Mobotix Thermal Detection Camera Tested

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Rob Kilpatrick and Ethan Ace
Published Jun 09, 2020 19:36 PM

*** ***** ******* *** ********* *** now ***** *** ******* ****** ** Mobotix's ******* ****** ***** ** * response ** ***********, **** **** ***** parent ******* ****** ******* *** ** giant **** ********* *******. *** *** well **** ** ****?

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** ****** *** ****** *******'* *** thermal/visible ******, *********:

  • *******'* ******** *********** ******* **** *** without *********
  • *** ******* ******* ************ *** ************* differs **** ******
  • *** ******* ********* *** *********** *************** differ *** *** ** ******* ***********
  • *** ****, *****, *** ******* ****** temperature ***********
  • *** *** ******* ********* **** ***** party ***

********** ******* ****** **** *** *** other ******** ** ******* ********* *******, including:

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** *** *******, *** ******* *** produced *********** ************ ****** *.*°* / 0.5°F ** ****** **** *********** **** subjects ******* *** ********* *** ******* glasses (*******'* *********** ***************) ** *** inner ******* ***** ** ******** *** a ***** **** ********** *** ****. Additionally, *** ****** *** **** ********* to **** / ***** **** **** competitive ******* ** ***** *********, **** elevated ************ ** *** ******* *** forehead ******** ** >**% ** ********.

*******, **** ****** ** ******* ******* as ***** ** *******'* *********, ******** consistently ******** ~*.*°-*.*°* / *.*°-*°* ***** since *** ***** ******* ***** *** be ********, **** ************ **** ******** shifting ** *** ********, ****, ** neck, ***** *** ****** ***** **** detection ** ***** ********* ** ****** measurement ****.

************, * ********* *** ******** ** achieve ******** ** ~*.*°* / *.*°*, with ******** ******** ** ** ~*.*°* / *°* ***** ** ****** **** their ****** **** *********** ** ******** by * ********** ** ***********.

*******, *** *** ** ************* **** difficult ** *** ** *** ********* than *********** ********* *******, ********* ***** to ******* ******* ** *** *****, configure ******** ******* ******* ********, ***** definitions, *** ***** ******* *** ******** in *********** *******. **** ***** ** time ********* (~**-** ******* *** ****** for *********** *****) *** ********** ********** potential *** ****** ***** ***** ****** accuracy ******** ** ****** ***** **** commonly ******* ***** **** ** **** regions, ***** ******** ******/********, *** ****** ambient ***********.

No *********** ********* / ******* ***** ** **** ********

*** ******* *** **** *** ******* face ********* ** ***** ******** ** detect ********' **** ** ***** *******, instead ****** ********* *** ******* ***** in *** ******'* ********* ****.

******* ** ****, *********** ******** *** vary **** ****** ** ******, **** the ***** ******* ******** ** *** subject, *** ******** ** *******, *** the ***** ** *******, ********* ** inconsistencies. ************ **** **** ***** ***** of *** *******'* ***** ******* **** subjects **** ********** (** *********** ** Mobotix), **** ***** ********* **** ***** measured ** ******** **** ******** ******** after ******** **** ******* *** ** higher ************ *** *** ********.

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************, ******** ******** *** **** ******* hot ****** ** ***** ***** **** not ** ********, ** *** ****** simply ******** *** ******* *****. *** M16 ******** * "******* *****" **** which ****** ***** ** ****** ************ between * ***** *** ***** ***** which ***** *********** ***** ***** ****** (e.g., ****** ******* **** **°* / 106°F). *******, ** *** ******* *** confirmed **** *******, **** **** ** not ******* ** ******* ********. ******* says **** ****** ** ** ** fixed ** ** ******** ******* *** did *** **** * **** ********.

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Face ********* ******* (*** ******)

******* ********* **** **** *** ********* developing * **** *********-***** *********** *********** to ******* ** ****** **** *****, available ** *********** **** ******* ******* for ***** ***** *** ****** ***** in ****.

