Phantom High-Speed Cameras

The Phantom TMX is the world’s first high-speed camera series built on a back side illuminated (BSI) sensor. This design puts the photodiode closer to the light, enabling the cameras to reach their speeds without losing the sensitivity that ultra-high-speed imaging depends on. Specs across the series include: • Up to 76,000 fps at full 1-Megapixel resolution (1280 x 800), depending on the model • Hundreds of thousands of frames per second (fps) at reduced resolution in standard mode — and up to 1.75 million fps with the export-controlled FAST option • Minimum exposure down to 95 nanoseconds • High native sensitivity from the BSI sensor — ISO 40,000D (mono) • Up to 512GB RAM, 511 memory partitions, 10Gb Ethernet and CineMag compatibility Researchers use the TMX for combustion, ballistics, fluid dynamics and material failure — events that happen faster than earlier cameras could resolve. Explore the TMX at: https://lnkd.in/g4TDcXJ #PhantomHighSpeed #TMX #HighSpeedImaging #BSI #PhantomCameras

High-speed imaging plays a critical role in defense testing and instrumentation, and next month, we're bringing it to Versailles as part of the AMETEK Defense Expo. This dedicated technical day features advanced defense technologies from across AMETEK, along with technical round tables and networking opportunities with industry professionals. For defense and aerospace applications like projectile and terminal ballistics, blast and shockwave analysis, fragmentation and test-range instrumentation, Phantom high-speed cameras capture the transient events that conventional systems can't resolve. Stop by to see how Phantom High-Speed fits into the wider portfolio of AMETEK technologies shaping the future of defense. 📅 September 22, 2026 – 9:30 to 14:00 📍 Versailles Palais des Congrès, France Register at https://lnkd.in/e9_wxXx3. #DefenseExpo #DefenseTechnology #HighSpeedImaging #PhantomCameras

Researchers and engineers often use high-speed cameras for Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), enabling them to visualize and measure flow in ways traditional sensors cannot. Join us for a practical introduction to PIV, where we'll explore the fundamentals of system design: laser sheet generation, timing, synchronization and the differences between time-resolved and frame-straddling techniques. We'll also share real-world examples and walk through a complete PIV setup from acquisition to results. What You'll Learn: • What PIV is and when it's used • Time-resolved vs. frame-straddling PIV • Common seed particles • Laser illumination and laser sheet creation • Camera timing and synchronization fundamentals • Real-world PIV applications and results • Example system configuration and workflow • PIV software vendors (LaVision, Dantec, PIVLab) • Live Q&A Speaker: Parker Mei, Engineering Intern, Phantom High-Speed, PhD Student, RIT Host: Kyle D. Gilroy, PhD, Applications Manager, Phantom High-Speed 🗓️ Date: August 31, 2026 ⏰ Time: 9:00 AM EST Can't attend live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording after the event. We look forward to having you join us — register today to reserve your spot. https://lnkd.in/eSnuFiS2 #PIV #ParticleImageVelocimetry #FluidDynamics #HighSpeedImaging #FlowVisualization

Our Phantom Academy Materials Analysis / DIC course takes engineers and researchers from high-speed camera fundamentals to full 3D Digital Image Correlation (DIC). Running September 15–17 in the United Kingdom, it pairs guided instruction with real lab work so you’re able to design, capture and analyze your own material tests. Across the three days you'll work through: • High-speed imaging fundamentals for materials characterization: camera setup, triggering, sync and recording. • Dual-point tracking and virtual strain gauges — measuring displacement, speed and acceleration frame-to-frame, as well as plotting strain vs. time to failure. • Configuring hardware and software to capture ultrafast brittle failure and measure propagation rate against published values. • Full-field measurements with 2D and 3D DIC, including speckle-pattern sample prep, calibration from pixels to physical units and processing strain and deformation. • Data & frame synchronization: merging external data and exporting a final video report. You'll also compare commercial and open-source DIC software options, so you can choose the right workflow for your lab. View the full course flyer: https://lnkd.in/eBsaWXes #PhantomAcademy #DigitalImageCorrelation #HighSpeedImaging #MaterialsAnalysis

