May 22, 2012 - Ideal Industries has announced an upgraded version of its HeatSeeker handheld thermal imaging camera now with twice the resolution of legacy models and a wider field-of-view to improve troubleshooting efficiency. Engineered with a 320 x 240 2MP sensor that captures 76K pixels, the new HeatSeeker 320 is suitable for applications such as energy audits, data center evaluation, industrial maintenance and electrical safety. Other key features include picture-in-picture imaging, text and voice annotation of images and sequence image recording by time or alarm settings.

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While attending the inaugural, exclusive Fluke Press Summit, we learned about the many applications for thermography. Of particular importance is the fact that prices of infrared cameras have come down significantly, enabling just about anyone to get in on the action.

February 3, 2012 – Ridgid claims its micro CA-300 inspection camera makes it easier for users to diagnose and document jobsite problems. The unit records still images and videos, and integrates audio with a built-in microphone and speaker, providing the ability to record insights and playback problems in specific areas. It also features user-adjustable image rotation and digital zoom and four LEDs to provide improved lighting. The camera can be powered by a rechargeable 3.7V Li-Ion battery or plugged directly into the wall with a DC plugin.

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November 14, 2011 - EBMag’s Anthony Capkun extends a big thanks to the folks at InfraMation and FLIR Systems for allowing us to attend and report from InfraMation 2011—the “largest infrared camera-users conference in the world”. It was simply amazing to learn of all the current and emerging uses for IR camera technology. Meantime, if you weren’t able to attend, check out our consolidated Tweets from the brief time we were there (in reverse chronological order):