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The image quality during the device 
operation at below zero temperatures is 
worse than at positive temperatures
Possible cause
Because of variations in thermal conductivity, objects (surrounding 
environment, background) under observation become warm more 
quickly at above-zero temperatures, which allows higher temperature 
contrast, so the quality of the image produced by a thermal imager will 
be better.
At low operating temperatures, objects under observation (background) 
normally cool down to roughly identical temperatures, which leads to 
reduced temperature contrast and to image quality (precision) 
degradation. This is normal for thermal imaging devices.