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The SP2000 was first introduced in 1981, a full decade ahead in performance over any other high speed camera. Taking a look inside a Photron Fastcam MC2.1 high speed camera controller.
This camera also used a Block Readout sensor with 240 x 192 pixels 8 bits at 12,000 fps. Kodak MASD manufactured a similar high speed camera before the Photron Rabbit called the Kodak SP2000. The Photron FASTCAM Mini AX100 and Mini AX50 high-speed cameras provide high frame rates, extraordinary light sensitivity and superior image quality in a compact, lightweight and rugged camera design. Photron manufactured various version of this high-speed camera system ( Photron Rabbit, Kodak HS4540, Photron SE and the Photron FASTCAM Ultima 40K all using the same image sensor) from 1990 to 2006. The FASTCAM SE has been used in ballistic studies, airbag design and qualification studies, combustion studies, flow visualization studies such as aerosol dispersion and many other high-speed camera applications. The system could be controlled from a computer through an RS-232 interface sending simple ASCII commands. The camera cable could be up to 15m from the Processor. Ancillary information would be display as OSD (On-Screen-Data). It combines the power and performance of the typical large ultra high speed cameras with the portability of.
PHOTRON FASTCAM SERIES
The Photron NOVA Series camera is at home on the military range as well as in the lab. The FASTCAM Nova S16 offers a maximum frame rate of 1,100,000, and at speeds up to 16,000 fps, the imaging device can capture images at a crisp 1024 x 1024 pixels. Live video images could be displayed on NTSC or PAL monitors. max resolution at fps 1024 x 1024 12,800 fps. The Photron FASTCAM Nova S16 is an ideal high-speed camera to capture clear images with an incredibly fast frame rate.
PHOTRON FASTCAM SOFTWARE
1.2.0.0) software is used to post-process the digital images and able to track five points simultaneously using correlation tracking algorithm. Use of a High-speed camera can be found in a. Digital image data could be read from the Processor through a SCSI interface. 3) software is used to control the high-speed camera/shoot from the computer (i5-2400 CPU 3.1 GHz, Optiplex990 series, Dell make). The Photron FASTCAM cameras are used for capturing high speed images and playing these images in slow motion. And within one block, one half to one fourth of the block can be partially read out. The image sensor is divided into 16 blocks where each block is 256 x 16 pixels. The SE image sensor reads images in blocks which is commonly called a Block Readout sensor. At 4,500 fps and maximum memory, the recording time is 5.46 seconds. The FASTCAM SE processor came with three memory configurations that allowed full frame storage of 8192 images (512 MB), 16,384 images (1GB) or 24,576 images (1.5 GB). As an example, 40,500 FPS is achieved with a resolution of 64 x 64 pixels at 8 bits. By reducing the resolution, the frame rate for recording can be increased. Also included is a Photron Device Control SDK that allows integration of the camera with user-specific software, and libraries for controlling the camera within a MATLAB® or LabView environment.The FASTCAM SE native resolution is 256 x 256 pixels x 8 bits at 4,500 FPS.
Intuitive and feature rich Photron FASTCAM Viewer (PFV) software is included with each NOVA camera.
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An optional FASTDrive SSD can be used for the download of images at up to 1GB per second. The NOVA also features a “sealed body” design that prevents dust and corrosive particles from contaminating sensitive electronics. Standard features of the NOVA include an internal mechanical shutter to allow remote system calibration, a high-performance Gigabit Ethernet interface for camera control and high-speed image download, memory segmentation that allows recording into one memory partition while downloading from another, and compatibility with a number of industry standard lens formats to allow the use of Nikon G-Type, C-mount and Canon EF lenses. Recording rates to 1,000,000fps are available at reduced image resolutions.Īll of this available from a camera that is rugged, compact, lightweight and provides the best light sensitivity in its class. Available in three different models, the NOVA offers 12-bit image recording rates up to 12,800 frames per second (fps) at megapixel image resolution, and shutter speeds to less than 300ns. Additionally, the Mini AX50 high-speed camera offers a minimum exposure duration of 1 s as a standard with recording memory options of up to 32GB providing triggering flexibility and. The FASTCAM NOVA brings together unique CMOS image sensor technologies and extensive high-speed digital imaging expertise to provide a camera with the flexibility to be used in a wide variety of applications. The Photron FASTCAM Mini AX50 is an advanced high-speed camera that delivers 1-megapixel image resolution (1024 x 1024 pixels) at frame rates up to 2,000 fps.