| The diameter and length of a flexible borescope can | | | | flexible borescope, the magnification will be stronger if |
| affect the resolution and size of the image projected. | | | | the tube is short. When an extremely long tube is used, |
| The operator should choose the correctly sized | | | | the magnification cannot be as powerful because the |
| borescope for the project. A flexible borescope is a | | | | surface area is much further from the eye piece or |
| device composed of a long flexible tube. The tube | | | | camera device. Most magnifying devices also have |
| contains an eye piece on one end and a magnifying | | | | adjustment options which can allow the user to focus |
| device on the other end. The operator of a flexible | | | | the image. |
| borescope can insert the tube into a small, dark area. | | | | While these factors and characteristics of a flexible |
| The operator can look through the eye piece and | | | | borescope may cause a small amount of distortion, |
| examine the surface area of the space. Fiber optic | | | | the image that is projected is still clear enough for the |
| lighting that is present on the flexible borescope | | | | viewer to assess a problem and analyze the surface |
| provides a light source for the operator to see the | | | | area. A flexible borescope is useful for situations that |
| image more clearly. There are certain borescopes that | | | | require the user to look in a small space that may be |
| also allow the image to be connected to a television | | | | around a corner or bend. |
| screen and broadcast at a larger size for the operator | | | | The length and diameter of a flexible borescope can |
| to examine. | | | | affect the field of view the operator will be able to |
| The size and resolution of the image that is projected | | | | access. A short borescope with a large diameter will |
| for the user can depend on the length and diameter of | | | | have a large field of view. The user will not have to |
| the flexible borescope that is used. A flexible | | | | move the flexible borescope as much to look |
| borescope that is small in diameter may have more of | | | | peripherally at the surface. A flexible borescope that is |
| a distorted image for the viewer than a device that is | | | | composed of a long tube and has a thin diameter may |
| large in diameter. A flexible borescope that is larger in | | | | have a smaller field of view for the user. The operator |
| diameter may also be equipped with more fiber optic | | | | may find he or she has to move the device a lot more |
| lighting, making the image portrayed easier to view for | | | | to cover the entire surface area of the space. |
| the user. The larger the diameter of the tube, the | | | | It is important for an operator to choose the correctly |
| easier it is for the magnifying device to depict the | | | | sized flexible borescope for his or her job. While a |
| image to the eye piece or camera. | | | | small amount of image distortion may occur with a |
| The length of the flexible borescope may also affect | | | | long tube that is small in diameter, a flexible borescope |
| the clarity of the image. A borescope that has a long | | | | is still an extremely accurate and clear way to see into |
| length may distort an image more than a shorter tube. | | | | a small, dark area. |
| When a magnification device is used on one side of a | | | | |