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- Page 1 Ultrahigh-speed cameras P H A N T O M v2511 / v2011/ v1611/ v1211 M A N U A L When it’s too fast to see, and too important not to. ® ZDOC-64105-MA-0002 Rev 1...
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- Page 3 when it’s too fast to see, and too important not to. ® Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Cameras M A N U A L 100 Dey Road Wayne, NJ 07470 USA +1.973.696.4500 phantom@visionresearch.com www.visionresearch.com...
- Page 4 Written and produced by the Marketing Department at Vision Research. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notification. PN: ZDOC-64105-MA-0002 Rev 1 Last Updated: 10.21.2014Updated: 06.10.2012...
- Page 5 C o n t e n t s Introduction Quick Start Guides Phantom Software Download & Image Processing Measurements On-Screen Displays Phantom CineMag & CineStation Phantom Remote Control Unit (RCU-2) Support Phantom Ultrahigh-speed cameras Manual...
- Page 6 • Phantom v2511 Specific Maximum 25,600 fps at full resolution of 1280 x 800; 1,000,000 fps at reduced resolution of 128 x 32 with FAST option (677,000 without FAST option) • Phantom v2011 Specific Maximum 22,000 fps at full resolution of 1280 x 800; 1,000,000 fps at...
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Page 7: Camera Capabilities
Introduction Camera Capabilities The Phantom v1211 digital high-speed camera is capable of capturing 12 Giga-pixels per second (Gpx/s) of data from our proprietary CMOS sensor. At full resolution (1280 x 800), the camera can capture 12,000 frames- per-second (fps). The Phantom v1611 features 16 Gpx/s throughput and a maximum frame rate of 16,000 fps at full resolution (1280 x 800). -
Page 8: Image Storage
1GB/s for these cameras). Sensor Characteristics The Phantom v1211, v1611, v2011, and v2511 use a proprietary CMOS sensor designed by Vision Research and are available in monochrome or color versions. Their 28 micron (μm) pixels result in very high light sensitivity. -
Page 9: Advanced Features
All Phantom Ultrahigh-speed cameras have global electronic shutters, with minimum exposure times of 1μs (standard), or 500ns with the (export controlled) FAST option. Image-Based Auto-Trigger (IBAT): Phantom v1211, Advanced Features v1611, v2011, and v2511 cameras can detect changes in an image which can be used to trigger the camera (or even a number of cameras), making it easy to record unpredictable events. - Page 10 Phantom Ultrahigh-speed cameras Manual...
- Page 11 When the camera is ‘Live’ and ‘Waiting for Trigger’ this B-REF / button initiates a Black Reference. During ‘Playback’, it is the Play, Pause, or Fast Forward (hold 1 sec) button. TOOLS / When the camera is ‘Live’ and ‘Waiting for Trigger’ this button toggles between a Live image, and the Zoom, and Threshold functions.
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- Page 13 Primary DC Input 20 - 28 Volts DC Battery Backup 20 - 28 Volts DC Backup Power Switch Off / Auto / On Trigger TTL Pulse (Rising / Falling Edge), Switch Closure 1Gbps Ethernet CAT5 UTP (for control and data transfer) HD-SDI (1 and 2) 4:2:2 HD-SDI (1080 p/i/psf, 720 p) F-Sync...
- Page 14 VF Pwr or Component VF 7-pin Fischer – Provides +12V power and component signal for viewfinders such as the Sony HDVF35W.Also works with the Phantom YPRPB cable. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed cameras Manual...
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Page 15: Prepare Your Computer
Quick Start Guides Prepare Your Computer Camera controlling computers: 1. Must have either the Microsoft Windows XP Pro, VISTA Business Edition or Windows 7 or 8 operating system installed. 2. Firewalls must be turned off. (Contact your IT Group if necessary) 3. - Page 16 Select Camera for Use In the Manager Control Panel double mouse-click on the Phantom camera to be used from the ‘Cameras’ group folder. Define Recording Click the ‘Live’ tab. Parameters Click ‘Cine Settings’ and define following parameters by either the selecting the required value from the pull-down selection list, or type a the value into the respective data entry field.
- Page 17 Locate the first image of the cine to be saved. Click the ‘Mark-In button. Locate the last image of the cine to be saved. Click the ‘Mark-Out’ button. Select ‘Play, Speed, & Options” and enable (check) ‘Limit to Range’. Under the Video Control Buttons click the ‘Jump to Start’ button.
- Page 18 Confirm Computer Save Click the ‘Open File’ button. In the ‘Open Cine’ window: 1. Navigate to the folder containing the saved cine file. 2. Highlight the cine file to be opened. 3. Click the Open button. Using the Video Control Buttons review the saved cine file. Click the ‘Manager’...
