Cameras

• There is no one camera that is ideal for imaging animals over others. Because animals, particularly horses, tend to move around constantly, there are a few things that an appropriate camera should have and/or not have for use in veterinary imaging:
1. It should be battery operated so that the animal doesn't get tangled up in the various power cords. This feature also makes it easily portable for use in any rural area.
2. It should be fast--real time is ideal--which is usually found in "staring or FPA" cameras, but there are certain "scanning" cameras that will do an excellent job.
3. Both short(3-5 uM) and long (7-14 uM) wave-length detectors work well when correctly chosen and used.
4. KEY: Select a camera that best fits your specific needs.

One of the services we offer is helping a client decide what camera features he/she needs, and then finding that camera and desired auxiliary equipment within your budget guidelines.

The imaging equipment seen in the photo above is state of the art. The camera weighs in at an easy to handle 3 lbs. including the battery. The laptop is also battery powered so that the whole system is usable in any rural setting. The installed infrared imaging software program allows the thermographer to evaluate the IR images in the same rural setting.This whole state of the art system has been designed to be completely portable without sacrificing the ability to accurately interpret the infrared images that are captured and stored for immediate or future use.