Thread: Thermal image camera attachment for phone

I have been enquiring about these myself for my horses and animal rescues in walls

Let me know if you get one and how effective they are

The one I have been looking at is made by a different company and attaches to the iPhone. But the company produces high quality imaging camera for emergency services

Originally Posted by dullbird

I have been enquiring about these myself for my horses and animal rescues in walls

Let me know if you get one and how effective they are

The one I have been looking at is made by a different company and attaches to the iPhone. But the company produces high quality imaging camera for emergency services

Will do. My research to date is focused on Android, I'm one of the non-apple crowd. Compared to the FLIR standalone units starting at $1,000 onward to $10,000, this would suit my application. Small dog sized animals out to 150m detected, but not identifiable. Unsure of the well depths you encounter, but movement of a warm object at 100m should be possible.

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No the flir plug in unit I have been looking at for the iPhone is 350/400 they have just released one for android too I believe

Look at Flir one

The FLIR gear is very good, was having a play with the new FLIR thermal imaging camera at work a few weeks back. (but its in the $7k range)


Martyn

Originally Posted by Bushie

... (but its in the $7k range)


Martyn

Yeh, that's a few hundred more than I can justify for the use

Originally Posted by dullbird

I have been enquiring about these myself for my horses and animal rescues in walls

Let me know if you get one and how effective they are

The one I have been looking at is made by a different company and attaches to the iPhone. But the company produces high quality imaging camera for emergency services

I dont think they will help you find stuff in walls. I am just becoming a member of the Fire Brigade and I have been going to the training for a few weeks now and I had a play with the seriously expensive thermal imaging camera they have. In an open area they are great, but even standing behind a thin plastic curtain the person becomes invisible, also if a person stands behind a stud wall there are also invisible as well which surprised me.
Chris

Hi,
For sensitive thermal photography you need super chilled receptors.
I suspect phone camera stuff is just taking advantage of the inherent IR sensitivity of the digital camera.
Cheers

Originally Posted by cafe latte

I dont think they will help you find stuff in walls. I am just becoming a member of the Fire Brigade and I have been going to the training for a few weeks now and I had a play with the seriously expensive thermal imaging camera they have. In an open area they are great, but even standing behind a thin plastic curtain the person becomes invisible, also if a person stands behind a stud wall there are also invisible as well which surprised me.
Chris

The only way you will detect something behind the wall is if its actually heating up the wall. A heat source behind glass is also "invisible" to thermo cameras well. There is a specialty glass available that thermo cameras can see through, mostly limited to electrical sub station use as far as I'm aware and not commonly used as its expensive.