Redlake MASD MotionMeter, Instructions For Operating Manual

 Motion

Meter



 High Speed Video Camera

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OPERATOR'S INSTRUCTIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1

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INTRODUCTION TO HIGH SPEED MOTION ANALYSIS

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1.1

Capturing the Video Image

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1.1.1

The Shutter

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1.1.2

The Strobe Output

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1.1.3

Composite Video Out

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1.1.4

Lighting the Subject

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1.2

The Imager Responsivity Curves

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1.2.1

The Imager Base Characteristics

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1.2.2

Spectral Response with a CM500 IR Filter

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1.2.3

The Effect of the IR Filter.

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1.2.4

Spectral Response without the CM500 IR Filter

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1.2.5

The Monochrome (Gamma) Curve

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1.3

Capturing an Image

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1.3.1

Recording a Video Sequence

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1.3.2

Stopping a Recording using the Stop Buttons

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1.3.3

Stopping a Recording using a Trigger Input

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1.3.4

Synchronization and Controlling the Record Speed

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1.3.4.1

Synchronizing two or more 

Motion

Meter cameras

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1.3.4.2

Controlling the Record Rate of a Camera from an External Source

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1.4

Marking a Frame (Event Marker)

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1.5

The Image Memory

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1.6

Recording a Sequence in the Image Memory

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1.6.1

Stop Recording

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1.6.2

Stop Recording using the Trigger

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1.6.3

Playing Images from the Image Memory

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1.6.4

Frame Numbers and Elapsed Time Display

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1.6.5

Saving a Sequence in a Computer File.

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1.7

Viewing the Image Sequence

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1.7.1

Loss of Frames During Playback

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1.7.2

Analyzing the Motion of a Subject

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DESCRIPTION OF THE 

Motion

Meter CAMERA

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2.1

MotionMeter Model and Part Numbers

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2.2

The MotionMeter Camera

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2.2.1

Motion

Meter Features and Functions

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2.3

MotionMeter Controls and Indicators

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2.3.1

The RECORD Button

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2.3.2

The PLAY Buttons

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2.3.3

The STOP Button

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2.3.4

The MENU Button

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2.3.5

The SELect Button.

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