Category: camera
World’s Fastest Camera
I have always been amazed by the shutter speed quickness of traditional SLRS. The Canon 5D Mk. II can capture an image with a 1/8000 sec. exposure time, that is nothing short of incredible considering it's dependence on a mechanical shutter. While those kinds of speeds are indeed impressive, they are far from sufficient in capturing interactions with incredibly fast moving objects.
According to Wired, one solution to increase the exposure speed is to remove the shutter:
The Steam (Serial Time-Encoded Amplified iMaging) doesn’t have a physical shutter, instead relying on a pulse of light to freeze time, much like a standard camera flash will freeze a bullet hitting a balloon.
While the article goes into the details of how the process works, a camera without a shutter is an intriguing concept. While this kind of idea would never work in a portable consumer based application, it might spur development into ways of further improving the tech of existing camera technology for the rest of us.
Posted: 05.01.2009