Cameras for PIV

LaVision’s Imager camera family offers the widest range of PIV models in the market. No matter if highest priority is on spatial resolution, frame rate, sensitivity, inter-frame time or price there is always a best solution in our portfolio of state-of-the-art PIV cameras for your application.

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The MiniShaker is a camera family of different models of a 3D camera with four sensors aligned in a solid housing. MiniShaker TR is the standard model for liquid flow measurements and low-speed gas flows, whereas MiniShaker 2M is designed for mid-speed gas flows. Both models are available for use in applications with very small optical access or with a larger stereo base resulting in higher accuracy for the out-of-plane velocity component. The MiniShaker comes with frame rates of up to 121 Hz at full resolution (1984 x 1264 px) and up to 1 kHz at a reduced resolution of 704 x 358 px. The MiniShaker Aero with its aerodynamically optimized housing can be equipped with coaxial laser fiber illumination. This allows measurements even in regions with limited optical access. The very compact design of the MiniShaker Underwater is designed for measurements in towing tanks or other applications in water.
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The unique Imager CX3p camera series from LaVision, is equipped with an integrated Scheimpflug mount for adjusting the angle between camera and lens (Scheimpflug angle) for C-mount and F-mount lenses. This ensures quick and easy alignment of the viewing direction, Scheimpflug angle and sensor orientation. The integrated Scheimpflug mount offers three independent setting options for tilt, rotation and sensor orientation. All settings are supported by an intuitive DaVis software tool resulting in very quick and easy Scheimpflug adjustment.

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Like the CX camera family the Imager CX3 camera series combine high sensor resolution with excellent image quality. Due to latest sensor technology and modern CoaxPress-12 interface highest frame rates between 100 and 240 Hz can be reached depending on the camera model. Short interframe times in the sub-microsecond range for double frame technique are still possible making the cameras usable also for high velocity PIV experiments. Models from 5 MP up to 25 MP are available enabling high resolution measurements.

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The Imager CX camera family is a high sensitivity, high resolution digital camera series equipped with new generation backside illuminated CMOS sensors with excellent image quality and low readout noise. The camera delivers true 8 and 12 bit digital images and comes with a modern CoaXPress-12 interface for distances up to 20 m. Models from 5 MP to 25 MP with high frame rates between 30 – 120 Hz are available. Short interframe times in the sub-microsecond range for double frame technique make them usable for PIV applications with highest flow velocities.

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Imager sCMOS camera contains a new generation of scientific CMOS (sCMOS) sensor and combines the advantages of modern CCD and CMOS sensor technologies resulting in an unsurpassed image quality and system performance. The high resolution 5.5 million pixel Imager sCMOS camera with extremely low readout noise and high frame rates of 50 Hz at full resolution offers excellent PIV performance for flow field imaging. The modern CameraLink HS interface enables high and safe data throughput over long distances.

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Imager MX cameras are compact high sensitive CMOS cameras with up to 50 million pixel resolution and frame rates up to 150 frames/s at full spatial resolution covering the mid-speed range ideal for applications in water or other fluids.

 

The Photron and Phantom CMOS sensors yield frame rates up to several kHz at highest spatial resolution. Like all other cameras LaVision’s high-speed cameras are fully integrated in our DaVis software and are ready for use in time-resolved PIV applications with double frame exposure and interframe times in the µs range.