*** ******* ****** ******* *** *** M73 *** ***** ******** ** *** market ** ****. ** *** **** time, ** *** ********* ********** ** edge *********** *** **** ********* ***** thermal **** *********** ************ *** *** MOBOTIX * ******.

*** *** **** ** **** ****** series:******* * **** ****** ******. **** **** **** *********-***** *********** will *** ** ********* *** ******** models ** ** **** *** ***'* built-in ** ************, *** ***** ** the ***.

Increased ***** **********

****** **** ***********, **** *******,****,*********, ****** ******* ******* *** **** *** **** from *** ******* ************* *** *********** screening, ********* *********** ************* ****** *********** may ** *********. ***** ********** ******** ******* ***** ** ****** ***** ******, including ****** ***** **** ** ******** a *********** **** *** ***** ********* required ** ******, ** **** ** more ******* **** (********* *********** *********** and ******* ******, ****** **********, *** more).

************, ***** **** ******** ****** ***** actions ***** *** ********* **** *********** thresholds *** *******, **** ** ******** display *****, ****** * ****** ** video, ** ******* ****** ** **** events.

** ********, ******* ********* ******* *** set ** **** *** ******* *** body *********** ***********, **** ***** ***** required ***** ****** ***********, **** ***** only ******* * ********* **** *** blackbody ******.

***** ** ** ******** ** ******* up * ***** *********** *********** **** with * ******* *****.

Mobotix ********

***** ***** *** ********** ***** ********, Mobotix ********* **** **** *** *** their ******* ** ** ** ******** as ********, ****** ***** *** ****** to ********* **** ** **** ***** their *****. *******, **** **** ** add ********** ******* ** ***** ************ moving *******:

****** *******, ** *** ** *** planning ****** ** **** ********** “*******" in *** ******** ** **** ** easier *** ***-**. *******, ** ***** that *** ******* *********** ** * strong **** *** *** ********* ** they *** **** ****-******** *** **** to ***** *** ******** **** **** challenging ************, ***** ***** ********* *** not ** ** *******. ************, ** think *** ********** ** *** ******* should ** ******** ** ******* ******* in *******, ********* ***** ** * higher **** ** ******** ********* ** the *****.

Three *********** *******

*** ******* *** ******** ***** ********* ways ** *********** ********* ******:

  • ******** ***********:****** *** ********* **** * ******** temperature, **** ** ********* *********.

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  • ******** *********** **** ****** **********:****** *** ********* **** * ******** temperature, **** *********** ********* ***** * blackbody *********.

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  • ********* ***********:****** *** ********* **** ******** ****** the *********** ** * *********, ***** is *** ** *** ******* ***** temperature (*.*. ***.*°*).

**** ** ***********/**** ********* **********, ***** is ** ********** ** ***** ***** methods, **** ****** ****** ********* ** red ****/******* ** ******** ***** ******* users *********.

"Atmospheric ************" ***********

******* **** *** *** * ****** temperature ****** ** ****** ******-******** *********** to ****** **** *********** ******** ** thermometer, ****** ***** ********* ******* ** have ******. *******, ***** **** ****** a ******* ***** "*********** ************" ******* (ranging **** **-***) ** ****** ******* measured *********** ** ** ***** ** that ** ** ** ***** ************.

** *** *******, **** ******* ******** significant ***** *** *****, ***** **-** minutes ** **** *** ******** ********. By ********, ***** *********** ********* ********* take averaged, *** ** ****** *******.

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**** *********** ****** *** ******** **** set **** ***** * *********, **** temperatures ****** ~*.*°* ** ****** **** temperature ******** ** ******** ******** ***********.

