Just spotted this on yesterday's Bitter End Blog post: Infared from your phone for $200
The YouTube video is compelling - their site is a bit whacky though.
The YouTube video is compelling - their site is a bit whacky though.
What's the point?
Well, that's between the FLIR E40BX (160x120 @ $3,995) and the FLIR E50BX (240x180 @ $5,995) - so what are you thinking would be a reasonable pixel count for a $200 camera sensor? Oh, and why do you think you'd need more pixels?206x156 pixels.
I'm out.
Ding! Ding! DING!!!How about locating high resistance electrical connections?
Or shorepower cords and connections. Or use it like the FLIR cameras that they sell to the building industry to find insulation leaks.Ding! Ding! DING!!!
Once you use one you will use it everywhere!
We had one at work that cost $10k. We would find overheating terminal lugs in panels with thousands of connectors and fix potential problems before any occurred. You could see overheating bearings on pumps and fans. We even found wires that were undersized by poor design. True preventive maintenance.
Don't get me wrong. Its a great idea and I'm sure they'll get better quickly within a few generations. Just like digital photography and XRF. I guess I'm spoiled by the ones I use at work, that's all. So I'll wait.
For the big bucks Apple gets for the iPhone 6, I don't know why they couldn't build an IR camera into it.
My order was from last week.FWIW my order number is 2356 from October 1 for iPhone version.
I am willing to wait a bit longer for them to get their act together.