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When it's too fast to see, and too important not to.
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v2512, v2012, v1612, v1212 GETTING STARTED MANUAL ZDOC-64110-MA-0001 Rev 1

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  • Page 1 Ultrahigh-Speed Cameras P H A N T O M v2512 v2012 v1612 v1212 M A N U A L When it’s too fast to see, and too important not to. ® v2512, v2012, v1612, v1212 GETTING STARTED MANUAL ZDOC-64110-MA-0001 Rev 1...
  • Page 2 PN: ZDOC-64110-MA-0001 Rev 1 Last updated: 10.19.2015 Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 3 ® 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-64110-MA-0001 Rev 1 Last updated: 10.19.2015...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    C o n t e n t s Introduction Quick Start Guides Phantom Software Download & Image Processing Measurements On-Screen Displays Phantom CineMag & CineStation IV Phantom Remote Control Unit (RCU-2) Support Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 6 16 Gpx/s / 12 Gpx/s / Throughput / 25,000 fps 20,000 fps 16,000 fps 12,000 fps Speed 1 Gpx/s throughput Direct Record to Phantom CineMag IV 1 μs minimum 1 μs minimum 1 μs minimum 1 μs minimum standard; standard; standard;...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    The Phantom 2012 achieves over 22 Gpx/s throughput and a maximum frame rate of 22,000 fps at full resolution (1280 x 800). The Phantom 2512 boasts 25 Gpx/s throughput and a maximum frame rate of more than 25,000 fps at full resolution.
  • Page 8 1TB and 2TB capacities. The Phantom v1212, v1612, v2012, and v2512 cameras can securely save a 288 GB cine to an attached Phantom CineMag IV in about 4.5 minutes. (Phantom CineMag IV throughput is 1GB/s for these cameras).
  • Page 9 Exposure in PIV: The Phantom Ultrahigh-speed cam- eras have an extremely short inter-frame (straddle) time, (the Phantom v2512 is 375ns, the v2012 is 425ns, the v1612 is 400ns, and the v1212 is 550ns), and are easily synchronized with external devices.
  • Page 10 Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 11 During ‘Playback’, it is the Rewind, Pause, or Fast Rewind (hold for 1 sec) button. Playback - used to select a cine for playback (from internal memory / Phantom CineMag IV). Menu - used to display the Setup menu and to navigate / select recording parameters.
  • Page 12 Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...

  • Page 13: Power Switch

    Used to stamp images with acquisition data (azimuth and elevation) GPS input for GPS timing, longitude & latitude Remote Control Port RS-232 and Power (for Phantom Remote Control) 1 Gb Ethernet CAT5 UTP (for control and data transfer) 10 Gb Ethernet...
  • 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 Camera Manual...

  • Page 15: Quick Start Guides

    Trigger connector on the rear panel of the camera. Attach Phantom CineMag IV Mount a Phantom CineMag IV, if available. Detailed information about attaching a Phantom CineMag IV can be found in Chapter 7: Phantom CineMag & CineStation IV of this manual. Chapter 2: Quick Start Guides...
  • 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 value into the respective data entry field.
  • Page 17 Click the down-arrow of the ‘Save Cine... button. Save to Attached Select ‘Save RAM Cine to Flash’ (in popup window). Phantom CineMag IV Click the Save button to save the cine file onto the Phantrom CineMag IV. Confirm cine save before deleting from...
  • Page 18 Using the Video Control Buttons review the saved cine file. Confirm CineMag Save Click the ‘Manager’ tab. Double-click on the ‘Cine F#’ file under the camera used to record the cine. Using the Video Control Buttons review the saved cine file. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 19 Connect a suitable HD-SDI video monitor (not supplied) to the ‘HD-SDI 1’ connector on the connector panel of the camera. Attach Phantom CineMag IV Mount a Phantom CineMag IV, if available. For detailed instruction see Chapter 7: Phantom CineMag & CineSta- tion IV. Set Recording Parameters From any of the ‘Live’...
  • Page 20 Locate the last image to be saved and select ‘Set Out’ to set the Mark-Out point. Playback Review the edited cine. Save to Phantom CineMag IV ‘Save’ marked frames to Phantom CineMag IV (optional). Confirm save to Phantom CineMag IV before deleting from internal memory Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...

