See in the dark
Unlike daylight and low-light cameras, thermal imaging cameras sense heat. Heat is emitted by all objects in our environment, even ice cubes. So even in complete darkness, you get clear imagery. Simply put, intruders can't hide their heat, even if they suspect thermal cameras are in use.

Maximizing detection
In most cases, thermal energy travels through the atmosphere more effectively than visible light. As a result, thermal imagers can see activity at extreme ranges when visible cameras, which rely on color contrast, fail.

See through obscurants
Thermal energy passes through many obscurants including smoke, dust, modest foliage and light fog. It offers 24/7 vigilance, regardless of most environmental conditions. This person can be seen clearly through the fog with an infrared camera, but not with a standard color camera.

Compliments your daylight CCD cameras
Traditional CCD-TV cameras rely on short-wave IR lamps to illuminate the targets, resulting in shadows, reflections, backscatter, higher power consumption, and much shorter ranges than passive thermal camera technology.

See more during the day
Conventional daylight CCD-TV cameras rely on color contrast to provide enough information for the viewer to detect a threat. Even at moderate ranges, weak contrast can render these cameras useless. Thermal cameras can tell you where to look with your daylight cameras.