If I had a dollar for every frame the Phantom v1610 can shoot in a second, I’d be…
To call Vision Research’s new Phantom v1610 a high-speed video camera is like calling a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport “nippy.” When ordered with the equally redundantly-named FAST option, the camera will shoot video at 1 million frames per second.
To do this you’ll have to lower the resolution to a pixel-tastic 128 x 16, but even at a full HD resolution of 1280 x 800 you can capture 16,000 fps, which will be plenty for most motion-slowing tasks.
Ironically, you’ll have to control the thing with a fast finger. The maximum internal memory you can specify is 96GB. Shooting at full resolution and full speed, this will fill up in 4.19 seconds, although if you hook it up to Phantom’s Cinemag box for greater capacity.
There are plenty of other pro-level specs, with bewilderment of video formats, triggering and processing options. The biggest questions go unanswered, though. The first is the cost (you’ll most likely be renting it). The second is, what the hell could you shoot that would need 1,000,000 fps to capture?
Phantom v1610 product page [Vision Research via Twitter]
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