A camera designed for the precise photography of trajectories and other features of high velocity flight, using techniques such as high-speed multiple imaging, timed exposure with wide-angle lenses, and calibration against the night sky.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of Applied Physics.
Definition of ballistic camera in US English:
ballistic camera
noun
historical
A camera designed for the precise photography of trajectories and other features of high velocity flight, using techniques such as high-speed multiple imaging, timed exposure with wide-angle lenses, and calibration against the night sky.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of Applied Physics.