High-speed camera for military, aerospace, and particle research introduced by Photron
June 10, 2015
SAN DIEGO, 10 June 2015. Photron USA Inc. in San Diego is introducing the FASTCAM Mini WX100 high-definition (HD) 4-megapixel video high-speed camera for military and aerospace research, biomechanics, fluid dynamics and particle image velocimetry (PIV), materials science, onboard and offboard automotive safety testing, and life sciences.
Photron's lightweight, single-body electro-optical camera is for operation in high shock and vibration environments, such as high-speed military testing and high-G automotive safety testing.
The camera comes with standard F-mount and C-mount lens mounts. It measures 120 by 120 by 99 millimeters, and weighs 3.5 pounds. It provides 2,048-by-2,048-pixel resolution at rates faster than 1,000 frames per second (fps), 1080 HD pixel resolution to 2,000 fps, and higher frame rates to 80,000 fps at reduced resolution.
With a 12-bit sensor, its light sensitivity is measured to ISO 12232 Ssat standard: ISO 6,400 monochrome/ISO 2,000 color. Available with three memory options of 4, 8, and 16 gigabytes, and Gigabit Ethernet interface to PC, the Mini WX 100 can download images as quickly as 5 gigabytes per minute.
For more information contact Photron online at www.photron.com.
