Barry Gribble
September 29th, 2004, 09:56 AM
I just found the below camera spec in a government request for quote... wow, is such a thing out there? Wow.
Quote:
...These cameras will be incorporated into existing test equipment which supports weapons and airframe testing at China Lake. The intended use of the cameras will be to capture visual evidence of ballistic impacts, fuel cell ullage ignitions, projectile velocities, and fragmentation patterns. The cameras shall meet the following minimum specifications: Frame rates from 60 to 100,000 frames per second; ability to utilize IRIG/GPS signals. They shall produce live video during recording, and be NTCS and PAL capable. Video shall have a minimum resolution of 1024 x 1024 pixels at 2000 frames per second. They shall process all of the following image formats: jpeg, avi, tiff, bmp, and raw. The cameras shall have all of the following triggering options: switch closure, open collector, ttl, and automatic. They shall have Firewire and Ethernet connectivity. They shall have Start, End, and Center recording modes. The cameras shall be capable of marking specific events within an image sequence in real-time. The cameras shall have the following data display characteristics: Frame rate, shutter speed, trigger mode, date, time, playback/record, frame count, and resolution. The camera lens mount shall be a C-mount. The cameras shall have 10 bit monochrome and 30-bit color CMOS sensors, and expanded memory to allow a recording time of 3 seconds utilizing a resolution of 1024 x 1024 at 4,000 fps. The cameras shall be compatible with Window 2000 and Windows XP. The cameras must meet the following environmental specification: 100g for 10 milliseconds and 50g for 100 milliseconds. A standard commercial warranty is required; the government desires a warranty for both parts and labor for a period ! of at least 1 year.
Quote:
...These cameras will be incorporated into existing test equipment which supports weapons and airframe testing at China Lake. The intended use of the cameras will be to capture visual evidence of ballistic impacts, fuel cell ullage ignitions, projectile velocities, and fragmentation patterns. The cameras shall meet the following minimum specifications: Frame rates from 60 to 100,000 frames per second; ability to utilize IRIG/GPS signals. They shall produce live video during recording, and be NTCS and PAL capable. Video shall have a minimum resolution of 1024 x 1024 pixels at 2000 frames per second. They shall process all of the following image formats: jpeg, avi, tiff, bmp, and raw. The cameras shall have all of the following triggering options: switch closure, open collector, ttl, and automatic. They shall have Firewire and Ethernet connectivity. They shall have Start, End, and Center recording modes. The cameras shall be capable of marking specific events within an image sequence in real-time. The cameras shall have the following data display characteristics: Frame rate, shutter speed, trigger mode, date, time, playback/record, frame count, and resolution. The camera lens mount shall be a C-mount. The cameras shall have 10 bit monochrome and 30-bit color CMOS sensors, and expanded memory to allow a recording time of 3 seconds utilizing a resolution of 1024 x 1024 at 4,000 fps. The cameras shall be compatible with Window 2000 and Windows XP. The cameras must meet the following environmental specification: 100g for 10 milliseconds and 50g for 100 milliseconds. A standard commercial warranty is required; the government desires a warranty for both parts and labor for a period ! of at least 1 year.