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Thermal Camera

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 01:37
by pico
Hey everyone - If I were to, hypothetically, use a thermal camera outside a tent to just make sure everyone inside is safe, would that be fair game for this forum?

Thanks

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 04:09
by mjj9994
Negative Pico.

This is an audio forum, not video. You post MP3s on the forum here. Videos go on the tube sites and such.

Appreciate you asking first though.

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 04:31
by pico
Got it, thank you

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 11:29
by scott0816
perhaps in forum "something to look at"?

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 16:58
by yeppie
scott0816 wrote: 19 Aug 2021 11:29 perhaps in forum "something to look at"?
Only if it is sound related.

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 23:08
by Jess89
Well….feel free to PM 😂

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 17:16
by Sliff99
Send it over bro 😂

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 21 Aug 2021 20:36
by pico
Capturing is far easier said than done. Hotels easier tbh

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 22 Aug 2021 11:43
by AdamMK0147
pico wrote: 19 Aug 2021 01:37 Hey everyone - If I were to, hypothetically, use a thermal camera outside a tent to just make sure everyone inside is safe, would that be fair game for this forum?

Thanks
If you need to borrow Thermal Equipment you should go up to the nearest Fire station and ask if you can use their Thermal Equipment for a few days
just come up with a really good excuse and don't say your using it because your horny and want to see your neighbors having sex.

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 22 Aug 2021 18:31
by mjj9994
Out of curiosity I checked out the specs for these things and resolution on even the highest priced fire detection units is like 320x240. When you get into FLIR your options are a bit better but the high resolution ones are typically reserved exclusively for law enforcement and run $50,000-$100,000 USD.

For anything the regular consumer can get all you are going to see is a perverted looking Tetris game.

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 22 Aug 2021 23:52
by TonyFishers
Sliff99 wrote: 20 Aug 2021 17:16 Send it over bro 😂
Yeah same here bro..am curious to see the quality of the images.

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 16:42
by mjj9994
I just googled thermal imaging test video. The resolution is quite a bit better than I had thought.

That said, pretty sure even the most sophisticated ones are not designed to go through any materials.. so unless you have direct line of sight they may not even be able to pick up anything through something as thin as a tent or behind any objects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlH3yYkCqE0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEdS5uZ4CRw

It maybe kinda could work, depending on the ambient heat difference. If the weather was pretty chilly out then it may be able to pick up the heat signatures behind the fabric.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ-RIhiBtpE

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 19:31
by pico
Yeah i was at a campsite where the tents were each about 30-50 feet from path using a FLIR One. No dice. I think if you were within 10 feet you’d start to pick things up but, at least where I was, getting that close was a challenge. Anyone have any experience with something like this on amazon?

https://www.amazon.com/Listening-Scient ... 145&sr=8-3?

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 20:02
by mjj9994
Forum search function ;)

search.php?keywords=parabolic

Re: Thermal Camera

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 23:34
by pico
well that was embarrassing for me. Thank you for pointing me to that feature :) Sorry for the dumb question.