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Here's a $120usd FLIR - how does it compare with a cheap plug in USB phone module?

Guess it's just missing a mounting case?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

80x62 pixels, there are already other cheaper sensors in this range. FLIR is way more expensive but has much higher res.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Can you provide some links or something? I desire to own a thermal camera but they are just so expensive.

I don't need anything fancy but higher res would obviously be cooler.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Oh, that looks pretty dang good.

300 USD is probably a bit too much for me to spend on something that I have no real use for but its very neat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=flir

Actually the flir lepton is not so high res either. Try digikey for higher res and higher priced modules.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Btw, why is that? It's not just a CCD in infrared wavelength? Or is it the thermal decoupling part?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No they are not CCD, they use microbolometers whatever those are. CCD IR sensors are for near infrared only, not the much longer thermal wavelengths.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago