Vision Research knows how to slow things down. When the Phantom Flex came out in 2011 it touted 2,570 fps at 1920 x 1080, which was an unprecedented degree of flexibility in high-speed image capture. The company soon bumped resolution offering the Flex4K at 1,000 fps, and now, they've packed a staggering amount of processing power in the Phantom v2640 capable of capturing 11,750 fps in full HD.
The camera's 4-Megapixel CMOS sensor has a native resolution of 2048 x 1952 up to 6,600 fps and can capture 2048 x 1440 at 8,800 fps, 1792 x 720 at 19,690 fps and more all the way down to 1792 x 8 at 303,460 fps. While the 27.6 mm x 26.3 mm sensor delivers 12-bit footage at its full resolution it can only do so for 7.8 seconds onto its high-speed internal RAM (72 GB, 144 GB or 288 GB). Longer record times are available when using 1 TB or 2 TB external CineMag cartridges.
The v2640 offers four operating modes including Standard mode with Correlated Double Sampling, a High-Speed mode that provides up to 34% more throughput, as well as Standard Binned and High-Speed Binned modes offering increased monochrome sensitivity up to ISO 25,000. As you could imagine, it supports multiple recording formats like Cine, Cine Compressed, Cine RAW, AVI, h.264 mp4 and Apple ProRes. It has two standard HD-SDI outputs, record triggering, a viewfinder port and a ton of other features alongside its impressive dynamic range.
Available mounts include Nikon F (supports F&G styles), Canon EOS and C-mount as well as options for PL. No word on price, but our guess would be in the six-figure range.
Phantom v2640
Tech Specs
- 4-Megapixel CMOS Sensor - 27.6mm x 26.3mm
- 13.5 Microns
- 12-bit Depth
- 2048 x 1952 (6,600 fps) 1920 x 1080 (11,750 fps), 1792 x 720 (19,690 fps)
- Cine, Cine Compressed, Cine RAW, AVI, h.264 mp4, Apple ProRes
- 7.8 seconds record times, 12 bits, 2048 x 1952
- Color ISO 3,200, Mono ISO 16,000, Mono ISO Binned 25,000
- 72 GB, 144 GB, 288 GB high-speed internal RAM
- Global Shutter
- 10Gb Ethernet
- Two HD-SDI ports
- Component viewfinder port
- Nikon F-mount standard (supports F & G style lenses) Canon EOS mount, C-mount, PL
- Weight: 17 lbs, 8 oz. (8.1 Kg)
Source: Vision Reasearch
