Iris Thermal Night Vision Cameras

Iris cameras for different jobs onboard

Iris Innovations covers a wider spread of thermal roles than a single fixed camera, and the right choice depends on how the image is going to be used rather than on thermal performance alone. The ATOM PTZ range is built for continuous situational awareness, mounted and slewed to track a target or scan an area, which suits patrol, search and rescue, or a boat that wants thermal available at all times during night passages.

A handscope, by contrast, is a handheld unit for a crew member to use as needed, useful for a quick check of something spotted from the deck rather than a permanently mounted system, and it needs no installation at all beyond somewhere secure to stow it. The miniature stainless cameras sit at the smaller end of the range, designed to be discreetly mounted where a full size camera housing would not fit, trading some performance for a much smaller footprint. Matching the unit to the actual use case matters more here than comparing specifications alone.