Systems and methods for enhanced dynamic range infrared imaging

A method comprising:

• capturing a first thermal image for a first field of view (FOV);
• capturing, concurrently with the capturing of the first thermal image, a second thermal image for a second FOV overlapping, at least in part, with the first FOV, wherein the capturing of the second thermal image is optimized for higher thermal infrared (IR) irradiance than the capturing of the first thermal image;
• detecting saturated pixels of the first thermal image;
• determining pixels of the second thermal image corresponding to the saturated pixels of the first thermal image;
• and
• generating a combined image based on non-saturated pixels of the first thermal image and the pixels of the second thermal image corresponding to the saturated pixels of the first thermal image.

A device, comprising:

• an infrared (IR) imaging module configured to capture a first thermal image associated with a first imaging mode and capture a second thermal image associated with a second imaging mode different from the first imaging mode;
• a processing system configured to:
• detect saturated pixels of the first thermal image;
• determine pixels of the second thermal image corresponding to the saturated pixels of the first thermal image;
• and
• generate a combined image based on non-saturated pixels of the first thermal image and the pixels of the second thermal image corresponding to the saturated pixels of the first thermal image.