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Auto Exposure adjusts the overall exposure of the field-of-view based on the light level measured within a user defined area of interest. The user needs to simply input a gray scale level, click-drag a box in the image around the area containing the desired exposure, and enable the Auto Exposure feature. Auto Exposure is beneficial when the overall lighting changes dramatically during a recording. As the lighting changes, the camera automatically adjusts the shutter speed to maintain a constant light level in the defined area.

The use of an internal mechanical shutter has become one of the most popular features on our newest Phantom camera models. This Automatic Mechanical Shutter feature automatically shades the sensor during a Current Session Reference (CSR). This allows the camera operator to do a CSR without manually capping the lens. Because of the overwhelming popularity of this feature, it can also be used with our existing line of v-Series cameras, (the Phantom v5.2, v7.3, v9.1, and v10), with the use of an optional external mechanical shutter.

The Burst Mode Acquisition feature, designed for use in PIV (Particle Imaging Velocimetry), combustion, or other applications where precise and repeatable frame acquisition is required, has been introduced on selected Phantom v-series cameras. A Phantom camera using the Burst Mode Acquisition feature will capture a programmable number of frames for each f-sync pulse, (in both internal and external sync modes). The interval between the frames in a burst can be set independently of the sample rate (frame rate).

Image-Based Auto-Trigger is an innovative feature that allows the user to trigger the camera from the motion detected in the live image. The camera may also provide an external trigger signal based on the Image-Based Auto-Trigger to be used for synchronizing multiple Phantom cameras. The Image-Based Auto Trigger feature may be available via an on-camera user interface, Phantom application software, or 3rd party software using camera control protocols.

The Phantom Multi IOIOG unit simplifies multiple Phantom camera setups by acting as a multiple camera hub for sync imaging, communications, image downloads, and power. All functions of each camera can be accessed with the Multi IOIOG unit. The Multi IOIOG controls up to four Phantom cameras by connecting to a single, local PC via 10/100/1000 Ethernet, or by connecting to a remote PC via an optional glass optical fiber link. Units can be daisy-chained to accommodate addition cameras. The Multi IOIOG also provides a video output for previewing images on a standard video monitor.

With Vision Research’s unique sensor design and today’s powerful digital technologies, the coveted 65mm format is now within every filmmaker’s reach. The Phantom 65 features 10 megapixel resolution, and with frame rates up to 140 frames-per-second and shutter angle from 1 to 360, you now have all the tools you need to tell your story in new and dramatic ways. Shoot at 20 fps to get faster, sharper action. Try 28 fps to subtly smooth fast action. Or, shoot 140 fps to create slow-motion effects. You have the ability to control frame rates in increments of 1 frame-per-second. Use the adjustable shutter control to stop fast action for a sharp image, or to create motion blur to soften an image and create a sense of movement.

Congratulations on installing your new dust caps. They will allow you to protect your camera connectors while not in use and under extreme environmental conditions.

Phantom cameras can be mounted on HYGE sleds to provide image capture and slow-motion playback of these dynamic events. Care needs to be taken when mounting a Phantom camera and when providing power to the camera system. Below are the issues that need to be addressed when using a Phantom camera in an HYGE sled environment.

Introducing the newest member of the Phantom Digital Cinema camera line – the Phantom Flex. Based on Phantom imaging technology, the Flex camera extends the legacy of the groundbreaking Phantom HD – a camera that changed the world of high-speed imaging for television and motion picture production forever. The Phantom Flex introduces new degrees of flexibility not available on any other digital cinema camera. And, it goes beyond HD and supports 4 megapixel imaging when the ultimate in image resolution is required. Flex your creative muscle with a camera that can shoot from 10 frames-per second to over 10,000 frames-per-second depending upon shooting mode and resolution.

Using a proprietary sensor design and existing Phantom v7.3 camera electronics, the Phantom ir300 provides extended spectral response beyond visible light into the infrared spectrum. The extended IR response allows you to image events not previously visible to CMOS-based digital high-speed cameras. (The ir300 is not a thermal imaging camera.) The Phantom ir300 is ideal for nocturnal animal studies, security applications, pulsed laser targeting applications, PIV, combustion and other uses where light sources in the 600nm to 1100nm spectrum are used. While most CMOS sensors start losing sensitivity rapidly above 600nm, the Phantom ir300 extends that point to 800nm giving it a usable range to about 1100nm.