Less ******** ******* *********

*******, ******* * *********, **** *********** method ******** ** ******* ********, **** some ******** ************* ***** ** ****** than ***** ****** ***********. *** *******, the ******* ***** *** ******** ** the ****** ** **.*°* / **.*°*, but *** ****** *********** *** ********, 37.7°C / **.*°* ** ******** ** a ********** ** ***********.

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Marketing **. *********** ***************

******* **** ****** **** ********* ***** contradict *** *********** **** ***** ********* staff. *** *******, ****** *****(****** **** ********* ********* *****), ******** *** ***** ***** ********* wearing ******* *** **** ******** ****** in *** ******:

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*******, ** *** *********** ******* *********** subjects ****** ******* *** *********** ** the ***** ******* *** ** ******* seen. ** *** *******, ********* **** glasses ** ********* ************ ** ~*.*-*°*. Shown *****, *** ****** ****** ** the **** ******* **** ** *** face, ** **** **** ** *** subject's **** **** *** ******* ** covered.

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Additionally, Mobotix recommends that subjects pause for 1-2 seconds for measurement and do not continue moving for best accuracy. When measuring subjects on the move, reported temperature dropped significantly.

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*******, ******** ******* **** ****** **** multiple ******** ****** ******* * *********** region, *.*.,**** *******(**** ****** ** ******* ** ***** documentation):

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*******, ******** ******** *** ***** ****** measurements ** ***** ** *** **********, as *** ****** **** ****** **** the ****** ******* ***********, **** ** detection *** *********** ** ******** *****. Shown *****, *** ******'* ********* ****** measures **** * ****** ******* ** the **** ** *** ***** ** view ** **** ****. **** **** seen ** *** ***** *****, **** only *** ********* ******* ********.

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No ********* ********** **** **** *** *****

*********** ******** **** *** ******* **** were *********** *** ****, ***** *** camera ******** ***** ***** *** ***, shown ****:

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*********, ************ ***** **** ***** ******** the ****** ** *** **** **** virtually ********* ** ***** ***** *******, since *** ****** *** ***** **** to ****** ****** ********' ***** *******.

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**** * **** **** ******** **** as * ********* *** ****** ****** on ***********, **** ******** *** ** the ****:

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No ****** *********** *********** ****** / *******

*** ** *** **** ** **** or ****** *********, *** ******* ****** performs ******** *********** ***********, ******* ******/****** only **** ******* *** **** ***********. Because ** ****, ***** ** ** notification ** ******* ** "******" *********** measurements, **** ******** ** *****. ** contrast, ***** ******* ***** ***** ***** measurements ***** ***** ** ***** ******* temperature ******* **** **** ** ********* trends ** ****** ******** ** ******.

***** *** **** ***** *** ** bookmarked ** ***** ***** ******, **** as****************, ***** ****** ***** ****** ** the ********* ******, *** **** ******* requires ******* ************* *** ***** **** not ******* *********** *******, **** *****.

ONVIF *** ***********

*** *** ****** ** ***** ******* S ********** *** *.*** ********* ****** in *** ***** ******. ** ***** we ****** ********** *********** ****** **** A ****** ******, **** ***** *******.

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Physical ********

*** ******* *** ** * ****-****** modular ****** ***** * **** ******* and ******* *** ******* ******/**** *******. The ******* ****** ** ***-*********, *** users **** ******* *** ******* ****** (if *******) ** *** *****.

** ****** *** ************ ** *** camera ** **** *****:

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*** ******* *** ******* ***** *** ~$5,000 *** ****** ********* * ****** thermal ******. ******* ****** ******* **** for ~$*** ***. **** ******* ** lower **** **** *********** ****** ***** sell *** ~$*,***-*,*** *** *** *** camera *****.

******* **** *** ******/******* * *********, but *********** *** **** *********** (~$***-*** USD), * *** ****, ******* ***** with * ******** *********** ***** **** others, ******** ** **** *********** *********.

