Infrared Thermal Imaging Footage of Town Scene at Night

Short thermal video taken with a Thermoteknix "MIRICLE 110K" Miniature Thermal Imaging Camera, with a 384x288 pixel resolution.   Much of this monochrome footage looks little different from standard night vision footage, until you start noticing the little details, like visible car exhaust.

Infrared Thermal Imaging Footage of Town Scene at Night

The MIRICLE camera product line is available with manual or motorized focus lenses.

Along with their cameras, Thermoteknix offers analysis software capable of processing images from all major thermal imaging cameras, not just their own.  And they have a sense of humor, to boot.

Instructional video on "Interior Thermography"

Found this informative video showing "Interior Thermography", including a good primer on the technology for beginners. Unfortunately, the video includes only three imager screen shots.

Featuring Todd Stevens, this video by Show Me How Videos was  added to YouTube on July 24, 2007:

Thermography techniques are used to locate and identify suspect areas of including moisture, energy loss and electrical concerns. Mr. Stevens a veteran thermographer shares his knowledge and experience with you throughout this video. In this introduction to thermal imaging, Todd will discuss basic infrared camera functions and procedures including proper use of the equipment. He also discusses the science behind the equipment and some of the practical uses.

The complete series can be purchased on DVD from Amazon.com.

SPi product placement on CSI:NY

SPi scored a major coup with their "RAZ-iR" product appearing in an episode (Season 5 Episode 15)  of CSI:NY.  This isn't the first time a Thermal Imaging Camera was used in a CSI episode (previously seen on CSI:Miami, etc), but may be the first appearance of a handheld unit on the show.

See below how this drama depicts the imager as "seeing" a sharp outline of a living human body inside a metal office supply cabinet.   Any volunteers to recreate this scene and show how this would really appear? 

In real life, they'd just send in a police dog.

I doubt real-world crime scene investigators have this particular piece of technology available, but giving investigators expensive or outright non-existent tools is par for the course for television in general, and the CSI franchise in particular.  Overstating the capabilities of thermography is a common TV Trope, often attributing to these cameras visualization not even feasible with millimeter wave radar.

Thermograph.net launches blog

Thermograph.net has launched a "Infrared Thermography | IR Camera Application Blog",
for Infrared Thermography Education and IR Camera Applications.  So far they have an interesting FLIR video (Youtube), and some sample images.

I wish them the best of luck, and hope to see more videos in the future.