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Chronos 4K12
High-Speed Camera

An all-new camera offering peak performance and exceptional value for a wide range of high-speed imaging needs.

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The Ultra High-Resolution, High-Speed Camera That Helps You Captivate Audiences

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4K12

1000

RAW

And compressed file outputs

Capturing Slow-Motion
Video Has Never Been Easier.

3 x

Faster Offloading
vs. 2.1-HD

FAST-SAVING

Power on, select your desired framerate & resolution, and start shooting in minutes. Preview your footage and save it to the onboard 1 TB SSD in RAW or Compressed formats.

Make It Yours with Flexible
Lens Mounts

Chronos 4K12 High Speed Camera Lens Mounts

Change the camera's native lens mount by removing four easily accessible screws. Adjust backfocus with the included shim kit. One lens mount is included, and additional mounts can be purchased as accessories.

Universal Connectivity

A Powerful Tool for Everyone

Wild life

Whether you’re shooting for a special documentary, or studying the behaviour of animals, Chronos 4K12 delivers stunning video at high frame rates while being incredibly portable.

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Save Raw or Compressed, Internal or External

Built-In 1 TB NVMe SSD

After your high-speed video has been captured to the camera's 128 GB memory buffer, you can trim down your video via the Playback screen on the built-in display, then quickly transfer footage to the camera's internal NVMe SSD for safe keeping.

Dual USB-C Ports

After your high-speed video has been captured to the camera's 128 GB memory buffer, you can trim down your video via the Playback screen on the built-in display, then quickly transfer footage to an external USB-C SSD. Chronos supports up to 20 Gbps with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 drives.

Full Sized SD-Card Slot

For the ultimate convenience, footage can also be transferred to a full-sized SD card. Quickly save H.264 or H.265 videos, then view them on virtually any computer as MPEG-4 videos without the need for further editing.

Gigabit Ethernet via USB-C Adapter

After your high-speed video has been captured to the camera's 128 GB memory buffer, use a USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet adapter to save footage from the camera directly to a networked drive.

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Resolutions & Frame Rates

4K12 Frame Size Comparison

The Chronos allows you to trade image resolution (i.e. the number of pixels in the image) for temporal resolution (i.e. the speed of the high-speed capture, or Frames Per Second).

The maximum bandwidth in any configuration will be equal to approximately 12 Gigapixels per second, or 12 billion pixels per second.

Resolution And Frame Rate Chart

- Chronos 1.4 Chronos 2.1-HD

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Bit Depth

12-bit
(68.7 Billion Colors)

12-bit
(68.7 Billion Colors)

8-bit
(16.7 Million Colors)

10-bit
(1.07 Billion Colors)

12-bit
(68.7 Billion Colors)

4096 x 2160 4K

- - 1,397 FPS 1,006 FPS 481 FPS

3840 x 2160 UHD

- - 1,491 FPS 1,006 FPS 481 FPS

2048 x 2016 2K

- - 2,065 FPS 1,082 FPS 518 FPS

1920 x 1080 HD

- 1,000 FPS 3,651 FPS 1,947 FPS 942 FPS
1280 x 1024 1,069 FPS 1,512 FPS 3,856 FPS 2,060 FPS 998 FPS
1280 x 720 1,519 FPS 2,142 FPS 5,153 FPS 2,793 FPS 1,366 FPS
800 x 600 2,871 FPS 4,352 FPS - - -
320x240 16,682 FPS - - - -
1280 x 96 11,784 FPS 14,825 FPS 20,413 FPS 13,268 FPS 7,495 FPS
320 x 96 40,413 FPS - - - -
128 x 32 - - 29,002 FPS 21,231 FPS 13,590 FPS

Shot on Chronos 4K12

Have a look at videos shot by beta testers around the world. Please note that users had their own post-production workflows, lenses, and lights.

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Scientific & Research

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Advertising

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Cinematography

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Wildlife

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Sports

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Industrial

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