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The gyro-stabilized FLIR M500 cooled thermal camera is our most technologically-advanced M-Series pan and tilt camera ever.
Designed around a cryogenically-cooled 640 x 512 pixel Mid Wave Infrared (MWIR) thermal sensor, the FLIR M500 excels at both short and ultra-long range target detection and identification.
It features a 14X continuous optical thermal zoom, a color HD camera with 30x zoom, an LED spot-beam, video tracking and radar integration.
Cooled thermal core technology and continuous optical zoom enables early detection of vessels, navigation aids, and key landmarks.
Automatic video tracking keeps the M500 locked onto visual targets, while radar integration directs it to track select radar targets.
The 14× optical thermal zoom can detect the heat signature of vessels up to ~8.3 nm / 15.4 km away.
| Thermal Camera | |
|---|---|
| Image Processing | FLIR Proprietary Digital Detail Enhancement |
| Optical Zoom | 1x to 14x (continuous) |
| Thermal Detector Type | Cooled MWIR InSb 640x512 Focal Plane Array |
| Thermal E-Zoom | 4x |
| Thermal Field of View | Optical 28° x 21° WFOV to 2° x 1.5° NFOV |
| Thermal Focal Length | 19 mm (Wide) to 275 mm (Narrow) |
| Video Refresh Rate | 25 Hz (PAL) / 30 Hz (NTSC) |
| Visible Camera | |
|---|---|
| Lines of Resolution | Up to 1920 x 1080 @ 30fps |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.1 lux (ICR off, slow shutter off, high sensitivity off) / 0.006 lux (ICR on, slow shutter off, high sensitivity off) |
| Visible Detector Type | 1/2.8” Exmor R CMOS |
| Visible E-Zoom | 12x |
| Visible Field of View | Optical 63.7° x 35.8° WFOV to 2.3° x 1.29° NFOV |
| Visible Focal Length | 129 mm to 4.3 mm |
| Zoom | 30× Optical Zoom |
| Spotlight | |
|---|---|
| Type Lumens and Beam | LED, 580 Lumens, 5° Divergence Angle |
| System | |
|---|---|
| Analog Video Connector Types | F-type BNC with BNC-to-RCA adapter included for video out |
| Analog Video Output | NTSC or PAL, 30 Hz or <9 Hz |
| Firefighter Mode | No |
| Gyro Stabilized | Yes |
| HD-SDI Lossless Video Output | Yes |
| Network Video Output | Four, Independent H.264/MJPEG Network Video Streams |
| Pan-Tilt Adjustment Range | 360° Continuous Pan, ± 90° Tilt |
| Power Consumption | 250 W (max w/heater) |
| Environmental | |
|---|---|
| Automatic Window Defrost | Standard at Power-Up |
| EMI | IEC60945 |
| Lightning Protection | Standard |
| Operating Temperature Range | -13°F to +131°F (-25°C to +55°C) |
| Salt Mist | IEC60945 |
| Sand & Dust Ingress | Mil-Std-810E |
| Shock | 15 g vertical, 9 g horizontal |
| Storage Temperature Range | -56° F to + 176°F (-50°C to +80°C) |
| Vibration | IEC 60945; MIL-STD-810E |
| Water Ingress | IPX 6 |
| Wind | 100 knots (115.2 MPH) |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Size | Camera: 10.8” (273mm) x 15.7” (398mm) / Camera with Top-Down Riser: 12.8” (324mm) x 18.1” (459mm) |
| Weight | 32 lb (14.5 kg) (w/o top-down riser) |
| Range Performance | |
|---|---|
| Detect a 30-foot Vessel | 5.0nm (9260m) |
| Detect Human Sized Target | 2.0nm (3625m) |
| NATO Target 2.3m x 2.3m at 50 Pct. | 3.5nm (6480m) |
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