Thermal Camera Buyers Guide under $1500 - Pt 2

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buyer select the correct thermal camera for their needs.
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* Part 1 - Specifications and criteria on choosing a thermal camera:
Overview and pricing of the 12 thermal cameras. Resolution, field of view, sensitivity, distance to spot ratio and accuracy, frame rate,
analysis and reporting software, collaboration, focus, IR Blending, temperature measurement range and MSX technologies.
* Part 2 - A demonstration and comparison of camera sensitivity and field of view. A more detailed overview of the 12 sample thermal cameras.
* Part 3 - Thermal camera tests and the final comparative results.
Thermal Cameras tested in this buyers guide:
* Seek Thermal Compact for Android and iPhone
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* FLIR ONE for Android and iPhone
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* Seek Thermal Reveal
www.thermal.com/thermal-cameras/
* FLIR C2
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* Fluke VT02
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* Fluke VT04
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* FLIR TG165
www.flir.com/instruments/conte...
* HT THT45
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* Fluke Ti90
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* Fluke TiS10
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* FLIR E4
www.flir.com/E6/
* Opgal Therm-App HT
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* How to buy a thermal imager
* Thermal camera review
* Thermal imager review
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[@Impedancenetwork]

This was an absolutely awesome review. I had no idea they had phone IR cameras. Very interesting. I am going to buy one of the phone versions.

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

Thanks Martin. It helps a lot.

[@bigb0r3]

Great, comprehensive review!

[@MyPlayHouse]

He He I was watching this video,, and less then two hours later my good friend came over with the FLIR ONE for iPhone. Two hours before i did not know about it,,, but after this video i was a bloody expert on it :-) I will borrow it a do a video on finding the bad insulated places in My Playhouse :-) Thanx for this video,,you made me look good! :-)

[@FrederickDunn]

Very Nice, I'm liking the Flir Complete unit at 14:38 wondering if anyone viewing this has used them for rodent location and for honey bee hive winter looks to see if the cluster is generating heat? Thank you so much, thumbs UP!

[@sofloemir]

This was great thank you. Curious if the FLIR C2 or the Seek Reveal (regular and/or XR) would have better range? I would use it for law enforcement to find people hiding in bushes or search and rescue primarily. Thanks!

[@betdan7777777]

Thanks great work

[@TheCharlieyk]

One important difference between the FLIR equipment and the others, is FLIR has excellent software to work with the picture on a computer. I didn't watch all of this video, so it may have been mentioned.

[@kumahoken]

I believe the update rate of Flir One would be much better on the newer iOS devices. I'm thinking of getting Flir One so I've watched several reviews but most of them show better update rates. Anyway it's nice review, it helps a lot. Thank you. Btw, you said micro usb card instead of micro SD at 11:45.

[@ericmaldonado1373]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@Joe3D]

You didn't show the nails and studs on the wall with the Flir One or Seek Compact. How do they perform in this regard compared to the Opgal Therm-App TH?

[@nyodine]

Hi, What would be the best unit to detect termites and wood borer bugs in woods found in the houses and or in logs yet to be processed. Which gives the best inspection distance and have sufficient resolution to identify what it is or at least provide the more clear image of what is providing the heat. This would be my main use but other used opportunities will become of interest, i'm sure. Could you please provided your opinion...? Thank you George

[@Mnone_of_your_business]

Opgal looks terrific. I wonder how well it would work for ios if I added the Micro USB-Lightning adapter? Or would it not work without supporting software since Apple likely won't have an app for it.

[@samsan1156]

Recommendation for least expensive standalone camera for home inspections to see air leaks, missing insulation ?

[@corentinb9429]

Hello, can you please give us your review between FLIR C2 and SEEK REVEAL PRO ? Same price but technology and thermal different...

[@thaalsmythic8731]

When you locked the cameras, looking for nails in the studs and your hand print...You chose different locked temperature ranges for the two cameras. Suggest you try that again using the same ranges for both cameras.

[@nodriveknowitall702]

I'm a bit late to the party here, but that's what I was thinking as well. He ought to have closed the span more. The Opgal was set to a span of 2 degrees and the flir was locked to a span of 8.3. It's all going to look the same when your span is set that wide. Of course, I don't know what the minimum span is. The spec for the flir is

[@brokenarrowez]

is it possible to locate termites in the wall or studs

[@douro20]

Seek Thermal was founded to create a market for cameras based on Raytheon's ultra-compact microbolometer sensors.

[@whothinksforme]

Looks like the Opgal is the clear winner, am I right?

