EIP Loan Pool - Section C: High Speed Video Systems

We have a total of 16 high speed videos, two NAC systems, One Kodak system, five Vision Research systems and eight Photron system. Details are as follows:

NAC 500 DIGITAL HIGH SPEED VIDEO

The pool has two HSV 500 Digital High Speed Video systems which are similar in many ways to the NAC 500 analogue system, using an identical camera etc.

They records at speeds of 250 and 500 frames per second (fps) displaying pictures in a similar way to the tape system. The resolution is 496 x 224 pixels at 250 fps and 496 x 104 pixels at 500 fps. They have a recording time of 5 seconds with selectable one, two or three stage compression which allows up to 25 seconds of recording time. Once a recording has been made, it must be transferred to videotape or PC for storage, as a further recording will overwrite it. A high quality video recorder and a video printer are supplied with the system, along with a PII 450 MHz PC fitted with CD writer, zip and JAZ drives running win NT4. Once a recording has been made, the user can transfer any number of images up to the full recording. Once the images are on the PC, the software converts them from NAC format to TIF format.

As with the NAC 500 analogue system,, a 50-metre cable is available to allow the camera to be positioned away from the processor.

THE PHOTRON DVR

The Photron DVR can record for up to 30 minutes in monochrome or colour, at speeds of 500, 1000 and 2000 fps. Longer recording times are available at lower speeds (see table below). This system is computer based running under win 2000 and has a 120 Gb hard drive for image storage. Once a recording has been made, it will remain in the memory until it is deleted. Unlike other high speed video systems which lose all recordings when they are powered off. This system allows the user to make one long recording, or numerous recordings at various lengths until the memory is full.

The processor has a built-in monitor and is controlled from a hand held keypad. Our system has both an 8 bit monochrome and a 24 bit colour imagers which are easily interchangeable. Both accept standard C-mount lenses. We supply a Navitar 18 – 108mm macro zoom lens.

Image formats are JPEG, AVI, TIFF, BMP, RAW (compressed or uncompressed)

Image download can be via an internal CD writer, an external 250 Gb firewire/ USB hard drive (which can then be connected to the users PC for transfer), or the user can connect their own PC (running win 2000 or XP) directly to the DVR processor via 100base T Ethernet and then transfer images directly.

Typical image file size at maximum resolution is as follows:

An AVI sequence containing 100 images = approx 88Mb
One Tiff image = approx 900Kb
One JPG image with 10:1 compression = approx 40Kb
To download 100 images in any format to the external firewire hard drive takes up to ten seconds.

Frame Rate	Resolution (Pixels)		Available Shutter Range	Maximum Record Time
Frame Rate	V	H	Available Shutter Range	Maximum Record Time
125	640	480	8ms to 7.8 μs	120 min
250	640	480	4ms to 7.8 μs	60 min
500	640	480	2ms to 7.8 μs	30 min
1,000	640	240	1ms to 7.8 μs	30 min
2,000	640	112	0.5ms to 7.8 μs	30 min

Dimensions (mm) and weights

Cameras: 86 (H) x 86 (W) x 46 (D) weight: 0.55 kg

Processor: 381 (H) x 430 (W) x 622 (D) weight: 26 kg

THE PHOTRON Fastcam XLR

The Pool has one Photron Fastcam XLR monochrome system. Unlike most other high speed video systems, it uses RAID technology to provide extended recording capacity. Up to 30 minutes of uncompressed full resolution data can be acquired at 1000fps in real time. This capacity can be used to make one recording or many recordings totalling 30 minutes.

It uses a CMOS sensor with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 1024 (17μ) pixels at up to 1,000 fps. Above 1,000 fps, the resolution decreases. It can record at up to 109,500 fps. Please see tables below showing the different resolutions available at different speeds.

Control is by the integrated PC with built in monitor. The system runs under win XP pro and is fitted with a CD/ DVD writer. A 500GB external USB hard drive is supplied, allowing files to be easily moved to the users PC.

Shutter speeds between 16.7ms and 1.5μs are available

The camera can accept any Nikon or C-Mount lens. We supply a Nikon 24-85mm f2.8 zoom lens.

