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- Teledyne FLIR OEM Launches Lepton XDS Dual Thermal-Visible Camera Module
Compact MSX-Enabled System Targets Rapid OEM Integration Across Embedded and Industrial Applications Teledyne FLIR OEM has introduced the Lepton® XDS, a compact dual thermal and visible camera module, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new module brings the company’s patented MSX® imaging technology into a small, OEM-ready format. The company says the product is built for space- and power-limited systems. Lepton XDS combines a 160 × 120 radiometric Lepton 3.5 micro-thermal sensor with a five-megapixel visible camera. The system overlays visible image edges directly onto the thermal scene in real time. This process sharpens detail and improves context for… Read more: Teledyne FLIR OEM Launches Lepton XDS Dual Thermal-Visible Camera Module