Are you new to high-speed imaging? Spend a day with us and leave able to run a Phantom camera yourself. Our upcoming Phantom Tech Day is a one-day introduction to high-speed imaging and the fundamentals of operating a Phantom camera. Led by Takayuki Suzuki, PhD, it pairs short lectures with hands-on practice, making it ideal for beginners who want to start capturing and analyzing fast events. The morning covers high-speed imaging and photography basics: lighting best practices, an introduction to PCC 3.12 and live hands-on capture and saving of high-speed video. The afternoon moves into how to use Phantom Cine Analyzer (PCA) for your analysis. Complimentary lunch is provided, and space is limited — RSVP to reserve your spot. 📅 August 25, 2026 – 9 AM to 5 PM 📍 UC Santa Barbara: Materials Department, Engineering 2, Rm 3519 Learn more about our courses: https://lnkd.in/endpxVBP #PhantomAcademy #HighSpeedImaging #PhantomCamera #UCSantaBarbara

In high-speed imaging, the camera is only one part of the system. Getting clean, synchronized data means mastering the signals that tie everything together. Our Phantom Academy Signals, Systems & Triggering course is a three-day deep dive into how Phantom cameras generate, read, record and modify signals to optimize timing and synchronization across a complete test setup. Led by our application engineers, the course is built for engineers integrating high-speed cameras, timing boxes and triggering systems, high-intensity pulse LEDs, pulse lasers (time-resolved or frame-straddling) and data acquisition (DAQ) systems. Key topics include: • TTL signals and the signals emitted by the camera and how to put them to work. • Time stamping and IRIG-B time codes for precise, universal synchronization. • Configuring and adjusting sync signals and correcting phase errors. • Synchronizing to DAQ units and merging externally collected data. • Visualizing and validating trigger events and sync signals with an oscilloscope. By the end, you'll be able to build, validate and export a fully synchronized, data-rich capture — and even generate a final video report from it. 📅 August 25–27, 2026 📍 United Kingdom (venue TBD) Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/emRbbbkB #PhantomAcademy #HighSpeedImaging #Triggering #Synchronization #PhantomCamera

Next month, we’re excited to be exhibiting at the 19th Congrès Francophone de Techniques Laser (CFTL 2026), taking place September 15–18 at the Université de Poitiers, where the francophone laser-diagnostics community gathers to advance techniques in fluid mechanics, combustion and flow measurement. From Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) to spray characterization, time-resolved laser diagnostics depend on high-speed cameras that can keep pace with the flow. Phantom cameras deliver the frame rates, light sensitivity and precise timing these methods demand, capturing thousands of frames per second and synchronizing cleanly with pulsed lasers and DAQ systems. Whether you're running high-speed PIV, tracking a reacting flow or resolving a transient event, come see what Phantom cameras can bring to your setup. 📍 Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France 📅 September 15–18, 2026 Learn more about the conference: https://lnkd.in/e2cKbdij. #CFTL2026 #LaserDiagnostics #PIV #HighSpeedImaging #PhantomCameras #FluidMechanics

For the first time ever, we're offering our Phantom Essentials course at no cost to students, educators and academic researchers. Get the hands-on experience you need to operate your Phantom high-speed camera. Through a combination of lectures and practical activities, you'll learn the fundamentals of high-speed imaging, camera setup, and software control — making it ideal for beginners and anyone in an academic setting interested in capturing and analyzing fast events. 📅 August 18–20, 2026 📍 Alex Aciu Research Center | Wayne, N.J. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/dkiM9tvw #PhantomAcademy #HighSpeedImaging #Triggering #Synchronization #PhantomCamera

In a few weeks, we're heading to Santa Cruz for the 75th Meeting of the Aeroballistic Range Association (ARA 2026). Hosted by our partner Hadland Imaging, it brings professionals in the experimental ballistics community together to advance free-flight testing, terminal ballistics and aeroballistic measurement. Ballistics events move far too fast for the eye or conventional cameras to resolve. Phantom high-speed cameras deliver the frame rates, short exposures and precise triggering to capture projectile launch and flight, impact and terminal events, and the shockwaves and debris fields that follow. Whether you're studying launch dynamics, terminal effects or debris characterization, stop by to see what Phantom can bring to your application. 📍 Santa Cruz, California 📅 August 23–28, 2026 Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/eYxDtVYt. #ARA2026 #Ballistics #HighSpeedImaging #PhantomCameras #Aeroballistics