TOPIC: infrared camera for home inspection

I am considering purchasing a infrared camera for my inspection business.any body out there with experience please advise me on the minimum and maximum camera features I should look at.
At first the main use will be looking for moisture intrusion. Thanks in advance for any advice here.

Take your training first!

You will discover in that training what is required for your needs today, and where you plan to be in the future.

Snell has many training dates coming up over the next few months, and is considered one of the best training companies out there.

www.thesnellgroup.com

ITC/Flir also offers Free webinars, but I find them to be too basic or overly technical to be of any significant use. Still, I attend them for the additional knowledge that I may glean from them.

www.infraredtraining.com/freewebinars

Here is a GREAT article from NACBI (National Association of Commercial Building Inspectors and Thermographers)...

nacbi.org/purchasing_and_choosing_the_be...ra_for_your-business

At first the main use will be looking for moisture intrusion. Thanks in advance for any advice here.

For determining moisture intrusion a good damp tester is better than an infrared camera.

The best deal out there right now is the Flir E4 that has been hacked to the E8.  They are available on Ebay for under $1500.  You get a 320x240 camera with lots of bells and whistles.  Yeah, you take a slight chance that something will happen and there is no warranty since the firmware has been hacked.  But if you start with a good camera to begin with, and get the CORRECT training, you will be able to afford a full blown expensive camera in short order.

Some might complain and say it isn't right to hack the firmware.  But how many people are using Firefox on their Windows computer?  Or Open Office instead of Microsoft Office?  It's your camera, do what you want with it.  For everyday home inspection, you probably won't need a calibration for a while  (unless you are accident prone and drop it a lot), probably longer than it will take to make enough money to buy an even better camera.

And to repeat.  THE PROPER TRAINING.