Re:Caterpillar's new smartphone with built-in thermal imaging
by JorgeGT on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @10:46AM
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> I'm not sure how the hybrid imaging works, though.
They enlarge the very small thermal image and interpolate it, then they superimpose/merge that interpolated thermal image with the higher-res visible-spectrum image. I've worked with an older FLIR camera that did something like this (without explicitly telling) and took me a time to understand what was happening.
The render might be demonstrating the hybrid mode?
"since [the 13 megapixel rear camera] sits right next to the smartphone’s thermal imaging Lepton sensor, the two can work together to create an enhanced hybrid image by merging live feeds from both cameras together. That was one of the most important innovations that FLIR introduced on the FLIR ONE, and it allowed those who weren’t familiar with thermal imaging to be able to easily decipher what they were looking at."
I'm not sure how the hybrid imaging works, though.