Camera settings

The Settings menu includes the following:

  • Connections.

  • Camera temperature range.

  • Save options & storage.

  • Device settings.

Connections

  • Wi-Fi: This setting defines Wi-Fi networks. For more information, see section Configuring Wi-Fi.

    • Off: This setting is used to disable Wi-Fi.

    • Share: This setting is used to set up the camera as a wireless access point.

    • Connect to network: This setting is used to connect the camera to a Wi-Fi network.

  • Bluetooth: This setting defines Bluetooth connectivity. For more information, see section Pairing Bluetooth devices.

Camera temperature range

For accurate temperature measurements, you must change the Camera temperature range setting to suit the expected temperature of the object you are inspecting.

Available temperature range options are dependent on the camera model. The unit (℃ or ℉) depends on the temperature unit setting, see section Device settings.

Save options & storage

  • Save button half-press: This setting defines the function of the Save button. Available options are:

    • Autofocus: Pushing the Save button half-way down will autofocus the infrared camera.

    • None: Pushing the Save button half-way down will have no effect. With this setting, you may want to assign the autofocus function to one of the programmable buttons.

  • Inspection route1: This setting is used to activate and configure the Inspection Route function. For more information, see section Inspection Route.

  • Preview image before saving: This setting defines if a preview image will be displayed before the image is saved.

  • Add annotation after saving: This setting defines if an annotation tool will be displayed when the image has been saved. Available options are:

    • Save: No annotation tool will be displayed.

    • Save & add note: The note annotation tool will be displayed.

    • Save & add table: The table annotation tool will be displayed.

    • Save & add voice annotation: The voice annotation tool will be displayed.

    • Save & add sketch: The sketch annotation tool will be displayed.

    • Save & add any annotation: The annotation tool menu will be displayed.

  • Image resolution: This setting defines the resolution of the images captured by the camera. Available options are Normal and UltraMax. For more information, see section About UltraMax.

  • Video compression: This setting defines the storage format for video clips. Available options are:

    • Mpeg (*.mpeg): MPEG recordings cannot be edited after the file has been saved.

    • Radiometric storage (*.csq): A CSQ file supports full radiometry but is only supported by FLIR Systems software. The file does not include any visual image information. With this setting, only the image modes Thermal and Macro are supported when recording video.

  • Video frame rate: This setting is used to select the frame rate for video recordings.

  • Video microphone: This setting is used to turn on/off the microphone.

  • Photo as separate JPEG: For the Thermal MSX, Thermal, and Picture in picture image modes, a visual image is always saved in the same JPEG file as the thermal image. Enabling this setting saves an extra low-resolution visual image as a separate JPEG file.

  • Digital camera: This setting is used to turn on/off the digital camera. Turning off the digital camera can for example be required in restricted areas and in confidential (e.g. doctor/patient) situations. When the digital camera is off, the images modes Thermal MSX and Picture in picture are disabled.

  • File naming format: This setting defines the naming format for new image/video files. The setting has no impact on already saved files in the archive. Available options are:

    • DCF: DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is a standard that specifies the naming method of image files (and much more). With this setting, the name of a saved image/video file will be FLIRxxxx, where xxxx is an incremental counter. Example: FLIR0001. (When the counter has reached 9999, the file name will change to IR_yyyyy.jpg.)

    • Date prefix: A prefix will be added to the filename, including the date and the text “IR_” for images and “MOV_” for videos. Examples: IR_2015-04-22_0002 and MOV_2015-04-22_0003. The date format will follow the Date & time format setting, see section Device settings.

    • Date + time only: The filename will only include the date and time of capture (YYYYMMDDhhmmssfff).

    Note

    With the Date prefix and Date + time only settings, the files may not automatically be detected by third-party applications.

  • Delete all saved files...: This displays a dialog box where you can choose to permanently delete all the saved files (images and videos) from the memory card or to cancel the delete action.

Device settings

  • Language, time & units: This submenu includes settings for a number of regional parameters:

    • Language.

    • Temperature unit.

    • Distance unit.

    • Time zone.

    • Date & time.

  • Continuous autofocus: This setting is used to enable/disable continuous autofocus.

  • Display settings: This submenu includes the following settings:

    • Screen rotation: This setting defines if the orientation of the overlay graphics will change according to how you hold the camera.

    • Image overlay information: This setting specifies what image information the camera will display as an overlay on the image. For more information, see section Image overlay information. You can select the following information to display:

      • Compass.

      • Date & time.

      • Emissivity.

      • Reflected temperature.

      • Distance.

      • Relative humidity.

      • Atmospheric temperature.

      Note

      This setting only specifies what information to overlay on the image. All image information is always saved to the image file and is available in the image archive.

    • Screen brightness: The screen brightness slider is used to control the brightness of the screen.

      Note

      You can also control the screen brightness on the swipe-down menu. For more information, see section Swipe-down menu.

    • Viewfinder brightness: This setting defines the brightness of the viewfinder.

    • HDMI: (Applicable when an HDMI cable is connected to the camera.) This setting defines the resolution of the digital video output. The setting can be used to select display of the image only, or display of the image and the entire overlay graphics.

  • Geolocation: This submenu includes the following settings:

    • GPS: This setting is used to enable/disable the GPS.

    • Compass: This setting is used to enable/disable the compass and to calibrate the compass. For more information, see section Calibrating the compass.

  • Lamp & laser: This submenu includes the following settings:

    • Enable lamp & laser: This setting is used to enable the camera lamp and the laser.

    • Disable all: This setting is used to disable the camera lamp and the laser.

  • Auto power off: This setting defines how soon the camera is automatically turned off.

  • User interface options: This submenu includes the following settings:

    • Auto adjustment region: This setting is used to set the region used for auto image adjustment. For more information, see section Adjusting the infrared image.

    • Manual adjustment using touch: This setting is used to enable/disable the touch functionality for manual image adjustments. For more information, see section Adjusting the infrared image.

    • Manual adjustment mode: This setting specifies the type of manual image adjustment mode. Available options are Level, Max, Min and Level, Span. For more information, see section Adjusting the infrared image.

    • Emissivity mode: This setting specifies how the measurement parameter emissivity will be entered. Available options are Select values and Select from materials table. For more information, see section Changing the measurement parameters.

    • Screening mode: This setting is used to enable/disable screening mode. For more information, see section Screening alarm.

    • Color theme: This setting is used to select Light or Dark color user interface theme.

  • Reset options: This submenu includes the following settings:

    • Reset default camera mode...: This setting will affect the image mode, color palette, measurement tools, and measurement parameters. Saved images will not be affected.

    • Reset device settings to factory default...: This setting will affect all camera settings, including regional settings. Saved images will not be affected. The camera will be restarted and you will be prompted to set the regional settings.

    • Reset image counter...: This setting will reset the numbering of the image filenames. To prevent image files being overwritten, the new counter value will be based on the highest existing filename number in the image archive.

    Note

    When a reset option is selected, a dialog box is displayed with more information. You can choose to execute the reset action or to cancel.

  • Camera information: This submenu displays information about the camera. No changes can be made.

    • Model.

    • Serial number.

    • Part number.

    • Software: The version of the software.

    • FPGA: The version of the FPGA firmware.

    • Storage: The used and free space on the memory card.

    • Lens: The field of view of the lens.

    • Battery: The remaining battery capacity (in percent).

    • Register camera...: This will start the registration wizard. For more information, see section Register your camera.

    • Licenses: Open-source license information.

1 This item is dependent on the camera model.