Such a handheld thermal camera is remarkable for that the entire body temperature measurement process is performed completely in your hand. As accurate as ± 0.5 C. Thermal imaging lens along with a regular optical lens, processor, touch screen, detachable and rechargeable battery, a lot of other elements and a special software to control all that – in one body, that allows to measure a human temperature on a go as simple as to just point it to a person
It starts with a solid black case, indicating the status and a serious device’s intent. And beforehand, I’m sorry that it isn’t a full set due to that this one that I’ve got is a test sample, but normally in this case, you will also find a user manual, a charging base for 2 batteries to charge them up simultaneously, and a replaceable battery. What else you have within the box is a USB-C cable and a power adapter with a European plug type, and also 3 other plug types for other countries.
The equipment we use is:
- Hikvision DS-2TP21-6AVF/W Thermographic Handheld Camera
- Hikvision DS-2TP23-10VM/W Thermographic Handheld Camera
- Hikvision DS-2TP31-3AUF Thermographic Handheld Camera
The Intent
Earlier, we were demonstrating a full-fledged system that maintains the database, recognizes and remembers faces, measures the temperature of 30 people in sight at once, and many other high-end features to apply in a crowded locations with a great flow of people like shopping malls, airports, train stations, manufacturing facilities and etc. This time it’s the device to fit in a smaller environment like boutiques, local stores, small and medium-sized businesses, offices, drug stores, and similar, because it’s compact and way cheaper than the high-end system. With a handheld thermal camera, it takes 1s./1 person to measure their temperature, so it is assumed that you are going to be measuring one person’s temperature only at a time, unlike it was with the elevated body temperature measurement system, able to measure the temperature of 30 people at once. Now, about this one – we asked our friends from Hikvision to make a video for us, demonstrating how it looks in closer-to-reality conditions:
Yet you can hold it in hand like a gun and selectively point it at a person, whose temperature you want to measure, which makes up 2 use scenarios – as a stationary temperature measurement station and the hand-operated temperature monitor to be used on the go.
The Hardware
Similar to a camera’s lenses, there’s a cap covering the lenses and other active elements. And now you can see these main parts, which are:
- Thermal module, with the operational resolution in 160×120, 6.2 mm of focal length, able to detect elevated body temperature with a margin of error of ± 0.5 °C. Though if you are going to add a black body device to your setup, it can bring it down to 0.2-0.3 °C.
- LED-sight to light up a scene when needed
- The laser in the middle is used to point and more accurately track objects that emit heat over greater distances.
- Optical 8-megapixel camera module behind the lens, though the video you can export from here will be saved in 640×480 resolution, the same as the resolution of a screen.
- Focus Knob
- Tripod interface
- Trigger to take photos and videos
- Detachable battery element on the bottom of the handle, which makes it a standalone device, able to work for up to five hours on one charge.
- Micro-usb interface
- MicroSD card slot, and you also have a built-in memory module to store videos and snapshots.
Test, Demonstration, and Full Review on the Video:
Conclusion
There is always a specific application area for every single appliance. This Hikvision Thermographic Handheld Camera is the best to be used on a go as a standalone device, that you are holding in hand and pointing at people to get a quick temperature test for one person, or you can place it on a tripod as a stationary temperature measurement appliance and scan a queue of people that are passing by. That makes it pretty much universal and a great device to be used for small enterprises, offices, local stores, pharmacies, and similar.
