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Pure thermal would have been quite smudged. IMHO the B&W adds really nice context - and it sounds like it's not just a straight overlay, but he's recoloring the

Pure thermal would have been quite smudged. IMHO the B&W adds really nice context - and it sounds like it's not just a straight overlay, but he's recoloring the B&W pixels, which I think provides a crisper result. I'm curious what resolutions you've worked with, if you don't mind sharing. High frame rate thermal cameras (above 9hz) are ITAR restricted. Hi-res above 640x480 is not common on the consumer market and is restricted to embargoed countries. Cooled thermal cameras are restricted too IIRC.

osamagirl69 6y ago
The device we had was 1.3MP--rough the same resolution as the composite image discussed in this article. The camera core was expensive, but the lens actually cost more than the sensor. Yes it was ITAR regulated. As an example of what I would have expected, this product brief (not the device we were using, but similar) has a picture of the white house https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/mfc/documents/sensor-cores/mfc-sbf-sensor-cores-brochure.pdf https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/m...
- fpoling 6y ago
  I presume that was with 16 bits per pixel, which is not available in consumer cameras.
- mmaunder 6y ago
  Thanks. Interesting link. I must admit I can’t help but admire Lockheed’s marketing with that whitehouse image. There’s a not-so-subtle message in there. Sounds like super interesting work!!
- schoen 6y ago
  (That building is the U.S. Capitol rather than the White House.)
- semi-extrinsic 6y ago
  That's the Capitol building though, not the White House?
  - osamagirl69 6y ago
    probably - I have never actually been to DC
- jonah 6y ago
  The company is Santa Barbara Focalplane. They're right around the corner from FLIR and Seek Thermal is right down the street. Lots of amazing tech in this little town.
fpoling 6y ago
At my previous work I was involved with processing of data from 1024x800 cameras with 16 bit per pixel and nice optics. After proper calibration and trivial image processing they were not particularly blurry since they were able to resolve even tiny temperature differences.
slavik81 6y ago
ITAR restricts the export of arms technology from the United States, but the big names in traditional digital cameras are all Japanese. Perhaps naively, I would have thought they'd have the expertise needed to build a high-quality thermal camera without US involvement. I suppose infrared imaging must be quite a bit different from visible light.

osamagirl69 6y ago

The device we had was 1.3MP--rough the same resolution as the composite image discussed in this article. The camera core was expensive, but the lens actually cost more than the sensor. Yes it was ITAR regulated. As an example of what I would have expected, this product brief (not the device we were using, but similar) has a picture of the white house https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/mfc/documents/sensor-cores/mfc-sbf-sensor-cores-brochure.pdf https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/m...

fpoling 6y ago
I presume that was with 16 bits per pixel, which is not available in consumer cameras.
mmaunder 6y ago
Thanks. Interesting link. I must admit I can’t help but admire Lockheed’s marketing with that whitehouse image. There’s a not-so-subtle message in there. Sounds like super interesting work!!
schoen 6y ago
(That building is the U.S. Capitol rather than the White House.)
semi-extrinsic 6y ago
That's the Capitol building though, not the White House?
- osamagirl69 6y ago
  probably - I have never actually been to DC
jonah 6y ago
The company is Santa Barbara Focalplane. They're right around the corner from FLIR and Seek Thermal is right down the street. Lots of amazing tech in this little town.

fpoling 6y ago

At my previous work I was involved with processing of data from 1024x800 cameras with 16 bit per pixel and nice optics. After proper calibration and trivial image processing they were not particularly blurry since they were able to resolve even tiny temperature differences.

slavik81 6y ago

ITAR restricts the export of arms technology from the United States, but the big names in traditional digital cameras are all Japanese. Perhaps naively, I would have thought they'd have the expertise needed to build a high-quality thermal camera without US involvement. I suppose infrared imaging must be quite a bit different from visible light.