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Overview

PIV cameras PIV cameras
 

PIV camera

Resolution
[pixel]
Frame rate Pixel size
[µm]
Min. time interval
(dt)
Digital output
Imager CX3p-5 2440 x 2040 260 Hz@8 bit
260 Hz@10 bit
172 Hz@8 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 10, 12 bit
Imager CX3p-12 4080 x 2984 181 Hz@8 bit
145 Hz@10 bit
120 Hz@8 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 10, 12 bit
Imager CX3p-16 5312 x 3040 142 Hz@8 bit
113 Hz@10 bit
95 Hz@8 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 10, 12 bit
Imager CX3p-25 5312 x 4608 96 Hz@8 bit
75 Hz@10 bit
63 Hz@8 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 10, 12 bit
Imager CX3-5 2440 x 2040 260 Hz@8 bit
260 Hz@10 bit
172 Hz@8 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 10, 12 bit
Imager CX3-12 4080 x 2984 181 Hz@8 bit
145 Hz@10 bit
120 Hz@8 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 10, 12 bit
Imager CX3-16 5312 x 3040 142 Hz@8 bit
113 Hz@10 bit
95 Hz@8 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 10, 12 bit
Imager CX3-25 5312 x 4608 96 Hz@8 bit
75 Hz@10 bit
63 Hz@8 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 10, 12 bit
Imager CX-5 2440 x 2040 123 Hz@8 bit
83 Hz@12 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 12 bit
Imager CX-12 4080 x 2984 61 Hz@8 bit
41 Hz@12 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 12 bit
Imager CX-16 5312 x 3024 45 Hz@8 bit
30 Hz@12 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 12 bit
Imager CX-25 5296 x 4584 30 Hz@8 bit
20 Hz@12 bit
2.7 x 2.7 500 ns 8, 12 bit
Imager sCMOS 2.6k x 2.2k 50 Hz 6.5 x 6.5 120 ns 16 bit
Imager MX 2M-160 1936 x 1216 100 Hz@12 bit
123 Hz@10 bit
155 Hz@8 bit
3.45 x 3.45 43 µs 8, 10, 12 bit
Imager MX 50M 7920 x 6004 30 Hz 4.6 x 4.6 180 µs 8, 10, 12 bit
High-speed PIV cameras High-speed PIV cameras
 

PIV camera

Resolution
[pixel]

Pixel size
[µm]

Min. time interval
(dt)

Digital output

FASTCAM Mini UX100 1280 x 1024
up to 4 kHz
10 x 10  1.5 µs 12 bit
FASTCAM Mini AX100 1024 x 1024
up to 4 kHz
20 x 20  2.5 µs 12 bit
FASTCAM Mini AX200 1024 x 1024
up to 6.4 kHz
20 x 20 2.5 µs 12 bit
FASTCAM NOVA S6 1024 x 1024
up to 6.4 kHz
20 x 20  2.1 µs
@rates>1 kHz
12 bit
FASTCAM NOVA S9 1024 x 1024
up to 9 kHz
20 x 20  2.1 µs
@rates>1 kHz
12 bit
FASTCAM NOVA S12 1024 x 1024
up to 12.8 kHz
20 x 20  2.1 µs
@rates>1 kHz
12 bit
FASTCAM NOVA S16 1024 x 1024
up to 16 kHz
20 x 20  2.1 µs
@rates>1 kHz
12 bit
Phantom VEO 1310 1280 x 960
up to 10.86 kHz
18 x 18 0.726 µs 12 bit
Phantom VEO 1010 1280 x 960
up to 8.42 kHz
18 x 18 0.726 µs 12 bit
Phantom VEO 610 1280 x 960
up to 5.61 kHz
18 x 18 0.726 µs 12 bit
Phantom VEO 440L 2560 x 1600
up to 1.1 kHz
10 x 10 1.73 µs 12 bit
Phantom VEO 640L 2560 x 1600
up to 1.4 kHz
10 x 10 1.73 µs 12 bit
Phantom VEO-E-310L 1280 x 800
up to 3,2 kHz
20 x 20 0.48 µs 12 bit
Phantom VEO-E-340L 2560 x 1600
up to 800 Hz
10 x 10 1.71 µs 12 bit
TMX-7510 1280 x 800
up to 76 kHz
23.7 x 14.8 229 ns 12 bit
TMX-6410 1280 x 800
up to 66 kHz
23.7 x 14.8 tbd 12 bit
TMX-5010 1280 x 800
up to 51 kHz
23.7 x 14.8 tbd 12 bit
Phantom T2540 2560 x 1664
up to 5,84 kHz
9,27 x 9,27 365 ns 12 bit
Phantom T4040 2560 x 1664
up to 9,35 kHz
9,27 x 9,27 365 ns 12 bit
FASTCAM NOVA S20 1024 x 1024
up to 18.75 kHz
20 x 20



2.0 µs
@rates>1 kHz

 

10,12 bit
Phantom T2410 1280 x 800
up to 24.2 kHz
18,5 x 18,5 tbd 12 bit
Phantom T3610 1280 x 800
up to 38 kHz
18,5 x 18,5 tbd 12 bit
FASTCAM NOVA R3-4K 4096 x 2304
up to 750 Hz
6.5 x 6.5 tbd 12 bit
FASTCAM NOVA R5-4K 4096 x 2304
up to 1.25 kHz
6.5 x 6.5 tbd 12 bit