New Awesome Thermal Camera 256 x 192 by Mileseey TP2 or TP2Plus

[@versace885]

Hi Eddie, thanks for the very interesting video. 😄

[@KissAnalog]

So nice of you

[@qzorn4440]

Excellent Thermal Camera. 🤸✨ Great video, thanks.

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks for watching!

[@MarkBeaubien-t7m]

Verry cool demo; three things to mention WRT any long wave thermal non-contact optical measurements: 1) IR photon fluxes vary as the fourth power of the difference in temperatures between the object under study and the camera/detector, and the wavelengths follow a well-defined spectral "Wein distribution", or a continuum that is directly proportional to the average temperature of the object. And photon transfers flow from the warmer object to the cooler one. (So a camera/detector radiates out to colder objects, which can be non-intuitive). 2) The thermal emissivity of various materials within the field-of-view of a long wave thermal camera/detector significantly affects how thermal infrared photon transfer occurs. That can make it challenging to precisely determine the absolute temperature of objects, especially as the difference in temperatures approaches zero. 3) The presence of water vapor (both condensed cloud and non-condensed H2O) present between the camera/detector and the object under study will absorb infrared photons in a spectrally selective manner. The radiation fluxes that the camera/detector responds to occur in the transparent "IR windows" mainly in the long wave infrared (LWIR) between 8000-12000 nm (8-12 um) and to a lesser extent in the mid wave infrared (MWIR) 3-5 um window. This gaseous absorption occurs due to the way that polar molecules (i.e water vapor, carbon dioxide and methane gas) resonate at the quantum mechanical state level. This absorption of incident visible/SWIR/MWIR/LWIR photons leads to re-emission at longer wavelengths, leading to warming of the atmosphere. This absorption depends on the wavelength of incident light, much like a piano keyboard having billions of notes. So the false color images are an attempt at describing what the camera/detector reacts to, which is of course a fairly complex function of quite a few different physical processes. As in, "all that glitters is not gold." Thanks again for the introduction, I can think of many applications for this very low cost device. Makes me cringe thinking about how much I paid back in 1998 for an used Inframetrics (now FLIR) sterling-cooled thermal camera!

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks for the fantastic feedback!!

[@SaeligCoInc]

Neat! Might be great for finding PCB hotspots if it focuses that close ...

[@KissAnalog]

Yes it does - I'll have to do a follow up;)

[@timothygrupp]

You have summarized my life so succinctly...I'm not sure what I'm doing, but I'm doing stuff. ROFLMAO!!

[@KissAnalog]

LMAO - thank you ;)

[@ats89117]

Before you opened the door to the shed, I was expecting the first ever unboxing in an outhouse...

[@Amplified208]

I think a little insulation in the outhouse would go a long way, lol😂 and just maybe the battery won't freeze 🤔

[@KissAnalog]

LOL - that's awesome!!

[@ducembarr7057]

While back I splurged for designated standalone uni t camera ,but these phone add on make me question my desicion. Unrelated question if you kind enough to help: I'm struggling to find a way to trigger my micsig sto1004 on a infrequent signal like rand om sound o vibration spike. Trying to catch unexpected vibration spikes , thanks a bunch!

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks for this feedback! What camera do you have? I figure that the cameras that use the phone/ipad can put the money in the camera and not the display/drive circuitry. When you need to trigger on a random spike - you can experiment with fast time base and slow time base, and the trigger voltage level. Put the scope in single capture mode - and wait;) If there are false triggers - use a high freq filter trigger.

[@kecsrobi6854]

is the APFC series still progressing ?

[@KissAnalog]

I'm actually getting a few videos out so that I can do spend more time on the APFC and get it out soon. I think I found a board house - but I've been going back and forth to find one where the viewers here can get them at a good price.

[@kecsrobi6854]

@@KissAnalog great, i personally use JLC

[@jetskiwrench4093]

Unfortunately this sounds more like an ill-prepared persuasive advertisement than an actual discussion of parameters and features. Scam

[@KissAnalog]

Sorry you think so. I show the features and demonstrate how well it works. I just happened to be up at my friends cabin so it was last minute - but Scam? Really?

[@Amplified208]

It's just another product that is overpriced, and 90% of viewers can not afford it. Yes, it's a nice product, but nothing a good hand-held temp gun can't tell you, in my opinion. If you have the money for it great 👍 but I'll just use the old school method of feel, and it's free.😂

[@timothygrupp]

yeah, 300 bones is a bit outta my league.

[@Amplified208]

@@timothygrupp 300 is ridiculous

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks for your feedback - but where else can you find a thermal camera with resolution at this price? Name brands are multiple times more expensive. I love the cameras - you can see a whole board at a glance. When I have a new design - it is so nice to see it all come up safely. I've seen boards that have one diode off in a place that wasn't expected to have a problem. You can get the job done with an IR gun - but it isn't the same. Especially if you want to see how the parts are heated and how the heat spreads. In development - a camera is awesome!

[@MarkBeaubien-t7m]

@@KissAnalog The "wet finger in the wind" can be a means of measuring winds, but is often only as good as a guess. $300 is less than a percent of the cost of long wave thermal imaging devices in the 1990s. And many inexpensive heat gun pyrometers are prone to significant absolute measurement errors (see my comment above.)