High-end thermographic camera
08/09/2025
The new ImageIR 12300 from InfraTec is a radiometrically calibrated infrared (IR) camera with what is claimed to be the world’s highest commercially available native resolution of 5.2 MP. The powerful top model of the ImageIR series allows very fine structures on large-area measurement objects to be resolved with unrivalled detail.
Modern production technologies demand that ever larger area objects be examined in a consistent and greater level of detail. The new ImageIR 12300 satisfies this requirement due to a cooled high-performance photon detector with a native resolution of (2.560 × 2.048) IR pixels and combines maximum geometrical and thermal precision in one camera.
Standard cameras with (640 × 512) IR pixels need at least 16 consecutive measurements to achieve the same level of detail as the top model of the ImageIR series from InfraTec. Thereby, a separate analysis of all 16 images or merging them into a thermal image may be required. Instead, the ImageIR 12300 renders the measurement not only in unrivalled image quality but in just one exposure, which guarantees the synchronism of all data collected.
The modular design of the new InfraTec infrared camera allows a customised configuration for the respective application. If requirements change, the camera can be retrofitted later, which further future-proofs the user’s investment.
The interaction of highly precise interchangeable lenses from wide angle to microscopic with the freely configurable and motorised adjustable filter aperture wheel makes the ImageIR 12300 the ideal tool for a wide range of measurement tasks in industry, research and development. Due to a frame rate of up to 140 Hz, both dynamic processes and rapid temperature changes in a range of –10°C to 1700°C (optionally up to 3000°C) can be examined. In the high-speed mode (binning) thermographic images can be captured in full-frame mode at up to 1600 Hz.
The high-performance photon detector of the ImageIR 12300, which operates in the spectral range of 3.4-4.85 µm, is comparatively small despite its high geometric resolution. This is possible due to a unique pixel pitch of just 5 µm.
Measurements with the ImageIR 12300 come with an outstanding thermal resolution of 0.022 K in the high-speed mode. As with all other high-end cameras of the ImageIR series, a wide range of high-quality interchangeable infrared lenses can be used.
The ImageIR 12300 is equipped with high-performance electronics with impressive processing bandwidth. The IR image data obtained can be recorded internally, analysed using implemented algorithms and used to control the high-end infrared camera.
The ImageIR 12300 is designed for standalone operations completely without a PC. Alternatively, data can be output in real time via various interfaces to high-resolution displays, as well as for external processing or storage. The integrated web interface allows for operation and remote control of the ImageIR 12300 by smartphone or tablet.
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The camera has numerous interfaces for external sensors and triggers. The connectors are equipped with industrial-grade plug connectors that maintain the degree of protection, ensuring safe operation even under harsh conditions. As with all cameras in the series, the internal trigger interface of the ImageIR 12300 guarantees highest time precision and repeatable triggering and synchronisation.
Users also benefit from the infrared camera’s 10 GigE interface, which can transmit data up to 10 Gbit/s, and high-resolution frames at the maximum frame rate of 140 Hz. Due to the use of state-of-the-art fibre optics, the connection is completely insensitive to electromagnetic disturbances, even at distances of up to 10 km.
The ImageIR 12300, like all cameras in the ImageIR series, is protected by an industrially suited, closed housing made of high-tensile aluminium alloys and suitable for use in rough environments (IP54). A carrying handle at the top of the device makes it easy to handle the robust infrared camera. The proven Stirling cooler ensures the long service life of the camera and a permanently high quality of measurement results.
InfraTec GmbH
www.infratec.co.uk
