Vision Research Successfully Launches Latest Phantom® v-Series High-Speed Cameras in Japan
Advance Preview of Latest High-Speed Cameras Reflects Vision Research Commitment to Japanese Market
08/24/2011
Vision Research, a leading manufacturer ofhigh-speed digital imaging systems, recently launched their new breakthrough digital 
high-speed imaging cameras—the Phantom v1210 and v1610—in Japan.The Japanese introduction preceded the introduction elsewhere around the world by several weeks, signaling Vision Research’s commitment to the Japanese market where digital high-speed imaging is used in a wide variety of applications, especially basic research and product development.
The v1610 was successfully demonstrated to over ten different companies and research labs. The camera was also featured in the Dantec Dynamics booth at the Hamamatsu AJK Conference, where it was used for a PIV flow visualization demo. Other demonstrations included shock wave studies, explosive detonation, under water explosions, insect flutter, liquid drops, projectiles and wind tunnel applications.
“The camera combines the highest possible frame rates with the best image quality ever,” stated Oliver Pust of Dantec Dynamics. “The v1610 opens the door to unprecedented research in the fluid mechanics and combustion research 
“The Phanton v1610, even in a short demonstration, was able to reveal details never before seen or available with any other digital high-speed camera,” said Dr. Eng Masataka Arai of Gunma University, a researcher of diesel fuel injection and combustion in the Department of Mechanical System Engineering. “Images from the v1610 promise to help revolutionize insight and enable innovations that improve will improve daily life.”
The Phantom v1610 is a 1 megapixel camera capable of shooting over 16,000 full-resolution images each second. The v1210 is capable of taking over 12,000 images each second. At reduced resolution, the cameras can take up to 1,000,000 pictures each second. Both cameras provide higher performance than any other camera currently on the market with the v1610 running 60% faster than its nearest competitor. At those speeds, extremely fast events can be slowed down to reveal never-before-seen physical phenomena.
