Immediate playback is possible either frame by frame or continuously.
Optical limitations include events for which sufficient lighting can be placed on the scene, where resolutions of 384x512 pixels are adequate, and events for which the frame rate is sufficient to avoid motion blur. A strobe option is available for up to 2000 pictures per second with 5-ms light pulses. Setup time is generally less than one hour. Playback time is immediate and can last for minutes. Optically, videography is very similar to high-speed photography.