[@ellbug89]

Hello, I'm looking for a camera that has a long shutter speed to look at mountainsides for temperature differences. Do you know which one would be best? I suppose it does not need to be a really good one, because it does not have a short shutter speed like the pros use. But likely it needs an adjustable shutter speed and every pixel needs uniform sensitivity. It also probably needs a long focal length or range. Would you be able to point me in the right direction, I'm looking for something less than $300?

[@natserog]

thanks! great video! !! Its January 2017---So if I have $1,500 what is the best bang for the buck? for resolution, depth. As a bee keeper/remover etc I basically want to look in walls, trees etc for bees. Instead of having to use my IPHONE 7plus (plug in kind) I would like a separate unit. I like the feature that I could see studs in wall also.

[@yavuzcelik1354]

Hi Martin, Thanks your video... How can you offer an IR Thermal detector to find underground, metal, mineral, gold or silver mine or treasure? And how much is the price.

[@BMRStudio]

I say, this phone adapter kind of thermal camerasa are not for professional invoiced works. I can imagine, what the client think, when he see You running around with a cellphone application :) It just looks a toy... so Your invoice is also looks like this. The client think.. pay for checking with cellphone? So get a real Fluke or FLIR. 10 invoice, and the gear is for free :) Thank You for sharing!

[@JAKOB1977]

who freaking cares what other people think, come on real professional jobs ain't a bluff or somekind of make pretend of how you come across (people & clients aint stupid). and you can bet your ass any professional would much rather have a big screen with good clear resolution where you in fact can show the client & the customer the issues in person and the client actually can make out the issues in person and see if for them self on the clear screen in regards to a freaking little 2inch screen with awfull resolution and where its impossible to see anything unless you get home to the computer and perhaps can get the pictures out on a bigger screen.

[@simeciee6595]

wich one is better ??? Fluke Tis10 or Flir E5?? Thanks a lot

[@thermalyonke2579]

I think I made a mistake in getting the seek. It seems there are some better cameras out there.

[@rmm305]

would the Flir TG165 work to look through walls for rats?

[@jeremyheitland]

The Flir TG165 is actually a visual IR Thermometer not a thermal camera. So it doesn't look as "deeply" into things like a thermal camera does. At least thats my understanding. I own one and it won't look "into" a wall.

[@WayneJohnsonZastil]

What are in these that make them so expensive is rare metals needed to make them?

[@mattibboss]

200€ why are the so freakin expencive? becouse of Germanium? i need one for overall inspection ....phones....and maybe my insulation...but overall my devices and equipment ....one phone cliped is enough but 200€ is too much for my....isn't there anything cheaper?

[@JAKOB1977]

You need to validate framerate, as one thing is specs anotherthing is real world facts., partically the ones with machanical shutter calibration. on the ones able to do video, its pretty easy to just grap, media spec dump. I picked up an el'cheapo'one, at sub 290USD after checking the market for some time, and my socalled variable framerate is all over the place and listed as Frame rate : 17.074 fps Minimum frame rate : 1.563 fps Maximum frame rate : 600.000 fps kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZi8oaRuqLx7aNEm5s

[@yegenek]

Therm-app is very good however it is not under 1500 $. the list price is 2000$

[@whothinksforme]

yegenek it's only $999 right now.

[@WayneJohnsonZastil]

And the winner was?

[@my.username]

Why the heck do you have that many thermal cameras? Do you really need all of those cameras, or are you a Thermal Camera buff?

[@oscardpereza6062]

yh

[@JAKOB1977]

Wauue your evolving, beautiful c'mon next step is three symbols. (you can do it)

[@hombre4295]

always no translation...

[@oscardpereza6062]

y

[@functionalvanconversion4284]

Like rats teeth

[@ellbug89]

Hello, I'm looking for a camera that has a long shutter speed to look at mountainsides for temperature differences. Do you know which one would be best? I suppose it does not need to be a really good one, because it does not have a short shutter speed like the pros use. But likely it needs an adjustable shutter speed and every pixel needs uniform sensitivity. It also probably needs a long focal length or range. Would you be able to point me in the right direction, I'm looking for something less than $300?

[@mattibboss]

200€ why are the so freakin expencive? becouse of Germanium? i need one for overall inspection ....phones....and maybe my insulation...but overall my devices and equipment ....one phone cliped is enough but 200€ is too much for my....isn't there anything cheaper?

[@Orbacle]

Umm.. Professional ones cost over 1000€ and these for 200€ are cheapest out there. Probably in few years this technology will advance further and more affordable

[@GGigabiteM]

The reason thermal imaging cameras are so expensive is because there is no major competition in the market yet and they can charge whatever they want. Take for example the Flir E series, the only difference between the different versions is the firmware settings. They're all identical internally, you just pay out the nose to get a higher resolution.

[@oscardpereza6062]

y