With an Emmy Award already under its belt, Vision Research is sending a 28-person delegation to Hollywood next month to watch four of its engineers and designers receive an Academy Award. Continue reading.   NJ.com article

OPTRO 2012 is being organized to highlight technical issues, to adress emerging optronics technologies in the main following topics: Emerging technologies , Imaging and Systems , Laser Sensors and Systems, Sensors and components , Simulation , Signal and Image Processing , Space / Remote Sensing , Displays , Technologies for Homeland Security and Risk Management.

NIDays 2012, the annual professional development conference and exhibition for engineers and scientists involved in measurement, automation and embedded design, on Wednesday 7th February at CNIT, Paris La Defense, France

Radu Corlan, Petru Pop, Andy Jantzen and Richard Toftness will receive a Scientific and Engineering Award. Continue reading.

Look for Spanish and Italian MicroSites in the Coming Months

To better serve our worldwide customer base, Vision Research’s latest local language MicroSite has been launched. The German language MicroSite is one of many local language websites that we will be launching in the New Year.

Please visit www.tomguilmette.com for more information and a detailed blog about this Phantom camera system. Click here to see Tom’s mini documentary on using the Phantom HD GOLD digital high-speed camera.

The English director is back to form for his latest Sherlock Holmes film, ‘A Game of Shadows,’ injecting it with some of his signature cinematic touches. Including slo-mo bullets. Continue reading

New M110, M310, and M120 Offer High-Speed Features In Easy-to-Use, Compact Design

Vision Research is proud to unveil its new line of Phantom^® Miro M-Series digital high-speed cameras, which includes the M110, M310 and M120. These flexible, easy-to-use cameras contain all the high-performance features science, engineering and research professionals expect from Vision Research in a compact, simple design. Interested? Continue reading

Vision Research is committed to maintaining the best possible customer experience when using our products.  To help ensure this experience we are offering a limited time, free upgrade to the first generation RCU.  This upgrade will enhance the controller with new firmware and a faster processor which makes using the device a much more pleasant experience. Click here for details.

Vision Research, has donated a Phantom® HD GOLD digital high-speed camera to Kingston University’s Moving Image Department. The Phantom HD GOLD gives professionals in the entertainment, sports, digital cinema and television production markets the ability to capture impressive ultra slow-motion video. It is anticipated that the camera will be used by graduate and undergraduate cinematography students.

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I-MOVIX in partnership with EVS, has created a unique solution for ultra motion broadcast applications by using the CineStream RTO technology from Vision Research. The X10 (Phantom Powered) is the first live ultra motion solution in the world that delivers groundbreaking 300 fps real-time continuous extreme slow motion in full HD (or 600 fps in 720p). Continue reading.

The IABM, which serves as the authoritative voice of the broadcast and media technology supply industry worldwide, has named Vision Research’s Phantom® v641 high-speed digital camera a winner of the 2011 IABM Design and Innovation Award. Read more.

New York, NY, September 15, 2011 – The Phantom 65-Z3D with Zepar 3D Optics, presented by AbelCine, was named the recipient of Creative COW’s Blue Ribbon Award for Best Stereo 3D Camera System at the NAB Show 2011.

Popular Science is seeking a couple of Phantom camera users to interview for an upcoming article on high-speed imaging. If you would be interested in speaking with the editors at Popular Science, please let us know by sending an email to me at randy.feldman@ametek.com.

Vision Research, a leading manufacturer of digital high-speed imaging systems, unveils two additions to the company’s Phantom v-Series line of digital high-speed cameras with the introduction of the Phantom v1210 and v1610. These top-of-their-class cameras are the world’s fastest 1 megapixel digital high-speed cameras. They feature high definition and widescreen 1280 x 800 CMOS sensors. The Phantom v1610 is 60 percent faster than any other camera on the market, with the ability to acquire more than 16,000 frames-per-second (fps) at full resolution and up to 1,000,000 fps at reduced resolution.

Both cameras are based on Vision Research proprietary sensors offering not only high speeds, but larger 28-micron pixels that allow for superior sensitivity when shooting in low light, which is often a problem with high-speed imaging. The v-Series additions make possible image capture at more than 12,000 fps (12 gigapixels/second) in full resolution when utilizing the v1210, and more than 16,000 fps (16 gigapixels/second) when the v1610 is called into action.  If higher speeds are needed, reduced resolution images are available up to 600,000 fps or up to 1,000,000 fps when the FAST option is used.

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Looking through the microscope, a scientist takes a deep breath, and holds it. Random and jerky droplets appear, but move too quickly to be studied accurately. Using a high-speed digital camera, the scientist freezes the droplets in a series of images that can later be properly analyzed. This scientist could be studying the mixable properties of new paint colors, or he could be working on a revolutionary new vaccine.

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To better serve our worldwide customer base, Vision Research’s first local language MicroSite has been launched. The French language MicroSite is the first of many local language websites that we will be launching in the coming months. Visit the French MicroSite.

Today, we are announcing the upcoming discontinuance of the Phantom v640 camera on 7 August, 2011. This advance notice is provided so customers who want to make final purchases of this model are able to do so. As of 7 August, 2011 Vision Research will no longer manufacture or sell the v640 camera. The Phantom v641 is a functional replacement with additional features including a smaller size, lighter weight, superior cooling and additional camera connectivity.

Discontinued cameras continue to receive full support from Vision Research for five years.

Today, Vision Research announced that the Phantom v210, v310, v12.1, and v710 cameras will be discontinued on 7 August, 2011. This simply means that Vision Research will no longer manufacture and sell these models. They will continue to be supported for a period of 5 years.

All camera models have been replaced with updated versions. The Phantom v211 replaces the v210; the v311 replaces the v310; the v611 replaces the v12.1; and, the v711 replaces the v710..

Customers have 45 days to purchase any of these camera models prior to discontinuance.

With the release of our new PCC software, Vision Research has produced a series our brief tutorials highlighting many new features of PCC. The series has been produced by our training expert, Frank Mazella. If you have ever opened our help file inside our software then you have read some of Frank’s best work! More Information.