Posted: 9/27/2016 9:21:17 AM EDT
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For $250, I'm really tempted to buy that little FLIR camera accessory for my phone. That's almost a too good to be true price for thermo imaging.
Seems like it would be fun to play with when out hunting and around the house. Reviews, although mostly positive, are mixed. Biggest concern is it being just an expensive toy with flaky, unreliable software. Also, seems like something cool to have at first, but after a few days be like, meh. Anyone have one of these FLIR One's for their phone? |
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Quoted: Keep in mind it's on a digital camera with a digital zoom. It works okay as a novelty, but isn't worth a damn for hunting or navigation because of its very limited range. Don't get me wrong, they look cool, and I wan't one, but it's a lot of money for a few hours of entertainment. |
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Keep in mind it's on a digital camera with a digital zoom. It works okay as a novelty, but isn't worth a damn for hunting or navigation because of its very limited range. Thanks, I use a regular FLIR camera ($5000) at work occasionally for verifying mold temps/cool & hot spots/etc. I've gotten used to the capabilities of that device and figured I'd likely be extremely disappointed in a device 1/20 the price. |
| I have one of the first gen Seek Thermal cameras that attaches to your android phone. For the price it does pretty good. I have used it to find bad electronic components on boards. Its great for figuring out which brake rotor is dragging without burning your fingers. Locate heating/cooling ducts in your walls. etc. For the price I am pleased. |
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Thanks, I use a regular FLIR camera ($5000) at work occasionally for verifying mold temps/cool & hot spots/etc. I've gotten used to the capabilities of that device and figured I'd likely be extremely disappointed in a device 1/20 the price. Quoted:
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Keep in mind it's on a digital camera with a digital zoom. It works okay as a novelty, but isn't worth a damn for hunting or navigation because of its very limited range. Thanks, I use a regular FLIR camera ($5000) at work occasionally for verifying mold temps/cool & hot spots/etc. I've gotten used to the capabilities of that device and figured I'd likely be extremely disappointed in a device 1/20 the price. The FLIR One has roughly the same temperature resolution, but lower spatial resolution. They play funny games by combining the thermal image with a visible light image taken by the other sensor on the One to make the thermal image look more clear than it really is. That said, I had one of the low end FLIR scientific cameras at my last job, and though there were definitely differences between it and the One (especially with magnified optics on the full-size model), I was surprised at how well the One performed. |
| I am a field engineer for FLIR. The FLIR One is great for finding hot spots in electrical outlets, locating hot and cold water pipes in walls, finding insulation leaks, finding bad bearings, etc. I have some vets that use it to locate muscle and joint sprains on horses (they are warmer than surrounding tissue). It is a cool device., but don'r compare it to a $5k device. |
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I have one and it's very effective. I also have a $35,000 Fluke IR system.
The resolution on the Fluke is about four times as good but I can perform the same sorts of analysis using either tool. The advantage of the cell phone with the Flir One is that it's about 20 times lighter and smaller than the Fluke allowing me to get it into places that the Fluke won't begin to fit. |