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Vision Research has announced their latest super-slow motion camera in the Phantom lineup - the new Phantom TMX 5010 aims to be a slightly "entry level" option with 1.16 million FPS at a potato quality of 640x64 or 50,725 FPS at a more usable 1280x800 resolution or if you don't mind 640p, you can shoot at around 200,000 FPS (Varies according to resolution). The camera, designed around a  custom 1MP 23.7 mm x 14.8 mm; 27.94mm sensor has this insane recording capacity thanks to its high processing prowess (thanks to 512GB of RAM and a custom APU) and the global electronic shutter. Of course, this pales in comparison to its more -advanced brethren that can go beyond the 1.5million mark but they are mostly out of reach of any rental houses who may actually have this camera for rent (This will cost around 50-80k USD estimated) - this camera therefore is designed for special scientific work and is certainly not designed to be used to express art (unless you are the Slo-Mo Guys)...

4K PL (left) 560/S(right) Vision research has unveiled two 4K capable super-slow motion cameras for their VEO series of Gimbal/smaller rig cameras . The series , which sits beside the larger Flex series , brings RAW  recording with 1000fps for the VEO 4K PL series and 500 fps for the VEO 4K-560L/S versions Phantom VEO 4K VEO4K-L models are designed for software-based operation with two programmable I/O ports and simplified connections. VEO4K-S models include additional I/O ports, on-camera controls, compatibility with CFast recording media and a secondary battery input. VEO4K-PL models include everything in the S-model, with the addition of an optical low pass filter, standard PL-mount and a black cinema-style housing. Introducing Phantom VEO4K: High-speed, High-resolution Cameras for Science, Aerospace and Media Industries WAYNE, NJ, September 5, 2017 – Vision Research, a leading manufacturer of digital high-speed imaging systems, today introduces the...

The Phantom Flex - a camera featured on many youtube channels and used in many scientific applications has now recieved a 4K upgrade and a new shutter . The new Phantom Flex 4K GS , a camera that is designed to work in rugged conditions and have a plethora of lens mount options including Canon's EF , Nikon F and G and Arri PL mounts is now capable of shooting 1000 fps at Cinema 4k ,938 fps in full sensor readout (4K) or 1975 fps in 2K resolution . .. features a 9.4mp APS-H (super 35) sensor also has a global shutter which makes rolling shutter almost non existent .the base ISO for color is 640 (with the shutter) and 320 (with the electronic shutter) , monochrome mode on the camera  however has a base of 5000 with the shutter and 2000 without it . All media recorded  can be exported to a external drive which is probably handy considering that the camera can shoot cineRAW and ProRes formats . Pricing -$ 103-114,000 Via - studiodaily