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View full detailsA thermal imaging camera shows you heat you can't see with your eyes. Sparkies and technicians use one to find hot connections, failing components and heat loss, while farmers and landholders use a thermal monocular to spot animals along the fence line after dark. Our range covers both, from pocket-sized inspection cameras to long-range thermal monoculars with a built-in laser rangefinder.
Read moreEvery object gives off infrared energy, and a thermal sensor turns those temperature differences into an image. Inspection cameras go a step further and measure the temperature of what you're looking at, while thermal monoculars are built to detect and identify warm bodies at distance. If you're kitting out for time on the land, you'll also find gear in our hunting gear range.
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Thermal resolution is far lower than a normal camera, so it matters more. A 256 x 192 sensor like the HIKMicro Pocket2 is fine for close-up electrical and building work. Stepping up to 384 x 288 or 640 x 480 shows finer detail and lets you inspect from further back, which helps with switchboards, large machinery and roof spaces.
NETD tells you the smallest temperature difference the sensor can pick up, measured in millikelvin (mK). Lower is better. The HIKMicro cameras here sit under 35mK to 40mK, and the Pard Leopard monoculars are rated at 20mK or less, which helps pick out animals against cover.
If you need temperatures in a report, choose an inspection camera with spot measurement and radiometric images, like the HIKMicro range. If you need to see what's moving at night and how far away it is, a thermal monocular with a laser rangefinder is the better tool.
Browse the thermal imaging cameras above, or call 1300 902 361 if you'd like a hand picking the right one for the job.
A thermal imaging camera like the HIKMicro M20W is a measuring tool. It reads surface temperatures, marks hot and cold spots and saves images you can analyse or put in a report. A thermal monocular like the Pard Leopard 640 is a viewing tool. It has a lens and eyepiece for spotting heat at long range, but it isn't built to measure temperature.
No. It only reads the temperature of the surface in front of it. What it can do is show patterns on that surface caused by what's behind it, like a warm water pipe, a damp patch from a leak, or a cold gap where insulation is missing. That's why thermal cameras are so useful for finding problems without cutting into walls.
Yes, and it's one of the quickest checks you can do. A damaged or shaded cell shows up as a hot spot on a panel in full sun, and a loose or corroded connection on a battery terminal, fuse or isolator runs hotter than the cable around it. Check the system under load, since a connection that's only carrying a trickle of current won't show much heat.
It depends on the lens and on whether you want to detect or identify something. The Pard Leopard 640 35mm has a detection range of up to 1,800m and the 50mm up to 2,600m, but detection only means seeing a heat source. Telling a roo from a fox happens at a much shorter range, so a longer lens is worth it if you scan big open paddocks.
Yes. Thermal imaging reads heat, not light, so it works in full sun or total darkness. On a hot afternoon, though, rocks, roofs and ground soak up heat and reduce the contrast between objects. For spotting animals, the cooler hours around dawn and after dark usually give the clearest picture.