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Vision Research Wins Popular Science 2008 Best of What's New Award
Phantom(R) V12 Named One of the Most Innovative Products of the Year
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WAYNE, NJ -- (Marketwire) -- 11/12/08 -- Vision Research, a leading manufacturer ofhigh-speed digital imaging systems, today announced that its Phantom® V12digital high-speed camera received a 2008 Best of What's New award fromPopular Science(http://www.popsci.com/bown/2008/product/vision-research-phantom-v12).
Popular Science, the world's largest science and technology magazine,chooses 100 innovative tech products and gadgets each year to be includedin their annual Best of What's New issue, the magazine's best-read issue ofthe year. Awards are distributed between the top 100 products in 11 variouscategories including Automotive, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, and HomeTech.
"This is one of the highest honors a manufacturer can receive, andrecognition at this level is a testament to the hard work and dedication ofthe entire Vision Research engineering team," said Kamran Firooz, VicePresident and General Manager, Vision Research Business Unit. "VisionResearch continually strives to set new benchmarks for high-speed andresolution and developing the most technologically advanced high-speeddigital imaging systems for a host of applications and industries."
"For 20 years, Popular Science's Best of What's New awards honor theinnovations that make a positive impact on life today and change our viewsof the future," says Mark Jannot, Editor-in-Chief of Popular Science."PopSci's editors evaluate thousands of products each year to develop thisthoughtful list, there's no higher accolade Popular Science can give."
Named one of the top products by Popular Science in the Gadgets category,the Phantom V12 boasts a 1280x800 high-definition CMOS sensor that isavailable in color or monochrome. The Phantom V12 can shoot at 6,933frames-per-second (fps) in 720P HD or up to 1,000,000 fps at a reducedresolution. The camera also features low-noise and unprecedented lightsensitivity with an active pixel size of 20 microns coupled with improvedquantum efficiency. The Phantom V12 supports both 8- and 12-bit pixel depthfor maximum detail and clarity, and also boasts Vision Research's ExtremeDynamic Range (EDR) feature, which allows the user to capture two differentexposures within one single frame.
About Best of What's New
Each year, the editors of Popular Science review thousands of products insearch of the top 100 tech innovations of the year; breakthrough productsand technologies that represent a significant leap in their categories. Thewinners -- the Best of What's New -- are awarded inclusion in themuch-anticipated December issue of Popular Science, the most widely readissue of the year since the debut of Best of What's New in 1987. Best ofWhat's New awards are presented to 100 new products and technologies in 11categories: Automotive, Aviation & Space, Computing, Engineering, Gadgets,Green Tech, Home Entertainment, Securities, Home Tech, Personal Health andRecreation.
About Popular Science
Founded in 1872, Popular Science is the world's largest science andtechnology magazine; with a circulation of 1.3 million and 6.8 millionmonthly readers. Each month, Popular Science reports on the intersection ofscience and everyday life, with an eye toward what's new and why itmatters. Popular Science is published by Bonnier Active Media, a subsidiaryof Bonnier Corporation.
About Vision Research
Vision Research designs and manufactures high-speed digital imaging systemsused in applications including defense, automotive, engineering, science,medical research, industrial manufacturing and packaging, sports andentertainment, and digital cinematography for television and movieproduction.
The Wayne, N.J.-based company prides itself on the sensitivity,high-resolution and image quality produced by its systems, robust softwareinterfaces, and reliability and versatility of its camera family -- allwhich continue to stand as benchmarks for the high-speed digital imagingindustry.
Vision Research digital high-speed cameras add a new dimension to the senseof sight, allowing the user to see details of an event when it's too fastto see, and too important not to(TM). For additional information regardingVision Research, please visit www.visionresearch.com.
Vision Research is a business unit of the Materials Analysis Division ofAMETEK Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments andelectromechanical devices.
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"This is one of the highest honors a manufacturer can receive, andrecognition at this level is a testament to the hard work and dedication ofthe entire Vision Research engineering team," said Kamran Firooz, VicePresident and General Manager, Vision Research Business Unit. "VisionResearch continually strives to set new benchmarks for high-speed andresolution and developing the most technologically advanced high-speeddigital imaging systems for a host of applications and industries."
"For 20 years, Popular Science's Best of What's New awards honor theinnovations that make a positive impact on life today and change our viewsof the future," says Mark Jannot, Editor-in-Chief of Popular Science."PopSci's editors evaluate thousands of products each year to develop thisthoughtful list, there's no higher accolade Popular Science can give."
Named one of the top products by Popular Science in the Gadgets category,the Phantom V12 boasts a 1280x800 high-definition CMOS sensor that isavailable in color or monochrome. The Phantom V12 can shoot at 6,933frames-per-second (fps) in 720P HD or up to 1,000,000 fps at a reducedresolution. The camera also features low-noise and unprecedented lightsensitivity with an active pixel size of 20 microns coupled with improvedquantum efficiency. The Phantom V12 supports both 8- and 12-bit pixel depthfor maximum detail and clarity, and also boasts Vision Research's ExtremeDynamic Range (EDR) feature, which allows the user to capture two differentexposures within one single frame.
About Best of What's New
Each year, the editors of Popular Science review thousands of products insearch of the top 100 tech innovations of the year; breakthrough productsand technologies that represent a significant leap in their categories. Thewinners -- the Best of What's New -- are awarded inclusion in themuch-anticipated December issue of Popular Science, the most widely readissue of the year since the debut of Best of What's New in 1987. Best ofWhat's New awards are presented to 100 new products and technologies in 11categories: Automotive, Aviation & Space, Computing, Engineering, Gadgets,Green Tech, Home Entertainment, Securities, Home Tech, Personal Health andRecreation.
About Popular Science
Founded in 1872, Popular Science is the world's largest science andtechnology magazine; with a circulation of 1.3 million and 6.8 millionmonthly readers. Each month, Popular Science reports on the intersection ofscience and everyday life, with an eye toward what's new and why itmatters. Popular Science is published by Bonnier Active Media, a subsidiaryof Bonnier Corporation.
About Vision Research
Vision Research designs and manufactures high-speed digital imaging systemsused in applications including defense, automotive, engineering, science,medical research, industrial manufacturing and packaging, sports andentertainment, and digital cinematography for television and movieproduction.
The Wayne, N.J.-based company prides itself on the sensitivity,high-resolution and image quality produced by its systems, robust softwareinterfaces, and reliability and versatility of its camera family -- allwhich continue to stand as benchmarks for the high-speed digital imagingindustry.
Vision Research digital high-speed cameras add a new dimension to the senseof sight, allowing the user to see details of an event when it's too fastto see, and too important not to(TM). For additional information regardingVision Research, please visit www.visionresearch.com.
Vision Research is a business unit of the Materials Analysis Division ofAMETEK Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments andelectromechanical devices.
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