Lots of different things impact the color palette that may work best when talking about White-Hot Vs Black-Hot.
Brands: There are some brands that certain color palettes are stronger. You typically don't see many Trijicon on Nvision videos of white-hot. The same goes for Flir as I shot almost all my Flir videos on black-hot. Traditionally, the iRay sensor has a little stronger white-hot palette, etc. This doesn't mean it doesn't work in the other modes for Bering and for all other brands.
Uses: As many have stated, personally for scanning I can pick out animals from further away using white-hot. However, with that said, I feel I can read terrain better using black-hot. To me, black-hot yields a more realistic looking image, so I change my palette/background depending on the usage.
Conditions:Different conditions can yield or require different settings. When it gets really nasty like heavy fog, I will sometimes change to red-hot/outdoor alert, etc.
I appreciate all the feedback and you watching and commenting on my videos. There isn't a right or wrong, just personal preference. I will say one reason I shoot with my Bering thermals on white hot mainly, is the area where the coyote's leg starts to angle forward is so easy to see on white-hot. On Black hot, I have a harder time seeing that point. This spot is like a thermal target to me when using White-Hot.
Quote History Originally Posted By Bud:Your videos are really helping me estimate distance until I can upgrade to a LRF.
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Glad it is helping. I originally received the first SY LRF produced. It was Serial #000. Bering made a firmware update later where the videos record the entire screen. This will allow the viewer to see the LRF ranges and PIP, etc in the videos. Once I get to that time period in my videos, I won't have to list the ranges.