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caméra rapide

English translation: high-speed camera

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French term or phrase:caméra rapide
English translation:high-speed camera
Entered by: Jana Cole (X)

08:41 Dec 29, 2007
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
French term or phrase: caméra rapide
Quand on observe le processus d’implosion avec une caméra rapide,…
Jana Cole (X)
Local time: 00:37
high-speed camera
Explanation:
You'd need one to film an implosion, or an explosion.
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Attorney DC Bar
Local time: 09:37
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4 +6high-speed camera
Attorney DC Bar


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
high-speed camera


Explanation:
You'd need one to film an implosion, or an explosion.

Attorney DC Bar
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael GREEN: Beat me to it .... ;))
1 min
  -> sorry
agree  Victoria Porter-Burns:
34 mins
  -> tks
agree  Tony M
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  chris collister: No doubt about it...
3 hrs
  -> tks
agree  mistahara (X)
3 hrs
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agree  Richard Benham: But isn't a "caméra" always a movie-cam? // That's possible.
4 hrs
  -> Yes, but in the US you don't have to say 'movie' in front of 'cam' in 'high-speed camera'. No risk of confusion. A still camera that wouldn't be 'high speed', it would just have a very fast shutter speed.
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