| Perhaps you are searching for a thermal infrared | | | | even a high resolution thermal camera can produce |
| camera. However, it is very important for you to know | | | | images of only 640x480 which fits only a portion of a |
| the fundamental characteristics of thermal infrared | | | | 22" monitor. |
| cameras which can affect the quality of the infrared | | | | The image produced by the camera when you |
| photos produced by these cameras. Follow through | | | | increase the image contrast is well determined through |
| and this article will provide you a clearer view of the | | | | thermal sensitivity. Thermal sensitivity varies according |
| two major factors that may affect the quality of | | | | to the temperature of the object. The slope of the |
| thermal image: | | | | sensor's output signal will rise as the object |
| The Pixel Resolution: This is one important factor to | | | | temperature increases. |
| consider. Remember that the usual resolution aspect | | | | I have here an example to make things clearer. Let us |
| of infrared cameras is lower than the regular digital | | | | take a look at the difference between a thermal |
| photography which is around 10 Megapixels or more. | | | | infrared camera having 50mK thermal sensitivity and |
| The usual resolution of the thermal imaging infrared | | | | the one with 100mK sensitivity is 100 percent better. A |
| camera is 160x120, which is equivalent to 19,000 pixels | | | | high resolution thermal imaging camera like Flir B200 is |
| like the Irisys' IRI-4010. The Flir T360 or Flir T400 is | | | | a great camera with good sensitivity of 80mK. |
| medium resolution TIC that produces 76,800 pixels | | | | There are two basic types of infrared cameras. The |
| sharp images. Images of around 640x480 which is | | | | un-cooled and the Cryogenically cooled. The infrared |
| equivalent to 307,200 pixels are produced by very | | | | detector aspects of the un-cooled are set up in the |
| expensive high resolution cameras. | | | | unit that operates at room temperature. This type of |
| Consider first your budget, the image quality you | | | | camera will not produce any noise, provides a built-in |
| wanted, and the application so you can easily choose | | | | battery pack, and activates fast. |
| the appropriate camera resolution. Take note that | | | | |