Limitations and Disadvantages of Thermography
- Quality cameras often have a high price range (often US$6,000 or more)
- Images can be difficult to interpret accurately when based upon certain objects, specifically objects with erratic temperatures, although this problem is reduced in active thermal imaging
- Accurate temperature measurements are hindered by differing emissivities and reflections from other surfaces
- Most cameras have ±2% accuracy or worse in measurement of temperature and are not as accurate as contact methods
- Only able to directly detect surface temperatures
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