Black and white infrared images look surreal.
Infrared cameras are cameras that translate the infrared energy emitted by a person, animal or object, which is usually invisible to the human eye, into a visible picture. Infrared cameras work particularly well for thermal detection due to their sensitive responses to different degrees of heat. When translating the infrared energy emitted, the hotter temperatures are a redder color, while the cooler temperatures are a bluer color. Infrared cameras have been used for thermal detection in low-light situations, as well as determining fevers amongst large groups of people.
Instructions
1. Turn on your infrared camera.
2. Adjust the aperture setting manually or automatically for the light conditions for which you're photographing. Low lighting will require a more open aperture, while bright settings will require you to stop down to prevent overexposure of the image. Many infrared cameras automatically adjust to lighting conditions.
3. Point the camera lens in the direction which you want to test for thermal detection. Click the shutter button to take a picture.
4. Compare the colors produced on your infrared image to the color and temperature graph of your camera. Most digital infrared cameras provide a side-by-side viewing of the infrared image and the temperature translation graph.
5. Match the warmer colors to the temperature scale to complete your thermal detection investigation.
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