Intelligent thermal camera design means easy operation!

The RAZ-IR MAX® has all the features you would expect from a high end thermal imager, except the high price. Standard features include:

"The MAX is great because it's so simple to use " - Bryan K.

Universal Connections

The RAZ-IR MAX® connects to your equipment through universal standard connection ports. Need to run off of vehicle power? Need new batteries in the middle of nowhere? Do you want to plug the camera into the wall for extended analysis? No Problem! Power the MAX® through rechargeable or disposable AA batteries, 12VDC external power or through 110VAC wall power. Want a really big screen view? Need to present your thermal report to a customer or superior? Easy! Connect the MAX® to common monitors and TV sets using the NTSC video output port. The NTSC video format is the standard format used by your TV set. If you need it the MAX® can even output PAL Worldwide video standard. Time to connect to your computer? The MAX® speaks PC using the USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection on every computer. Simply plug the MAX® into your PC and your ready to go. You can also download images by directly inserting the SD memory card into your PC. If you just want the pictures in a hurry you can even print the JPEG format images directly to a memory card enabled printer from the MAX® SD card. The MAX® Connects!

Image Storage

The RAZ-IR MAX® is the result of careful analysis and feedback from existing thermal camera users. The need for image storage options has been addressed on many levels. Removable storage is a must on todays infrared imagers. The RAZ-IR MAX® uses industry standard consumer SD memory cards that are readily available at common electronics retailers worldwide. The MAX® comes with a 2GB SD card, which can store thousands of images, to get you started. You can use this card for everything but you also have the option of obtaining additional cards for backup. Some people use a different card for each job. The MAX® is all about options so you are not limited to just the SD card. In the real world things happen. Sometimes you lose your card or forget to pack it for the job. Occassionaly, cards even become corrupt and unusable. Never fear the MAX® will not let you down. In addition to the SD Card image storage the MAX® also has internal UFLASH image storage that lets you save images (thermal and visual) as well as voice comments internaly with no SD Card required. With the RAZ-IR MAX® you will never have to say "I can't finish the job".

Buttons

You see these three buttons? That's all it takes to unleash the power of the RAZ-IR MAX® thermal machine. Truly designed for the working professional, the MAX® never lets its controls get in the way of completing the job. Like any good tool the MAX® feels good in your hand and lets you get the work done with a minimum of effort. All the advanced functionality of the MAX® is accessed by way of these buttons and the intuitive onscreen menus. There is even a users manual built right into the camera that you can access at any time with, you guessed it, the touch of a button. Auto Focus and Manual Focus are also controlled from the MAX® buttons so you truly have a device that you can operate with one hand.

2.0 MP CMOS

Does it make sense to have an ultra exotic thermal infrared sensor sitting next to a low quality low resolution visual camera? Of course not. The thermal image is only half the job. A professional report includes both thermal and visual light images of the problem areas. Many cameras look at the visual camera as a cheap afterthought. Not the MAX®. This system boasts and ultra clean 2 Megapixel video sensor. The MAX® automatically saves brilliant visual light images alongside the thermal images for easy report generation. Buying a thermal camera with a low end visual camera is like doing half the job. Don't settle for half a camera get the MAX®.

Standard Batteries

You wouldn't think that batteries are a big deal, but the designers of the MAX® do. Traditionally, most thermal infrared camera systems come with proprietary batteries that are unique to a particular manufacturer and usually to just one model from that manufacturer. If you only have one place to buy the batteries and they aren't being produced in mass quantities that means you are paying too much for batteries. Many thermal camera manufacturers charge $250+ for a rechargeable battery! The MAX® lets you decide. It is recommended to use off the shelf rechargeable AA batteries as the primary power source. This is the greenest way to go. But if you are stuck in a bind, thermal imaging is only as far away as the local drugstore. The MAX® can operate on disposable AA batteries that you can get anywhere. Want some extra punch from the disposables? Try the new Lithium Ion AA batteries. Want to charge the batteries in the MAX®? No problem. Charge externally? No problem. Its easy when its MAX®!

Auto Focus

AUTO-FOCUS technology has long been available on consumer digital and video cameras but it is a relatively new feature for thermal cameras. The new RAZ-IR MAX® leverages years of experience in thermal infrared auto-focus to bring you the next generation of infrared autofocus. Unleashing this powerful feature is as simple as pushing a button thanks to the intuitive onscreen menu design of the MAX®. The focus mode gives you three easy options; Focus Near, Focus Far and Auto Focus. You decide which is best for your particular application. Internal focus also means that you can comfortably use the MAX® camera in the field with just one hand. No more reaching around for the manual focus and hunting back and forth for the perfect focus. Now, you can just push a button and zoom right into focus. If you need to adjust the focus its just a simple button push as well. RAZ-IR MAX® Second Generation AUTO FOCUS means less time fiddling with the camera and more time getting the job done!

Accurate temperature measurement is the heart and soul of a good thermal infrared camera. With the RAZ-IR MAX you get Radiometric Temperature Measurement. Not only do you see visually what is hot and cold in the image but you can also read the temperature of any point in the scene. Simply put the crosshair on the spot that you wish to measure and the MAX does the rest, in real time. The crosshair is moveable so you can keep everything in the scene that you want to and move the crosshair to the desired point of interest for accurate temperature measurement. If you want to get even more accurate data the MAX allows you to adjust emissivity, ambient temperature, distance to object and even humidity to further calibrate the temperature data.

Once you find a problem push a button and save the image. Download that image into the Analyzer software (included with every MAX camera) and a world of further analysis options opens up. Every pixel in every image is fully calibrated and contains radiometric temperature data. The MAX is a full screen radiometric thermal imager. Complex temperature measurement functions such as multiple spot, bounding box, Min/Max/Average, histogram, Delta T and more are easy to implement in the Analyzer software package making your reports look professional and comprehensive. The MAX comes standard with a temperature range of up to 482 degrees so you can measure a wide range of conditions typically found in industrial settings (if your electrical panel is over 482 degrees there's definitely a problem). The MAX recognizes that each situation is unique. Need to measure higher temperatures? No problem, the MAX is available with an optional high temperature calibration that lets you measure temperatures up to 662 degrees. Thats Hot!