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high-speed camera [2 records]

Record 1 2006-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Photography
DEF

A camera designed for very fast image acquisition ... used in scientific and industrial applications in which a process or inspection function is changing or moving rapidly.

CONT

A high-speed camera was set up with a remote trigger to record the event at a maximum of 10 000 pictures per second.

Key term(s)
  • high speed camera
  • high speed viedo camera

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Photographie
CONT

Dès 1919 le français Labrely fabrique la première caméra à grande vitesse (300 images/s). Les 100 000 images/s sont atteints par Gerardin en 1946. Ce sont les études de détonique nucléaire qui donnent l'impulsion pour aller plus loin. Une marque domine historiquement : Cordin, dont certaines caméras [...] sont capables d'enregistrer 25 millions d'images/s.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Photography
DEF

A camera that is capable of taking up to 1000 frames per second and that is used by engineers, scientists and photographers for the study of movement.

Key term(s)
  • high speed camera
  • high-frequency camera

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Photographie
DEF

Caméra pouvant capter plus de mille images par seconde, utilisée dans les milieux scientifiques et par les photographes professionnels pour l'étude du mouvement.

Spanish

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