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Page 19: Set Recording Parameters
Mount camera onto suitable support Attach and adjust appropriate lens Power Up Camera Connect a suitable power supply (20-28VDC) to the Primary DC Input connector, then set the power switch to the ‘ON’ position. Setup Video Monitor Connect a suitable HD-SDI video monitor (not supplied) to the ‘HD-SDI 1’... - Page 20 Perform White Balance From the ‘1/2 Camera’ screen; rotate the ‘Menu’ knob until the ‘2/2 Image’ screen displays. (Color Cameras Only) Point camera towards a non-saturated white area. Set ‘White Balance’ to ‘OK’, then press the ‘Menu’ knob. Set ‘CC+0’ (Color Compensation) to ‘Auto’, then press the ‘Menu’...
- Page 21 ‘Connect Camer to Connect an HD (BNC) cable between the ‘Video-In’ connector on the rear of the Remote Control Unit (RCU), Remote Control Unit and the HD-SDI 2 connector on the rear panel of the camera. Connect the Remote cable (9-pin female) to the ‘Remote’ connector on the rear of the RCU.
- Page 22 Press the Return, , icon (upper-left) to return to the Setup Screen. Press the ‘Capture’ button. Perform CSR Tap the CSR, (Current Session Reference), button When prompted tap the Begin button. Tap the ‘White Balance’ button. Perform White Balance (Color Cameras Only) Place a white or neutral non-saturated object in front of the camera.
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Page 23: Pre-Installation
Phantom Software The latest version of Phantom PCC software can be found and downloaded from the support section of the Vision Research website: www. visionresearch.com Phantom control software is certified to operate with the Pre-Installation following Microsoft Windows operating systems: Windows XP Pro, Windows VISTA Business Edition, Windows 7 and 8. -
Page 24: Control Tabs
Control Tabs The main window of PCC is divided into three tabs: Live, Play and Manager. When first started, the ‘Manager’ tab is selected. It is in this tab connected cameras are displayed, selected for use, and renamed. It is also used to manage saved Cine files. - Page 25 PVP, provides the ability to view, capture, review, edit, and / or save a Cine recorded into the camera’s RAM to a hard drive, or installed Phantom CineMag IV. PVP is extremely effective when used with the high-resolution cameras since most computers are not powerful enough to view the live or captured raw files smoothly.
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Page 26: Selecting A Camera
The ‘Exp’ unit is probably the most important unit to be set. It specifies what unit to use when setting the exposure time. You probably will want this set to micro-seconds. The other unit to set is PTF (Post Trigger Frames) covered later in this section. - Page 27 You can adjust the display options by clicking on the ‘Image Tools’ toolbar button. The ‘Image Tools’ window is used to view a ‘Histogram’ and change settings that affect the computer display and the video output of the camera. Some of the variables include; brightness, gain, gamma, saturation, hue, white balance adjustments (Temp (K) and Tint), individual red, green and blue pedestal, gain and gamma values, tone control, and more.
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Page 28: Automatic White Balance
Automatic White Balance Once a camera is selected a ‘Preview’ panel will display to the left of the control tabs showing the current image being captured by the camera. This image may differ slightly to that of the image being output over the camera’s two HD-SDI ports due to display differences in the video monitor and computer screens. - Page 29 Camera Settings Set Time: Synchronizes the time stamps embedded in the recorded image data to the computer’s clock or & Cine Settings supplied IRIG-B clock. Camera Settings are used Bit Depth: The Phantom v1211, v1611, v2011, and to set and recall the overall v2511 camera operate in 12-bit mode only.
- Page 30 The trigger position is indicated in the ‘Last’ pull-down menu or as the ‘T’ slider along the timeline. The trigger position is the point at which the camera stops continually recording when a trigger signal is detected. The first of these key features is the option to enable Key Advanced Settings the ‘Start / End of recording actions’...
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Page 31: Flash Memory
Flash Memory Specifies the camera’s operation mode in relation to CineMag recording: Loop (record to RAM first) or R/S (bypass RAM and record directly to CineMag). It also displays the amount of ‘Free’ space and size (in Gigabytes) of the Phantom CineMag. In ‘Loop’... - Page 32 Using the camera’s ‘Trigger’ button, or an external trigger signal provides a more accurate trigger to the camera. Reviewing a Cine Once the camera has completed recording a Cine in the camera’s RAM or CineMag it can be reviewed by selecting it from the ‘Cine’...
