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35mm
4E, 4EL & 4ER
Pin registered 6 to 360 fps camera system with Integrated
Electronic Management System |
6 to 360 Frames Per Second Cine
25 to 250 Frames Per Second Phase Lock
Frame Rate Stability of .005%
+/-.002" Frame-to-Frame Accuracy
Built-in Reflex Viewing
Self-Calibrating
Enhanced Safety Features
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The Photo-Sonics
35mm-4EL Instrumentation Camera has been a workhorse
at military and commercial test facilities for decades.
In worldwide applications, its durability and high
reliability are a matter of record.
With its new Integrated Electronic Management System,
the 4EL provides a high-resolution, film recording
platform that not only simplifies operation, but further
enhances reliability and eases the task of today's
sophisticated data collection requirements.
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FILM MOVEMENT
The 4EL operates in cine from 6 to 360 fps and in
phase lock from 25 to 250 fps. The heart of the camera
is its advanced precision film transport mechanism.
Unlike any other 35mm camera in the world, the 4EL
has 12 pulldown arms, 4 register pins and a vacuum-assisted
gate, all contributing to superior registration and
resolution. The film transport can be removed without
the use of tools in less than 30 seconds for maintenance,
and is interchangeable from camera to camera.
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CAMERA
FEATURES
The 4EL accepts either 500- or 1000-foot quick-change,
darkroom loaded film magazines. A standard reflex
viewing system provides a correctly-oriented full
frame field-of-view image for focusing and boresighting.
The viewer includes a control to select 5- or 20-power
magnification. An adjustable rotary disc shutter can
set shutter openings
in 5 degree increments between 5 and 50 degrees or
in 10 degree increments between 50 and 120 degrees.
A five-digit footage counter automatically measures
film advancement in 10 foot increments. The camera
also has an interlock system to ensure that a number
of conditions have been met for proper film recording
before the camera can be operated. These safety features
include two buckle switches, and a complete fault
detection system
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ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT
As we developed the 4EL's new Integrated Electronic
Management System, we sought input from test technicians
at range facilities throughout the world. Our collaboration
led to features that include comprehensive safety
management, full local and remote operation, frame
rate stability of .005% and shutter phase lock operation
of multiple cameras can reduce the time-distance
delta of a test object traveling at mach-1 to less
than one inch during data reduction!
Speed Control Table will be added soon
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CONTROLS
/ INDICATORS
Controls/Indicators are conveniently located on a
simple side-mounted panel. They include:
AC power disconnect and circuit breaker
Cine/Phase lock mode control switch
Cine frame rate select switch
Camera run-stop-test select switch
Inside and outside edge-of-film timing light control
switches
Illuminated fiducial intensity control
Optional illuminated boresight ground glass or illuminated
auto-collimation reticle control
Power status indicator
Mid-Shutter correlation indicator
Cine ready indicator
Phase lock ready indicator
Phase lock reference valid indicator
Phase lock 5 degree status indicator
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DATA RECORDING
Diagram of film clip with marks will be added soon
The 4EL can be equipped with an LED matrix recording
head that exposes externally produced data on each
frame of film in seven segment (2x20) format or binary
(4x30) format (see diagram above). Other formats are
available per customer requirements.
The camera can also be equipped with fiducial markers
which provide three reference marks on each frame
of film which define the center line of the frame
(see diagram above). Fiducial illumination intensity
is adjustable to match film ASA.
For referencing elapsed time, the 4EL is equipped
with a timing light assembly consisting of two LED's
each positioned to expose a mark on its respective
edge of film through a thin slit in a mask plate (see
diagram above).
An auto-collimation reticle is available to determine
infinity setting of long focal range length lenses.
The reticle is adjustably illuminated and is fitted
with a point light source in the center which projects
a pattern in the film plane forward into the lens.
The beam is then reflected by a flat mirror (auto-collimation
mirror) placed in front of the lens and returns upon
itself to re-image on the ground glass at the film
plane.
The 4EL comes standard with shutter correlation pulse
assembly which utilizes the photo-electric system
to indicate the instant the midpoint of the shutter
opening coincides with the center of the aperture
opening.
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PHASE
LOCK
The phase lock electronics speed control allows synchronizing
the operation of multiple recording cameras at various
sites during mission tracking.
The servo electronics synchronize the midpoint of
the camera shutter opening to the leading edge of
an external reference frequency (derived from IRIG
or other timing standard). In multiple camera operations,
the system is used to position each camera's shutter,
through an external pulse, to a very precise point
in time, allowing the cameras to run in synchronization.
In addition, by electrically phase shifting the reference
pulse at multiple sites, it is possible to shift shutters
by some known degree…i.e. 60, 90, 120, or 180 degrees,
there by providing continuous coverage.
Phase locked cameras provide a unique method of verifying
phase lock accuracy with an edge-of-film mark (see
data recording diagram). The mark , representing 5
degrees of shutter opening, is derived from a special
shutter position sensor. The blank line in the middle
of the mark represents the incoming phase lock reference
frequency, which gives the viewer a clear indication
that the camera was phase locked within 5 degrees
of the incoming reference frequency.
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FAULT
DETECTION
Primary consideration is given to operator and equipment
safety. Key parameters are continuously checked, and
only when certain conditions have been met is the
camera allowed to start operation. In the event of
a fault condition, arbitration logic determines what
action should be taken. Two of the fault detection
parameters are configurable to customer parameters.
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| SPECIFICATIONS
Aperture Size:
Film Transport:
Adjustable Shutter:
Film Specifications:
Film Capacity:
Mounting:
Film Cores:
Weight:
0.724 x 0.986 inches (std)
0.600 x 0.986 inches (with LED matrix)
Intermittent with 12 pulldown arms and 4 register
pins
Rotary disc type with following adjustments
5 degree increments between 5 and 50 degrees 10 degrees
between 50 and 120 degrees
B & H .1866 USA PH 22.93-1953
B & H .1870 USA PH 22.34-1964
KS .1870 USA PH 22.36-1964
500 and 1000 ft darkroom-loaded magazine
Base
2-inch plastic film cores or 4-inch dynamically- balanced
aluminum cores.
125 lbs. (with 1000-ft magazine
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