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9 fps is because if the framerate is any higher it would be subject to ITAR export controls, that's going to be a limit you find on any similar cameras
by wlesieutre 4y ago
9 fps is because if the framerate is any higher it would be subject to ITAR export controls, that's going to be a limit you find on any similar cameras
- mwint 4y agoDoes ITAR present an impediment even if it’s manufactured and sold in the US?
- Sporktacular 4y agoIt only is an impediment if it is made in the US. There are high frame rate sensors sold openly abroad.
- numpad0 4y agoNot made, but exported from the US. Nevertheless US manufacturer(s) are not willing to sell restricted versions of these miniature sensors.
- LWIRVoltage 4y agoYou can't take it out of country without an export license- Someone else will have to comment on the process of doing that so they can take their camera on vacation or something I've had to navigate that and make use of listed exemptions to that, for sending thermal cameras i bought from israel- BACK to israel for repair- because of ITAR. Other than that, you can do what you want in-country with a high quality thermal-and the US can import others who make stuff that high quality, without issues
- nmstoker 4y agoSeems highly unlikely anyone would stop to check the camera when coming back into the US with a personal phone. They would need to be checking millions of phones for a tiny number of hits.
- dotancohen 4y agoIf you get caught you could lose your professional license. I would assume stiff fines and would not be surprised if some cases might be punishable by incarceration.
- nmstoker 4y agoThat highlights the issue with the American approach to enforcement: staggeringly low levels of being detected but if you are, then it's eyewateringly harsh penalties to compensate. Tends not to work because most people quite rightly realise there's a near zero chance of getting caught. More effective approaches reinforce that you will often get caught by being more proactive and the punishment can then be more proportionate.
- SpelingBeeChamp 4y agoI brought a 640 x 480 ThermApp Pro with me on vacation to Buenos Aires recently. This might come as a surprise to you, but no one asked me about my camera's frame rate :P Hey, wait... are you the person on the EEV Blog Forum who wrote about your saga of trying to figure out how to legally ship your camera to Israel for repair? That was also a ThermApp, no?
- LWIRVoltage 4y agoYes, that was me -i did successfully send it to the manufacturer for repair , also! Didn't think that was too notable, but i guess i'm the only person ever who did the process so it stands out when someone talks about it, huh? lol
- SpelingBeeChamp 4y agoI thought it was interesting, but I took particular note of your experience because I own a Therm App Pro. It’s an amazing device. I only wish there was an easy way of powering it directly. Related, do you know of a source for other lenses? I have the standard (19mm?) and 35mm lenses, but I’d love to have some larger lenses that are compatible with the imager.
- numpad0 4y agoThis is rather disappointing especially there are now 25fps Hikmicro cameras at similar prices.
- Sporktacular 4y agoOnly in the US. Doesn't apply to these guys for example www.infiray.com
- nomel 4y agoBuy several and place them behind a cold rotating disc, with a hole in it, so each is exposed for 1/<desired fps> seconds? Although I see I can save quite a bit of effort by buying a 25Hz HIKMICRO thermal camera on US Amazon.
- walterbell 4y ago25 fps is available on Amazon, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33890299 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33890299