The bom cost of the sensors is likely still well over $10 - the addon dongles are effectively just a sensor,shell, and USB connector and they’re still fairly pricey.
The Sony video cameras you reference did not have thermal imaging, they had the ability to show (near) IR images. Thermal IR uses way different technology.
The bom cost of the sensors is likely still well over $10 - the addon dongles are effectively just a sensor,shell, and USB connector and they’re still fairly pricey.
The Sony video cameras you reference did not have thermal imaging, they had the ability to show (near) IR images. Thermal IR uses way different technology.