In the past the HD thermal discussion has boiled down to cost and sensor sizing. Well, it looks like DJI may have figured something out with the cost side at least?
They launched their new Zenmuse H30 Series gimbal a few months back and it sports a 1280 sensor and 45 deg FOV with some other image processing modes that seem cool. It would be interesting if this had slightly narrower FOV to really increase the range of the sensor, but nothing is perfect (and 45deg FOV with resolution equivalent to ~22.5deg FOV 640 cores is sweet).
enterprise.dji.com
What’s interesting, is even though the gimbal has a 905nm rangefinder, night vision camera (sounds like an IR illuminator too), and a high quality day camera, it costs under $10k at the one place I see with a price. Which leads me to believe the thermal sensor has to to be under $8k right?
Are we finally marching towards a useable / affordable HD sensor? I understand a drone gimbal and a weapon mounted clip on are meaningfully different, but seeing a COGS reduction should benefit everyone right?
They launched their new Zenmuse H30 Series gimbal a few months back and it sports a 1280 sensor and 45 deg FOV with some other image processing modes that seem cool. It would be interesting if this had slightly narrower FOV to really increase the range of the sensor, but nothing is perfect (and 45deg FOV with resolution equivalent to ~22.5deg FOV 640 cores is sweet).
Zenmuse H30 Series - Flagship All-Weather Multi-Sensor Payload - DJI Enterprise
The all-weather, multi-sensor flagship Zenmuse H30 Series integrates five major modules—a wide-angle camera, a zoom camera, an infrared thermal camera, a laser range finder, and an NIR auxiliary light. Employing cutting-edge intelligent algorithms, it revolutionizes perception and imaging...
What’s interesting, is even though the gimbal has a 905nm rangefinder, night vision camera (sounds like an IR illuminator too), and a high quality day camera, it costs under $10k at the one place I see with a price. Which leads me to believe the thermal sensor has to to be under $8k right?
Are we finally marching towards a useable / affordable HD sensor? I understand a drone gimbal and a weapon mounted clip on are meaningfully different, but seeing a COGS reduction should benefit everyone right?
