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Edgerton MIT offering high speed imaging course!

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The MIT Edgerton Center is offering a new 4 day  in depth course in high speed imaging at their Cambridge, MA Campus. The Edgerton center is as you guessed it the DOC Edgerton building named after the famous high speed imaging researcher and inventor.  It is also the main inspiration for the edgertronic high speed camera. It could be a great way to get exposed to the latest gear from the top manufacturers of high speed cameras and learn techniques, lighting for hi speed and problem solving.

HIGH-SPEED IMAGING FOR MOTION ANALYSIS: SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES

Date: June 15-18, 2015 | Tuition: $2,500 → Continue Reading Full Post ←

Edgertronic High Speed Camera Review – Part 1

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There comes a time when technology changes and adapts to become something mainstream, able to fulfill the needs and budget of the common man.  The edgertronic affordable high speed camera is such a product. It aims to democratize and produce quality high speed imaging  affordable for the first time to a plethora of users and markets.  Does it succeed? Does it herald the arrival of professional high speed imaging for the common man?  Do I need this camera in my arsenal of gear? This review will aim to answer those questions and more and see what the edgertronic by Sanstreak delivers in their affordable package.

A Little History… → Continue Reading Full Post ←

KineMINI 4k and 6k Slowmo Capable Cameras!

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Kinefinity a relatively new company that specializes in digital cinema cameras is about to release to customers the KINEMAX 6k capable camera.   At first glance it looks like a RED Epic clone as the body and design aesthetics suggest however their technology is in house and their prices are much more accessible.  The company is based in Beijing China and two of their cameras now offer high quality slow motion modes.

KineMINI 4k – Slow Motion Capabilities: → Continue Reading Full Post ←

GH4 Shutter Mechanism in Slow Motion!

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We are doing an in depth review of the affordable edgertronic digital high speed camera that should be published soon, however one of the tests involved showing how the shutter curtain mechanism works on the Panasonic GH4 at different speeds.   The edgertronic camera was loaned for this review and we thank Michael Matter of Sanstreak/edgertronic for providing the gear and technical support for this undertaking. A big shout out to The Slow Mo Guys for partly inspiring to record this footage.   Enjoy the video

Panasonic Lumix GH4 Shutter in Slow Motion- edgertronic camera: → Continue Reading Full Post ←

FLIR X69SC Thermal High Speed Camera!

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FLIR Systems the company that makes the very cool and portable phone and tablet thermal imaging camera attachment: The FLIR One is now adding a new product to their arsenal of thermal imaging infra red cameras. The FLIR X69SC is capable of near VGA resolution at up to 1000fps in full thermal analysis mode which is a very impressive spec for the technology.

The new FLIR X69SC Specs: → Continue Reading Full Post ←

Fastec TS5-H Hi Speed Camera Announced!

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Fastec Imaging known for very capable but very expensive high speed cameras for scientific and video production/cinema has announced a new camera based on the same TS3-TS4 Cine platform they initially released a few years back at NAB which has been extremely popular for rental and ownership.

The camera is called the Fastec TS5-H which is an upgrade from previous TS cameras as it delivers full HD performance with a newly developed sensor at speeds up to 634fps at 1080p. 720p on the other hand delivers 943fps which is very close to the 1000fps realm that is almost negligible.  It also captures footage at faster fps at even lower resolutions. → Continue Reading Full Post ←