LWIR Super Wide Angle Lenses, Fisheye Lenses for Thermal Imaging Camera
Wide Angles of View: Fisheye lenses with up to 180° diagonal FOV and super wide-angle lenses with FOVs between 80° and 110°.
Compact Architectures: Designed to fit various thermal imaging systems.
Compatibility: Suitable for multiple detector sizes.
Focusing Options: Available in manual focusing or fixed focal length versions.
Pinhole Lens Modules: Super wide-angle and fisheye lenses with miniature apertures for compact and concealed designs, ideal for tight spaces and specific industrial applications.
Full-Frame Fisheye Lenses: Provide a full 180° diagonal FOV for comprehensive scene capture.
Applications: Security and Surveillance, Industrial Inspection, Military and Defense, etc.
Fisheye lenses and super wide-angle lenses are distinct types of wide-angle lenses designed for different imaging perspectives and applications. Here’s an overview of their characteristics and applications:
Fisheye Lenses:
- Design: Non-rectilinear wide-angle lenses with extremely broad FOV.
- Image Distortion: Produce panoramic or hemispherical images with noticeable distortion, determined by the mapping function.
- FOV: Typically broader than super wide-angle lenses, providing a curvilinear perspective.
- Applications: Ideal for applications needing extensive FOV and unique imaging perspectives, such as security, surveillance, and environmental monitoring.
Super Wide-Angle Lenses:
- Design: Rectilinear wide-angle lenses with ultra-short focal lengths and expanded FOV between 80° and 110°.
- Image Distortion: Designed to maintain a linear perspective with minimal distortion, depending on the focal length.
- Applications: Suitable for applications requiring wide-angle coverage with minimal distortion, such as general surveillance, industrial inspection, and military use.
Benefits for Thermal Imaging:
Both fisheye and super wide-angle lenses offer significant advantages for LWIR (8-12 µm) thermal imaging cameras:
- Tremendous FOV: Enables capturing a wide scene in a single frame, crucial for comprehensive monitoring.
- Deeper Depth of Field: Allows capturing IR radiation from various distances in focus, enhancing the effectiveness of thermal imaging in different environments.
- Security and Surveillance: Effective for broad area monitoring, reducing the need for multiple cameras.
- Military and Industrial Applications: Useful for situational awareness and monitoring large areas, such as borders or industrial processes.
Kingwin Optics Offerings:
Kingwin Optics provides a range of off-the-shelf and custom fisheye and super wide-angle lenses designed for LWIR thermal imaging cameras. Our lenses are characterized by:
Features:
- Wide Angles of View: Fisheye lenses with up to 180° diagonal FOV and super wide-angle lenses with FOVs between 80° and 110°.
- Compact Architectures: Designed to fit various thermal imaging systems.
- Compatibility: Suitable for multiple detector sizes.
- Focusing Options: Available in manual focusing or fixed focal length versions.
- Pinhole Lens Modules: Super wide-angle and fisheye lenses with miniature apertures for compact and concealed designs, ideal for tight spaces and specific industrial applications.
- Full-Frame Fisheye Lenses: Provide a full 180° diagonal FOV for comprehensive scene capture.
Applications:
- Security and Surveillance: Broad coverage for monitoring large areas and critical infrastructure.
- Industrial Inspection: Monitoring high-temperature processes like crystal-growing and metal-smelting furnaces.
- Military and Defense: Situational awareness and perimeter security.
For customized solutions or specific requirements, Kingwin Optics offers expert design and manufacturing services to meet your unique needs.
Contact Kingwin Optics to learn more about our fisheye and super wide-angle lenses for LWIR thermal imaging cameras and find the perfect lens solution for your application.
