I've been reading about IR and Thermal cameras, videos, diy's. They are talking about using digtal cameras, movie cameras etc for photography it seems. That's not what I'm looking for. They use the terms of IR and thermal interchangeably and I get confussed as to what exactly they are refereing to.
So hopefully you will be able to set me straight. MY question is, is it possable to make a handheld devise that reades heat from an object and displays it on a screen in shades of white to black? I saw one device on a TV show where cops were looking for a gun that had been tossed in the tall weeds. The unit found the gun due to the body heat transfered from the person that tossed it.
I've also heard something about these units being called FLIR.
The second question is what's the max distance these will operate at. I need a unit that will read a good heat signature 15 to 30 feet.
In closing I'd like to say that the last time I had anything to do with electronics was in Jr High and it was with vaccum tubes. You are light years ahead of me. Thanks in advance for your information. Short Cut.