@Marvin0Martian Thankfully I didn't have the SWIR camera in my possession at the time of the Calumet tornado. It arrived a week later. I did however lose 2 digital night scopes on loan to me valued at about $850 each. Those I have to pay for. Right now I'm working with my insurance company to see if/how they will be covered.
@rtanamachi Robin, it was approximately 1930, 2000, and 2030 local based on my cell phone call logs. When I use my camcorder in VTR mode to capture footage from the SWIR camera (instead of using the camcorder as a camcorder) it doesn't record a date/time stamp.
Agreed. Unfortunately the camcorder I use for that was destroyed in a tornado three weeks ago. My main camcorder (the one which survived) was used to record the video output of the SWIR camera..
It would be much more useful (and scientific) if we had a standard DV cam shooting along side the IR cam and then show the results in split-screen (side by side) to demonstrate how much more you can see with IR.
Mike, the camera I'm demoing sells for $40K! It's no bigger than a security camera but it uses a highly-specialized image chip. Search Google for "sensors unlimited". Look at the "area cameras" link on the left side of the page.
There's a also a demo video clip link on that site under "Galleries". Look for the visible/SWIR weather clip. I shot that for S.U.I. a couple of years ago. Amazing technology.
awesome timelapse
rad1965 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Cool video. It does bring out some interesting detail.
danaus 8 months ago
Chris, you didn't lose this when your car got trashed did you. BTW, this is a different user than my FB and WXCHASE.
Marvin0Martian 8 months ago
@Marvin0Martian Thankfully I didn't have the SWIR camera in my possession at the time of the Calumet tornado. It arrived a week later. I did however lose 2 digital night scopes on loan to me valued at about $850 each. Those I have to pay for. Right now I'm working with my insurance company to see if/how they will be covered.
ModulateThis 8 months ago
Chris - Very nice! What time of day did you shoot this? Thanks! Robin
rtanamachi 8 months ago
@rtanamachi Robin, it was approximately 1930, 2000, and 2030 local based on my cell phone call logs. When I use my camcorder in VTR mode to capture footage from the SWIR camera (instead of using the camcorder as a camcorder) it doesn't record a date/time stamp.
ModulateThis 8 months ago
Very cool :)
r0wan2003 8 months ago
Agreed. Unfortunately the camcorder I use for that was destroyed in a tornado three weeks ago. My main camcorder (the one which survived) was used to record the video output of the SWIR camera..
ModulateThis 8 months ago
It would be much more useful (and scientific) if we had a standard DV cam shooting along side the IR cam and then show the results in split-screen (side by side) to demonstrate how much more you can see with IR.
cheekygeek 8 months ago
Mike, the camera I'm demoing sells for $40K! It's no bigger than a security camera but it uses a highly-specialized image chip. Search Google for "sensors unlimited". Look at the "area cameras" link on the left side of the page.
There's a also a demo video clip link on that site under "Galleries". Look for the visible/SWIR weather clip. I shot that for S.U.I. a couple of years ago. Amazing technology.
ModulateThis 8 months ago
How much was this camera? I want one LOL Awesome videos!
StormSpotterMike 8 months ago