<span id="INSERTION_MARKER"><span id="INSERTION_MARKER">Using a digital camera for this purpose will likely be unsatisfactory.
A camcorder might have a better chance.
But an industrial camera is the best choice.
Here is a link to a Google search for "high_speed_camera":
http://searchresults.verizon.com/search/index.php?context=MyVrzn&q=high_speed_camera
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take high speed video of a machine to determine how quickly it stops when the
safety device is activated. For example, my theory is to set a camera on
a tripod and frame the view where the point of operation of the machine will be
in the picture and also will be the edge of the safety device (usually a light
curtain). I would start the camera, move my hand into the light curtain
beam which would activate the machine stop circuit and then watch to see at
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</font><span style="'font-family:" "Calibri","sans-serif";'><font size="3">Normally,
the machine should stop within 0.100 to 0.450 seconds or so, but I need to
verify that exact time to make sure that the light curtain is mounted at the
correct distance. The safety concept is that the machine motion would stop
before a hand could reach the machine point of operation or other hazard
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</font><span style="'font-family:" "Calibri","sans-serif";'><font size="3">Am I on the
right track? Can this be done with your video editing program? Has
anyone done it like this before? Is there something special about the camera
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