Overview
The FLIR E75 and FLIR E8 share the same thermal resolution of 320x240 pixels. Apart from that however, these cameras have some important differences. The E75 has several special features which are not found on the E8, making it more suited to the most demanding professional applications.
One important difference is that the E75 allows you to use FLIR UltraMax Super Resolution technology to increase the resolution of your IR images up to 640x480. You can access this feature once you have imported your images into the free FLIR Tools image analysis and reporting software. This means that the E75 can provide infrared images with double the resolution of the E8.
Another important difference between these cameras is thermal sensitivity, or how sensitive the camera is to slight differences in temperature across a scene. The E75 has thermal sensitivity of 30mK compared to 60mK on the E8 – this means the E75 is more sensitive and will show more detailed temperature variation in an IR image.
The E8 thermal camera has a built-in 3-inch non-touch screen, compared to a 4-inch touchscreen with durable Dragontrail™ Glass on the E75. This gives you greater versatility – the E75 does have physical buttons but you can choose to use the touchscreen controls instead. The menu functions on the E75 are very intuitive and provide easy access to important functions.
Refresh rate or frame rate for these cameras is another key difference. The E75 has a 30 Hz refresh rate, meaning it will provide smoother video and more crisp images of moving subjects like rotating machinery. The E8 only has a 9 Hz refresh rate.
Temperature measurement range for the E75 goes up to a maximum of 1200 °F, compared to only 482 °F on the E8. The E75 is also capable of automatic and manual focus so you can dial in your images from any distance greater than about 6 inches when not using MSX (minimum focus is increased when using MSX). The E75 also has a built-in laser distance meter to give you the most accurate focus. The E8 only includes fixed focus mode, meaning you must move back and forth to get the correct focus.
Both cameras also share FLIR’s powerful MSX Image Enhancement technology which embosses visible details onto thermal images, giving you unmatched sharpness in your IR images where numbers, labels, and structural elements are clearly visible. The E75 also includes a built-in LED flashlight which is required for sharp MSX images in darker areas – the E8 has no flashlight.
The E75 also supports interchangeable lenses from FLIR. Now on these latest models in the Exx Series, lenses will auto-calibrate so you can change lenses on the fly at any time. No more sending the camera for calibration just to change a lens! The E75 will work with any Exx Series lens. The E8 does not support swappable lenses.
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