Photron APX-RS 250K fps camera -- almost the fastest
By Marc Perton 
posted June 20th 2005 3:31PM
posted June 20th 2005 3:31PM
We have to admit it, Photron's APX-RS is a pretty impressive
camera, given that it can capture full-frame video at 3,000 frames-per-second and has a top speed of 250,000 fps. And
the videos this cam is capable of — like the pictured 4,000 fps clip of a water balloon being punctured — are well
worth checking out. But, guys, we hate to break it to you: you don't have "the fastest top speed in the industry," as
you claim. That honor belongs to the Shimadzu HyperVision
HPV-1, which can capture a whopping million frames-per-second at 312 x 260. But we will give you some cred for
doing it in color; the Shimadzu only does it in mono, and their water-balloon video isn't nearly as slick as
yours.
[Via FutureFeeder]
HOLY SHIT!!
so now we can actually see the little sperm swimming in mid air during the "money shot".... brilliant.
sorry, had to say it. =)
This...video...is...taking...very...long...to...load!
it's taking a very, very long time to load. Been waiting for 10 minutes, just got 8% loaded.
Can't wait to see it
DAMN!!!!! I really want to watch that video but it is taking ages to load it. 6% in 10 minutes. Thats inse why not move the site to a better server? Fast cameras, slow connection? WTF
Is the pic on thier site really what the camera looks like...? I hope it's a prototype or something, cause it looks like something from the 70's...
o contrair, the million-frames-per-second turned out some pretty cool shots of an atomic blast which i think are much cooler than a popping water balloon
their server is a piece of sh1+, why they got videos if we can't see 'em, that sucks
Shimadzu HyperVision HPV-1 can capture a million frames-per-second at 312 x 260 in "mono"! What single color is that? Black? white? Blue? Hmmmm, a million black frames a second. LOL
uhh.. mono refers to monotone.. LOL
My guess is that a million frames a second generates a huge amount of data. Going with monotone output instead of 3 channel RGB or 4 channel CMYK would greatly reduce the amount of storage space neccessary for data processing later on. A camera of that caliber is probably used mainly for research rather than cinematography.
or maybe it was because it was old...
I agree with others. Their server sucks bigtime. I had a hard time getting their site to load, much less the videos. I have no patience for this. They should really consider setting up mirrors.
These extra frame rate videos are so cool. I remember seeing:
a) An arrow in its travelling motion (is hectik);
b) A blob of jelly being smashed like hell when dropped on the table, but still retaining its shape;
c) A cellphone being dropped showing the way how cellphones bend to minimise shock absorbed by the circuits inside;
The most interesting one was the arrow. A 2000 gold medalist archer shot an arrow, showing how arrows travel. They certainly don't look like that in our every day observation. You guys should check it out. Google it!
Saw the vid's THAT IS SOME COOL SHIT!!!