Firmware ****

**** ****** ******** *** **** ** this ****: **-**.*.*.* (****-**-**)

Comments (6)
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Guilherme Barandas
Jun 12, 2020

**** ****** *** **** ** *** m16? ******* *** *** *** *** Thermal * ****** **** **** **** I ****, ********* *** ***** ****. Am * *****?

GB
Gus Brecher
Jan 18, 2021

** **** ********* ******** ** **** with *** ******* ******* ** ******* the ********. ** ***** **** ********* and ****** ********* ** ***** ** specific *****, ** ****** * *** of *** ********** ********. ** **** integrated ***** **** ******* *** **** created *** ****** *** * "*******" black **** ******* *** *** ****** any **** ****** *** ****** **** to ****** * ********* (** *********** stable ************). **** ******** ** *** solution *** **-****** **********, *** "*******" points *** ***** *************.

**** ******** ********** ******* ** ********** some ** *** ************ ****** ** the *******.

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Undisclosed #1
Jan 18, 2021

*******, *** ***** ******** ****** ****** overcome *** **** **** *********** ******* have ****** ****** *** ** ** a ***** ** ***** ** ********** COVID ******.

GB
Gus Brecher
Jan 18, 2021

* ******* ***** **** ** ****** as ** ******* *** *********** ******** methods **** *******/***** *** ****** ** Covid, ** ***** **** ** ********* opinions. * ***'* ******* ** ****, only ** *** ********** ********.

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Sean Patton
Jan 18, 2021

***,

** **** ****** ** ***** ************* that **** **** *** **** **** Mobotix *******, ***** *** * ****** concerns ******* ** *** ********* ******* Cathexis ************; ******** ****** ********* *** on *** **** *********. ** **************** ******* *********** ***** ******** ****, *** ******** ********* ******** (****** wearing *******), ******** *****, *****/******* ***** scanning:

,

**** **** *** ***** ******* *************** for ****** ******* ****-***-****, ******* **** video ***** ** ** ********* * Dahua-based ********? *** *** ******* ****?

**** ** *** ***** ****** **** performance ******* *** ***** *******, *** you **** **** ******** ** "** remove * *** ** *** ********** readings"?

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Gus Brecher
Jan 19, 2021

** ****,

** *** **** ******* ***, ********* "on-the-move" ** *** *** **** ********. The ****-***-** ******** ********** ******** *** the **** ******* (** *** *** Mobotix ***************).

** ** **** ********* ** ******** facial ********* ** *** **, ** in ***** ********'* ** *** **** face ********* *** **** **** ** initiate *** ***** ** ***** *** reading ** *****

** ** **** ********* *** *** the *********** ** *** ****, *** they ********** *** ****** **** ***** is * ********* ** ********. ** use *** **** ********* ** *** and ******* ******* ** ******** ******** until *** **** ** ** * certain ****, ** **** ** ***'* get * ***** *** ** ********* logs ***** *** ****** ** ******* towards *** ******.

** *** ********* *******, *** ***** shown ** *** **** *** ******* camera ********.

** ****** **** ******** ********* *** extraneous ********. ** ******* ******** **** Mobotix *** *** ******** ****** ****. We **** *** *** ********* ** "focus" *** ********* ** ******** *****, thereby ******** ************* ***** **** *** coffee *** ******** **** ***** ***** of *** ****** ** ****** ****. In ***** ** ******** *** ****** landmarks, *** ******* ***** ** ** pretty **** ****** ** ***** ** the ******.

******* ***** **** ** *** ** take **** ************* *** *** "******** error" *** ** *** *** ******* lenses ***** ******** ****** **** *** another. ******* ** *** ***** *** visible ***** ****** *** *** ********* but ********* *** *********** ******** **** the ******* ****** ** *** ** introduce ******** ***** ************ ***********.

** **** * *** ** *********** in *** ** ****** **** *** solution, ** ** *** **** *** more ****** **** *** **** ***** who **** ****-***** **********, * *** put *** ** *****.

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