- Page 33 ‘Image Search’. The goal is to search or find an image change in the recording, based on the difference between image content. Right-Click on the ‘Play’ button to begin the image search. Besides image content changes, Image Search can also look for images that are tagged as ‘Event’ images.
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Page 34: Image Tools
Using PVP PVP (Phantom Video Player) is a streamlined application used to control the video playback of the camera, and can (Phantom Video Player) be used to quickly capture, review, edit and save to or from the CineMag. PVP can be opened directly from the desktop or by clicking the ‘Video Out’... - Page 35 The Main PVP Window Basic capture and playback are performed from the main ‘PVP’ window. The ‘Capture’ button starts recording to RAM when the camera is in ‘Loop’ mode. Press ‘Trigger’ to stop recording. Switch to the desired clip to view by selecting it in the ‘Cine:’...
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Page 37: Download & Image Processing
Processing Introduction The images recorded on the camera’s RAM or Phantom CineMag are stored in a Vision Research proprietary RAW (uncompressed) file structure called a ‘Cine’ file. These Cine files can be converted to industry standard formats (ProRes, H264, DPX, DNG, TIFF, JPEG, and more) with PCC software provided by Vision Research. - Page 38 Other formats, like .avi and .mp4 allow the compression ratio to be entered. The lowest compression is the default. To convert a cine clip into a sequence of images (frames) you must add one of the following annotations to the end of the file name: ‘!n’...
- Page 39 The ‘File Name’ will depend on the type of file format you are converting to. If you are converting the cine file into a ‘movie-like’ formats leave the file name as ‘All selected file.’ The software automatically assigns the original file name to the converted file and appends the appropriate file extension.
- Page 40 For details on how to use the various PCC measurement tools can be found in the Phantom (PCC) Camera Control Application Help File > Step-by-Step Procedures > Play Panel Procedures > Measurements. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed cameras Manual...
- Page 41 Measurements Introduction High-speed photography is as much of an engineering tool as an oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, or logic analyzer. The photographic technique enables us to visualize and analyze motion, especially motion that is too fast for the human eye or conventional cameras to perceive. For decades, Phantom Cine (high-speed digital video) files have been used to measure moving objects by the defense, scientific and research, and industrial...
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Page 42: Units Of Measurement
PCC Multi-Layer Graphical User Interface automatically tracks golf club head to calculate swing speed, path, and acceleration. Using 2-D motion analysis tools, such as Vision Research PCC (Phantom Camera Control) software calculates this valuable data. With today’s software, the end-user can... - Page 43 Establishing a measurement scale is required to set a specified number of pixels in the image equal to a scale unit size, such as millimeters, meter, inches, feet, or pixels. To define a measurement scale, the analyst needs to select two points on the image with a known scale, then specify that scale size.
- Page 44 PCC measures the distance from the Origin point to a selected point, and the angle made by the Origin and Ox axis of the selected point using the Distance and Angle and Speed: Origin + 1 Point instant measurement tool. Given the coordinates of two points on the image plane, the distance (d) between the points is calculated using the following formula: d=√((x2-x1)2) + (y2-y1)2).
- Page 45 If all the points are in the same image when performing three or four-point measurements, the software only calculates the angle. In order to compute angular speed the first point and the reference point must be on the same image while the second point (three-points measurements) or reference point 2 and point 2 (four-point measurements) must be on different images.
- Page 46 applied by manufacturers who develop unbreakable glass windows, or engineers developing stabilizers for aircraft. Collect Point (Tracking) PCC also provides a Collect Point (tracking) tool to compute the position, speed, acceleration, and / or gener- ate motion graphs of a point (or object) or multiple points (up to 99), with respect to the image plane, over time.
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Page 47: Data Acquisition
Larger values will result in greater search areas, which will take a longer time to search. Typically this parame- ter is set two to three times the size of the initial image template (defined in pixels). When initiated, the software will automatically find and track the template region as it progresses through each frame. - Page 48 SDK (System Developer Kit) Phantom camera control, and Cine playback, analysis and measurements can be customized to meet specific test protocols using the Phantom System Developer Kit (SDK) for LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench) or MATLAB (matrix laboratory) drivers. The LabVIEW SDK contains visual instrument (VI) files needed to call Phantom SDK functions from LabVIEW, various utilities, and demo applications.
- Page 49 Conclusion Digital high speed video has been and continues to be a useful test and measurement tool. Along with PCC software the need to use calculators or slide rules to perform complicated mathematical calculations to compute distance, speed, angle, angular speed, or acceleration measurements of single or multiple points from 2D images has been eliminated.
