I count myself among the masses fascinated by slow motion, and the 1080p Phantom Flex camera delivers. Cameraman Tom Guilmette got a hold of the state-of-the-art camera to shoot the World Championships of Ping Pong, and stayed up all night filming mundanity in his hotel room. As he puts it, "I opened up a wormhole shooting at 2,564 frames per second." (For reference, the Phantom Red camera that the Jackass 3D crew used for their slow-mo shoots up to 1,000 frames per second.)The clip features the slow-motion dance of falling coins, the wave of an impact's vibration as it travels up a BlackBerry's body, and endless shots of flowing water. Watch it after the jump.Found at Guilmette's blog [via Engadget]:Here are the specs for the camera from Vision Research:
- Up to 2,570 fps at 1920x1080 in Standard Mode
- 12-bit pixel depth
- 1200 ISO (measured using ISO 12232 SAT method)
- HQ Mode provides ultimate in image stability under changing shooting conditions
- Phantom CineMag compatible, CineMag interface has field-replaceable pin array
- 2 x 4:2:2 HD-SDI video ports, can be configured as dual-link 4:4:4 video (4:4:4 not available at 60fps video formats)
- Global, electronic shutter to 1 μs (shutter angles in HQ mode dependent upon frame rate and resolution)
- Multi-cine capable via segmented memory
- Internal mechanical shutter for hands-free and remote Current Session References
- On-camera controls for camera modes, settings, playback, edit & save
- Frame synchronization to external signal, allows multiple cameras to be synchronized â essential for stereo 3D recording
- Three 12VDC, 1.5A auxiliary power outputs for powering external devices (one is on the Viewfinder port), 4A maximum load
- External trigger signal on camera connector panel and both 12VDC power ports
- Genlock for synchronizing video playback â essential for 3D video workflows