Technology Spotlight #9
CR600x2 High Speed Digital Cameras - Optronis

Photo-Sonics are pleased to provide a complete range of high-speed digital cameras for defence, automotive and research applications. The CR series high-speed cameras offer a compact form factor, large internal recording memory and straightforward computer control to provide a powerful yet cost effective solution to your requirements. Five camera variants are offered in the CR series with options providing particular emphasis on frame rate, sensitivity or image resolution. Key features for each model are given in the table below.

	CR600x2
Sensor	Progressive scan CMOS, colour or monochrome
Maximum Resolution	1280 x 1024 pixels
Maximum Frame Rate @ maximum resolution	500fps
Maximum Frame Rate
Active area	17.92 x 14.34mm
Exposure time	Global electronic 1µsec – 1-/frame rate
Bit depth	8 or 10-bits
Internal Memory	Up to 16GB
Communications	Gigabit Ethernet

Further information and technical details can be found by following the web page for each camera type.

We are able to provide a complete high-speed imaging solution specified to meet our customer’s requirements. This will include the camera and optics but may include lighting, tripods, image analysis software, camera network management and camera controllers.

We also offer industry standard TEMA automotive and motion analysis software for post-processing analysis of high-speed imagery. The software allows for retrieval of meaningful data such as velocity, acceleration or displacement to compliment the imagery. Please see our image analysis pages for more information.