Images can be saved as JPEG, AVI, TIF, BMP, RAW, PNG and FTIF

Frame rate/ Resolution table:

Frame Rate (fps)	Resolution	Recording time in seconds (Number of frames)
250	1024 x 1024	Details coming soon
500	1024 x 1024
1,000	1024 X 1024
2,000	1024 x 512
3,000	512 x 512
6,000	512 x 256
10,000	256 x 256
27,000	128 x 128
45,000	128 x 64
73,000	128 x 32
109,500	128 x 16

Dimensions (mm)

Camera Head: 120 (W) x 120 (H) x 106.4 (D)

Processor Unit TBA

DATA Storage Chassis TBA

THE PHOTRON FocusScope SV200-i

The Photron FocusScope SV200-i is specifically for high speed microscopy. It has a small camera head measuring 110.7 x 85.4 x 76.5 mm allowing it to be easily mounted on the users microscope via C-mount. It incorporates a 512 x 512 CMOS sensor coupled to a generation III image intensifier. The intensifier is controlled from the camera head.

It can record from 60 to 2,000 fps at full resolution. Please see table below showing recording time available.

Triggering is possible via selectable positive or negative TTL or switch closure. The camera is controlled by a dedicated PC via a PCI card. The PC has a 1.86GHz dual core processor operating under win XP Pro. It has a 140GB hard drive with 1 GB of RAM, a 19” monitor and DVD writer.

Recording modes available are: Start, Centre, End, Manual, Random, Random Reset, Random Centre, Random Manual.

The camera is coupled to the PC via a single 5 metre cable

Images can be saved as JPEG, AVI, TIFF, BMP, RAW Compressed or uncompressed. A copy of the software is supplied for users to install on their own PCs.

To download 100 images in any format to hard drive takes approximately 3 seconds.

Frame Rate (fps)	Max Res	Exposure Time	Recording Time (Seconds)	Recording Time (Frames)
60	512 x 512	1/frame rate to 4μs	136.5	8,192
125			65.3
250			32.8
500			16.4
1,000			8.2
2,000			4.1

THE PHOTRON FASTCAM MC-1

The Pool has two Photron Fastcam MC-1 monochrome systems. They can record at up to 10,000 fps. They use a CMOS sensor with a maximum resolution of 512 x 512 (10µ) pixels at up to 2,000 fps. Above 2,000 fps, the resolution decreases. Please see table below showing the different resolutions available at different speeds. Recording time can be increased by reducing the resolution. The camera head is very small indeed and ideal for microscope applications (see dimensions below)

Triggering is possible via switch closure or TTL. Control is by the supplied laptop PC which is a dual core 2.4GHz, 2 GB RAM, 111 GB hard drive. The PC runs under win XP pro and is fitted with a DVD writer. The PC is connected to the camera processor via Gigabit Ethernet. A 500GB external USB hard drive is supplied, allowing files to be easily moved to the user’s PC.

Recording modes available are: Start, Centre, End, Manual, Random, Random Reset, Random Centre and Random Manual.

Shutter speeds between 20ms and 6µs are available

The camera can accept any C-Mount lens or other makes via an adaptor. We supply a Canon 16-100 zoom lens.

Images can be saved as JPEG, AVI, TIFF, BMP & RAW

Dimensions (mm) and weight
Camera Head: 35 (D) x 35 (W) x 35 (H) weight: 90 g
Controller 195 (D) x 195 (W) x 130 (H)

Frame rate/ Resolution table:

Frame Rate (fps)	Resolution	Recording time in seconds (Number of frames)
250	512 x 512	32.0 (8,184)
500	512 x 512	16.0 (8,184)
1,000	512 x 512	8.0 (8,184)
2,000	512 x 512	4.0 (8,184)
3,000	512 x 384	3.8 (11,386)
4,000	512 x 256	4.0 (16,368)
8,000	512 x 128	4.0 (32,736)
10,000	512 x 96	4.4 (43,648)

THE PHOTRON FASTCAM-SA3

The Pool has two Photron Fastcam SA-3 monochrome systems. They can record at up to 120,000 fps. They use a CMOS sensor with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 1024 (17μ) pixels at up to 2,000 fps. Above 2,000 fps, the resolution decreases. Please see tables below showing the different resolutions available at different speeds. Recording time can be increased by reducing the resolution.

Triggering is possible via switch closure or TTL. Control is by the supplied PC which is dual core 2.4GHz, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive and 19” flat screen monitor. The system runs under win XP pro and is fitted with a DVD writer. The PC is connected to the camera processor via a 10 metre Gigabit Ethernet cable. A 500GB external USB hard drive is supplied, allowing files to be easily moved to the users PC.

Recording modes available are: Start, Centre, End, Manual, Random, Random Reset, Random Centre, Random Manual and Dual Speed Recording.

