Thermal Cameras

THE 24-Hour Signal

Detection & ITS Solution
 Thermal Cameras:
Because Heat Doesn’t Lie
Thermal cameras outperform other detection technologies by detecting the heat signatures given off
by everything in their field of view, 24/7. Because they see heat, not light, they don’t get confused
by sun glare, darkness, headlights, shadows, wet streets, and poor weather conditions like video
cameras do.
Detection systems using thermal cameras have dramatically fewer false and missed calls, enable
better signal timing, and more efficient traffic flow with increased safety than any other technology. Plus
thermal cameras also detect the heat from cyclists, pedestrians, and animals faster and more reliably.
A drop-in replacement for legacy video cameras, FLIR FC-Series thermal cameras run off 110/220
VAC power, output industry-standard video signals, and work with third-party video detection systems,
making them the most accurate, cost-effective solution on the market today.
FLIR thermal cameras are direct replacements for your legacy video cameras and work with your
existing processor, so you can get more accurate detection, improved data collection, and safer
operations without having to change the rest of your system or spend money training your operators on
a new system.

VISIBLE THERMAL

Thermal cameras see in total darkness and show you more scene detail.

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The Best Way to Control Traffic Signals
Standard video cameras are plagued by lots of imaging challenges – sun glare, shadows, wet streets – all of which can
confuse the video detection software that controls the lights and cause endless false calls and missed calls.
FLIR’s high-performance thermal cameras solve many of these imaging challenges, giving you uninterrupted 24-hour
detection of motorized vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians regardless of the amount of light available.
Because they can see clearly regardless of lighting or weather conditions, Thermal Signal Control cameras are an
efficient, cost-effective way to improve traffic flow, automatically determine traffic volume, and control signals.

Uninterrupted Roadway Monitoring

ITS Roadway Monitoring cameras need to give you clear information about what’s happening on your roadways, and FLIR’s
thermal cameras for Roadway Monitoring do just that. By coupling thermal and visible-light imaging in a single rugged
pan/tilt system, you get complete roadway video coverage you can monitor in real time over the internet.
Because thermal cameras can see clearly 24/7 they make video surveillance of roadways for Intelligent Transportation
Systems more effective and more efficient.
And, because they see farther in complete darkness, you can reduce pole and infrastructure costs. Thermal cameras
let you do more for less.
Use FLIR’s thermal cameras for:
• Incident Detection
• Traffic Flow Monitoring
• Tunnel Safety
• Animal Warning Systems
• Data Collection
• Bicycle Detection
• Pedestrian Detection
• Construction Safety & Liability
• Wrong-Way Driver Detection
 The Power of Thermal
Thermal solves these problems….
Thermal cameras give your traffic control and monitoring systems the power to operate more precisely
and reliably night and day by detecting heat signatures, not light. This means you can see clearly through
all of these common imaging challenges.

Sun Glare VISIBLE THERMAL

Glare from the sun – whether it’s shining

directly into the camera or reflecting off wet
roads – blinds conventional video cameras,
effectively hiding vehicles, people, and animals.
Thermal cameras ignore this glare, and only
respond to the heat signatures they detect.

Headlights
At night, the headlights from cars and VISIBLE THERMAL
truck prove just as confusing to video
cameras as sun glare, hiding some traffic
and making processors think vehicles are
there when they’re not. This causes false
and missed calls at stop bars and makes
accurate observation of highway traffic
at night virtually impossible. Thermal
cameras are immune to headlight glare,
so they see clearly.

See Below Overpasses VISIBLE THERMAL

The dark areas under overpasses are

problematic for standard video cameras. In
fact, it’s often the hardest place for them
to cover effectively. Not so with thermal.
Thermal cameras see through the bright sun
and into the deepest shadows.

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See Through Shadows VISIBLE THERMAL

Video cameras can miss pedestrians,

cyclists, animals, and even cars if they’re in
the shadows. But since thermal cameras
see heat, not light, there are no shadows
in a thermal world. Heat can’t hide from a
thermal camera, no matter where it is.

