THermal imaging camera specifics

When you need good pictures, it requires a really good camera.

My thermal imaging camera was apparently introduced in mid to late 2019, making it one of the newest models available on the market. Over the past two decades thermal image quality has been improving. My camera’s Thermal Resolution rating (220x160) compares favorably with several thermal camera models. Mine is also rated to be Waterproof (IP6) and has performed well during light rain. Evaluating a snow melt system while its snowing shouldn’t be a problem, but I expect heavy snowfall in the air to obliterate longer range images with any thermal camera.

The chart below only includes my camera, a couple of the present FLIR thermal camera offerings and the FLIR ONE Pro which is cheaper but must be connected to a very good smart phone to work. The Thermal Resolution rating is every thermal camera’s most important specification in most applications, in my opinion anyway. FLIR and other thermal camera manufacturers offer products that blend in a standard photograph function into the thermal image, but I have found very little real value in this function. The photo-blending function is nearly worthless in the dark and a camera’s flash or flashlight fades out rapidly with distance. I consider all of the cameras listed to be “mid-range options” with pretty good Thermal Resolution ratings and would work for many applications. The top end cameras are extremely expensive and I’ve seen them break down and require very expensive repairs shortly after the warranties expired. The less expensive thermal cameras have disappointing Thermal Resolution ratings around 80x60 or even lower, they don’t seem to be very durable and like so many other things, you get what you paid for.

6 hours* - Mine’s factory specification for Usage Time is “More than 6 hours”, but I’ve only needed to use it a little more than 4 hours on a single charge so far, so its maximum Usage Time is yet to be proven.

The cost for use of my camera at your site would include mileage expenses in addition to an hourly rate which will vary depending on the nature of the job or event. There is NO additional thermal camera charge when I’m using my crate of equipment to troubleshoot a radiant heating system. My thermal camera is not available “for rent” to any person or organization.