Shutter speeds between 16.7ms and 2μs are available

The camera can accept any Nikon or C-Mount lens. We supply a Nikon 24-85mm f2.8 zoom lens..

Images can be saved as JPEG, AVI, TIF, BMP, RAW, PNG and FTIF

Frame rate/ Resolution table:

Frame Rate (fps)	Resolution	Recording time in seconds (Number of frames)
1,000	1024 x 1024	2.726 (2726)
2,000	1024 x 1024	1.363 (2726)
3,000	768 x 768	1.620 (4847)
5,000	512 x 512	2.180 (10906)
6,000	512 x 512	1.820 (10906)
7,500	512 x 256	2.910 (21813)
10,000	512 x 256	2.180 (21813)
15,000	256 x 256	2.910 (43626)
20,000	512 x 128	2.180 (43626)
25,000	256 x 128	3.490 (87253)
30,000	128 x 128	5.820 (174506)
50,000	256 x 64	3.490 (174506)
60,000	512 x 32	2.910 (174506)
75,000	256 x 32	4.650 (349013)
100,000	256 x 16	6.980 (698026)
120,000	128 x 16	11.630 (1396053)

Dimensions (mm) and weight

Camera processor: 220 (L) x 120 (W) x 120 (H) weight: 4.0 kg without a lens

THE PHOTRON ULTIMA APX

The Pool has two monochrome Photron Ultima APX systems, which can record at up to 120,000 fps. They use CMOS sensors with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 1024 (17μ) pixels at up to 2,000 fps giving 3 seconds of recording time. Above 2,000 fps, the resolution decreases. Please see tables below showing the different resolutions available at different speeds. Recording time can be increased by reducing the resolution.

Triggering is possible via switch closure or TTL. Control is either by keypad or the supplied PC which is a Pentium 4 with a 3.2GHz processor. 1 Gb RAM, 111 Gb hard drive and 17” flat screen monitor. The system runs under win XP pro and is fitted with a DVD+ writer. The PC is connected to the video processor via a Firewire cable. A 250GB external USB hard drive is supplied, allowing files to be easily moved to the users PC.

Recording modes available are: Start, Centre, End, Manual, Random, Random Reset, Random Centre, Random Manual and Dual Speed Recording.

Shutter speeds between 10ms and 4μs are available

The camera can accept any Nikon or C-Mount lens. We supply a Nikon 24-85mm f2.8 zoom lens. To connect the camera to the processor, a standard 5 metre Firewire cable is supplied. A 10 metre cable is available by request.

Images can be saved as JPEG, AVI, TIF, BMP, RAW compressed or uncompressed. A copy of the software is supplied for users to install on their own PCs.

Typical image file size at maximum resolution is as follows:

An AVI sequence containing 100 images = approx. 101Mb
100 Tiff images = approx 101Mb
100 JPG images = approx 10.4Mb

To download 100 images in any format to hard drive, takes approx. 25 seconds.

This table shows the vertical & horizontal resolutions available at each recording speed

Frame Rate (fps)	Resolution Max (Pixels)		Resolution 2 (Pixels)		Resolution 3 (Pixels)		Resolution Min (Pixels)
Frame Rate (fps)	H	V	H	V	H	V	H	V
60 to 2,000	1024	1024	1024	512	512	512	128	16
4,000	1024	512	512	512	512	256	128	16
6,000	512	512	512	256	256	256	128	16
8,000	1,024	256	512	256	256	256	128	16
10,000	512	256	256	256	256	128	128	16
15,000	1,024	128	512	128	256	128	128	16
20,000	128	256	128	32	-	-	128	16
24,000	512	128	256	128	128	128	128	16
30,000	256	128	128	128	128	64	128	16
40,000	512	64	256	64	128	64	128	16
50,000	256	64	128	64	64	64	128	16
87,600	256	32	128	32	-	-	128	16
100,000	128	32	-	-	-	-	128	16
120,000	128	16	-	-	-	-	-	-

This table shows the recording time available in seconds and the number of images recorded

Frame Rate (fps)	Max Resolution	Min Resolution
2,000	3s (6144)	1.572s(3,145,728)
4,000	3s (12,288)	786s (3,145,728)
10,000	3.9s (49,152)	314.5s (3,145,728)
24,000	4s (98,304)	131s (3,145,728)
50,000	7.8s (393,216)	62.9s (3,145,728)
100,000	15.7s (1,572,864)	31.4s(3,145,728)
120,000	26.2s (3,145,728)	26.2s (3,145,728)

