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If you've ever wanted to add thermal imaging to your drone, you finally can with FLIR's new DUO action cameras, which were announced Wednesday morning at CES.
About the size of a Go Pro camera, the DUO records 1080p visible light, and then blends it with 160x120 infrared imagery. FLIR says the DUO's diminutive size is perfect for mounting on personal drones.
So why go Predator vision on your flying machine? Consider that a DUO mounted on a drone could allow regular folks to easily perform thermal surveys of a home's roof—perfect for catching insulation leaks.
There are two DUO models: the basic camera for $1,000 as well as a DUO R for $1,300 that offers more precision for professionals performing aerial surveys. Both are available today.
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