1. Preamble

This article is a contribution to the articles already present in the Techniques de l'Ingénieur database, and in particular for high-speed imaging "Ultra-fast cinematography: High-resolution mechano-optical cameras" [R 6 730] "Ultra-fast cinematography: Electronic cameras" [R 6 732] . Some points on CCD sensors and their properties have also been advantageously described for CCD sensors in "Image Analyzers" [E 5 520] . Optics concepts...