  • Page 21: Remote Control Unit

    ‘ON’ position. Power Up RCU Hold in the RCU ‘Menu’ button (2 seconds). Install Phantom CineMag IV Insert a Phantom CineMag IV, if available. For detailed instruction see Chapter 7: Phantom CineMag & CineStation IV. Set Recording Parameters Gently depress the ‘Setup’ button, then the Acq, (Acquisition), button.
  • Page 22 Click the Mark-In and Mark-Out buttons to set the first / last images, respectively, of the cine to be saved. Save to CineMag Tap the ‘Save’ button to save the edited RAM cine file to the Phantom CineMag. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...

  • Page 23: Phantom Software

    Vision Research website: www.visionresearch.com Pre-Installation Phantom control software is certified to operate with the following Microsoft Windows operating systems: Windows XP Pro, Windows VISTA Business Edition, Windows 7 and 8.
  • Page 24 The ‘Play’ tab is used to review, edit, and save Cine files, (either from the camera or from files on the local hard drive). PVP (Phantom Video Player) PVP can be launched directly from the desktop, or by clicking the ‘Video Out’ toolbar button in PCC. PVP Application Overview controls only the camera’s HD-SDI outputs as connected...
  • 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.
  • Page 26 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. All Phantom Ultrahigh-speed cameras support EDR (Extreme Dynamic Range) exposure. Selecting a Camera Double-click the camera(s) to be controlled listed in the ‘Manager’...
  • Page 27 The ‘Zoom Fit’ toolbar button resizes the images to fit panel. Images can also be zoomed to a specific magnification ratio by selecting a number from the pull-down list to right of the Zoom Fit button. Chapter 3: Phantom Software...
  • Page 28 Just below the ‘Camera’ selector in the ‘Live’ tab are a series of expandable headers, which contain groups of related camera settings. This manual will cover the most commonly used settings, see the ‘Pcc Help’ file for details of other settings. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 29 & Cine Settings supplied IRIG-B clock. Bit Depth: The Phantom v1212, v1612, v2012, and Camera Settings are used to set and recall the overall v2512 camera operate in 12-bit mode only.
  • Page 30 • ‘Auto save to CineMag/Built-in Flash’ this feature saves a user-specified portion of a clip to the Phantom CineMag immediately after recording. • ‘Auto play Video Out’ begins playback after recording. The range marked under ‘Auto play Video Out’...
  • Page 31 Recording to CineMag’ box in the Flash Memory section. Start recording by clicking the red ‘Record’ button. Once the camera is recording directly to the Phantom CineMag the ‘Record’ button changes to a ‘Stop Recording’ button. Using the camera’s ‘Trigger’ button, or an external trigger signal provides a more accurate trigger to the camera.
  • Page 32 ‘Jump’ to the trigger frame by clicking on the ‘T’ button, or jump to specific frames by entering the frame number into the jump ‘#’ data entry field, then hit the enter key. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 33 Click the ‘Save Cine...’ button to save the edited cine to the computer’s hard drive. If you wish to save the clip to an attached Phantom CineMag, click the down-arrow to the right of the ‘Save Cine...’ button and select ‘Save RAM Cine to Flash’.
  • Page 34 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 Use the ‘[‘ and ‘]’ buttons to mark in and out points. After trimming a clip, press the ‘Save to Flash’ button to save it to the Phantom CineMag, or ‘Save to File…’ to download it to the computer. It is also possible to erase the entire contents of a CineMag by clicking the ‘Erase All…’...
  • Page 36 Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...

  • Page 37: Download & Image Processing

    Download & Image 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 Use the shift and/or control keys, to select the cine files you wish to convert in the ‘Open Cine’ dialogue window, then click the ‘Open’ button. Navigate to the destination folder, in the ‘Multifile Convert Destination’ dialogue window, and select the file format. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • 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 Camera Manual...

  • Page 41: Measurements

    For decades, Phantom Cine (high-speed digital video) files have been used to measure moving objects by the defense, scientific and research, and industrial communities to extract and quantify motion from a file.
  • Page 42 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 (two lines with a common reference point) while the Angle and Angular Speed: 4 Points calculates the angle formed by four points [Pt.1 Ref.1 and Ref.2 Pt.2]; two lines without a common reference point. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • 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 mea- surements) or reference point 2 and point 2 (four-point measurements) must be on different images.
  • Page 46 (how large of an area to search) for the previously tracked point. A value equal to the track point indicates that the tracking algorithm should search in a region as large as the initial region size. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...

