high speed camera

Captures rapid motion

A high speed camera captures images at frame rates far exceeding normal video—hundreds or thousands of frames per second rather than the standard 24 or 30.

When played back at normal speed, the footage reveals details invisible to the naked eye: a bullet piercing an apple, a hummingbird's wingbeats, a droplet's splash.

Used in scientific research, sports analysis, and filmmaking.

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capture rate

high speed cameratime-lapse photography

Frames captured slowly, played quickly

still camera · trail camera · security camera · pinhole camera · webcam

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G