Learn to Trust Your Infrared Camera

It's tough to trust measurements from instruments when you don't have a clear understanding of how their sensitivity and accuracy are derived, and many times infrared cameras fall in this category. In addition, discussions of infrared camera measurement accuracy typically involve complex terms and jargon that can be confusing and misleading. This can ultimately prompt some researchers to avoid these tools altogether. However, by doing so, they miss out on the potential advantages of thermal measurement for R&D applications. In the following discussion, we strip away the technical terms and explain measurement uncertainty in plain language, providing you with a foundation that will help you understand IR camera calibration and accuracy.