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New portable thermal camera

FLIR has launched a portable thermal imaging camera for security and law enforcement applications.

The H-Series from FLIR are portable shock-resistant thermal imaging cameras. Security professionals and law enforcement officers can see suspects in total darkness, through smoke, and light foliage.

The H-Series cameras are excellent tools for walking patrols that need to secure industrial sites or borders, customs and law enforcement officers and all others that need to see what is happening in total darkness, in all weather conditions, without being seen themselves.

The H-Series produce thermal images of 320 x 240 pixels. Advanced internal camera software delivers a crisp image without the need for user adjustments.

The HS-324 is equipped with a 19 mm lens providing a 24 field of view. It offers a combination of range performance and situational awareness. For longer range performance, the HS-324 can be equipped with a 2X extender which offers a 12 field of view.

Users that want to see farther can choose the HS-307. Equipped with a 65 mm lens, providing a 7 field of view, it allows the user to spot a man-sized target at a distance of up to 1,5 km.

A 2X digital zoom allows you to have an even closer look at the situation when necessary. The H-Series has an operating time of over 5 hours on a single battery charge. They work on four rechargeable AA NIMH batteries. The H-Series can also run on standard commercial off-the-shelf non-rechargeable Alkaline or Lithium Ion AA batteries.

The Pro version of the HS-324 and HS-307 comes with a number of useful features such as:

* Image storage for evidence gathering: Allows storing thermal images in JPEG format on a removable SD-card by the touch of a button. A 1 GB SD-card holds up to 20 000 images.

* Video storage: By holding a button, the Pro version of the H-Series has the ability to record full frame rate MPEG-4 video. The H-Series can record more than 2 hours of video on a 1 GB SD-card.

* USB2 connection: Can be used to transfer the saved images to a PC and to set the realtime clock.

* Realtime clock: Encodes the date and time on captured still images and video.

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