When, for whatever reason, the lights go out inside a building or when a fire starts and smoke is produced, conventional CCTV cameras become useless. Thermal imaging camera can see through smoke, in total darkness.
They are ideal for finding people or objects in a smoke filled room. Also when the lights go out, thermal imaging will still produce a crisp image so that you can see what is happening.

Installing thermal imaging cameras in an indoor environment can also save power. In order to secure the inside of warehouses and other facilities with CCTV, they need to be well lit. Installing thermal imaging cameras like the FLIR Systems D-series will eliminate the need
for installing and powering lights or any other technology. Some security applications will also fill a room with smoke when an alarm goes off in order to blind and confuse the intruder. Security staff wants to see through the smoke
what is happening.

The D-series incorporate a thermal imaging camera which produces clear, crisp images in total darkness. They
incorporate the same thermal imaging technology found in many of FLIR's most sophisticated systems, but is packaged for users who have indoor security and safety as their primary application. Contrary to other technologies, thermal imaging does not need any light whatsoever to produce an image.

Thanks to the increasing demand for thermal imaging cameras FLIR Systems can market the D-series at an extremely affordably price.

The D-6 is equipped with a 6.3 mm wide angle lens. It gives you a 52° field of view so that you can cover a large area. It produces crisp images of 160 x 120 pixels. Users that want to see farther can choose for the D-19. It is equipped with a 19 mm lens which gives it more range performance. Furthermore, it produces ultra-sharp images of 320 x 240 pixels. Both versions continuously rotate 360° horizontally and tilt 0° to 90°, allowing the operator to look wherever he wants. Up to 32 different positions can be preset so that by a push on a button, the camera turns in the desired direction.

The D-series allows the user to record a defined pattern of up to 200 instructions. They can be commanded to 'replay' the path of motion. Setting up a scanning path between 2 user defined points is also possible.

The D-series can either be pendant mounted or ceiling mounted. A ring for the ceiling mount comes with every camera so that the user can decide himself which is the preferred option. Very lightweight, the D-series can be installed at any position.

The D-series are extremely easy to use and require no operator training. They can be easily integrated in any existing CCTV infrastructure. The thermal images can be displayed on any existing display that accepts composite video.