1080HD High-Speed Cameras

Below you shall find a useful survey of current technology in terms of high-speed full 1080HD cameras from various manufacturers.  The list is compiled of the fastest camera capable of at least 1920x1080 from each notable manufacturer.

The fastest 1080HD high-speed camera is the iX Cameras' i-Speed 726 which shoots 12,742fps at 1920x1080.  The fastest cameras may not be the best choices.  Many variables have to be considered with high resolution captures such as record duration, bit depth, file type, file size, save time, light sensitivity, exposure, and overall image quality.

Model and Manufacturer


iX Cameras
i-Speed 726
 
Vision Research
Phantom v2640

Phantom v1840


IDT (Integrated Design Tools)
Y7-S3 (Discont.)

NAC
Memrecam HX-1
Memrecam HX-3

pco. (PCO AG)
pco.dimax S4 (Mono)

pco.dimax S4 (Color)
pco.dimax cs4

Photron
SA-2
BC2 (Discont.)

Sanstreak Corp.
Edgertronic SC2X

Fastec Imaging
TS5-Q
IL5-Q

Resolution


2048 x 1536 (Max Res.)
1920 x 1080

2048 X 1952 (Max Res.)
1920 x 1080

2048 x 1952 (Max Res.)
1920 x 1080


1920 x 1080 (Max. Res.)


2560 x 1920 (Max. Res.)
1920 x 1080

 2016 x 2016 (Max Res.)
1920 x 1080

2016 x 2016 (Max Res.)
1920 x 1080

2048 x 2048 (Max. Res.)
2048 x 1080
1920 x 1080


1920 x 1088 (Max. Res.)


2560 x 2048 (Max Res.)
1920 x 1080

Frame Rate


8,512 fps
12,742 fps

6,600 fps
12,510 fps

4,510 fps
8,570 fps


12,300 fps


2,000 fps
4,670 fps

1,279 fps
2,470 fps

1,102 fps
2,128 fps

1,080 fps
2,000 fps
2,000 fps


1,910 fps


253 fps
634 fps