UNIQUE PHOTO OF THE MONTH

Don't rely on visual inspections alone - an infrared survey can expose what no one can see with the naked eye.

This is the very first photo I took with Altheus Infrared's first IR camera - the Guide 928.  It uses a narrow focus 50mm lens, 320x240 pixel focal plane array, is fully radiometric (each pixel that makes up the picture has a real-time temperature associated with it).  This camera is ideal for distance work such as scanning overhead power lines due to the lens and the speed with which it can capture the image (it operates at 60hz - the camera scans the detector array 60 times per second!).  When it comes to imaging and IR cameras and numbers of pixels, it brings to mind a quote from Army General Chief of Staff General Gordon Sullivan in the General Tommy Franks Autobiography "American Soldier", that I'm currently reading:  "Bigger isn't better, Better is Better"!

Check back next month (or see our image gallery) for images from our other Guide infrared camera - the Guide TP8; with a slightly larger 384x288 pixel focal plane array, and wide angle lens.

 How can we help you?  Take a look at our Photo Gallery for some ideas!  At Altheus Infrared, we are always on the lookout.

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