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FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

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Re: FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

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Interesting that they aren't using the built-in iPhone camera for the visual spectrum part, but are still using their own. (FLIR uses a visual spectrum camera to do edge detection, and then overlays that on the IR image to make it easier to see what is going on.)

This way the visible and IR cameras are right next to each other.

And they don't have to worry whether the two cameras are pointed in the same direction. And they don't have to worry about the pointing shifting over time.

Re: FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

#52

I took of pic of one in action last night: http://imgur.com/vT4vl2o Seemed pretty responsive. Good enough to capture the residual temperature from someone touching a table. Not pro level stuff obviously but worth exploring for basic thermal imaging applications it seemed to me.

Good enough for seeing what PIN was typed on the atm machine?

Re: FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

#53
post #43

I took of pic of one in action last night: http://imgur.com/vT4vl2o Seemed pretty responsive. Good enough to capture the residual temperature from someone touching a table. Not pro level stuff obviously but worth exploring for basic thermal imaging applications it seemed to me.

Looks like the thermal imaging resolution was about 30x45 pixels, based on some quick measurement in Photoshop. However, it's interesting to see how much higher the apparent resolution is thanks to the overlaid edges from the visual camera.

You can turn off the overlay if you want, it's only there when there's lots of visible light.

Re: FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

#54
post #52

I took of pic of one in action last night: http://imgur.com/vT4vl2o Seemed pretty responsive. Good enough to capture the residual temperature from someone touching a table. Not pro level stuff obviously but worth exploring for basic thermal imaging applications it seemed to me.

Good enough for seeing what PIN was typed on the atm machine?

Oh definitely. But ssshh

Re: FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

#55
post #38

I took of pic of one in action last night: http://imgur.com/vT4vl2o Seemed pretty responsive. Good enough to capture the residual temperature from someone touching a table. Not pro level stuff obviously but worth exploring for basic thermal imaging applications it seemed to me.

My shot from last night (a cup of hot tea): http://imgur.com/XQRD7fj

Should have thought of that, I was surrounded by hot and cold props and just let the dude hold it up. Ah well, it turned out all right.

Re: FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

#56
post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Says "under $350" http://www.flir.com/flirone/press/assets/Discover/FLIR%20ONE...

The i7, one of the lower priced units is around $2k, so if it can do the same thing (appears to be the same resolution) it is a win.

What makes those cameras so expensive? I assume it’s the customer base (industrial applications, small customer base compared to the consumer market) that makes them expensive, not so much the cost of actually making them at scale.

Re: FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

#57
post #52

I took of pic of one in action last night: http://imgur.com/vT4vl2o Seemed pretty responsive. Good enough to capture the residual temperature from someone touching a table. Not pro level stuff obviously but worth exploring for basic thermal imaging applications it seemed to me.

Good enough for seeing what PIN was typed on the atm machine?

You mean, so you can 1) mug the cardholder, and 2) try all the 4x4 combinations (or 5x5 for mine), which I believe will get the card eaten after a small number of failures? Seems like it would be much useful for snooping pinpad door lock codes, which often don't seem to care how many errors you enter in a short period.

Re: FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

#58
post #38

I took of pic of one in action last night: http://imgur.com/vT4vl2o Seemed pretty responsive. Good enough to capture the residual temperature from someone touching a table. Not pro level stuff obviously but worth exploring for basic thermal imaging applications it seemed to me.

My shot from last night (a cup of hot tea): http://imgur.com/XQRD7fj

But can this see through walls/vehicles like the IR binoculars in that Jackie Chan movie?

Re: FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

#59
post #50

I'm reluctant to buy something like this that'll become useless the moment I decide to change/upgrade phones.

Agree, plain USB (i.e. something like a webcam) would be a much better interface.

On the other hand, if this really catches on, and the sensor technology cheapens, in a decade or two we may start to see generic webcam-like thermal cameras from China showing up in the $10 range... which would be rather fun.

Re: FLIR – Thermal Imaging Device for iPhone 5

#60
post #52

I took of pic of one in action last night: http://imgur.com/vT4vl2o Seemed pretty responsive. Good enough to capture the residual temperature from someone touching a table. Not pro level stuff obviously but worth exploring for basic thermal imaging applications it seemed to me.

Good enough for seeing what PIN was typed on the atm machine?

New advice: after typing PIN, place your palm over the buttons to heat them all evenly.
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