Dimensions (mm) and weights

Camera: 120 (H) x 110 (W) x 92.2 (D) weight: 1 kg

Processor: 213.1 (H) x 140 (W) x 306.8 (D) weight: 8.5 kg

THE PHOTRON FASTCAM SA-1

The Pool has two Photron Fastcam SA-1 systems, one colour and one monochrome. They can record at up to 675,000 fps. They use a 12-bit CMOS sensor with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 1024 (20μ) pixels at up to 5,400 fps giving 2.02 seconds of recording time. Above 5,400 fps, the resolution decreases. Please see tables below showing the different resolutions available at different speeds. Recording time can be increased by reducing the resolution.

Triggering is possible via switch closure or TTL. Control is by the supplied PC which is a dual core 6600@ 2.4GHz, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive and 19” flat screen monitor. The system runs under win XP pro and is fitted with a DVD writer. The PC is connected to the camera processor via a 10 metre Gigabit Ethernet cable. A 500GB external USB hard drive is supplied, allowing files to be easily moved to the users PC.

Recording modes available are: Start, Centre, End, Manual, Random, Random Reset, Random Centre, Random Manual and Dual Speed Recording.

Shutter speeds between 16.7ms and 2μs are available

The camera can accept any Nikon or C-Mount lens. We supply a Nikon 24-85mm f2.8 zoom lens

Images can be saved as JPEG, AVI, TIF, BMP, RAW, RAWW, PNG and FTIF A copy of the software is supplied for users to install on their own PCs.

Time taken to download 100 images to hard drive is as follows:

AVI format takes approx 13 seconds
TIFF format takes approx 7 seconds
JPEG format takes approx 7 seconds

Frame rate/ Resolution table:

	1024	896	768	640	512	384	256	128	64	48	32	16
1024	5,400	6,250	7,500	9,000	11,250	15,000	22,500	45,000	86,400	108,000	150,000	270,000
896	6,250	7,500	8,000	10,000	12,500	16,000	25,000	50,000	93,750	120,000	168,750	281,250
768	7,500	8,000	10,000	12,000	15,000	20,000	28,800	56,250	108,000	135,000	187,500	300,000
640	8,000	10,000	11,250	13,500	16,000	22,500	33,750	62,500	120,000	150,000	216,000	337,500
512	10,000	12,000	13,500	16,000	20,000	27,000	40,000	75,000	144,000	180,000	250,000	400,000
384	12,500	15,000	16,000	20,000	25,000	33,750	50,000	93,750	168,750	216,000	281,250	450,000
256	146,000	20,000	22,500	27,000	33,750	45,000	67,500	125,000	216,000	270,000	360,000	500,000
128	27,000	30,000	36,000	40,000	50,000	67,000	100,000	180,000	300,000	360,000	450,000	600,000
64	36,000	40,000	48,000	56,250	67,500	90,000	125,000	225,000	360,000	432,000	500,000	675,000

This table shows the recording time available in seconds and the number of images recorded at various speeds at maximum resolution

Frame Rate (fps)	Resolution	Recording time in seconds
50	1024 x 1024	218
125		87
250		43.6
500		21.83
1,000		10.92
2,000		5.46
3,000		3.64
5,000		2.18
5,400		2.02
8,000	1024 x 752	1.86
10,000	768 x 768	1.94
15,000	768 x 512	1.94
20,000	512 x 512	2.18
30,000	512 x 352	2.12
54,000	320 x 256	2.59
75,000	512 x 128	2.33
100,000	320 x 128	2.8
125,000	256 x 128	2.8
180,000	128 x 128	3.88
250,000	128 x 80	4.47
300,000	128 x 64	4.66
500,000	64 x 32	11.1
675,000	64 x 16	16.56

Dimensions (mm) and weight

Camera processor: 286 (L) x 156 (W) x 191 (H) weight: 6.3 kg

VISION RESEARCH PHANTOM MIRO 4

The Pool has two Phantom MIRO 4 monochrome systems. They can record at up to 111,110 fps. They have a maximum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels at up to 1,265 fps. Above this speed, the resolution decreases. Please see tables below showing the different resolutions available at different speeds. Recording time can be increased by reducing the resolution.

