Camera with visible light and infrared image blending

A visible light and image technology, applied in the field of cameras with a mixture of visible light and infrared images, can solve the problem of non-subjectivity of infrared images

Active Publication Date: 2007-11-07
JOHN FLUKE MFG CO INC
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Hope to make focusing the infrared image less subjective

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[0039] 1 and 2 are front and rear perspective views of a camera 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The housing includes an infrared camera module and a visible light camera module. Specifically, the camera 10 includes a camera housing 12, a visible light (VL) lens 13, an infrared lens 14, a focus ring 16, and a laser pointer 18, as well as various electronic components located within the housing, as described with reference to FIG. In an embodiment, LED torches / strobes 17 are located on each side of the VL lens 13 to help provide sufficient light in dark environments. A display screen 20 is located on the back of the camera so that infrared images, visible light images and / or mixed infrared and visible light images can be viewed. In addition, target location temperature (including the size of the temperature measurement point) and distance readings can be displayed. In addition, user controls 22 located on the back of the c...

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A camera that can capture a visible light image and an infrared image of a target scene. The camera includes a focusable infrared lens and a display. The display provides the visible light and infrared images in a focus mode or an analysis mode. In the focus mode, the percentage of infrared imagery of the target scene is relatively higher to assist the user in focusing the infrared image. In analysis mode, the percentage of infrared imagery is relatively lower to assist the user in analyzing and visualizing the target scene. The modes may be switched manually or automatically.

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[0001] priority claim [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application No. 60 / 760,810, filed January 20, 2006, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. Patent Application No. 11 / 294,752, filed December 5, 2005, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 633,078, filed December 3, 2004 Right, this disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Background technique [0003] Many current infrared cameras use only energy in the far infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum (especially in the 8-14 micron range) to generate images of the scene (IR images). Images obtained with these cameras assign colors and grayscale levels to the pixels that make up the scene, based on the intensity of IR radiation reaching the camera's sensor elements. Because the resulting IR image is based on the temperature of the target, and b...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G03B17/00G03B17/12G01J5/10H04N5/33H04N5/232H04N7/18
CPCH04N5/33H04N5/23245H04N5/23293H04N5/332H04N5/23212H04N23/67H04N23/667H04N23/63H04N23/11
Inventor 柯克·R·约翰逊托马斯·J·麦克马纳斯
Owner JOHN FLUKE MFG CO INC
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