See Through Snow

Nothing can blind a video camera faster SNOW
than snow, but thermal detects cars reliably
regardless of outside temperature and in a
wide variety of weather conditions.

Long-Range ITS Viewing

At night, a highway looks like an indistinct
row of lights to a video camera, making
meaningful data collection and incident
assessment impossible. But thermal
cameras see the heat signatures of
vehicles clearly from miles away, even
at night, and also provide clear video of
the roadsides for awareness of parked
vehicles or other hazards.
Specialized versions of the FLIR PT-Series
that can provide accurate non-contact
measurements of roadway temperature
THERMAL HIGHWAY
are also available. Please ask your FLIR
representative for details.

VISIBLE HIGHWAY
 Signal Detection and ITS Cameras
Our Signal Control and ITS cameras combine a variety of cutting-edge technologies.

Cameras for Signal Control

FLIR’s thermal Signal Control cameras provide a video signal designed to get the most out of industry
standard analytics packages, so you’ll have traffic flow with the lowest possible rates of false, missed, or
dropped calls 24/7. What’s more, with thermal cameras your detection system can trigger earlier during
darkness giving you more efficient traffic flow.

FC-Series F-Series
Thermal Camera Specs Thermal Camera Specs
Array Format (NTSC) 320 × 240 Array Format (NTSC) 320 × 240
Detector Type Long-Life, Uncooled VOx Microbolometer Effective Resolution 76,800 pixels
Effective Resolution 76,800 Field Of View 48° × 39° (F-348; 9 mm)
34° × 28° (F-334; 13 mm)
Pixel Pitch 25 µm
24° × 19° (F-324; 19 mm)
Focal Length 9 mm, 13 mm, or 19 mm
Outputs
Field of View 48° × 37° (FC-348t; 9 mm)
Video over Ethernet Two independent channels of
34° × 26° (FC-334t; 13 mm)
streaming MPEG-4, H.264, or M-JPEG
24° × 18° (FC-324t; 19 mm)
General
Spectral Range 7.5 to 13.5 μm
Weight ~10.0 lb (configuration dependent)
Focus Range Athermalized; focus-free
Dimensions (L,W,H) 18.1” × 5.5” × 6.3”
Outputs
Input Voltage 24 VAC (21-30 VAC)
Dual Connectivity BNC and Connector-Free Video Cable Terminal Strip
24 VDC (21-30 VDC)
Composite Video NTSC or PAL
Power Consumption 24 VAC: 15 VA (max w/o heaters);
External Analytics Compatible? Yes (Consult product manuals for 51 VA (max w/heaters)
details of power requirements) 24 VDC: 10 W (max w/o heaters);
General 46 W (max w/heaters)
Weight 4.2 lb. (w/sun shield)
Dimensions (L,W,H) 10.8” × 5.4” × 4.4” (w/sun shield)
Input Voltage 90-240 VAC single phase 50-60 Hz
Power Consumption 1.7 W nominal at 110 VAC
18 W peak w/heaters
Mounting Provisions Two ¼-20 threaded holes, 1” spacing along
centerline front to back
Environmental
IP rating IP66
Operating Temperature Range -50°C to 75°C (continuous operation)
-40°C to 75°C (cold start)
Storage Temperature range -55°C to 85°C
FC-Series
Humidity 0-95% relative
Shock MIL-STD-810F “Transportation”
Vibration 10g shock pulse with a 11ms half-sine profile
NEMA TS 2 Environmental testing for FC-Series was
conducted IAW w/Section 2.1 of NEMA TS
2-2003 and either meets or exceeds those
requirements for the following categories:
Operating Voltage, Operating Frequency,
Ambient Temperature, Humidity, Vibration,
and Shock. F-Series
Approvals FCC Part15, Subpart B, Class B
EN 55022 Class B
EN 50130-4
EN 60950

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“The very close alignment of the day and night activation times of the FLIR thermal sensor … suggest that these sensors
have the potential to substantially improve the operational efficiency of signalized intersections during nighttime operation,
a period when traditional video sensors often introduce up to 1 second of additional gap extension time from the headlight
projections … .”
Darcy Bullock, Ph.D., Director of the Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University

Cameras for Roadway Monitoring

Multi-sensor PTZ cameras expand the capabilities of Signal Control cameras by pairing a thermal
camera with an industry-standard CCD camera, for full 360° coverage and an effective range of
over 3.5 miles.

