Turn your iPhone into a NIGHT-VISION camera: £210 heat-seeking case adds thermal imaging to your handsetFLIR One is an iPhone case with a small thermal camera fitted on the back
-The camera can detect minimum temperature changes of just 0.1°C
-Temperature readings are displayed on the phone’s screen via an app
-It lets users see in darkness and find invisible heat and damp spots
-This helps homeowners check for drafts and find mould before it appears
By Victoria Woollaston
PUBLISHED: 12:24 GMT, 8 January 2014
Heat-seeking cameras and night vision goggles are common place among police forces, fire services and security firms but, until now, were out of the reach of everyday consumers. Proving a smartphone camera can be used just about anything, a team of thermal imaging experts has created an iPhone case fitted with a tiny heat-seeking device. Called FLIR One, the case and camera can be used to find visible, and hidden, heat sources and, coupled with an additional visible camera, even lets users see in total darkness.
The camera uses what’s called ‘multi-spectral dynamic imaging’ to create high-quality thermal pictures in real-time. These images can be seen on the iPhone’s screen and the app can also give temperature readings of the objects in the pictures. It can even detect minimal changes in temperature of just 0.1°C to show which areas of an object are hotter, or cooler, than others. As well as showing heat spots, the camera can be used at night to see in total darkness and see through smoke and mist.
It will additionally find invisible heat sources and cool spots that are naked to the human eye. Elsewhere, wildlife enthusiasts can use the camera to track animals in daylight, and at night. The case is fitted with its own battery and will last for up to two hours continuous use on a single charge. However, the technology still comes at a price - the case is expected to cost around $350 (£212) when it goes on sale in the Spring. The first model was created for iPhone 5 and 5S models but an Android version is expected later this year.
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