A review of uncooled thermal imager specifications and their influence on imager performance

Thermal imaging is becoming a more accessible field due to the reduced cost of uncooled imagers as technology advances. When a person unfamiliar with the field reviews their options, the wall of specifications offered by manufacturers can often be confusing. This article is aimed at taking some of the important specifications found in uncooled thermal imagers and reviewing them in an easy?to-grasp way that the reader can understand without having to be an expert in thermograph.