Hello all,
Here goes my first post here -
I need your suggestions to help me make a decision. I am in the middle of buying a thermal camera from HT instruments - THT47. The dealership in US gave me great deal on it (almost 50% off of $3000(original cost) because it is a demo model), and tempted me to purchase it. However, I completely overlooked the fact that the camera doesn't sport a visual camera, and doesn't do any kind of edge detection/overlay. Owning a FLIR one G2, I sometime feel 160*120 thermal resolution is not enough, and MSX technology makes a lot difference. Although THT 47 has frame rate of 50 Hz, which is nice. Using my limited knowledge, THT 47 also seems to have a better thermal sensitivity than FLIR one G2
Here are the specs from HT website for THT 47 -
IR sensor resolution 160 x 120
Temperature range -20 ÷ 400°C -4 ÷ 752°F
Thermal sensitivity < 0.08°C @ 30°C
NETD < 80mK
Spectrum range 8 ÷ 14?m
IFOV (@1m) 3.33mrad
Type of IR sensor UFPA
Frequency 50Hz
Field of view (FOV) 29.8° X 22.6°
Focus width of standard lens 7.5mm
Focusing of IR optics Manual
The other option is send the camera back to HT (I will have to pay for the shipping), and buy Thermal experts pro for half the price. What do you guys suggest? I am buying a themal camera as a hobby. Though one time I ended up using my FLIR one G2 to look at the variation in the temperature distribution of a plate due to an impinging jet. So, opportunities like this may arise at my research lab.
Thanks,
Nishul