The present paper counders the purpose of high-speed VK-12 camera. Its specific features are discussed. It is pointed out that the camera is provided with a set of accessory input objectives and plug-in units thus allowing the camera to be used in framing and steak operation modes. The removable relay lenses plug-in units with 1-2-4 row arrngement make it possible to provide a wide range of framing speeds ranging from 50 x 10) to 4,8 x 10--) frames per second. The optical trains of the camera in framing and streak operations are given and the camera operation in both modes are discussed. The circuit diagram for camera control is discussed briefly. The technical characteristics of the camera are given.