Debut for world's fastest camera

[anon]

The fastest imaging system ever devised has been demonstrated by researchers reporting in the journal Nature.

Their camera's "shutter speed" is just a half a billionth of a second, and it can capture over six million images in a second continuously.

Its "flashbulb" is a fast laser pulse dispersed in space and then stretched in time and detected electronically.

The approach will be instrumental in imaging fast-moving or random events, such as communication between neurons.

What is more, the camera works with just one detector, rather than the millions in a typical digital camera.

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Debut for world's fastest camera

[slikrapid]

phew, sounds really capable

i wonder how are they going to go through these few million pictures

[alpacino]

That must be a very cool camera, expensive too.

phew, sounds really capable

i wonder how are they going to go through these few million pictures

LOL man, they are not interested in those pictures individually I guess. But rather interested in the resultant film in slow motion. It would be capable to see things the human eye can't caputre in real life. I've seen some documentaries about these slow motions in Discovery Channel I guess. Very interesting scenes.

[slikrapid]

they are not interested in those pictures individually I guess. But rather interested in the resultant film in slow motion.

you are wrong on the first part of your statement:

"Our next step is to improve the spatial resolution so we can take crystal clear pictures of the inner structure of cells"

[alpacino]

you are wrong on the first part of your statement:

"Our next step is to improve the spatial resolution so we can take crystal clear pictures of the inner structure of cells"

Sorry mate you are right, this is what happens when I don't read the linked source and get ahead of myself, babbling BS.