Understanding the Fluke VT04 Visual IR Thermometer

In this video, experience navigating through the Fluke VT04 Visual IR Thermometer and learn the advanced capabilities of this useful test tool.

The Fluke VT04A Visual IR Thermometer is designed to help you see it all. You can see issues in context by blending the infrared heat map with a visual image. You can easily identify the exact location of the potential issue by blending the two at 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% infrared with one button. View aligned images from as close as 15 cm (6 in) in NEAR mode or from a distance in FAR mode.

The VT04 also helps you take accurate temperature readings without taking your eyes off the screen. Fill the center box with your target and rest assured you're measuring the target and not the background.

Other useful features:

- Features PyroBlend® Plus optics to provide excellent field of view for tight spaces and sharp images

- Provides temperature alarms and automated monitoring to identify intermittent problems over time or get alerts of a temperature outside the expected range

- Presents hot and cold markers to instantly identify the hottest and coldest spots within the field of view

[patrickkirwan]

I just want to know how to align the 2 cameras. I have this (VT04 Rechargeable), and it is unusable as is, and emailing Fluke does not you a reply. The IR pic is so far off the visual pic, that there simply has to be some kind of calibration or adjustment procedure, because as mine came out of the box, they might as well have just omitted the visual camera if this isn't the case. Maybe the Near/Far feature is meant to be adjustable, and not just "Near" or "Far" like mine is? I'm kinda at a loss at this point I bought it probably a year ago now, and never even took it to work because it is unusable as it is.

[SuperDanger]

Wow, watching this video was a total waste of my time.  Didn't tell me anything about using it in day to day operations. I wanna see what it can do, accuracy,