This system is small and compact and can be used in the field. It has a removable rechargeable battery giving around 30 minutes of use, a 4Gb compact flash card and a 3½” touch screen allowing it to be used independently of the PC

Triggering is possible via switch closure or TTL. Control is by touch screen or the supplied laptop PC which is a dual core 2.4GHz, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB hard drive. The PC runs under win XP pro and is fitted with a DVD writer. The PC is connected to the camera processor via a Gigabit Ethernet. A 500GB external USB hard drive is supplied, allowing files to be easily moved to the users PC.

Shutter speeds from 2µs to 1/frame rate are available

The camera can accept any C-Mount lens or Nikon mount via the supplied adaptor. We supply a Nikon 24-85mm f2.8 zoom lens.
Images can be saved in many formats including JPEG, AVI, TIF, BMP, RAW, PNG and FTIF

Dimensions (mm) and weight:
Camera processor: 112 (W) x 80 (D) x 79(H) weight: 1.1 kg

Frame rate/ Resolution table:

Frame Rate (fps)	Resolution	Recording time in seconds (Number of frames)
1265	800x600	Details coming soon
1949	640x480
2252	512x512
2985	512x384
4429	512x256
8583	512x128
16194	512x64
7155	320x240
4192	256x512
8146	256x256
15325	256x128
27586	256x64
25477	128x128
43010	128x64
58823	64x64
95238	32x32
111,111	32x16

VISION RESEARCH PHANTOM V5.1

The Pool has one monochrome Phantom V5.1 system. Recording speeds of up to 95,000 fps are available. It uses an SR-CMOS sensor with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 1024 pixels at up to 1,200fps giving 6.8 seconds of recording time. At speeds above 1,200 fps, the resolution decreases. Please see tables below showing the different resolutions available at different speeds. Recording time can be increased by reducing the resolution.

Triggering is possible via switch closure or TTL. Control is by a Dual Core 2.4 GHz PC with 2GB RAM, 200 GB hard drive and 19” flat screen monitor. The system runs under win XP pro and is fitted with a DVD writer. The PC controls the video processor via 10/100 Gigabit Ethernet. A 500GB external USB hard drive is supplied, allowing files to be easily moved to the users PC.

Triggering is continuously variable pre and post.
The camera can accept any Nikon or C-Mount lens. We supply a Nikon 24-85mm F2.8 macro zoom lens.
Images can be saved in many formats including TIF, GIF, JPEG, BMP, AVI etc.
Typical image file size at maximum resolution is as follows:
An AVI sequence containing 100 images = approx. 103Mb and takes approximately 10 seconds to download

The chart below details the Phantom v5.1 aspect ratio choices available in the setup screen pull down menu. Using the CAR (Continuously Adjustable Resolution) feature, speeds between these values are continuously adjustable in 64x4 pixel increments.

Resolution	Rate
1024 x 1024	1,200
1024 x 768	1,680
1024 x 512	2,500
768 x 768	2,140
768 x 512	3,190
768 x 256	6,200
512 x 512	4,380
512 x 256	8,550
512 x 128	16,200
256 x 256	13,400
256 x 128	24,900
256 x 64	43,300
128 x 128	33,900
128 x 64	56,300
64 x 64	66,300
64 x 32	95,000

Dimensions (mm) and weight

Camera processor unit: 125 x 110 x 250 weight: 3.2 kg

Vision Research PHANTOM V7.1

The Pool has three Phantom V7.1 systems, one colour and two monochrome. Recording speeds of up to 160,000 fps are available. They use SR-CMOS sensors with a maximum resolution of 800 x 600 (21μ) pixels at up to 4,800fps giving 1.2 seconds of recording time. Above 4,800 fps, the resolution decreases. Please see tables below showing the different resolutions available at different speeds. Recording time can be increased by reducing the resolution.

Triggering is possible via switch closure or TTL. Control is by a Pentium 4 PC with a 3.0GHz processor. 512 Mb RAM, 80 Gb hard drive and 18” flat screen monitor. The system runs under win 2000 Pro and is fitted with a DVD+ writer. The PC controls the video processor via 10/100 Ethernet (1Gbit 2Q03). A 250Gb external USB hard drive is supplied, allowing files to be easily moved to the users PC.

Triggering is continuously variable pre and post.
Shutter speeds down to 2 microseconds are available
The camera can accept any Nikon or C-Mount lens. We supply a Nikon 24-85mm F2.8 macro zoom lens.
Images can be saved in many formats including TIF, GIF, JPEG, BMP, AVI etc .
Typical image file size at maximum resolution is as follows:
An AVI sequence containing 100 images = approx. 138Mb
1 TIF image = approx 1.37Mb

The chart below details the Phantom v7.0 aspect ratio choices available in the setup screen pull down menu. Using the CAR (Continuously Adjustable Resolution) feature, speeds between these values are continuously adjustable in 16x8 pixel increments.

