VisualChaos Studios

Quick, Simple and Efficient Solar Panel Inspection by DroneWith the Summer now on the way, it’s now time to check your solar panels for errors. With energy prices at an all time high, there has never been a more pertinent time to ensure your solar panel installation is working to its maximum capacity and efficiency. If you don’t conduct regular inspections, you will not know if you have panel cell errors or even whole string arrays failing which are reducing your installation’s ability to create electricity.We recommend that both domestic and commercial roof installations are checked at least every two years – this involves a short, simple drone flight using a thermal imaging camera to inspect you photovoltaic solar panels from the air. As long as the flights are undertaken while the panels are under load from the solar irradiation, problems from cells through to string arrays will show up clearly when seen with a thermal camera. The data from the inspection is reviewed by a qualified ...

SHOULD YOU SHOOT YOUR PRODUCTS YOURSELF? Professional product photography offers you the chance to capture images of your goods at their absolute best so that you can showcase them on your ecommerce website and social media sales channels in all their glory and, more importantly, your potential customers to admire and purchase. There are a rise in DIY home product photography kits on the market and you may be tempted to shoot your products yourself, and why not? You probably think that it will be cheaper and easier to do it yourself, less fuss and quicker turnarounds. However, this may not be the case... These kits will cost you an initial outlay, you then have to have the space to set them up and as they are likely to be cheap Chinese imports they certainly don’t come with a crash course on commercial grade product photography.  Then once you have completed the photography, what about post production? It is true that there are several free software application around, but do you have ...

Using Drone Thermography to Inspect your Domestic Solar Panels Domestic solar panels are now a familiar sight on the rooftops of the UK, but many people fail to carry out the necessary maintenance to make sure that they are getting the most from their investment. Faults in your panel, either caused during the installation process or occurring over time, can not only mean that your panel’s productivity falls.  It can also cause a fire risk and so many companies recommend a biennial inspection to ensure safety as well as optimal performance. Of course, the vast majority of solar panels are installed on sloping roofs which can make a manual inspection difficult and invasive scaffolding or a cherry picker may be required and there is always a risk of damage to the roof itself during the inspection process.  So, it’s not surprising that many people put off the cost and inconvenience of an inspection if there no visible issues.  However, drone thermography can complete a detailed panel inspe...

It’s not like we don’t all have a fairly good quality camera in our mobile phone never mind what actual camera we own, so why go pro when it comes to photographing what you’re trying to sell? First off, quality is king when it comes to product images on the web.  Potential customers want to be able to really ‘see’ the product if they aren’t able to touch it. Different angles, zooming in – it all helps the buyer to make the decision to add an item to their cart and checkout. Gaps in the views or lack of detail in the image can mean that they become concerned that this isn’t the right product for them and they’ll look to source an alternative. Professional product photography ensures the quality and resolution is there to give your clients all the information they need and no excuses to look elsewhere once they’ve found you. Printed product literature in all its various forms needs a different image specification to website imagery.  A professional photographer will take one image ...

Domestic PV Solar Panels at a Time of High Energy Prices It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that energy prices are soaring and predicted to rise even further later in the year.  So, if you’re lucky enough to already have solar panels powering your home, there’s never been a better time to check that they’re working at peak efficiency.  You’ll want to be sure that you’re squeezing the most out of your investment as we head into the summer months. Luckily, inspecting your panels to identify any potential faults or problems couldn’t be any easier with one of our state-of-the-art drones.  Equipped with advanced thermal cameras, one quick flight is usually all it takes to make sure that everything is working well, and you are reaping the benefits of your solar panel installation. After the flight data has been processed back at our offices, you’ll receive an easy-to-understand health check report to you can see at a glance if you have any maternity issues that need addressing. There’s no...