HD thermal camera for military imaging introduced by Sierra Olympic

Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. in Hood River, Ore., is introducing the infrared Vayu HD uncooled thermal camera for military imaging, airborne reconnaissance, security, border protection, and wide-area surveillance. The thermal imager features long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectral response from 8 to 14 microns, and offers 1920-by-1200-pixel, high-definition (HD) resolution with 1080-pixel output. The rugged Vayu HD provides image resolution with a vanadium oxide microbolometer (VOx) sensor with a capacity of more than 2.3 million pixels on a 12-micron pixel pitch, in a commercially designed, IP67-environmentally rated, stand-alone camera. Other features include an athermalized 24-millimeter F1.1 custom-designed optic, 30 Hz frame rate, and three video formats: HD-SDI, h.264 IP-Video, or 16-bit Camera Link output.