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FLIR launches the Ocean Scout Pro, a next-generation marine handheld thermal camera

by FLIR 11 Feb 20:49 NZDT
FLIR Ocean Scout Pro © FLIR

FLIR, global leader in high-performance marine thermal-imaging systems, has announced the next generation of marine thermal monocular - the FLIR Ocean Scout Pro. Designed for public safety professionals and to provide enhanced situational awareness for professional and recreational mariners, the Ocean Scout Pro is intuitive and easy to use and available at a price point that makes it an accessible and beneficial addition to any mariner's safety equipment kit.

Designed around an advanced 640 x 480 thermal detector, the Ocean Scout Pro's intuitive design provides an extended 500-meter detection range and a 32-degree field of view lens. The streamlined user interface ensures live-image visibility and continuous focus on observed targets, persons or scenes without obstruction and the confusion of menus and settings. Equipped with two eyecups included for optimal fit and light-pollution prevention, it features a one-touch button control for zoom, mode, brightness and standby, and the accompanying wireless app for gallery, image and video management allows for simple wireless file transfer. Rugged and reliable by design, the Ocean Scout Pro can handle even the most extreme conditions, with a 2-meter drop and IP67 rating, and it is backed by an industry-leading five-year warranty. The battery will last for six hours of use on a single charge and includes USB Type-C connector and powerbank charging options. The sleek and clean exterior makes the Ocean Scout Pro pocket-friendly. It is delivered in a compact and versatile pouch with a diagonal zipper and the seam on the front makes it easy to take the Ocean Scout Pro in and out with one hand. The carrying case also has a standardized Molle lightweight and modular carrying system.

The Ocean Scout Pro offers four video color palettes for optimal viewing in changing conditions. White hot palette displays warmer objects in white and cooler objects in black. The opposite Black hot palette offers a more lifelike image with hotter objects like buoys and human body heat shown in black. The Sepia pallet applies a warm, golden hue for reduced eye and mental fatigue during long viewing periods. The Heat palette is used for quickly detecting body heat. Highlighting the warmest 10-percent of a scene in a mix of vibrant oranges and yellows the heat palette is best suited for locating people and pets in the water.

"Our decades of R&D and pioneering innovation in thermal imaging have culminated in the development of the rugged, effective and accessible Ocean Scout Pro," said Grégoire Outters, General Manager of FLIR Maritime. "Whether you are a professional or recreational mariner, the ability to see a person in the water, even in no-light situations, can be the difference between life and death. The true innovation is putting this intuitive and feature-rich technology into a product at an attractive price point that every boater and marine law enforcement officer should have on board."

The FLIR Ocean Scout Pro is available for $2,395 USD. To learn more about the Ocean Scout Pro or FLIR's full line of products, visit www.flir.com/applications/marine.

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