i-Speed 3 is the newest member of the Olympus high-speed camera range, enabling recordings for many different applications such as crash test/accident analysis, automobile component testing (e.g. production of windshields or tires), airbag and seatbelt testing as well as ballistic tests (by state/federal offices of criminal investigation, manufacturers of ammunition, etc.) or explosives testing. Recordings with up to 150,000 pictures per second are possible the complete resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 is possible at a rate of 2,000 pictures per second. An F-mount objective connection, used as standard in many high speed video applications, is used for the first time on a high-speed camera system to illuminate the 2 inch chips with 10 bit monochrome and 30 bit shade of colour. The cameras are also available in an acceleration resisting (HighG) version that resists strong knocks and shakes, even onboard.