- Page 50 Camera State Internal Memory Number of Frames Available Recording Duration Time Stamp Frame Rate Serial Number / Name Exposure Time Resolution To view the ‘On-Screen Display’ (OSD) power the camera and connect a video monitor. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed cameras Manual...
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Page 51: Internal Memory
On-Screen Displays Camera State The symbol and color will change based on the state of the camera. Live Pre: camera is in LOOP mode but is not recording to internal memory. Displays a ‘Live’ image on the video monitor. Waiting for Trigger: camera is recording to internal memory (RAM), and awaiting a trigger signal. - Page 52 How to Set 1. From any of the ‘Live’ screens; rotate the Menu knob to display the ‘Camera’ menu the Parameters 2. Rotate the knob to the desired camera parameter, then press the knob to select 3. Rotate the knob, in ether direction, to change the selected parameter, then press knob to confirm Defines the ‘Speed’...
- Page 53 Period Sets the interval between frames in a burst (defined in microseconds). Trigger This ‘time line’ represents all frames available in the camera’s internal memory (RAM buffer / circular buffer). The ‘T’ symbol above the time line sets the trigger point. Frames before the ‘T’...
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Page 54: Color Bars
For cameras with an attached Phantom CineMag II operating in R/S mode, the recording into the Phantom CineMag II is delayed until the black reference operation has completed. All frames saved to the Phantom CineMag II will be corrected with the obtained CSR (Current Session Reference). -
Page 55: White Balance
Most of the setting in this menu pertain to color cameras only. White balance A White Balance process is used to balance the active pixels of the image sensor to the overall color temperature of the lighting. 1. Point the camera towards an area that represents white, or place a white object in front of the camera. -
Page 56: Master Black
Increasing the EI adds gain to the video image, the more gain that is added the more digital noise will be visible in the resulting cine. Vision Research recommends maintain- ing the EI as close to default as possible for best image quality. -
Page 57: Capture Screen
The on-screen display information for the ‘Capture’ screen, and the ‘Post Trigger Recording’ screen, are the same as the ‘Live Preview’ display except for the camera state designators. Capture Screen An empty red circle indicates the camera is recording to internal memory (RAM), and awaiting a trigger signal. Displays a ‘Live’... - Page 58 Phantom Ultrahigh-speed cameras Manual...
- Page 59 Camera State A green square indicates the recording has ended, and a cine is stored in internal memory. Mark-In Point Indicates the user-defined start point, (the first frame), of the cine to be saved. Trigger Frame Indicates the frame the camera detected a trigger signal at when capturing the cine.
- Page 60 The Playback’ screen includes all the on-screen display information shown in the ‘Cine Stored’ screen along with the following additions: Cine Number The Cine Number indicates the cine selected via the Cine List to review, edit, and / or save. Frame Position Indicator The white square, below the internal memory ‘time line’...
- Page 61 The ‘Play Cine Options’ screen includes all the on-screen display information displayed in the ‘Playback’ screen along with the following additions: Save Used to save the cine to an attached Phantom CineMag II. Set In Defines the new start point of the selected cine file. Set Out Defines the new end point of the selected cine file.
- Page 62 Phantom CineMag II On the back of the Phantom CineMag II are a number of LED indicators that show the current Phantom CineMag II Indicators status. Mag Read Indicator: Lights when data or the Phantom CineMag II is being accessed. Mag Capacity Indicator: When a CineMag is empty, all lights will be...
- Page 63 Phantom CineMag & CineStation Introduction The Phantom CineMag II is a high-speed solid-state storage module, compatible with all Phantom Ultra- high-speed cameras for recording, and the CineStation for downloading. It records raw sensor data in 10-bit packed format, and differs significantly from a traditional hard drive or solidstate disk in that there is no file system.
- Page 64 In case damage to the pins occurs, Vision Research sells replacement pin-arrays that are easily installed in the field. Vision Research recommends that you save the clips from Saving from a CineMag II a Phantom CineMag II as Cine Raw files, even though it is possible to save them in a number of file formats.
- Page 65 The 10-bit ‘Packed’ format is the default when saving Cine Raw files from a CineMag II. This results in smaller, more manageable files than the 12-bit ‘unpacked’ format, and with no quality loss. If you are using 3rd party post production software to read the Cine Raw files, please ensure they are compatible with this ‘packed’...
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Page 66: Erase Protection
selected the cines you want to save, click ‘OK.’ In the subsequent save dialog, navigate to the folder where you wish to save the clips, and select the Cine Raw file format. Choose a name for the clips and click the ‘Save’ button. ‘_Flashcine#’... - Page 67 Phantom CineStation The Phantom CineStation is a simple device that connects to a PC using standard Gb Ethernet or optional fiber-based 10Gb Ethernet for the fastest file download possible. Mount a CineMag to the CineStation and use PCC and / or PVP software to view each file stored on the CineMag, play them over the dual HD-SDI or component video ports, set in &...
