],{},"plusieurs caméras fixées autour de la cible",", généralement trois, réparties sur son pourtour.",[10,516,517],{},"Pourquoi plusieurs ? Parce qu'une fléchette vue d'un seul côté peut être cachée par une autre, ou paraître décalée selon l'angle. Avec plusieurs points de vue, le système recoupe les images et place la pointe bien plus sûrement.",[10,519,520],{},[22,521,467],{},[56,523,524,527,530],{},[59,525,526],{},"la meilleure précision disponible en pointe acier ;",[59,528,529],{},"bien moins sensible aux fléchettes cachées, puisqu'au moins une caméra voit en général la pointe ;",[59,531,532],{},"installation fixe : une fois en place, plus rien à régler à chaque partie.",[10,534,535],{},[22,536,483],{},[56,538,539,542,545],{},[59,540,541],{},"il faut du matériel dédié, à acheter et à monter autour de la cible ;",[59,543,544],{},"l'installation est fixe, donc pas pratique si tu joues chez des amis ou au bar ;",[59,546,547,548,551],{},"le budget se compte plutôt en ",[22,549,550],{},"centaines d'euros"," qu'en dizaines.",[10,553,554,555,558],{},"C'est d'ailleurs un système Autodarts à trois caméras qui nous sert d'",[22,556,557],{},"arbitre"," pour mesurer la précision de Throw. Autodarts propose aussi une version à un seul téléphone, Autodarts Lens, dont on parle juste après.",[14,560,562],{"id":561},"les-applis-avec-une-seule-caméra-de-téléphone","Les applis avec une seule caméra de téléphone",[10,564,565,566,568,569,571,572,574],{},"Troisième voie : utiliser la caméra du téléphone que tu as déjà dans la poche, posé sur un trépied à côté de la cible. Beaucoup d'applis s'y sont mises. Parmi les acteurs majeurs, ",[22,567,159],{}," (l'appli à un téléphone d'Autodarts, vendue avec Winmau et sur abonnement) et ",[22,570,163],{}," ; ",[22,573,167],{}," fait partie de cette famille.",[10,576,577],{},[22,578,467],{},[56,580,581,587,590],{},[59,582,583,586],{},[22,584,585],{},"zéro matériel"," à acheter ou à fixer ;",[59,588,589],{},"portable : tu poses ton téléphone, chez toi, chez un ami ou au bar, et c'est parti ;",[59,591,592],{},"mise en route en quelques minutes.",[10,594,595],{},[22,596,597],{},"Limites, à connaître :",[56,599,600,606,612,618],{},[59,601,602,605],{},[22,603,604],{},"l'occlusion"," : avec un seul point de vue, une fléchette déjà plantée peut masquer la nouvelle. La caméra ne peut pas deviner ce qu'elle ne voit pas ;",[59,607,608,611],{},[22,609,610],{},"la parallaxe"," : filmée de côté, une fléchette est inclinée, et sa pointe ne se trouve pas là où son corps semble pointer. Il faut retrouver le point d'entrée exact, ce qui reste délicat ;",[59,613,614,617],{},[22,615,616],{},"les fléchettes sur le fil"," : à un ou deux millimètres près, le verdict peut tomber du mauvais côté ;",[59,619,620],{},"la qualité dépend du téléphone, de son placement et de l'éclairage.",[14,622,624],{"id":623},"où-se-situe-throw","Où se situe Throw",[10,626,627,628,631,632,635,636,42],{},"Throw est une ",[22,629,630],{},"application web gratuite",", à installer depuis ton navigateur sans passer par un store, sur iPhone comme sur Android. Tu poses le téléphone ",[22,633,634],{},"sur le côté de la cible, à 1,5 à 2 m",", et il compte tout seul. Tout le calcul se fait sur le téléphone, et l'app ",[22,637,638],{},"fonctionne hors ligne",[10,640,641],{},"Sur des sessions filmées, comparées à un Autodarts à trois caméras :",[56,643,644,650],{},[59,645,646,649],{},[22,647,648],{},"98 %"," des fléchettes sont repérées ;",[59,651,652,655],{},[22,653,654],{},"environ 9 sur 10"," tombent dans le même secteur qu'Autodarts.",[10,657,658,659,662,663,666,667,42],{},"Soyons clairs : un système à plusieurs caméras reste ",[22,660,661],{},"plus précis",". Throw mise sur autre chose, le ",[22,664,665],{},"zéro matériel et la gratuité",". Quand il se trompe, un tap sur la fléchette suffit pour corriger. Le fonctionnement détaillé est expliqué dans ",[38,668,670],{"href":669},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcomment-throw-compte-les-flechettes","comment Throw compte tes fléchettes",[14,672,674],{"id":673},"le-tableau-récapitulatif","Le tableau récapitulatif",[270,676,677,692],{},[273,678,679],{},[276,680,681,683,686,689],{},[279,682],{},[279,684,685],{},"Cible électronique",[279,687,688],{},"Plusieurs caméras",[279,690,691],{},"Une caméra de téléphone",[291,693,694,707,721,735,749],{},[276,695,696,699,702,705],{},[296,697,698],{},"Type de jeu",[296,700,701],{},"Pointe plastique",[296,703,704],{},"Pointe acier",[296,706,704],{},[276,708,709,712,715,718],{},[296,710,711],{},"Précision",[296,713,714],{},"Très élevée",[296,716,717],{},"La meilleure en pointe acier",[296,719,720],{},"Bonne, avec corrections occasionnelles",[276,722,723,726,729,732],{},[296,724,725],{},"Matériel",[296,727,728],{},"La cible elle-même",[296,730,731],{},"Caméras et support à fixer",[296,733,734],{},"Ton téléphone",[276,736,737,740,743,746],{},[296,738,739],{},"Installation",[296,741,742],{},"Aucune",[296,744,745],{},"Fixe",[296,747,748],{},"Posé à côté, déplaçable",[276,750,751,753,756,759],{},[296,752,353],{},[296,754,755],{},"Variable",[296,757,758],{},"Centaines d'euros",[296,760,761],{},"Gratuit (Throw) ou abonnement selon l'appli",[14,763,765],{"id":764},"comment-choisir","Comment choisir",[56,767,768,775,781],{},[59,769,770,771,774],{},"Tu joues ",[22,772,773],{},"beaucoup, toujours au même endroit",", et tu veux la meilleure précision : un système multi-caméras vaut l'investissement.",[59,776,777,778,780],{},"Tu préfères la ",[22,779,439],{}," et le côté borne de bar : une cible électronique.",[59,782,783,784,787,788,792],{},"Tu veux ",[22,785,786],{},"essayer le comptage automatique sans rien acheter",", ou jouer partout où il y a une cible : une appli à une caméra. Avec Throw, tu peux tester en quelques minutes : ",[38,789,791],{"href":790},"\u002Finstaller","installe l'app"," et lance une partie.",[10,794,795,796,42],{},"Dans tous les cas, une cible bien éclairée et bien installée aide n'importe quel système : jette un œil à nos conseils sur l'",[38,797,799],{"href":798},"\u002Fblog\u002Feclairage-cible-flechettes","éclairage de la cible",{"title":402,"searchDepth":403,"depth":403,"links":801},[802,803,804,805,806,807,808],{"id":432,"depth":403,"text":433},{"id":458,"depth":403,"text":459},{"id":500,"depth":403,"text":501},{"id":561,"depth":403,"text":562},{"id":623,"depth":403,"text":624},{"id":673,"depth":403,"text":674},{"id":764,"depth":403,"text":765},"Plusieurs caméras, un seul téléphone ou cible électronique : comment compter les points tout seul aux fléchettes, avantages et limites de chaque option.",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcomptage-automatique-flechettes",{"title":424,"description":809},"blog\u002Fcomptage-automatique-flechettes","eoPKDFk-zeWEzIoALVx67wb93RE7oXUiTpbHDGd1IxI",1794595396493]