See The Big Picture

The wide 50° field of view makes it easy to frame an entire wall in a single image for building diagnostics.

Easily save images and data for documentation, and download images fast over USB or via removable micro SD.

Designed for the harshest environments, the TG165-X is durable enough to withstand a 2-meter drop for your toughest jobs.

How it Works

Thermal energy-or "heat"-resides within the infrared spectrum, which is invisible. However, a spot thermometer sensor is capable of converting thermal energy into a temperature measurement, and a thermal imaging detector converts thermal energy into an electronic thermal image that can be viewed on an LCD screen.

The TG165-X utilizes both of these types of infrared technology, simultaneously. The spot thermometer emits a beam of infrared light that lands on an object and then bounces back. The thermometer determines the object’s apparent surface temperature based on how much thermal energy the object is emitting, reflecting, or transmitting.

The TG165-X’s thermal imager, on the other hand, includes a micro thermal camera that can passively scan an area and display images of hot and cold patterns on an LCD screen. Being able to “see” infrared radiation creates an entirely new level of awareness for professionals and consumers, alike. Users no longer have to guess where to take temperature readings. They can literally see hot and cold spots, making work more efficient and reliable.

The TG165-X’s IR thermometer has a Distance-to-Spot ratio of 24:1. In other words, from a distance of 24 inches (61 cm), the TG165-X can measure the temperature of a one-inch spot (2.5 cm). If you double the distance to 48 inches (122 cm) the spot diameter will expand to two inches (5 cm), and so on.

What is MSX® - Multi-Spectral Dynamic Imaging?

FLIR MSX® (Multi-Spectral Dynamic Imaging) adds visible light details to thermal images in real-time for greater clarity, embedding edge, and outline detail onto thermal readings. Unlike image fusing (merging of visible light and thermal image), MSX® does not dilute the thermal image or decrease thermal transparency.

Thermal imagers with MSX® capabilities actually have two cameras - a thermal imager and a visible light camera (i.e. a typical digital camera). Every time you take a picture, both a thermal image and a visible image are captured simultaneously. Built-in software extracts key visible image elements - outlines, words, numbers, and other high-contrast edge details and adds them to the thermal image. This helps give the image definition and makes it easier to tell what you’re looking at.

MSX® is not a fusion of thermal and visible images - the software is designed only to capture useful visible details like lines and edges that are then superimposed directly onto the thermal picture. MSX® gives images captured on lower-resolution cameras more defined details.

This is especially useful when looking at saved images later, or making a report. When you are on the scene, you can probably tell what it is you are currently looking at, but a thermal image without reference details may prove puzzling later. MSX® eliminates the need to take additional visible light reference images and can make it easier to demonstrate to clients what and where the problem is.

MSX® can be turned on or off when using a thermal imager, and can also be added or removed later in FLIR Tools®. Both a thermal image and a digital image are saved, so all radiometric (temperature measurement) data remains uncompromised.