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Page 68: Network Settings
CineStation, its IP address is printed on the side of the device, label XIP. At the time of this writing, Vision Research has verified two models of 10G PCI Express cards with Windows 7 and 8: Intel X520-T2... - Page 69 Phantom Remote Control Unit The Phantom Remote Control Unit (RCU) is a small, lightweight, hand-held controller which allows you to adjust most settings on your camera as well as view and save recorded cines to the CineMag. The RCU is available in both wired and wireless versions.
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- Page 74 What is the difference To simplify things, only specific resolutions are available from the camera menu. The choices are a variety of between ‘Native’ and common resolutions and aspect ratios. ‘Cropped’ resolutions? The resolution controls in PCC software are somewhat different, and allow more flexibility in choosing how the images are captured and output.
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Page 75: Supported Resolutions
Cine Raw files saved from PCC software will maintain the full native resolution, with the crop / resample settings flagged in metadata. The PCC ‘Image Tools / Exporting those files in a format other than Cine Raw Crop & Resample’ menu (like .mov or .dpx) will apply the settings, and the resulting is also a powerful way to files will be at the intended cropped and / or resampled... - Page 76 The second difference is increased light sensitivity. and v1210 cameras? Using the 12232 SAT method, the v2511 is measured at: The Phantom v2511, v2011, v1611, and v1211 cameras are built on the same platform as the Phantom v1210, v1610, and v2010. Therefore, the Phantom v2511,...
- Page 77 ? temperature, you will get better, more repeatable images. For many years, Vision Research has used thermo-electric (TE) coolers based on the Peltier effect to control sensor temperature. The sensor die is attached to the TE cooler...
- Page 78 Does the Break-out-Box work Yes, the Break-out-Box works with these cameras. with these cameras? Signals available on the Break-out-Box include What signals are available? (see FAQ on the Capture Connector for more details): • IRIG-In • IRIG-Out • Video • Trigger •...
- Page 79 Detailed information about these signals is available using the PCC application’s Help feature. All Phantom v2511, v2011, v1611 and v1211 cameras ship with a standard Capture Cable that connects to the Capture Connector and provides access to: •...
- Page 80 What does the AUTO / ON / OFF Prior to the introduction of the Phantom v2010, v1210 and v1610, Phantom cameras did not have a physical switch do? power switch. Instead, the camera powered up any time an appropriate DC voltage appeared on the power input to the camera.
- Page 81 • Remote power up: You can turn the camera on by providing power to the Primary DC Power input when the camera is in AUTO or ON. • Remote power cycle: If the camera will need to have power cycled remotely, set the switch to AUTO and do not use a battery for battery backup.
- Page 82 Tell me more about the GPS port The GPS port on the Phantom v2511, v2011, v1611 and v1211 can be used to provide date, time and on the back of the camera. location information from the GPS satellite network. Vision Research sells a compatible GPS receiver (VRI-GPS-18X-LVC-5M).
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Page 83: Restoring The Factory Defaults
There are fixed black This is most likely caused by dust particles stuck on the sensor or OLPF (optical low pass filter) surface. spots on the image, The best way to check is to remove the lens and look particularly at at the glass surface with a bright light source. -
Page 84: Back Focus Adjustment
• Sensor & OLPF Cleaning Sensor cleaning should only be attempted by experienced imaging professionals. Technical Tips • Use a small, but powerful flashlight to look at the sensor and filter, it’s easier to spot the dust. • The OLPF assembly is removable and located in front of the sensor. -
Page 85: Global Headquarters
Global Headquarters Vision Research, Inc. - Wayne, New Jersey 100 Dey Road Wayne, New Jersey 07470 USA T: +1.973.696.4500 F: +1.973.696.0560 For answers to most questions, please visit us at: www.visionresearch.com For general product, account, order / RMA status inquires and other non-technical questions please e-mail us at: customer.support@visionresearch.com... - Page 86 Phantom Ultrahigh-speed cameras Manual...
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- Page 88 Vision Research - Corporate Headquarters 100 Dey Road Wayne, New Jersey 07470 Ph: +1.973.696.4500 Toll Free: 800.737.6588 Fax: +1.973.696.0560 Vision Research - Florida Office 1002 Monterey Commons, Suite 200 Stuart, Florida 34997 Ph: +1.772.286.7000 Fax: +1.772.286.6206 Vision Research Ltd. - UK...
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