Introducing the Phantom® Miro Family of Digital High-Speed Cameras
At the EastPack 2007 trade show in New York City on June 12, 2007 Vision Research unveiled its new Phantom® Miro™ family of high-speed digital cameras. The Phantom Miro line is a compact, lightweight, rugged family of cameras targeted at industrial applications ranging from vehicle crash testing to automated assembly line manufacturing processes.
The Phantom Miro cameras feature a high-performance blend of resolution, speed, and light sensitivity for situations demanding high-speed image capture and motion analysis.
Phantom Miro 1 compact high-speed camera - Never has there been so much high-speed camera performance loaded into such an incredibly small and affordable package. (additional details below)
Phantom Miro 2 compact high-speed camera - With its full-featured portability, the Miro 2 has the power to get the great quality high-speed images that you need, virtually anywhere. (additional details below)
Phantom Miro 3 compact high-speed camera - Never has there been so much high-speed camera performance loaded into such an incredibly small, and rugged stand-alone package. (additional details below)
Phantom Miro 4 compact high-speed camera - Compact portability with 800x600 resolution at 1,000pps, the Miro 4 is the most feature packed high-speed camera in the Miro family. (additional details below)
Phantom Miro 1
The Miro 1 is the first Phantom camera to break the sub-$15,000 price point. It can take images with a resolution of up to 640 x 480 at any of eight fixed-frame rates, ranging from 50 frames-per-second (fps) to 500 fps at full resolution. The Miro 1 offers users a variety of benefits:
• Eight different fixed frame rates, each with four appropriate exposure options, providing 32 settings to control the amount of light and blur in the images.
• 512 megabytes of internal high-speed memory and compatibility with removable CompactFlash® cards.
• Touch-sensitive LCD screen for controlling features and viewing slow motion images.
Phantom Miro 2
The Miro 2 builds on the Miro 1 by providing The Power of One™ - an added feature that gives users the ability to control key camera parameters such as frame rates and shutter speeds in increments of one unit. The Miro 2 features:
• A maximum resolution of 640 x 480
• Frame rates ranging from one fps to 1,000 fps at full resolution
• Exposure control that allows the user to select shutter speeds as low as five microseconds in one microsecond increments.
• Can record in either eight-bit or 10-bit pixel depth.
• Comes standard with one gigabyte of high-speed internal memory (upgradeable to two gigabytes)
• Supports removable CompactFlash cards for non-volatile storage
• Touch-sensitive LCD screen for controlling features and viewing slow motion images.
Phantom Miro 3
As the first-to-be-unveiled member of the family, the Phantom Miro 3 was previewed in April. The Miro 3 is optimized for applications such as Hydraulically Controlled, Gas Energized (HYGE) crash simulations used in the automotive industry. The Miro 3 has significant user benefits:
• Rated to survive 100g acceleration.
• Maximum resolution of 800 x 600 at up to 1,000 fps (or 2,200 fps. at 512 x 512).
• Can achieve frame rates greater than 95,000 fps by reducing the camera's resolution to 32 x 32.
• Shutter speed as low as two microseconds, which allows the camera to freeze objects in motion, eliminate blur, and bring out the image detail needed for successful motion analysis.
• Selectable 8-, 10- or 12-bit pixel depth gives the user to ability choose the dynamic range that best meets the demands of the application.
• One gigabyte of high-speed, internal memory and two gigabytes of internal, non-volatile memory, with options to double both.
Phantom Miro 4
For applications that demand higher resolution, the Miro 4 is the ideal imaging solution. With the ability to record at 800 x 600, the Miro 4 offers the highest resolution sensor of the entire Miro family. Additional benefits of the Miro 4 include:
• Frame rates ranging from one fps to 1,000 fps at full resolution
• Minimum shutter speed of two microseconds, programmable in one microsecond increments.
• Selectable 8-, 10- or 12-bit pixel depth allows the user to choose the dynamic range that best meets the demands of the application.
• One gigabyte of internal high-speed memory (upgradeable to two gigabytes).
• CompactFlash slot for non-volatile storage.
• Touch-sensitive LCD screen for controlling features and viewing slow-motion images.
All Miro cameras are based on Vision Research's own CMOS sensor designs and offer an ISO rating of 4,800 (monochrome, saturation-based ISO 12232 standard). Cameras come in monochrome or color versions and all accept any standard one-inch, C-mount lens. The Miro 2, 3, and 4 cameras feature a number of external control signals allowing for remote triggering, camera synchronization, and time-stamping. The cameras also feature both dynamic RAM and internal flash memory for non volatile storage. External, rechargable, replaceable batteries allow the camera to be used in an un-tethered mode and ensure data survivability in case of loss of power. All Phantom Miro cameras ship with a trial version of Image Systems' TEMA Starter for Phantom motion analysis software. The Miro 3 is available now with deliveries ranging from four to six weeks. The Miro 1, 2 and 4 will begin shipping in September 2007.