FLIR M364C Marine Thermal Camera with Color Night Vision

The FLIR M364C is a premium marine thermal imaging camera with an integrated ultra-low-light color video sensor, designed to deliver unmatched situational awareness at night and in low-visibility conditions. Featuring a high-resolution 640x512 thermal core running at 30 Hz, the M364C reveals the heat signatures of vessels, obstacles, and persons in the water even in complete darkness or glare. Its advanced 2-axis gyro-stabilized pan/tilt platform keeps the image steady in rough seas, ensuring that you maintain a clear view of the surroundings even when your boat is pitching and rolling.

What sets the M364C apart is FLIR’s Color Thermal Vision™ technology, which fuses the thermal image with the feed from its HD low-light camera. This multispectral blend allows you to see important color details – such as navigation lights, channel markers, or the color of another vessel’s hull – overlaid on the thermal scene. The result is easier target recognition and identification, giving you greater confidence when navigating congested waters at night. The low-light visible camera features 30x optical zoom and exceptional sensitivity, enabling you to zoom in and positively identify objects that the thermal camera detects at long range. In addition, the thermal camera offers 8x continuous digital zoom so you can examine targets of interest in greater detail.

Built to thrive in harsh marine environments, the M364C comes in a rugged, IPX6-rated housing that withstands rain, salt spray, and even direct water jets. It also incorporates FLIR’s Marine Video Analytics (MVA), an intelligent object detection system that automatically recognizes non-water objects (like boats, buoys, or debris) in the camera’s view and highlights them on-screen. This smart assistance helps alert you to potential hazards that might not be immediately obvious, adding an extra layer of safety during nighttime operations. The camera supports multiple video outputs for flexible integration – analog NTSC/PAL, lossless HD-SDI, as well as dual independent IP video streams – making it compatible with a wide range of vessel systems and configurations.

Controlling the FLIR M364C is convenient and intuitive. It can seamlessly integrate with the chartplotters and multifunction displays of major brands (Raymarine, Garmin, Simrad, Furuno, and others). This integration allows you to view the thermal imagery right on your chartplotter screen and take command of the camera’s pan, tilt, and zoom using your MFD’s touchscreen or an optional joystick control unit (such as the FLIR JCU-4). As a result, you can monitor the camera feed and steer the boat simultaneously, all from a single interface – an invaluable feature for single-handed or nighttime operation.

With its wide 24° x 18° field of view, the M364C provides an expansive look at what’s ahead, making it well-suited for the majority of vessels and underway applications. This model is ideal for performance motor yachts, coast guard and rescue boats, commercial fishing vessels, or any craft that demands enhanced night vision for safe navigation. Whether you’re avoiding hazards in a busy harbor after dark, searching for a person overboard, or simply cruising under the stars, the FLIR M364C delivers an elite level of awareness on the water by combining the strengths of thermal imaging and low-light color vision in one robust, easy-to-use system.