  • Page 47: Data Acquisition

    USB- or M- Series Data Acquisition (DAQ) module can also be used to acquire data from a wide range of sensors, and synchronize it with slow-motion video images recorded on a Phantom camera, using Phantom Camera Control (PCC) software. Chapter 5: Measurements...
  • Page 48 Interface specifically designed to perform or analyze airbag tests with having to use PCC. Anyone who wishes to have more control over their Phantom camera or the Cine files record would benefit using one of these Phantom System Developer Kits.
  • 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 Camera Manual...

  • Page 51: On-Screen Displays

    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 (in degrees of shutter angle and μs of exposure time). A small shutter angle or short exposure time reduces the chance of motion blur. Frame burst Sets the number of frames in a burst, (‘off’ disables Burst Mode). Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 53 ‘Post-trigger’ frames are recorded. This is the default setting. Any cine can be played over HD-SDI, or saved to an attached computer, or Phantom CineMag IV (if available). In Run/Stop mode images are recorded directly into an attached Phantom CineMag IV.
  • Page 54 For cameras with an attached Phantom CineMag IV operating in R/S mode, the recording into the Phantom CineMag IV is delayed until the black reference operation has completed. All frames saved to the Phantom CineMag IV will be corrected with the obtained CSR (Current Session Reference).
  • Page 55 Most of the settings 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 Pedestal (R, G, B) The pedestal can be adjusted in three separate color channels, red, blue, and green. Gamma (R, G, B) The gamma can be adjusted in three separate color channels, red, blue, and green. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 57 Capture Screen The on-secreen 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. 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 Camera 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 Frame Position Indicator The white square, below the internal memory ‘time line’ represents where the frame being displayed is located within the internal memory buffer or attached Phantom CineMag Cine List The Cine List displays the list of cines the end user can select to review, edit, and/or save.
  • 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 CineMag IV. 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 IV On the back of the Phantom CineMag IV are a number of LED indicators that show the current Phantom Indicators CineMag IV status. Mag Capacity Indicator: When a Phantom CineMag IV is empty, all LEDs will be illuminated.

  • Page 63: Phantom Cinemag & Cinestation Iv

    .cine files are downloaded over Ethernet (either 1Gb or 10Gb) using Windows-based Phantom PCC. Phantom CineMag IV There have been a few generations of Phantom CineMags. and Previous Generations The Phantom CineMag IV has higher capacity than the of CineMag first generations of Phantom CineMag and CineMags II.
  • Page 64 Ensure the CineMag slides in evenly and mounts securely. Removing a CineMag IV To remove the Phantom CineMag IV, pull the red tab on the slide door, and pull the CineMag out of the camera. The CineMag IV is hot-swappable, and the camera can...
  • Page 65 ‘Select&Save Cines to File.’ In the pop-up window, select the cines you wish to save. Use the shift key to select a range of clips, or the control key to add individual clips. When you’ve Chapter 7: Phantom CineMag & CineStation IV...
  • Page 66 ‘#’ represents the number of each take. Erasing a CineMag IV A CineMag IV can be erased via the Phantom PCC and PVP software from the camera or CineStation IV. In PCC software, navigate to the ‘Live>Flash Memory’...
  • Page 67 The CineStation IV is a simple device meant to quickly and efficiently download the contents of a CineMag IV. When connected to a computer running Phantom software, a CineStation behaves almost identically to a camera, except that no capture or live functions will be enabled.
  • Page 68 10G Network Settings 10G Network IP: 172.16.0.1 Subnet: 255.255.0.0 The Phantom software will automatically detect the IP address of the CineStation IV. If you need to manually connect to the CineStation IV, its IP address is printed on the side of the device, label XIP.

  • Page 69: Control Unit

    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.

  • Page 70: Front View

    Front View (with / without CineMag) Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...

  • Page 71: Support

    Support Rear View (with / without CineMag) Chapter 9: Support...

  • Page 72: Right Side View

    Left Side View (without CineMag) Right Side View (without CineMag) Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 73 Left Side View (with CineMag) Right Side View (with CineMag) Chapter 9: Support...