PT-Series D-Series
Thermal Camera Specs Thermal Camera Specs
Array Format (NTSC) 320 × 240 Array Format (NTSC) 320 × 240
Effective Resolution 76,800 pixels Effective Resolution 76,800 pixels
Field Of View 48° × 39° (PT-348; 9 mm) Field Of View 48° × 39° (D-348; 9 mm)
34° × 28° (PT-334; 13 mm) 34° × 28° (D-334; 13 mm)
24° × 19° (PT-324; 19 mm) 24° × 19° (D-324; 19 mm)
Outputs Outputs
Video over Ethernet Two independent channels of streaming Video over Ethernet Two independent channels of
MPEG-4, H.264, or M-JPEG for each of two streaming MPEG-4, H.264, or
cameras M-JPEG for each of two cameras
Pan/Tilt Performance Pan/Tilt Performance
Pan Angle/Speed Continuous 360°; 0.1° to 60°/sec Pan Angle/Speed Continuous 360°; 0.5° to 60°/sec
Tilt Angle/Speed +90° to -90°; 0.1° to 30°/sec Tilt Angle/Speed +45° to -180°; 0.5° to 60°/sec
Programmable Presets 128 Programmable Presets 128
General General
Weight ~46 lb (configuration dependent) Weight ~23 lb (configuration dependent)
Dimensions (L,W,H) 13.7” × 18.4” × 12.8” Dimensions (L,W,H) 18.54” × 7.82” × 21.88”
Input Voltage 24 VAC (21-30 VAC) Input Voltage 24 VDC (21 to 30 VDC)
24 VDC (21-30 VDC) 24 VAC (20 to 30 VAC)
Power Consumption 24 VAC: 85 VA (max w/o heaters); 215 VA Power Consumption Maximum power at 24 VAC = 85 VA
(max w/heaters) Maximum power at 24 VDC = 75 W
24 VDC: 65 W (max w/o heaters); 195 W
Visible Light Camera Sony FCB-EX1010
(max w/heaters)
Sensor Type 1/4” Exview HAD CCD
Visible Light Camera Sony FCB-EX1010
Lens Field of View 57.8° (h) to 1.7° (h)
Sensor Type 1/4” Exview HAD CCD
Focal Length 3.4 mm to 122.4 mm
Lens Field of View 57.8° (h) to 1.7° (h) Zoom 36× Optical zoom, 12× E-zoom
Focal Length 3.4 mm to 122.4 mm F/# 1.6 to 4.5
Zoom 36× Optical zoom, 12× E-zoom
Effective pixels (NTSC) 380,000
F/#” 1.6 to 4.5
Effective pixels (NTSC) 380,000

PT-Series D-Series
Easy to Install and Integrate
Thermal cameras are drop-in replacements for many existing visible-light cameras,
with robust imaging performance that you have to see to believe.
Thermal cameras are:
• Easy to Install – They use much of the same mechanical
hardware, mounting arms, cabling, and processors that you
already have. FC-Series cameras also provide dual methods
of video output connectivity – BNC and Connector-Less.
Connector-Less installation eliminates the potential for video
interruptions due to bad BNC terminations.
•E
 asy to Integrate – Outputting a standard analog video
signal, FLIR cameras work with most existing video
detection systems.
Two video Wiring
• Easy to Maintain – Thermal cameras require minimal Options: BNC or
Connector-Less Terminal
periodic maintenance. Because they see a completely
different wavelength of energy, they are generally unaffected Power Input

by the dust that can severely impact visible cameras.

The FLIR Advantage

With more thermal cameras deployed around the world than all other manufacturers combined, FLIR is the one thermal
imaging company with the combination of expertise, product offerings, and experience to bring you cutting edge-thermal
imaging at commercial prices.

The Experts in Thermal Imaging

Tough Products Built to Last
10-Year Detector Warranty
Performance, durability, and support you can count on.
That’s the FLIR Advantage.

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