The Bottom line: Remember that urban tale of the drug running lambo doing 200mph runs using merely nightvision? FLIR, used to making commercial nightvision systems for law enforcement, marine, and airborne vehicle has trickled the tech into civilian hands. The PathfindIR is their first infrared nightvision adaptable for any car, although they’ll be demo’ing at CES in a BMW. The camera (below) gets mounted in a grill, and the AV output hooks into any LCD and even some dashboard nav systems. The video looks to be a relatively low res 320 x 240, with a wide 36º H x 27º V field of view. The best news: the IR system lets cars see 5x further than high beams.
The catch: Staring at a LCD on your dash sound dangerous. Demo video after the jump.
Rich
Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 1:52 PMThe new Mercedes S-class has this as an option as well. . . .
outhay
Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 1:46 AMWhere can i buy flir pathfindir night vision camera complete set?
Hesham
Monday, November 24, 2008 at 12:51 AMIs the FLIR Pathfinder a separate devuce? What accessories does it need? How much does it cost? Can i become a dealer for such device? What are the requirements to install the device.