Resolution	Rate
800 x 600	4,800
640 x 480	7,300
320 x 240	24,400
160 x 120	64,500
512 x 512	8,300
512 x 384	10,900
512 x 256	16,000
512 x 128	29,600
512 x 64	51,500
384 x 512	10,600
256 x 512	14,500
256 x 256	27,000
256 x 128	47,600
256 x 64	76,900
128 x 512	23,000
128 x 256	41,300
128 x 128	68,500
128 x 64	102,000
64 x 64	121,000
32 x 32	150,000

Dimensions (mm) and weight

Camera processor: 125 x 110 x 250 weight: 3.2 kg

Vision Research PHANTOM V7.3

The Pool has one monochrome Phantom V7.3 system which is a slightly higher spec than the V7.1 above. Recording speeds of up to 190,476 fps are available. It uses a similar SR-CMOS sensor as the V7.1 with a maximum resolution of 800 x 600 (21μ) pixels at up to 6,688fps giving 2.6 seconds of recording time 8 bits, or 1.3 seconds, 14 bits. Above 6,688 fps, the resolution decreases. Please see tables below showing the different resolutions available at different speeds. Recording time can be increased by reducing the resolution.

Triggering is continuously variable pre and post.
Shutter speeds down to 2 microseconds are available
The camera can accept any Nikon or C-Mount lens. We supply a Nikon 24-85mm F2.8 macro zoom lens.
Images can be saved in many formats including TIF, GIF, JPEG, BMP, AVI etc.
Typical image file size at maximum resolution is as follows:
An AVI sequence containing 100 images = approx. 138Mb
1 TIF image = approx 1.37Mb

The chart below details the Phantom v7.3 aspect ratio choices available in the setup screen pull down menu. Using the CAR (Continuously Adjustable Resolution) feature, speeds between these values are continuously adjustable in 32x8 pixel increments.

STANDARD MODE		TURBO MODE
Resolution	Rate	Resolution	Rate
800 x 600	6,688	800 x 600	6,814
640 x 480	10,101	640 x 480	10,389
320 x 240	33,057	320 x 240	36,697
512 x 512	11,527	512 x 512	11,869
512 x 384	15,151	512 x 384	15,810
512 x 256	21,978	512 x 256	23,391
512 x 128	40,000	512 x 128	44,943
512 x 64	67,796	512 x 64	83,333
256 x 512	20,000	256 x 512	21,052
256 x 256	36,697	256 x 256	40,816
256 x 128	63,492	256 x 128	76,923
256 x 64	100,000	256 x 64	137,931
128 x 128	88,888	128 x 128	117,647
128 x 64	129,032	128 x 64	200,000
64 x 64	148,148	64 x 64	250,000
32 x 32	190,476	32 x 16	500,000

Dimensions (mm) and weight

Camera processor: 109 x 102 x 250 weight: 3.18 kg

THE KODAK MOTION CORDER SR ULTRA

The first of the Kodak systems is a monochrome digital CCD system, with recording rates from 30 to 10,000 fps, although at the faster speeds, the picture size is very small (see table below) It's supplied with a dedicated Pentium IV 1.8 GHz PC with CD writer, running under windows XP professional. Once a recording has been made, any number of images can be selected and downloaded via the SCSI interface. 200 images at the highest resolution will download to the PC in approximately one minute. It has standard C-mount lens and is supplied with a 12.5 - 75mm zoom. It can be triggered via the control panel, external TTL or switch closure.

The camera head is very small measuring 51 x 114 x 51 mm and weighs 0.8 kg

Recording Rate (fps)	Resolution	Recording time (seconds) / Images captured
30	512x480	72.8 / 2,184
60	512x480	36.4 / 2,184
125	512x480	17.5 / 2,184
250	512x480	8.7 / 2,184
500	512x240	8.7 / 4,368
1,000	256x240	8.7 / 8,738
2,000	256x120	8.7 / 17,476
3,000	128x120	11.6 / 34,952
5,000	128x80	10.4 / 52,428
10,000	128x34	12.3 / 123,360

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THE PHOTRON FASTCAM MC-1

VISION RESEARCH PHANTOM MIRO 4