High Speed

STS-135 Last Space Shuttle start in slow motion

The last start of a space shuttle in july 2011 was recorded by NASA with two pco.dimax highspeed cameras at full resolution (2016 x 2016 pixel) with 200 frames/s. The video clip shows the sequence of one of the cameras at different display speeds: 200 frames/s - 25 frames/s - 100 frames/s. The cameras were following the space shuttle rise.

High Speed Video Sequences for Music Clip

Cris Cosmo "Herzschlag" official Videoclip

Sea-Eagle - in slow motion

A Sea-Eagle from a falconry starts, flies and lands in slow motion. The sequences were filmed by Norbert Porta from Science Docu (sciencedocu.de) with a pco.dimax at 1000 frames/s in 2016 x 2016 pixel resolution. A Full HD extract is shown at various display speeds from 25 - 100 images/s.

Smokestack Blast in Slow Motion

The blast of two Bayernoil smokestacks or chimneys has been recorded by a pco.dimax at Full HD resolution. One of the smokestacks was made of bricks and the other one of concrete. You can discover this in the way they fall.

Strokkur Eruption at Midnight - in Slow Motion

A photo and video artist has recorded this eruption of the gush spring Strokkur at midnight and the nice daylight pan shot of the waterfall Hraunfossar. Both recorded in Iceland with a pco.dimax HD highspeed camera in Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixel). Both sequences are displayed at varying speeds.

Photonik Campus - VDI on the Hannover Exhibition

During the Hannover exhibition in april 2014 we have been present at the Photonik Campus booth of the VDI, which tried to attract boys and girls for photonics. A variety of situations was generated to record highspeed clips, which were directly processed after the moment and given to the visitors as a slow motion clip on a memory stick as a thank you for their contribution. Here a selection is shown...

Breaking Bread in Slow Motion 3.

Slow motion sequences of the "Breaking Bread" event by Janine Mackenroth, which she started at the university of art in Munich, to point out to the worldwide problem of hunger and undernourishment. She did explode every three seconds an old loaf of bread out of 194, which she placed on a world map, representing each country of the world. We supported this with our highspeed cameras to create the slow motion sequences for a good documentation made by Florian Guthknecht (www.flowmotion-film.de). The sequences were shot in HD resolution with 2000 frames/s. The film is displayed at 25 and 200 frames/s.

Messring Compact Impact Simulator (CIS)

Exceptionally space-saving, servo-hydraulic accelerator sled system to test vehicle components such as seats, safety belts, airbags. Ideal for retrofitting!

Kingfisher

Slow motion sequences of fishing kingfishers with partially underwater view, taken with a pco.dimax HD+ by Rainer Bergomaz from Blue Paw Artists.

Kingfisher II

Some stunning slow motion sequences of young kingfishers trying to catch fish, recorded by Rainer Bergomaz from Blue Paw Artists with a pco.dimax HD+ highspeed camera at 1920 x 1440 pixel resolution @ 1060 frames/s.

Birds Winter Feed House in Slow Motion

Some slow motion sequences, which we recorded with our highspeed camera pco.dimax HD in front of our company building.

Red Squirrel jumping

Rainer Bergomaz from Blue Paw Artists has filmed with a pco.dimax HD highspeed camera these sequences of a red squirrel that jumps and lands at wet grass ground in a backlight scene.

Ladybugs Take Off...

Various sequences of ladybugs, which prepare and take off for flying away. The sequences were recorded by cameraman Rainer Bergomaz from Blue Paw Artists with a pco.dimax HD at 3000 frames/s and 1296 x 720 pixel resolution. Within the sequences the before and after parts are displayed at 250 frames/s and when the ladybug starts to unfold its wings the display speed is reduced to 25 frames/s. And a sequence with a water drop falling onto a flower is included.

Airbag inflation in slow motion

A first result from some airbag inflation testing, which we did with our partners from SOLVing3D and IES Elektronikentwicklung (electronic development). The sequence was recorded with a pco.dimax at 4500 frames/s and 912 x 912 pixel resolution.

Airbag inflation (stereo set-up)

A first result from some airbag inflation testing, which we did with our partners from SOLVing3D and IES electronic development. The sequence was recorded with two monochrome pco.dimax cameras at 5000 frames/s and 912 x 912 pixel resolution in a stereo set-up.

Flying Macaw - Guyana

Slow motion sequences of macaws in Guyana, filmed by Rainer Bergomaz from Blue Paw Artists.

Owls in slow motion

Sequences of landing owls filmed by Norbert Porta from Science Docu (www.sciencedocu.de) with a pco.dimax...

Magic Drops in Slow Motion 2.

Rainer Bergomaz (Blue Paw Artists) and Daniel Nimmervoll (nimmervoll.org) have recorded more nice sequences of falling and jumping drops in slow motion with a pco.dimax HD highspeed camera. Enjoy the liquid beauty of drops...

Magic Drops in Slow Motion 3.

Rainer Bergomaz (Blue Paw Artists) and Daniel Nimmervoll (nimmervoll.org) have recorded more nice sequences of falling and jumping drops in slow motion with a pco.dimax HD highspeed camera. Enjoy the liquid beauty of drops...

Magic Drops in Slow Motion 4.

Rainer Bergomaz (Blue Paw Artists) and Daniel Nimmervoll (nimmervoll.org) have recorded more nice sequences of falling and jumping drops in slow motion with a pco.dimax HD highspeed camera. Enjoy the liquid beauty of drops...

