I rented an Anafi USA for the weekend - primarily to decide which drone to buy: Autel Dual or Anafi USA. There's a lot of misinformation on forums and lack of information in general - just a lot of marketing hype.
My conclusion: I would pay $3k extra and get the Autel Evo. More details below.
I've addressed your questions below:
Does anyone used it?
Yes
I have some questions and doubt:
firstly is it a radiometric camera?
Radiometric: There are 2 options in settings: higher resolution without the possibility of post processing or lower resolution with post processing enabled. BUT, I couldn't find any data in the lower quality JPEG. Very possible I haven't figured it out yet.
My experience so far:
Not radiometric in the sense you can't use Flir tools in post. However, there's a temperature scale you can set, which will only find objects that fall within your specified range. The thermal camera uses MSX and at a nearby range, works pretty good. However, the refresh rate is terrible and it overlays visual image to help supplement the lower thermal resolution - and that's what makes it good.
It's no where near the Autel Evo Dual - but it also costs $3000 less than the Autel.
The 32X Zoom feels entirely digital and I can see objects / building / cars from far away - it is not photo quality but for a specific job - i.e. search/rescue, inspection, surveillance, etc... it works great. I would say it does have a "wow" factor the first few times, then it wears off. Kinda like buying a really expensive sports car - the first few weeks it may feel amazing, then it's just a car and you're stuck with a big car payment.
The build quality is sturdy, yet light weight. It is also IP53 rated, which is great for flying in rain / fog, and deal with the elements other drones can't. And, because it's made for the US Army - it has to be high quality, it's the requirement to do business with the government.
The controller (no surprise) is its weakest link - it is flat out horrible. My iPhone Max doesn't fit in the controller, and the included adapter is too big for my phone. The controls are not very precise either.
The microSD card slot is horrible - feels like a mechanism from a blackberry or palm pilot from 2002.
The maneuverability and performance in light winds, 15mph is horrible - it kept shaking/jerking - and I was fearful it may just fly away or fall to the ground.
Lastly, the range is terrible. I started losing signal while the drone was hovering around 300ft right above me. I was in a city, fwiw - but it is a cause for concern. I would not feel comfortable flying it further than a few hundred feet.
Overall, I think it's good value for the price point. It's significantly better than the Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual (price $3.5k) and significantly worse than Autel Evo Dual ($10k).
Does the thermal data included in the jpeg on the sd card?
I selected the lower resolution thermal image for post processing, but see no data associated with it other than the temperature scale. Even the picture taken is a screenshot.
It's possible I haven't figured out how to find additional data, but I tried looking everywhere and couldn't find anything.
Some images from Anafi USA thermal camera (and visual light camera w/ zoom):
