We will get a new MFT camera soon. The 10,000 fps low cost and Micro Four Thirds mount camera got founded at Kickstarter. Quite an amazing camera!
We will get a new MFT camera soon. The 10,000 fps low cost and Micro Four Thirds mount camera got founded at Kickstarter. Quite an amazing camera!
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I think it uses C-mount
The one in the video does. It has an update on the KickStarter page that talks about moving to M4/3.
In what language does 1000 translate to 10000?
If you click through to their backerkit page, you’ll find that their top-of-the-line model will capture 10,000 frames per second (not super obvious, though).
Especially not when it’s called FPS 1000…
Actually, according to the full specs chart on this page, even the cheapest camera will capture video at up to 16,500 FPS, albeit at the very reduced resolution of 64×64 pixels.
Basically the higher you go with the speed, the less resolution you get (as is the case with most high-speed cameras), and the more expensive gold and platinum levels get you better resolution at the same speeds, but not, overall, any faster speeds.
Wow, inline links are basically invisible, aren’t they?
The “this page” link is clickable above, but here’s the link (spec chart is a ways down):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1623255426/fps1000-the-low-cost-high-frame-rate-camera
Quote: “This high frame rate camera takes from 840 to over 10,000 frames per
second to produce amazing slow motion video at a very low cost.”
They’ve moved to M4/3, but they mention adapters, so I’m guessing it may not be an active mount (with AF) the way it is on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
LOL, why does it even matter! Good luck at getting AF to work when you are shooting at 10,000 fps!!
It matters because m43 lenses are focus-by-wire
Nor aperture adjustment, either…
Have fun editing your millions of images.
640×480? very low-res
For 10000 fps that would not be unusual, but for 1000 like the trailer says I’m disappointed.
If project suceeds, how do those who didn’t fund can buy a camera?
I still don’t quite understand how this works.
I dont think it works like that, though i remember where funders get thankyou gifts sometimes…Mostly the funders help to make a small series production possible, which then can be ordered .
It depends on the kickstarter project and how it is setup. Kickstarter itself is all or nothing. If the creator does not raise the entire funds during the period, he/she gets nothing. If they do raise funds, then Amazon payments takes the money, and after a waiting period, the funds minus Amazon payments/kickstarter’s cut are deposited to the creator.
Depending on the kickstarter project, your backing at different levels will result in rewards. Usually if the creator is successful in the kickstarter project, they will offer products for sale at the retail level (though it can get testy if it appears the creator is shipping retail versions before finishing up all of the kickstarter backer rewards).
It appears you can preorder the fps1000 now, and I imagine once production ramps up, they will deliver.
They’re already taking open pre-orders for the three levels of cameras from anyone, albeit at slightly higher prices than people who got in on the Kickstarter. Here’s the link:
https://fps1000.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
£400 silver version, £800 gold, £1300 platinum.
All-around, pretty cool.
are/were there more regular still cameras on kickstarter?
Cool idea, I wish the resolution was better at some of the higher framerates. Of course that’s why the Phantom is so expensive, it can do high framerates in 1080p. Hopefully in another year or two processors will be fast/cheap enough to make 1000fps at 1080p possible. Then I’ll buy.
Even Phantoms reduce the resolution for higher frame rates. Of course, you can also genlock these things, so if you want to wait around for processing you could (conceivably) super-res a bank of these to make whatever resolution you want. In Theory. And I checked: there’s no place called “Theory” in the USA.
720p550!