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WARNING:
NEVER
POINT THIS DEVICE
DIRECTLY AT THE SUN OR
ANY FIRE / HEAT SOURCE
WITH TEMPERATURE OF
OVER 500C/930F! DOING SO
WILL PERMANENTLY
DAMAGE THE THERMAL SENSOR AND WILL
VOID ANY WARRANTY CLAIMS! SEE PAGE-14
FOR MORE DETAILS AND FOR VERY
IMPORTANT CARE WARNINGS!
THERMAL IMAGING:
L
et’s try to understand how this device works and what it can
and cannot do:
1.
Your thermal device works on the principle of
detecting infrared radiation, also known as energy.
Instead of operating in a visible light spectrum of 400-
700nm (such as regular binoculars or scopes), thermal
imagers detect waves as high as 17,000nm or 17µm,
which are beyond our capability to observe with naked
eye. The infrared signal is received by the thermal device
and is then converted into an electrical signal by the
thermal sensor (called microbolometer), located inside the
unit and that electrical signal is then displayed on the
micro display located near the ocular (eyepiece).
2.
Your device operates with batteries. Unlike a daylight
scope, where you see the image due to light traveling
through the glass and the prisms, the thermal imaging
device works by projecting the image onto a screen.
While the thermal sensor is the crucial component of any
thermal device, the image display quality is also very
important to have the best possible image clarity and
widest field of view. Since the image is projected on the
screen, it has certain limited resolution…so please do not
expect your device to provide the same crystal clear and
full-color image as you would see through your daylight
scope. The main advantage of this thermal device is that it
detects heat signatures in the conditions where seeing
your target is virtually impossible with your naked eye.
