The Energy Event 2009 - FLIR stand number: 16

Panorama image building is one of these great new features. An on-screen grid allows a series of consecutive shots to be collated into a single image. What makes this so clever however is that every pixel on the image is transferred with its own radiometric data – an ability unique to FLIR. Now large buildings and complex structures can be analysed as a single entity rather than from multiple images. Panorama is also greatly superior to using a wide angle lens that can lose definition as it increases the field of view.

While the Panorama feature has been introduced in both the T and P range of cameras, unique to the 640x480 format series is the contrast optimisation function. This allows users to take advantage of the extensive image processing expertise within FLIR Systems to enhance the image and in particular the low thermal contrast images normally found in the built environment. Higher quality detail is achieved by optimising the contrast around specific features within an image, filtering out the dominant effect of high or low value signals. This ensures important features that would be lost by other cameras are clearly visible by FLIR.