Shimadzu Releases New High-Speed Video Camera, the Hyper Vision HPV-X
16 Apr 2013
Shimadzu, one of the world leaders in analytical instrumentation, has released the Hyper Vision HPV-X video camera, a top-of-the-line high-speed product. The HPV-X allows observing previously unobservable ultra-high-speed phenomena with high temporal resolution. The camera is applicable to a broad range of fields requiring high-speed video, such as research in advanced science, engineering and medicine, space technology development, product development, and the identification of the causes of defects.
As Shimadzu's flagship model, it offers
• recording speeds of up to ten million frames per second
(in HP mode = half pixel mode (50,000))
• storage capacity for up to 256 frames (in HP mode)
• high resolution of up to 100,000 pixels per frame at ultra-high speeds (in FP mode = full pixel mode (100,000)).
These features mean the camera can be used to analyze ultra-high-speed phenomena in even more detail.
Just like the previous model, the simple system configuration offers a compact and highly portable design that makes on-site setup especially easy. The HPV-X camera head just has to be connected to a laptop computer by cable. The camera also retains the same HPV software that has been so popular with current users, with intuitive features and easy-to-understand setting screens making it easy to capture ultra-high-speed video.
Higher frame capacity allows longer recording times
The HPV-X can record 128 frames, which is 20 % more than the previous HPV-2 version. In the HP mode (50,000 pixels), a double-memory function enables recording 256 consecutive frames for recording even longer periods. This gives the user the choice to either prioritize resolution or recording time.
Combining ultra-high speed and high resolution
Typical high-speed cameras require lower resolutions as recording speed increases, but the HPV-X maintains the same high resolution even if the recording speed is increased. That means ultra-high-speed phenomena can be analyzed in far more detail than when using a regular high-speed video camera. This proprietary feature is included in all Shimadzu’s Hyper Vision high-speed video cameras, but is not available from any other manufacturer. The HPV-X is able to record five million 100,000 pixel images per second or ten million 50,000 pixel images per second.
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In a variety of scientific applications, phenomena elapse in an instant, leaving no clue to their solution. High-speed video cameras record such moments, enabling visualization through slow-motion replay. This technology is used as an important analysis tool in a variety of fields including materials failure, electric discharge, explosions, and microscopic phenomena. In recent years, such observations have progressed to ever higher speeds and increasing detail, leading to calls for ultra-high-speed recording far in excess of conventional recording speeds. The HPV-X High-Speed Video Camera is equipped with a newly developed proprietary high-speed CMOS image sensor, and has achieved ultra-high-speed continuous recording at 10 million frames/second, a world's first. The HPV-X opens new doorways to high-speed recording. Ultra-High-Speed Continuous Recording at up to 10 Million Frames per Second The HPV-X is equipped with FTCMOS, Shimadzu's proprietary high-speed CMOS image sensor. The world's fastest sensor, it achieves ultra-high-speed continuous recording at 10 million frames per second. Increasing Recording Capacity The memory capacity has been increased, boosting the number of recorded images to 256 frames (in HP mode). Now, instantaneous phenomena are captured even during ultra-high-speed recording. Capable of High-Resolution Recording at the Highest Speeds With conventional high-speed video cameras, as the recording speed increases, the resolution drops. With the HPV-X, video recording can be performed at the maximum resolution of 400 × 250 pixels regardless of the recording speed, enabling detailed analysis of ultra-high-speed phenomena (in FP mode).