Olympus i-SPEED 3 High Speed Video Camera

Olympus Updated: 2008-09-02 RSS

The i-SPEED 3 is the latest addition to the Olympus i-SPEED range, and has been designed to an advanced specification providing high resolution, extreme low light sensitivity and up to 150,000 fps recording, making it the ideal analysis tool for high level research.

New unique features:
i-Focus - An electronic function which confirms the focal depth of lens and exact point of focus
i-CHEQ - A display of external LED indicators that provide confirmation of camera record status
Luminance histogram - Provides graphical representation of the average brightness within a live image
Video trigger - Set the camera to record from changes within a live image
User settings - 5 programmable user settings in camera and infinitely expandable via CF Card
Image processing - Process images before saving via onboard editing suite
Image manipulation - Zoom/Pan/Select region of interest
Measurement - Onboard analysis function enabling measurement of distance, speed, acceleration, angle and angular velocity
Battery back-up - Internal Li-Ion battery provides 45 minutes of unsupported operation
Synchronization - Phase lock enables multiple cameras to be accurately synchronised
Logo load - Load corporate logos onto individual frames
Permanent text -Burn permanent text onto individual frames

Specification:
Olympus quality custom designed CMOS 1280 x 1024 sensor
Full resolution recording to 2,000 fps
150,000 fps maximum record speed
Monochrome or Color options
User selectable global shuttering to 1 µs
4GB / 8GB / 16GB upgradeable memory options
Gigabit ethernet connection
Trigger options 0.5V TTL / Normal / BROC / ROC / Motion video
F-mount lens connection
Download to CF Card

Control Methods:
Camera's may be operated as stand-alone system with the patented Controller Display Unit (CDU) or by PC via gigabit Ethernet connection

Software:
Control for PC connection and basic operation
Control-Pro for highly detailed analysis

Minimum PC Recommendations:
Windows 2000 operating system
2GHz processor
512Mb of memory
20GB hard disk
High-speed graphics adaptor
100 Base T Ethernet

Optimum PC Recommendations:
Windows XP operating system
3GHz processor
2GB of memory
500GB hard drive for video storage
High-speed graphics adaptor
1Gb Ethernet