search this article is about the high speed digital camera brand . for the scientific journal see vision research . vision research industry high speed digital cameras founded 1992 headquarters wayne new jersey area served worldwide products phantom cameras v series miro series cinema line parent ametek website www.visionresearch.com vision research is an international company that manufactures high speed digital cameras based in wayne new jersey . their cameras are marketed under the phantom brand and are used in a broad variety of industries including defense industrial product development 1 manufacturing automotive scientific research 2 and entertainment . 3 vision research is a business unit of the materials analysis division of ametek inc. a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices . 4 contents 1 history 2 cameras and applications 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit originally founded as photographic analysis company in 1950 they specialized in high speed photographic research utilizing film cameras . 5 they applied high speed photography to numerous industries and applications and designed manufactured and marketed products specific to the high speed photographic needs of each industry . in 1992 photographic analysis company shifted focus to designing and fabricating high speed electronic imagers that did not rely on photographic film for imaging . they formed a separate entity for developing digital high speed imaging systems known as vision research inc. their ultra slow motion digital video line of cameras are currently marketed under the phantom trade mark 6 and was granted u.s. patent 5 625 412 for high speed electronic digital imaging . 7 cameras and applications edit the phantom camera family consists of three camera lines and accessories . the vision research phantom miro r120 digital high speed camera is a 2 megapixel camera with 1.6 gigapixels second gpx s throughput . the r series body style is a rugged high g rated camera used in high stress environments . the miro line of small lightweight cameras is used for mobile applications or situations where size and weight might be an issue in applications such as assembly line analysis drop testing particle image velocimetry piv animal studies bio mechanical studies and automotive testing . the vision research phantom v2511 can capture up to 25 600 frames per second fps at full 1 megapixel resolution making it the fastest member of the ultrahigh speed digital camera line . v series cameras are a broad line of high performance cameras used when applications demand the highest imaging speeds 8 and or resolution . the v series 9 is used in applications such as ballistics testing military research 10 engine development high speed x ray video 11 and medical research . the third line of cameras are targeted at tv & motion picture production for live event broadcasts 12 and new media applications . the phantom hd 13 65 14 and flex cameras are extensively used to capture detail in digital cinema 15 and hd television productions 16 and have won an academy scientific and technical award in 2012 17 and a technology & engineering emmy award in 2010 . 18 two phantom 65 cores are used for imax s 3d digital camera . the vision research phantom flex4k is capable of shooting from 15 frames per second fps up to 1 000 fps at 4k and almost 2 000 fps at 2k 1080p . vision research also does custom engineering and specialty cameras for unique applications . awards edit r & d magazine r & d 100 award winner 2000 phantom v4 .0 r & d magazine r & d 100 award winner 2002 phantom v5 .0 mario award nab 2004 phantom v9 .0 vidy award best of show nab 2004 phantom v9 .0 . dtv pick of show nab 2004 phantom v9 .0 . government video salute nab 2004 phantom v9 .0 . best of ibc 2008 phantom v12 .1 popular science best of what s new award 2008 phantom v12 national academy of television arts and sciences natas 2009 2010 emmy award in the category of hd super slow motion systems for acquisition recording and playback for broadcast entertainment and sports productions popular science best of what s new award 2011 phantom v1610 design and innovation award iabc 2011 phantom v641 the academy of motion picture arts and sciences 2012 academy scientific and technical award the design and engineering of the phantom family of high speed cameras for motion picture production digital video magazine best of show black diamond award nab 2013 phantom flex4k mario award nab 2013 phantom flex4k tvb europe best of ibc 2013 phantom flex4k vision systems design innovators award 2015 references edit carey bjorn 2 july 2013 . stanford students capture the flight of birds on very high speed video . stanford newsletter . retrieved 2 august 2013 . edd john . edd research group vanderbilt university . retrieved 2 august 2013 . shotonwhat . retrieved 2 august 2013 . about vision research . about vision research . vision research . retrieved 21 september 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using the phantom 65 to shoot in the wild . phantom 65 used in the wild . abelcine . retrieved 21 september 2012 . watch how this is painstakingly put together . gizmodo . 18 may 2012 . retrieved 21 september 2012 . using the phantom camera to shoot slow motion scenes in sherlock . discusses using the phantom camera to capture slow motion . sherlockology . retrieved 21 september 2012 . 8 scientific and technical achievements to be honored with academy awards . hollywood reporter . 1 5 12 . retrieved 20 april 2012 . check date values in date help morely hugh 2010 11 11 . wayne camera firm wins emmy . bergen record . retrieved 20 april 2012 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vision research phantom & oldid 718384848 categories electronics companiesdigital movie camerasfilm and video technologydigital camerashidden categories cs1 errors datescs1 errors missing author or editor navigation menu personal tools not logged 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