Talk:Thermal imaging camera

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Surely thermal imaging cameras are used FAR beyond firefighting? What about the various uses in surveillance, natural science, astronomy, or indeed the entire field of thermal imaging, on which we already have an article? Right now this article should be at thermal imaging in firefighting. Modest Genius talk 22:19, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * The other uses of such cameras are listed at thermographic camera. The reason I selected "Thermal imaging camera" is that is what the devices are called by the firefighters who use them.  If it's to be renamed, "Thermal imaging camera (firefighting)" would be a more appropriate than "Thermal imaging in firefighting".  I don't have any objection to a cohesive renaming of the various IR devices, but this is the best place I saw to put it.  Would a disambiguation link help out? Jclemens (talk) 23:02, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * How about a hatnote along the lines of 'this articles deals with thermal imaging cameras in firefighting, for useage in other fields see thermographic camera'? Plus a section summary there or something? Modest Genius talk 23:28, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. Running to class now, will add it in ~5 hours if no one else has first. Jclemens (talk) 00:10, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

This should be entitled thermal imaging cameras in firefighting applications. It doesn't even touch on the thousands of other applications these cameras are used for everyday - like disease monitoring (H1N1), breast cancer, oncology, veterinarian, industrial, process control, bridge delaminiation, energy audits,etc. 97.77.42.214 (talk) 20:17, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Is there some reason those couldn't be in Thermographic camera? I'm open to retitling if there's a good case for it. Jclemens (talk) 20:47, 12 October 2009 (UTC)


 * "Thermographic camera" and "thermal imaging camera" are often used interchangeably. I see no reason to not use "thermal imaging in firefighting" (or something similar) for the firefighting variants. --Ixfd64 (talk) 21:23, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Photograph of Operation
I am all for the image there now of the firetruck's wheel, but wouldn't it be a good idea to show a picture of something like. . . say. . . what a fire would look like through this thing? Or a door with a fire behind it? I dunno. Something with some areas that are "dangerously hot" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.163.175.99 (talk) 03:57, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I fully admit it's a pretty lame photo. I'll see if I can get a better one next time during a training burn. I took a whole bunch of photos of stuff around my station one slow Saturday... which means there were no real usages of a TIC.  There are some cool pictures out there, but most of them do not appear to be free use.  Jclemens (talk) 04:03, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

For uses
It's also used to detect hardware temperatures, what spots on a board are more heated. It starts being used for graphics cards reviews lately, and I suspect hardware manufacturers test their boards with it. --89.210.3.234 (talk) 08:18, 30 October 2013 (UTC)