Testing Machines

Shimadzu, one of the world-leaders in analytical instrumentation, attracted lots of attention with its High-Speed Video Camera Hyper Vision HPV-1.

Now we like to present the new HPV-2 high-speed video camera extending capabilities through new technologies and additional features.

The HPV-2 is a PC-controlled camera. Up to four HPV-2's can be synchronised to obtain three-dimensional images or simultaneous images from four different perspectives.

The HPV-2 records at up to one million frames per second (fps) and maintains the excellent spatial resolution at any recording speed, allowing a detailed analysis of ultra-fast phenomena. The single-chip CCD image sensor (IS-CCD)* incorporates an image storage of 100 frames of excellent quality on the sensor chip. This sensor allows capturing high-speed images even under (a relatively) weak illumination.

*1 The IS-CCD is Shimadzu's unique CCD with image storage incorporated into the sensor chip to permit high-speed image recording.

* Patent pending. This product's IS-CCD image sensor was jointly developed in collaboration with Professor Takeharu Etoh of Kinki University, Japan.