Instruction manual

MotionMeter High Speed Video Camera
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9400-0024 Rev. G v OPERATOR'S INSTRUCTIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 ..INTRODUCTION TO HIGH SPEED MOTION ANALYSIS .................................................... 1-1
1.1 Capturing the Video Image............................................................................................ 1-1
1.1.1 The Shutter............................................................................................................. 1-1
1.1.2 The Strobe Output.................................................................................................. 1-1
1.1.3 Composite Video Out ............................................................................................. 1-1
1.1.4 Lighting the Subject................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 The Imager Responsivity Curves .................................................................................. 1-2
1.2.1 The Imager Base Characteristics........................................................................... 1-2
1.2.2 Spectral Response with a CM500 IR Filter............................................................. 1-2
1.2.3 The Effect of the IR Filter........................................................................................ 1-2
1.2.4 Spectral Response without the CM500 IR Filter..................................................... 1-4
1.2.5 The Monochrome (Gamma) Curve ........................................................................ 1-4
1.3 Capturing an Image....................................................................................................... 1-4
1.3.1 Recording a Video Sequence................................................................................. 1-4
1.3.2 Stopping a Recording using the Stop Buttons........................................................ 1-5
1.3.3 Stopping a Recording using a Trigger Input........................................................... 1-5
1.3.4 Synchronization and Controlling the Record Speed............................................... 1-5
1.3.4.1 Synchronizing two or more MotionMeter cameras.......................................... 1-6
1.3.4.2 Controlling the Record Rate of a Camera from an External Source ............... 1-6
1.4 Marking a Frame (Event Marker)................................................................................... 1-6
1.5 The Image Memory ....................................................................................................... 1-6
1.6 Recording a Sequence in the Image Memory ............................................................... 1-6
1.6.1 Stop Recording....................................................................................................... 1-6
1.6.2 Stop Recording using the Trigger........................................................................... 1-7
1.6.3 Playing Images from the Image Memory................................................................ 1-7
1.6.4 Frame Numbers and Elapsed Time Display........................................................... 1-7
1.6.5 Saving a Sequence in a Computer File.................................................................. 1-7
1.7 Viewing the Image Sequence........................................................................................ 1-8
1.7.1 Loss of Frames During Playback ........................................................................... 1-8
1.7.2 Analyzing the Motion of a Subject.......................................................................... 1-8
2 ..DESCRIPTION OF THE MotionMeter CAMERA.................................................................. 2-1
2.1 MotionMeter Model and Part Numbers.......................................................................... 2-1
2.2 The MotionMeter Camera.............................................................................................. 2-1
2.2.1 MotionMeter Features and Functions..................................................................... 2-1
2.3 MotionMeter Controls and Indicators ............................................................................ 2-2
2.3.1 The RECORD Button ............................................................................................. 2-2
2.3.2 The PLAY Buttons.................................................................................................. 2-2
2.3.3 The STOP Button................................................................................................... 2-2
2.3.4 The MENU Button .................................................................................................. 2-3
2.3.5 The SELect Button. ................................................................................................ 2-3