Thermodynamics >
Heat and the First Law > Radiation
DCS# 9A38.17
INFRARED CAMERA
APPARATUS
FLIR infrared camera
206
monitor or video projector
201
DESCRIPTION
The camera is sensitive to
infrared radiation in the 7.5-13 um range, and displays
isotherms in colors or shades of gray. Use the camera to
view objects of different temperatures, to locate heat losses,
etc.
It will record jpgs and .mov files in the infrared and visible
or the two overlaid, in picture-in-picture mode.
Be careful to keep stray reflections out of the image.
NOTES
Navigate the menu system using
the touch screen or the navigation button. Focus with
the focusing ring.
The temperature range can be set manually or automatically.
Use the trigger to save an image.
Use the aspect/5 button on the
projector remote control to change the aspect ratio to
4:3.
Camera:
This is an image of a variable resistor carrying a
2 amp current.