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That and the associated optics. There’s some reason for encouragement however. I bought a Seek Pro, with 320x240 resolution, on sale for $350 earlier this yea
by jcims 6y ago
That and the associated optics.
There’s some reason for encouragement however. I bought a Seek Pro, with 320x240 resolution, on sale for $350 earlier this year. The app is pretty terrible unfortunately and the camera physical construction is flimsy, but the imager seems to be of reasonable quality for the price point.
Couple of examples: https://imgur.com/a/ZGsOwUm https://imgur.com/a/ZGsOwUm
- garaetjjte 6y agoSeek cameras are rather noisy though. More expensive, but much less noisy and still reasonable to buy as a expensive toy would be TE-Q1 from i3system: http://nicesuper3.cafe24.com/down/TE-Q1-compressed.pdf http://nicesuper3.cafe24.com/down/TE-Q1-compressed.pdf
- jcims 6y agoLooks good! Any idea why they make it so difficult to buy their product?
- garaetjjte 6y agoi3system is based in South Korea, and I guess shipping thermal imaging technology is PITA due to various restrictions, not profitable enough to sell to individual customers. There seems to be EU reseller (thermalexpert.eu) but they sell only to companies (likely because VAT accounting when selling exclusively to companies is much easier).
- ampdepolymerase 6y agoThermal imaging resolution is restricted by arm control laws unfortunately. There are forces at work beyond market forces.
- jcims 6y agoITAR compliance assurance isn't free and certainly impacts operational costs, but the sensor I have isn't export controlled and still normally costs >$1K when you buy it from FLIR.
- benhurmarcel 6y agoThat's only for the US though, and I'd expect such a product to come from Asia.
- jansan 6y agoI once rented an IR camera for roughly 100€. This is probably the best option for people who only need IR cameras on very few occasions. Will we ever see chap(ish) IR cameras? Is there an alternative to germanium lenses on the horizon?
- jcims 6y agoI believe there are some metamaterial-based approaches for the actual microbolometers that should help drive costs down. Ostensibly metamaterials could also be used for lenses but I'm not aware of anything there, we're probably stuck with germanium for the time being.
- CamperBob2 6y agoZinc selenide lenses for laser cutters work very well in the spectral range covered by consumer IR cameras. They are dirt cheap on eBay, Ali Express, and other places.
- giantg2 6y agoThat carboy is pretty hot.