Thermal imaging system having view-shifting capability

A thermal imaging system configured for use with a respirator mask, comprising:

• an in-mask display unit configured to be mounted within an interior volume of a respirator mask and comprising an in-mask micro-display;
• a wearable thermal imaging camera that is configured to capture a thermal image and to communicate at least a portion of the captured thermal image to the in-mask micro-display;
• and,
• a control system for controlling the in-mask micro-display and the wearable thermal imaging camera,
• wherein the wearable thermal imaging camera comprises a wide field of view so that the captured thermal image comprises at least a primary subimage and a secondary subimage;
• and, wherein the control system is configured so that the in-mask micro-display presents a default view in which the in-mask micro-display shows the primary subimage of the captured thermal image but does not show the secondary subimage of the captured thermal image;
• and,
• wherein upon the control system receiving an input to shift the in-mask micro-display from the default view to an auxiliary view, the control system causes at least a portion of the primary subimage to be directionally displaced on the in-mask micro-display by the secondary subimage so that the secondary subimage is now shown in place of the displaced portion of the primary subimage.