Adjusting An Infrared Image; General; Example 1; Example 2 - FLIR T420 User Manual

14 Working with images
2. Push the joystick and select
3. Manual image adjust mode is now active, and the status icon
image adjustment instructions, see 14.5 Adjusting an infrared image, page 34.
4. Push the joystick. This displays a context menu.
• Select (Cancel) to exit edit mode.
• Select (Measurement parameters) to change the global parameters.
• Select (Image mode) to change the image mode.
• Select (Measurement) to add a measurement tool.
• Select (Color) to change the color palette or set a color alarm.
• Select (Save) to save and exit edit mode.

14.5 Adjusting an infrared image

14.5.1 General

An infrared image can be adjusted automatically or manually. When manual image adjust
mode is active, the status icon
• In live mode, push the button
modes. You can also switch between the modes by touching the temperature scale
on the screen.
• In preview/edit mode, manual image adjust mode is active.

14.5.2 Example 1

This figure shows two infrared images of cable connection points. In the left image, a cor-
rect analysis of the circled cable is difficult if you only auto-adjust the image. You can an-
alyze this cable in more detail if you:
• Change the temperature scale maximum limit.
• Change the temperature scale minimum limit.
• Change the temperature scale maximum and minimum limits.
In the left image, the image is auto-adjusted. In the right image, the maximum and mini-
mum temperature levels have been changed to temperature levels near the object. On
the temperature scale to the right of each image you can see how the temperature levels
were changed.

14.5.3 Example 2

This figure shows two infrared images of an isolator in a power line.
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(Edit) from the menu.
is displayed.
to switch between automatic and manual image adjust
is displayed. For
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