White Paper: Understanding Infrared Camera Thermal Image Quality

Because a thermal camera is basically an image converter (radiant thermal energy to visible image) you need to understand only a few attributes that determine thermal image quality; resolution, thermal sensitivity and fi xed pattern noise. Often thermal camera brochures offer list specifi cation that you, as a user, may never be able to confi rm or even understand. This paper's objective is to help you simplify your understanding of how image quality is determined. Submitted by Electrophysics Corp.