San Diego, CA — Fastec Imaging Corporation has announced a new HiSpec camera model, the HiSpec 2. The HiSpec 2 has an optional Hi-G configuration which has been certified to 100 “G” accelerations and vibration to 10g’s. And its standard 4GB memory is expandable to 8GB. The choice of Hi-G format and increased memory combined with its small size make the HiSpec 2 ideal for on-board automotive impact testing, military ordinance testing and other harsh environments.

Another feature of the HiSpec 2 is its built-in battery. Not only does the battery ensure fail-safe operation in the event of a power loss, it allows “untethered” operation for up to an hour and has an image retention mode that stores images up to 24 hours.

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San Diego, CA — Fastec Imaging Corporation has announced a new HiSpec model, a 3 megapixel highspeed camera for industrial and research applications.

The new model, the Fastec HiSpec 1-HR, offers outstanding image quality with up to 523 full frames at 1696 x 1710 pixel resolution. And the HiSpec 1-HR is a perfect fit for a wide variety of high-speed motion applications with the capacity to capture megapixel images at more than 1400 fps. At reduced resolutions, images can be captured at up to 298,000 fps.

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San Diego, CA — FASTEC IMAGING, a major manufacturer of portable high-speed digital video cameras announces the appointment of MIKROTRON GmbH as their distributor for Germany and Austria. Mikrotron manufactures high speed video systems, machine vision cameras, and frame grabbers.

“It is extremely important for Fastec Imaging to work with a distributor who shares the same goals as Fastec and has the ability to provide our customers with first class service and support”, said Stephen Ferrell, president of Fastec. “Mikrotron clearly fits the criteria we identified to promote our high speed digital video cameras effectively and to allow Fastec to move the business forward in this key strategic market”, he added.

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San Diego, CA — In 2004, Fastec Imaging, a leading manufacturer of high-speed digital imaging systems, revolutionized the way professionals across a variety of industries utilized high-speed video with the introduction of the TroubleShooter, the world’s first Point-and-Shoot digital high-speed camera.  The TroubleShooter opened the door to high-speed video for countless applications as the camera was the first fully-portable, hand-held solution that allowed users to record high-quality, digital video untethered from a power source.  Building on the success of the more than 1,300 TroubleShooters sold, Fastec Imaging today unveiled a lineup of models at new, even lower prices.

The TS1000ME offers users industry-proven CMOS sensors and is available in resolutions of 640x480 (TS1000ME) and 1280x1024 (TSHRMS).  And with the TSHRMS, TroubleShooter users can take advantage of maximum, full-resolution frame rates of 500 frames-per-second (fps) at 1280x1024 at less than $10,000.  By reducing resolution, the TroubleShooter can record even faster, reaching speeds of over 16,000fps.

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San Diego, CA — Fastec Imaging Corporation has announced the HiSpec camera, an innovative lowlight high-speed camera for industrial and research applications.

Until now, lighting could be a challenge with high-speed imaging. No more! With a monochrome ASA rating of 2500, images can be captured in superb detail without the high-intensity lights required by some high-speed cameras The unprecedented photo-sensitivity of the HiSpec enables high speed recordings at 1.3 megapixels under normal lighting conditions.

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San Diego, CA — Fastec Imaging Corporation has announced the release of a new 1000 frame per second (fps) model of their popular TroubleShooter LE camera line. The TroubleShooter LE is a hand-held high-speed digital video camera designed for production and packaging line troubleshooting and machinery diagnostics.

The 250 fps and 500 fps models of the TroubleShooter LE were introduced in 2007 and are being used by manufacturing companies worldwide. The new 1000 fps model adds even more versatility and capability for manufacturing engineers, field service engineers and maintenance technicians who are responsible for keeping high-speed production lines running smoothly.

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