How-To Geek: DIY Project Turns Flashlight into Thermal Imaging Tool

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DIY Project Turns Flashlight into Thermal Imaging Tool Jan 3rd 2013, 16:00 The problem with thermal cameras is that even the low end ones can cost over $10,000. This clever DIY hack, however, makes it easy to create detailed thermal photographs with your digital camera and some inexpensive parts. Courtesy of Max Justicz, we’re treated to a really novel solution to a very expensive problem. Max wanted to take high resolution thermal photographs but he didn’t have the pile of cash you’d need to purchase a high-resolution thermal camera. His solution was to use a camera he already had and build a flashlight that displayed the readout of a cheap thermal sensor via color LEDs. To thermal image the room above, for example, all he had to do was dim the lights, set the camera for a long exposure, and walk around shining his temperature-as-color flashlight along the walls. Light Painting with Temperature [via Hack A Day] Don’t Have a False Sense of Security: 5 Insecure Ways to Secure Your Wi-Fi How to Clean Up the List of Apps that Have Access to Your Accounts HTG Explains: Do You Need the Professional Edition of Windows 8?

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