Green Building Forum - New smartphone thermal imager Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:11:21 +0000 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 New smartphone thermal imager http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=215795#Comment_215795 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=215795#Comment_215795 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:17:03 +0000 Sprocket
206x156 resolution (similar ball-park to $1500 thermal imagers)
Versions for iOS and Android phones.
Only $199.

http://www.elektor.com/news/Smartphone-Thermal-Imager/
http://obtain.thermal.com/category-s/1818.htm

I notice it says:-

Vanadium Oxide microbolometer
Chalcogenide lens

I think the typical $1000-$2000 kit from Fluke uses silicon sensors and germanium lenses and I assume Flir is similar too?

Any thoughts on what the catch is or whether this is likely to be any good?]]>
New smartphone thermal imager http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=215800#Comment_215800 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=215800#Comment_215800 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:04:20 +0000 ringi
I don't think it will allow you to find the lighting cables in your walls by looking for their heat output.

Likewise I expect you will not be able to see if a golf club scape the ground while someone took a shot.

The systems I wrote software for over 10 years ago could do both of the above, but they cost more then most new cars!]]>
New smartphone thermal imager http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=215804#Comment_215804 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=215804#Comment_215804 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:11:39 +0000 Ed Davies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTNY6aJ7jlo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ofK2CD2wG4

It's possible to get hand-held projectors, I believe.]]>
New smartphone thermal imager http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=215945#Comment_215945 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=215945#Comment_215945 Mon, 29 Dec 2014 08:58:28 +0000 danielbroad
http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/forum114/comments.php?DiscussionID=11596&page=1#Item_0]]>
New smartphone thermal imager http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=216222#Comment_216222 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=216222#Comment_216222 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 10:08:47 +0000 Paul_B
Inside the brains of Xbox One Kinect
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=201645

Behind the eyes of Xbox One Kinect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaOlUa57BWs

Paul]]>
New smartphone thermal imager http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=216225#Comment_216225 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12931&Focus=216225#Comment_216225 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 11:03:50 +0000 Ed Davies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect#Technology

the Kinect depth uses a CMOS sensor for IR so it will be short-wave (i.e, near) infrared. Totally useless for heat sensing:

http://edavies.me.uk/2014/08/ir-myth/]]>