Equipment used in high speed photography

o High Speed Camera

Range of shutter speeds
Miro Ex1
o 50 to 500 with a resolution of 640x480
o 50 to 1000 with a resolution of 480x360
o Cost: $5000
Miro Ex4 $13000
o 1260 FPS at 800x600
o 32x16 at 111100FPS
Phantomv1211
o 12600 FPS at 1280x800
o 820000 at 128x16
o Rent $8000/wk
o Cost: $41600
Prices
After an extensive search of sites that showcase high
speed camera products the prices for buying these types
of cameras outright was not given by their respective
companies and only rental prices available.
Precautions when using HSC
o In the event of high impact collisions
Place the camera behind a protective layer of glass
o Be sure to treat the camera with care
During transport place camera in its case
If not available place in a padded case.
o Make sure that that the system is grounded.
Limitations
o When using a cost efficient camera like the Miro Ex1
Data vs Quality
When using this camera the higher quality the video you the
less recording time is given for what you want to record
In addition the size of data will take a significant portion of hard
drive space if not careful
The data transfer is also time consuming.
o Miro Ex4
Strikes a balance of cost and quality
o Phantomv1211
Middle end camera good for continuous recording
Costs might be a factor

Conditions for Successful Capturing high speed images

o Exposure
Three Different Controls

Each

Aperture: controls the are over which light can enter the
camera
Shutter Speed: controls the duration of the exposure
ISO Speed: Controls the sensitivity of your cameras
sensor to a given amount of light
of the controls vary
For an increase in one will have to be compensated in the
other controls.
The faster shutter speed the less exposure of the subject
leaving a frame by frame picture
o For in this case we want
ISO Speed because of the high rate of frames captured
the ISO speed is not great
o Most of the photos that would be taking will have
noise on the pictures. (Shown as blue spots)
Aperture will be set unless the camera is given a spare
lens to work with
o The wider the aperture the more light goes in and
allows it to compensate for lack of exposure

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm
http://www.visionresearch.com/
http://electronicpackaging.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/article.aspx?
articleid=1409210&resultClick=3#DropImpactTesting
Journal Article:
This article used a high speed camera to compare impacts of mobile devices. It was
first simulated in a computer and then tested in the real world using a high speed
camera to match as close as possible to the computer results. The high speed
camera was set up in two ways on level with the machine used to drop it and
focusing on the impact.
We may need an on campus connection to get the article
Correlating Drop Impact Simulations With Drop Impact Testing Using High-Speed
Camera Measurements
J. J. M. Zaal, W. D. van Driel, F. J. H. G. Kessels and G. Q. Zhang

[+] Author and Article Information

J. Electron. Packag. 131(1), 011007 (Feb 12, 2009) (9 pages)doi:10.1115/1.3068311History:
Received December 27, 2007; Revised August 07, 2008; Published February 12, 2009