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News Release from: Photron USA | Subject: Fastcam SA-1
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 10 January 2007
Speedy camera aids industrial motion
analysis
Camera permits expert high speed imaging of extremely fast-moving objects with minimal or no operator training.
New from Photron, the breakthrough Fastcam SA-1 camera features 5000 full megapixel resolution frames per second Photron's revolutionary CMOS sensor technology has resulted in a new, unprecedented high speed benchmark for slow motion video imaging with true 12bit resolution and 2us global shuttering
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new camera's unsurpassed ease of operation permits expert high speed imaging of extremely fast-moving objects with minimal or no operator training.
Photron's advanced camera design offers two memory configurations to choose from, including 8Gbyte featuring 6 seconds at 1000 full frames per second, and 16Gbyte with 12 seconds at 1000 full frames per second.
The high speed imager has a maximum speed at reduced resolution of 150,000 frame/s.
Photron's new megapixel Fastcam SA-1 supports IRIG/GPS inputs to meet precision time stamping and synchronisation requirements.
Full control via Gigabit Ethernet or remote control via the accompanying keypad with built-in LCD offers great flexibility in high speed imaging tasks.
Lightweight and compact, the Fastcam SA-1 is DC-operated with SDI and RS170 video outputs.
An optional particle image velocimetry (PIV) facility is available to study the flow of gas in a wind-tunnel environment or to analyse flow in fluids.
Other applications for this extremely high speed imaging system include missile and ballistics testing, R and D, vehicle impact analysis, sports and entertainment, industrial motion analysis and biomedical imaging.
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