See in complete
Darkness
A proper watch is the crew's responsibility. Panoblu IR helps them keep it: continuous 360° thermal infrared vision for superyachts and commercial vessels, with no blind spots after dark. It assists with night lookout, man overboard awareness and perimeter surveillance, from a single mast-mounted unit with no external moving parts.
360° Thermal Vision
Panoblu IR delivers continuous 360° thermal imaging from a single mast-mounted unit. Twelve LWIR sensors cover the full horizon, up to 16 with the SKYview add-on for upward awareness. That helps the crew with night watch, man overboard awareness and perimeter surveillance, with no external moving parts.
In complete darkness, dense fog or heavy smoke, Panoblu IR sees where visible-light cameras cannot. The full 360° thermal view streams live to the bridge and to any connected device, and is archived with GPS position for every second underway.
360° Thermal
and MOB
LWIR Sensors
No Tilt
"Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing, as well as by all available means."
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at SeaPanoblu IR in Complete Darkness
See what 360° thermal infrared looks like in real conditions: night watch, low visibility and man overboard scenarios, all captured continuously, with no external moving parts.
See in Complete Darkness
Around the Clock
Range Awareness Display
Distance to Everything.
Even in Darkness.
RAD overlays live distance measurements across the full 360° thermal panorama. Every vessel, every obstacle, every channel marker: range calculated continuously, day or night, fog or clear.
Continuous Calculation
Range updates across every bearing in real time, day and night, without manual targeting.
Works in Zero Visibility
Thermal imaging means RAD functions in fog, smoke and complete darkness when you need it most.
Recorded with the Image
Distance data archived alongside every frame of the thermal voyage record.
Detection Range
See it first, in every direction
From a tanker on the horizon to a swimmer alongside, see how far Panoblu spots every target across the full 360° view, day and night, with live range from RAD.
See the full detection rangeIR Specifications
| Thermal Imaging | |
| Sensors | 12 LWIR standard (8 horizon · 4 downward) · up to 16 with SKYview add-on (4 upward, flight ops) |
| Coverage Horizontal | 360° continuous panoramic · no gaps between sensors |
| Coverage Vertical | 110° vertical · 360° horizontal continuous |
| Frame Rate | Up to 25fps |
| Live Output | 4K · 36× digital zoom · down to 11° field of view |
| Display | 360° panoramic thermal · 2:1 aspect ratio · stitched live view |
| Operational | |
| Control | Browser-based touch UI · WebRTC live stream · Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| RAD | Range Awareness Display · real-time distance overlaid across full 360° thermal panorama |
| Storage | 2TB SSD integrated · GPS-tagged archive every second underway · optional 8TB+ onboard server |
| Power | 90W peak · 60–80W operating · PoE++ IEEE 802.3bt Type 4 · single Cat 6A cable |
| Operating Temp | -20° to +50°C |
| Physical | |
| External Moving Parts | ✓ None · no mechanical pan or tilt |
| Ingress Protection | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 282 × 280 × 207mm · size variants available BTO to suit mast designs |
| Weight | ~5.5 kg (configuration dependent) |
| Housing | Carbon-fibre composite · stainless-steel core · aluminium cooling plates · marine-grade paint · adaptable to vessel colour (lens mounts always black) · RAL 9016 (white) or black standard, any RAL via PIR-C |
| Mast Compatibility | Up to 130mm standard · larger built-to-order · survey-led install · CAD package per vessel |
| Cooling | Advanced internal cooling system |
| Panoblu IR · Correct as of May 2026 · Subject to change without prior notice · Contact explore@panoblu.com for full technical documentation | |
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