Thermal cameras for fincas and unlit plots

It depends on the resolution and optics the sight line calls for. It is sized with the recognition figure, not detection, and the fixed price comes after the visit.

A typical 160×120 model detects a human presence at around 90 metres but only recognises it as a person at around 23. We design with the recognition figure.

Because “seeing something” at 90 m does not let you decide. The figure that determines whether the system is useful is recognition; quoting with detection gives you the wrong number.

Yes: it sees heat, not an image. It cannot be blinded by a torch and is not fooled by shadows or reflections. It is the most reliable night detection where there is no light.

On fincas with no light — and no intention of adding any — it is the alternative: it watches without flooding the garden with light. Where lighting is possible, an AI camera is usually more cost-effective.

On its own, no: it gives a heat signature. That is why we install bi-spectral units, with thermal and a visible channel in one housing: thermal triggers, visible provides the evidence.

On large plots and fincas with long sight lines (above 60–80 m) and no lighting. On small or lightable plots it is spending without return.

Professional units typically operate up to +50–+60 °C by model. What needs care is the installation: sun shields, orientation and materials, especially on a south-facing wall.

It detects any heat source; whether it is a person or an animal is classified by the analytics on the visible channel or the thermal itself with AI.

For home use, 160×120 is usually the cost/performance sweet spot on 0.1–3 ha plots; 384×288 for sight lines above 150 m. Higher resolution exceeds what a home needs.

No: that is a myth. It sees the heat of surfaces, not through them. Behind a wall there is still a blind zone.

Better than an optical camera, but heavy rain and dense fog reduce the range. It is sized with margin for the site's real conditions.

Yes, and it is a powerful pairing on a large finca: radar detects movement in the open volume and thermal covers the long, unlit sight lines.

The same care as the rest: marine-grade bracket, fixings and cable glands on the front line. The weak point is never the optics, it is the anchoring.

The visible channel does capture identifiable images and is configured under the LOPDGDD (angles, sign, retention); the thermal signature itself is less identifiable.

Heat, not an image: the infrared radiation every body emits. It works in absolute darkness, cannot be blinded by a torch and is not fooled by shadows or reflections.

It depends on resolution and optics. A typical 160×120 model detects a human presence at around 90 metres — but only recognises it as a person at around 23. We always design with the recognition figure; if a quote argues with the detection figure, you are being sold the wrong number.

No — it complements them. We install bi-spectral units: thermal and a visible channel in one housing. The thermal side raises the alert; the visible side provides the image that serves as evidence.

On fincas and plots with long sight lines and no lighting — and no intention of adding any. On small or lightable plots it is money without return: a good AI camera with proper lighting solves it for less.

Professional units typically operate up to +50 to +60 °C depending on the model. What genuinely needs care is the installation: sun shields, orientation and the right materials — on a south-facing wall in full sun the margin runs out sooner.