FLIR’s New Mega-Pixel ThermoVision® SC8000 MWIR Science Grade Infrared Camera Generates Over 1.0 Million Pixels in Sharp, High Resolution Image Quality for a Single Thermal Image
4/10/2007
The cutting edge SC8000 infrared camera specially designed for intricate scientific applications features FLIR’s high resolution 1024x1024 InSb Focal Plane Array for true mega-pixel image resolution without image dithering or stitching.
BOSTON, Massachusetts (April 10, 2007) – FLIR Systems, the global leader in infrared cameras, has released its latest innovation in infrared technology for the scientific community - the ThermoVision® SC8000 MWIR infrared camera. Generating over 1.0 million pixels in crisp, high resolution quality for a single thermal image, the SC8000 boasts FLIR’s unparalleled 1024x1024 InSb Focal Plane Array (FPA) for true mega-pixel image resolution without dithering or stitching. The SC8000, which offers a high-performance 16-channel readout, fast frame rates, and multiple camera presets, also features Gigabit Ethernet, Camera Link Full, and USB interfaces for maximum flexibility and performance.
FLIR’s state-of-the-art SC8000 includes a high-performance 16-channel readout that provides digital data at 205M pixels/second. This advanced readout functionality offers multiple triggering modes, integration times, and window sizes to meet the most demanding application requirements.
The SC8000 produces full window 1024x1024 14-bit data at a rapid 132 frames per second (fps). The camera’s FPA also supports windowing which allows for even faster frame rates. By reducing the window size, the SC8000 offers frame rates of 309fps @ 640x512, 751fsp @ 320X256, and 909fsp @ 160x120. The SC8000’s camera control interface enables the user to adjust the output frame rate of the camera from .0015Hz to full frame.
In addition, the SC8000 supports up to four active preset operating modes, each with adjustable integration time, frame rate, window location, and window size. The presets can be used individually or in a continuous cyclic mode for pre-determined sequencing and super-framing. The SC8000’s built-in IRIG-B timing provides onboard deterministic time stamping of each frame of data as well as advanced IRIG-B options.
The SC8000 is compatible with FLIR’s ThermaCAM® RTools software for data acquisition, analysis, and reporting. In addition, the SC8000 has an optional software development kit for custom programming.
For more information on the SC8000, visit www.flirthermography.com.
About FLIR Systems:
FLIR Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermal imagers and infrared camera systems worldwide for a variety of applications. FLIR's thermal imagers are used in such diverse applications as public safety, defense, navigation, electronic news gathering and search and rescue, as well as for electrical inspection, commercial and residential building inspection, indoor air quality and home energy monitoring applications, non-destructive testing, medical science, research and development, and manufacturing process control. For more information on all types of thermal imagers, please call +1-800-464-6372 or visit www.flirthermography.com.