SLIP SYNC RECORDING IN A SOLID STATE FAST FRAME RECORDER

摘要

A fast frame recorder (10) records images of an event at a fast frame rate and plays back the images at a slower frame rate to facilitate analysis of the event. Disclosed is a solid state fast frame recorder (10) having a solid state imager (12), which is selectively operable at different frame rates and having a solid state memory (30) for storing a plurality of image frames. The recorder (10) is operable in a slip sync recording mode to capture images of a repetitive event. A trigger (40) is actuated each time the event occurs and the recorder (10) stores an image frame of the event. Both repetitive single image frames and repetitive bursts of consecutive image frames may be stored. The number of image frames in a stored burst and the frame rate of the stored burst may be selectively varied. A variable delay (46) allows storage of image frames which occur at a delayed period after trigger actuation.