Kingsfisher in Slow Motion

Some slow motion sequences of a kingfisher near to his nest have been recorded with a pco.dimax HD highspeed camera by Jana Spanfelner and Rainer Bergomaz from Blue Paw Artists and by Tobias Riedl from PCO.

Ducklings Ahead in Guyana - in Slow Motion

Some ducklings jump into the water in Guyana, and Rainer Bergomaz of Blue Paw Artists recorded them with our pco.dimax HD highspeed camera.

Birds in Regensburg in Slow Motion

Rainer Bergomaz from Blue Paw Artists took these nice slow motion sequences of redstarts living in the city of Regensburg at different locations. He used a pco.dimax HD highspeed camera for his work.

Messring M=Light LED

MESSRING is setting new benchmarks and again revolutionizing the world of crash testing with a sensational inhouse development: M=LIGHT LED, extremely bright, fast, and powerful LED lamp for unrivalled illumination of crash tests.

pco.dimax CS safety testing camera

pco.dimax CS car safety testing with one multi-use tool

Electron Beam Welding

Courtesy Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen Fachbereich Maschinenbau und Facilities Management, Institut für Maschinenbau During electron beam welding the high energy concentration causes the material to melt, forming plasma. The escaping plasma creates a channel as it “drills” into the depth of the workpiece and forms the welded seam as it cools. The sequence shown has been acquired using 9,000 fps with the exposure matched to the actual welding process. A commonly applied technique is to oscillate the beam via electromagnetic coils. A circular suspension of diameter 0.4 mm was used here. At 10 Hz the electron beam moves the plasma channel, while at higher frequencies (e.g. > 500 Hz) the electron beam increases the plasma channel. At the bottom left, the open plasma channel can be seen very well, while the electron beam moves at the edge.

Birds in slow motion

A couple of sequences showing bird flights in slow motion were recorded with pco.dimax high speed cameras in Full HD. The frame rate varied between 500 frames/s - 2000 frames/s.

light bulbs drop

A couple of sequences showing how a lightened light bulb drops to ground with broken glass and fading wire. The sequences were recorded with a pco.dimax high speed camera at 2000 frames/s.

butterflies - bee - wasp

Some slow motion sequences of butterflies, a bee and a wasp recorded at different frame rates in full HD with a pco.dimax high speed camera.

MTB action

A series of high speed recordings of MTB jumps with a Wildsau bike made by Alutech in Germany. Most of the recordings were made with frame rates between 1000 frames/s - 1500 frames/s at full HD resolution with a pco.dimax high speed camera.

...fast manufacturing

PCO does not only manufacture high speed cameras, but needs these cameras to have a proper look to the manufacturing process. The CNC - milling machine in this sequence had a revolution speed of 12000 revolutions per minute and an advancing speed of 1.4 mm / revolution. The sequence was recorded at 4500 frames/s at a resolution of 1296 x 720 pixel. The sequence consists of 5500 images and therefore shows 1.2 seconds real time.

Summer Husky "Sledge"

For Husky training in summer in Northern Germany, a small high performance mountainbike manufacturer Alutech modified one of their bikes, such that two Huskies can pull bike and cyclist for training purposes. Recorded With Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixel) at 2200 frames per second.

Wall street crash...

These toy cars crashed in a Vision 2008 show demo through a loose brick wall. The event was recorded at Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixel) with 2000 fps.

Eagle catches in the water

Titanium Wire Explosion

The temporal evolution of the plasma was investigated with a ultra-speed hsfc pro imaging system

Frog jumps to the water

A frog jumps into the water, recorded at 2000 frames per second with full HD resolution.

Mentos in Coke...

What happens, if a piece of Mentos falls into a fresh bottle of Coke light - watch it with more than Full HD (2016 x 2016 pixel) at 1100 frames per second.

Motor Bikes in Slow Motion

A slow motion sequence of motor bikes on the race track in Oschersleben (Germany) in black & white. It was recorded with a pco.dimax camera with Full-HD resolution at 1000 frames/s. A collaboration between PCO and SOLVing3D. The sequence is displayed either at 25 or 200 frame/s

Space Shuttle starts at night...

The image sequence was recorded by NASA during the space shuttle launch in August 2009 with a pco.dimax. It was taken at full resolution of 2016 x 2016 pixel and 400 fps, but the clip shows an HD (1920 x 1080 pixel) extract of it. In the first and last part the video runs at real time with 25 frames/s displayed (which causes undersampling due to American power net frequency). In the middle part there is a zoom in and out within the recorded data, to show the high resolution. The camera was mounted in a distance of 300m away from the launch on a solid platform, nevertheless the vibration due to the ignition of the rocket can be clearly seen. During the generation of the video the conversion scaling was changed due to increasing light (can be seen as sudden change to darker images).

Popcorn in Slow Motion

A pan with popcorn is recorded with a high speed camera pco.dimax with Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixel) at 2000 frames/s. Still the "popping" of the corn is a pretty fast event.

...ballistic flight

A great tit approaches a birdhouse, lands, leaves again and returns. During this return the flight looks a bit like a ballistic "flying" with wings folded. The sequence was recorded at 1500 frames/s at Full HD with a pco.dimax highspeed camera. It is displayed in 25 frames/s while the scenes in the birdhouse run four times faster. In total four seconds have been recorded. Since it was recorded from inside some reflections in the window are unfortunately visible.

Magic Hot Drops in Slow Motion

Norbert Porta (sciencedocu.de) has recorded a set of slow motion sequences of water drops, which fall on a hot heating plate. He used a pco.dimax S highspeed camera for this purpose and filmed the drops from 2000 frames/s (1920 x 1080 pixel) to 10 000 frames/s (768 x 448 pixel).