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Welcome to The J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University!
Learn more about the imaging equipment available in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering. Equipment manuals are available upon request.

Equipment Details

VHX-600 Digital Microscope

VHX-600 Digital Microscope (JCAIN 308)

The Keyence VHX-600K Digital Microscope is a high resolution (54 mega-pixel) 3CCD camera-based system, providing 20 times the depth-of-field of a conventional microscope. The VHX-600 provides real-time measurements of distance, angle, and area determination. Furthermore, it can create a 3D image from the automatically captured images with high magnification up to 5000x. Other features of the VHX-600K include digital focusing function, digital zoom, various image correction functions and video recording function.

Specifications:

  • Image capture device: 1/1.8 Type 211 million pixels CCD image sensor
  • Total pixels: 1688 H x 1248 V
  • Effective pixels: 1628 H x 1236 V
  • Executable pixels: 1600 H x 1200 V
  • Frame rate: 15 F/S 28 F/S selectable
  • Resolution: 54 million pixels, 4800 H X 3600 V, approximately 2,000 TV lines

Example of data samples from the VHX-600K Digital Microscope.
Data sample from the VHX-600K Digital Microscope.



Photron FASTCAM SA5 High Speed Camera

Photron FASTCAM SA5 High-Speed Camera (Rental)

Photron FASTCAM SA5 high-speed camera offers 7,500 fps at greater than megapixel resolution and up to one million frames per second at reduced resolution. Fastcam SA5 delivers unsurpassed light sensitivity (ISO/ASA 6400 - test compliant with ISO 12232) and dynamic range through its 12-bit monochrome (36-bit RGB color) sensor with twenty-micron square pixels.

Specifications:

  • 7500 fps at a full resolution of 1k x 1k
  • Up to 1.000.000fps at reduced resolution
  • Superior image quality and color fidelity
  • Proprietary 12 bit CMOS sensor with very high light sensitivity
  • PAL, NTSC or SDI video output
  • Programmable synchronization inputs and outputs
  • Optional LCD keypad controller with integrated viewfinder

Data samples from the Photron Fastcam SA5.
Data sample from the Photron FASTCAM SA5 tracking fast moving water droplets in a non-immiscible liquid.