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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 987609, member: 11521&quot;]As a home inspector and energy auditor I use an infrared camera. (Don&#039;t even ask how much my infrared camera cost. It was almost as much as my car!) </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>An infrared camera gives you a visual representation of the temperature of the object it is pointed at. Warmer areas show up as a different color than cooler areas. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t think your camera is a <u>true</u> infrared camera. I suspect the &quot;infrared&quot; feature works in a spectrum slightly outside the visual spectrum but I doubt it goes into the infrared spectrum. You could do a simple experiment to see if your camera can detect differences in temperature. Place your hand on a table or a wall for 30 seconds (so your hand heats up that area) and take a photo of that spot. If you can see an image of your hand your camera may delve slightly into the infrared spectrum but if you cannot see an image of your hand then it stops somewhere short of the infrared spectrum.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Attached are two photos of a can light - one is a normal digital photo and the other is an infrared photo. I was running a blower door (which blows air out of the house and sucks air into the house at leakage locations) when I took the photos. Note the hot air from the attic being drawn into the house around the can light.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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