At first glance, FinishLynx images can look strange. They are not normal photos. A FinishLynx camera does not capture a single snapshot of the track. Instead, it looks only at the finish line and records a very thin slice of that line over time. The image is made by stacking tiny slices of the finish line one after another.

• This picture shows when, not where. Every rider appears at the instant their front wheel hits the finish line.
• Horizontal = time, so gaps between riders are real time gaps.
• The line-scan camera is aligned to the painted finish line; software stacks the slices into one image.