Recently borescope manufacturers have been introducing high definition video borescopes to the market. It is important to understand the benefits of this new technology and what it will mean for your inspection program.
The new HD camera technology greatly improves the image resolution of video borescopes. Images show more detail and have a much crisper appearance. More pixels equate to more detail. Today manufacturers are labeling their video borescope high definition (HD) without defining what HD is compared to past generations of video borescopes. The last generation of video borescopes had images with a maximum of 440,000 pixels. An HD video borescope can increase image resolution from the previous generation by two or three times.