Thermal Camera Application Overview; Thermal Camera Image - Raymarine a65 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

19.1 Thermal camera application
overview
The thermal camera application enables you to control a connected
thermal camera and display its image on your multifunction display.
Thermal imaging (also known as infrared) cameras enable you to
see clearly in low-light and no-light conditions. For example, a
thermal camera can help you navigate at night or identify obstacles
in areas of low visibility or even total darkness.
The thermal application enables you to:
• Control the camera:
– Pan.
– Tilt.
– Zoom (range).
– Return camera to "home" (default) position.
– Set the camera "home" position.
– Pause the camera image.
– Toggle between visible light and thermal camera lenses.
– Toggle surveillance mode.
• Adjust the camera image:
– Color palette.
– Scene presets.
– Brightness.
– Contrast.
– Color.
– Video polarity (reverse video color).
Displaying the thermal camera application
With the home screen displayed:
1. Select a page icon that includes the thermal camera application.
The thermal camera application is displayed.
Note: If the home screen does NOT include a page icon that
features the thermal camera application you will need to create a
new page icon featuring the thermal camera application.
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19.2 Thermal camera image

The thermal camera provides a video image which is shown on
your display.
The video feed provides:
• Thermal image
• Status icons / system information (e.g. camera direction and
docking mode indicators in the example above).
You should take time to familiarize yourself with the thermal image.
This will help you to make the most of your system:
• Consider every object you view in terms of how it will look
"thermally" as opposed to how it looks to your eye. For example
look for changes caused by the heating effect of the sun. These
are particularly evident right after sunset.
• Experiment with white-hot and black-hot (reverse video) modes.
• Experiment by looking for hot objects (such as people) compared
to the colder surroundings.
• Experiment with the camera for daytime viewing. The camera
can provide improved daytime viewing in environments where
traditional video camera performance suffers, such as in shadows
or backlit scenes.
Thermal camera status icons
The thermal camera image includes icons to show the current status
of the camera.
Icon Description
Camera direction indicator.
Camera home position.
Camera paused.
Scene preset mode for night conditions.
Scene preset mode for daytime conditions.
Scene preset mode for night docking.
Scene preset mode for identifying people or objects
in the water.
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