What is the temperature accuracy of Low Gain Cameras?

• A. +/- 5°C or 5%
• B. +/- 20°C or 20%
• C. +/- 1°C or 1%
• D. +/- 50°C or 50%

Answer: (B)

Low gain mode trades some precision for a wider dynamic range. In this setting the sensor’s signal is not amplified as much, so noise, offset, and calibration errors have a bigger impact on the measured temperature. That’s why the typical, practical accuracy stated for Low Gain Cameras is around ±20°C or ±20%. It reflects a rough, beginner-friendly guideline for how far readings can deviate from the true temperature in that mode.

Other options imply far tighter or far looser accuracy than what’s commonly expected in low gain, so they don’t align with how this mode behaves in practice.