High speed camera for slow motion is based on monochrome or colour 10-bit CMOS sensor with optical format 1/2", resolution 640 x 480 and progressive scan. Camera provides frame rate 500 fps for full frame resolution and much more for partial scanning at reduced resolutions. One can get 1900 fps for the region of interest 320 x 240. Example applications include high-speed video inspection, particle tracking, kinematics, collision studies and biological image analysis. The camera is connected to PC via PCI-Express framegrabber with standard Camera Link interface (Base configuration), providing direct image transfer to computer memory at rates up to 255 Megabytes per second.
Camera Link imaging board provides real-time interface between the camera and PCI-Express bus and insures data transfer and camera control. External power source is necessary for the camera. The camera has also trigger inputs to control data capture and strobe outputs to synchronize external equipment.
The software provides camera control and image capture. That software captures video stream at up to 500 frames per second with 640 x 480 at 8-bit resolution and provides user-selectable playback frame rates. Advanced versions of the software are available at additional charge.
Special Features of Slow Motion Camera
Frame rate 500 fps for full frame resolution (640 x 480, 8 bit)
Subsumpling in Y direction to achieve reduced resolution while maintaining the constant field of view and increased frame rate (950 fps for full frame resolution with subsumpling)
Randomly programmable ROI read out (implemented as scanning of lines/columns from an uploaded position)
High frame rate at reduced resolutions: for the region of interest 320 x 240 one can get up to 1900 fps
Camera data rate up to 1500 Mbit/s
Embedded 32-bit Risc processor
Read out direction can be reversed in X and Y
Non-destructive readout option
Multiple slope mode with extended dynamic range up to 90 dB
Full snapshot shutter (integration during read out is possible): at frame rate 500 fps (640 x 480) the exposure could be in the range from 4 µs up to 2 ms
Region of interest versus camera frame rate
640 x 480 - 500 fps
320 x 240 - 1900 fps
240 x 180 - 3200 fps
160 x 120 - 6900 fps
120 x 90 - 11000 fps
80 x 60 - 22000 fps
Slow Motion Camera standard set
High speed camera for slow motion analysis with 1/2" CMOS sensor and frame rate 500 fps at VGA resolution
PCI-Express x1 framegrabber with Base CameraLink interface for connection to PC
Camera Link cable 5 m
External power source
Lens adapter C-mount or CS-mount
Fastvideo Lab software for Windows-XP/Vista/7
Slow Motion Camera Features
640 x 480, 8-bit capture @ 60 - 500 fps (950 fps with subsumpling)
Global electronic shutter from 4 µs up to 2 ms independent of framerate
PCI-Express x1 framegrabber with Base CameraLink interface
Digital I/O: 1 input, 3 outputs LVTTL (3.3 V)
Supply voltage: 5 V recommended, possible limits: 4-16 V
Current 600 mA at 5 V DC
Dimensions: 60 mm x 60 mm x 148 mm
Infrared cut-off filter (color camera)
Sequence capture
Sequence save
Triggered sequence capture (option)
Real time high speed video recording to HDD (option)
