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News Release from: Armstrong Optical | Subject: Mobir M4 camera
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 January 2006
Thermal camera is size of mobile phone
The Mobir M4 camera from Armstrong Optical is a hand-held instrument of a similar size and shape to a mobile telephone and weighs less than 300g.
The Mobir M4 camera from Armstrong Optical is a hand-held instrument of a similar size and shape to a mobile telephone and weighs less than 300g It comes with a thermal imaging camera, visible imaging camera, laser locator and thermal- and visible-channel displays, allowing identification of thermal features
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Applications are in energy management and building surveys, analysis of storage and reactor tank levels and insulation, pipe blockage, motor and pump bearings, overheating electrical switchgear, transformers, busbars and power lines, and medical and veterinary thermography.
On-board software functions - accessed via a set of thumb-operated keys - allow temperature measurements with sensitivity of +/-0.1C.
Object emissivity, single and multiple point temperatures, isotherms, maximum/minimum and electronic zoom are standard functions for probing for, and pinpointing of, potential thermal variations.
The standard lens has a 25 by 19deg field of view.
A 40mm lens is available with a 9 by 6deg field of view, increasing the viewing range of the camera and allowing more distant objects to be measured more accurately.
It is for use in the field and has on-board storage capacity for several hundred thermal and visible images as well as voice annotation.
Its built-in video output can be exploited with a battery powered video storage system that enables the capture and storage of up to two hours of full frame-rate live video in AVI format.
This means events and systems can be monitored and measured as they change with time.
A digital wireless communication system is available.
This belt-worn system allows transmission of live video signals to a basestation and, being digital, ensures no loss of data even at extended ranges.
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