HiCAM Fluo | High-Speed Fluorescence Camera

HiCAM FLUO: High Speed Fluorescence Imaging at 1 KHz and Above

The HiCAM FLUO is designed specifically for high-speed fluorescence applications, capable of recording high-resolution images at up to 2,000 fps even in challenging low-light conditions. This is achieved through a cooled image intensifier, ensuring clear and detailed imaging.

Housed in a compact aluminum enclosure, the HiCAM FLUO is easy to attach to any fluorescence microscope, making it a versatile tool for your imaging needs.

Fiber-optically coupled intensifier

The HiCAM FLUO is a gated intensified high-speed camera. It features an integrated fiber-optically coupled image intensifier, combining high-speed imaging with enhanced light sensitivity down to the single photon level. This allows the HiCAM FLUO to operate effectively in low-light conditions without the need for high-intensity light sources, making it ideal for fluorescence imaging.

Cooled image intensifier

The fanless design of the HiCAM minimizes vibrations to ensure sharp images. Very low noise levels are achieved by Peltier cooling the image intensifier. Compared to uncooled intensified cameras, noise levels are reduced by a factor of up to 100 times.

Up to 2,000 fps @ 1920 x 1080 pixels & global shutter

The HiCAM Fluo captures full-resolution images at up to 2,000 fps. By reducing the image resolution and using a smaller portion of the sensor, the camera can achieve even higher frame rates. The HiCAM Fluo’s sensor has a full resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and utilizes an electronic global shutter, ensuring all pixels are read simultaneously to avoid rolling shutter effects. Combined with intensifier gating, the exposure time can be shortened to 3 ns.

Applications of the HiCAM Fluo include:

• High-speed fluorescence, bioluminescence and chemiluminescence detection for in-vivo imaging

• Time-resolved imaging of fluids for microfluidic research

• Flow visualization and velocity measurements using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)

• Time-resolved imaging and spectroscopy using ultra-short exposures

• Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

• Super-slow motion combustion research for the automotive industry

• Time-resolved imaging in plasma physics research

• Single-photon imaging for astronomy

HiCAM Fluo Datasheet

HiCAM Fluo Brochure 

• Real-time volumetric microscopy of in vivo dynamics and large-scale samples with SCAPE 2.0 Sep 27, 2019
• Programmable Functionalization of Surfactant‐Stabilized Microfluidic Droplets via DNA‐Tags Apr 8, 2019

Capture Software

Capture is an innovative software designed to control and acquire recordings from up to nine streaming intensified high-speed cameras (Intensifier + Streaming Camera + Frame Grabber). Compatible with popular S series Vision Research streaming cameras and frame grabbers from Silicon Software, Euresys, and Pleora, Capture offers seamless integration and functionality.

With Capture, you can:

• Trigger Recordings Precisely: Use Trigger Offset to start recording at the exact right moment.
• Trim Recordings: Easily edit your footage to keep only what you need.
• Export in Various Formats: Save your videos in multiple widely-supported file formats.

Capture makes the process of intensified high-speed imaging straightforward and efficient, accommodating both single and multi-camera setups.

Options

• Cooled Photocathode for reduced noise
• Photocathodes (S20 UV, S20, S25, GaAs, GaAsP)
• Gating speed (40 or 2 ns)
• On-Board memory (8 or 16 GB)
• SDK or Labview Driver

HiCAM Accessories

• Recording station/computer ( 64 Gb of RAM ,  4 TB of SSD drive, 10 TB  Hard drive)
• Capture Software for high speed recording
• Choice of lenses
• F or C-Mount adapters
• Coax frame grabbers + SDK