Vision system watches over high-speed events

The Fastcam-X 1024 PCI is billed as the world' s first PC-based high speed video imaging system that features full megapixel resolution up to 1000 frames per second.

The Fastcam-X 1024 PCI is billed as the world' s first PC-based high speed video imaging system that features full megapixel resolution up to 1000 frames per second.

The Fastcam-X uses an ultra-light-sensitive 10bit CMOS sensor with large, 17um-square pixels.

The global electronic shutter can operate down to 2us, ensuring that high speed events are captured, blur-free, regardless of the speed of the object to be recorded.

The new high speed imaging video system for the personal computer shares the same sensor and advanced function features as Photron's recently introduced high-G APX-RS slow motion video imager.

The Fastcam-X 1024 PCI offers unparalleled performance for PC-based high speed imaging from 60 to over 100,000 frames per second with full megapixel resolution as fast as 1000frame/s and an astonishing top speed of 109,500frame/s at reduced resolution.

Variable aspect ratios are achieved by user-specified "building blocks" that are available in 128 pixels (wide) by 16 pixels (high) and are automatically configured to any user selected framing speed.

There are 20 memory slots in which to store frequently used speed and resolution settings for future use.

There are also 14 additional preset resolution patterns and 33 preset frame rate patterns.

This flexible system currently offers expandable memory in either 2 or 6Gbyte options (12 and 24Gbyte are planned for 2005) which can be partitioned to capture up to 24 recordings in quick succession with no time-consuming downloads needed between recordings.

When all the partitions are full, the entire memory can be downloaded in AVI, TIFF, JPEG and other standard 8, 10, or 16bit image formats.

The intuitive Fastcam-X 1024 PCI slow motion imaging system comes with Photron 's Fastcam Viewer (PFV) software and is compatible with all current Photron high speed imaging products.

This revolutionary high-resolution, high speed camera has both a C-mount and an F-mount lens adapter.

The compact camera easily connects to the PCI specification 2.1 card by a single 5m-long flexible cable and occupies only a single slot, regardless of the memory configuration selected.

The unit is claimed to be perfect for imaging any high speed event in industries such as automotive, process control, medical, film/television, aerospace, military and industrial manufacturing.

Back to top