Tools of High-Speed Flash Photography

There are several different ways of capturing high-speed images, including single- and multi-burst flash, high-speed motion picture cameras, rotating prism cameras, and streak cameras.  The tools described here all fall within the categories of single- and multi-burst flash.  That's because this is the simplest and least expensive way to do high-speed photography.  We want to make it as easy as possible for people to get started taking high-speed photos.

The Tools section provides information on the following:

Flash -- basic requirements for electronic flash and some useful accessories

Triggers -- descriptions of circuits for triggering a flash unit

Cameras -- the use of conventional film, motion video, and digital still cameras for recording high-speed images

Timing -- analog and digital methods of measuring short time intervals