NAC fastest camera line just got even faster!

nac’s high-speed camera systems are known for their continuous technological advancement and a comprehensive product line that delivers exceptional performance and reliability. With a proven track record of innovation, nac remains a trusted leader in high-speed imaging—making it an ideal solution for capturing fast-moving events with precision.

With a significant improvement to NAC’s patented Boost Mode technology, our industry leading ACS-1 M60 camera now offers a blistering 150,000 frames per second at a 1280 x 896 resolution.

Applications:

Combustion - A high-resolution, high-sensitivity high-speed camera is well-suited for capturing combustion processes, including direct imaging, blue frame analysis, and spectral observation. Additionally, by applying the two-color method, a temperature analysis system can extract combustion temperature data directly from the recorded footage, enabling precise thermal evaluation.

Material Testing - Utilizing a high-sensitivity, high-resolution high-speed camera makes it possible to capture time-series images of material deformation during high-speed tensile and failure testing.

Digital Image Correlation (DIC) - uses triangulation and photogrammetry to analyze 3D surface coordinates from dual-camera setups. By tracking random patterns on the object, it calculates 3D displacement, velocity, and full-field strain—including max/min strain and strain rate—using images captured by a high-speed camera and processed with DIC software.

Explosion - A high-resolution, high-sensitivity high-speed camera is ideal for capturing explosions in detailed time sequences. It is commonly used in EV battery blast tests, material failure evaluations, ballistic testing, and similar high-intensity scenarios.

Fluid Dynamics - PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) measures fluid velocity and direction by tracking tracer particles in a 2D plane. Schlieren imaging visualizes airflows caused by density changes from pressure or temperature variations. High-speed cameras are widely used for fluid analysis in wind tunnels, combustion studies, spray measurement, and shock wave visualization.

Welding - High-speed cameras enable the visualization of welding processes that are typically too fast for the human eye to detect. They can capture details such as weld pool behavior, spatter, and solidification, making them valuable tools for enhancing welding quality. These cameras can also be synchronized with waveform data to analyze welding events in greater depth. Additionally, by applying the two-color method, temperature analysis systems can estimate weld pool temperatures directly from recorded video.

Shock Wave - High-sensitivity, high-resolution high-speed cameras allow for the observation of rapid events like shock waves, which occur during phenomena such as explosions or supersonic travel. These cameras are widely used in fields like aerospace engineering to study and analyze shock wave behavior in detail.

Plasma - High-speed cameras are used to study plasma behavior in fields like energy, aerospace, and industry. With image intensifiers and specialized optics, they can capture fast plasma changes and ultraviolet emissions, and even measure multiple wavelengths at once.

Automotive - High-speed imaging plays a crucial role in automotive crash testing to evaluate vehicle safety. Multiple cameras capture detailed footage of events such as body deformation, dummy motion, airbag deployment, and interior component changes. Image analysis software is then used to determine timing and measure the extent of deformation during impact.

Aerospace & Defense - High-speed cameras with high sensitivity and resolution are widely used in aerospace and defense applications. They support research such as tracking fast-moving objects during ballistic tests, examining aircraft engine performance, and analyzing airflow around wings.

R&D - High-speed cameras are widely used in R&D across various fields, including product deformation analysis during drop tests, visualization of wire bonding, observation of inkjet and jet dispenser behavior, and the study of lithium-ion batteries and electrical discharge phenomena.

Sports - High-speed cameras provide detailed motion analysis of athletes and sports equipment by capturing significantly more frames per second than standard video cameras. While typical cameras record at 30 fps, high-speed models can capture from 500 fps to over 10,000 fps, enabling clear slow-motion footage of muscle movement, impact moments, and other fast-paced athletic actions.