  • Page 74: Top View

    Top View (without CineMag) Top View (with CineMag) Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...

  • Page 75: Bottom View

    Bottom View (with / without CineMag) Chapter 9: Support...
  • Page 76 Two HD-SDI ports can acts as identical 4:2:2 1 & 2 HD-SDI ports with one set up to provide an optional) on-screen display to monitor the on-camera controls and cameaa operation. Or, they can be configured as a ‘single 4:4:4 Dual-Link HD-SDI port. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 77 NOMENCLATURE / FUNCTION GND / Power Ground RxD / RS-232 Receive Data Unused +5V/0.2A / +5VDC (Direct Current) positive power to the Phantom camera at 0.2 amps. pps In / Parts-per-Second In pps Ground / Parts-per-Second Ground Chapter 9: Support...
  • Page 78 Phantom vxx12 Remote port (for Phantom RCU) Remote Connector 5-pin Fischer part # S103.A054 NOMENCLATURE / FUNCTION +24VDC PNG / The power input and the acquisition control sig- nals are isolated from the camera system ground. This isolation is designed to avoid system ground loops only, and should not be subject to high voltages.
  • Page 79 Phantom vxx12 GigE Ethernet port GigE Ethernet Connector 8-pin Fischer part # SS 103 A058-130 NOMENCLATURE / FUNCTION ETHRXP / 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet Receive (positive) ETHRXN / 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet Receive (negative) ETHTXP / 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet Transmit (positive) ETHTXN / 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet Transmit...
  • Page 80 Power GND / isolates power input and acquisition control signals from system ground to avoid system ground loops only, and should not be subject to high voltages. Auto-Trigger Output / Pulled low when an auto-trigger condition detected. Capture cable = Black Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 81 SDI outputs to the GenLock signal. Receive Data (RS-232) / standard RS-232 level. Ready / Isolated collector output with 1k pull-up. Phantom vxx12 Component VF port Viewfinder Connector 7-pin Fischer part # S103.A057...
  • Page 82 There are a variety of pre-set output resolutions available, or any value can be typed in and offset with the X & Y coordinates listed. Cropped or scaled resolutions set on the camera body will automatically set the ‘Crop & Resample’ parameters appropriately. Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 83 1,000,000* 1,000,000* 840,000* 653,00* 128 x 16 1,000,000* 1,000,000* 1,000,000* 820,000* * Assumes FAST Option is installed Maximum v2512 standard; 677,000 fps Maximum v2012 standard; 666,000 fps Maximum v1612 standard; 646,000 fps Maximum v1212 standard; 570,000 fps Chapter 9: Support...
  • Page 84 The UHS-12 Cameras have the same excellent sensitivity and framerates as the UHS-11 cameras, with the same Phantom Features and outstanding image quality you’ve come to expect from Phantom digital high-speed cameras. The v2512, v2012, v1612, Yes, a copper UTP 10Gb Ethernet interface is standard on the camera.
  • Page 85 What signals are available There is a 19-pin Amphenol connector on the back of the camera that is called the Capture Connector. The on the Capture Connector, connector has the following available signals: on the back of the camera, • Event input (an external signal can “mark”...
  • Page 86 This was done so that cameras can be powered up (booted) remotely by providing primary power and did not require physical access to the camera. However, there is a physical power switch on the v2512, v2012, v1612 and v1212. It has three positions: AUTO, ON, and OFF.
  • Page 87 When the switch is in the OFF position, the camera is off. Providing power to the Primary DC Power input or the Battery Backup input will not cause the camera to power-up. When the switch is moved to the ON position, the camera will power-up immediately provided there is power connected to the Primary DC Power port OR the Battery Backup port on the camera...
  • Page 88 Tell me more about the GPS port The GPS port on the Phantom v2512, v2012, v1612 on the back of the camera. and v1212 can be used to provide date, time and location information from the GPS satellite network.
  • Page 89 CineStation, and may be downloaded either through the camera or the CineStation, using their 10Gb Ethernet ports. The v2512, v2012, v1612 and v1212 are only compatible with CineMags IV’s, offered in 1TB and 2TB versions. Is it true that a camera No.
  • Page 90 Phantom Ultrahigh-speed Camera Manual...
  • Page 92 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 Suite F8, Bedford i-lab Priory Business Park Stannard Way, Bedford...

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