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Reviewed in India on March 5, 2025
Amazing thermal camera 👍
Tinker K.
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2025
The camera is impressive. Well constructed and sturdy housing feels quality. The images are substantially better resolution than just a few years ago and the sensitivity opens up a wide range of applications. The software is what really makes it work. Images can be superimposed on the thermal image with a calibration method to match up the image from your camera to the thermal image. It logs thermal changes over time in a variety of ways and alerts can be set for it.I decided it's worthy of a dedicated phone just foe this. Even with that the cost comes in substantially lower than comparable full cameras.I use it primarily as a mechanic but already I can see many other possibilities. Would highly recommend at this price and time. I'm sure this tech will continue to advance as years pass so my recommendation is based on the current market.
Rahul Vaish
Reviewed in India on January 1, 2025
Good for education
Ciccio
Reviewed in Italy on July 14, 2024
La telecamera opera come previsto. Tutto come descritto.
E. Saggese
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2024
The camera is excellent, compared with my FLIR one and even my FLIR Pro it has a much better sensor and much more practical design. I'm taking out one star though because of the software. It's actually a great app, high quality and full features, but it has some silly limitations that make it barely usable in some cases. The main issue is the fixed screen layout, which doesn't use the full screen real estate, nor it supports wide screen ratios like those of foldable phones (see screen shot), which means that if you spend extra money to get the largest and most usable screen in the market you get a tiny picture that barely covers one quarter of the screen.For some this might be a small problem, for others like me who need a picture as large as possible it's a critical issue.Other smaller problems are the lack of retention of settings like optical camera zoom and alignment, which shouldn't have to be configured with every use. But I'm hopeful and think this will likely be addressed in an upcoming update to the app, and when it does I'll happily update my review and rating.
Pontisteve
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2024
It's really a good little thermal camera for the price. The thermals are good, the temperature seems accurate, the build quality is good. If you need an inexpensive thermal camera this is it.The good: It has a nice quality little case that comes with it, similar to a small hard drive case. Very protective. The build quality is good. It comes with an extension cord that's around 9" long (which you will need if you have a phone case that prevents the camera from seating all the way into the USB port). The image quality is good, and it seems accurate.The bad: It doesn't overlay a real camera image with the thermal image. That's a much more high end feature. The USB port length is not adjustable, so if your phone has a case on it that blocks the body of the thermal camera from getting close enough to the body of the actual phone, then the USB port won't plug in deep enough to work. That's why you get the short USB extension cord. The cord also keeps your camera easy to move around with your other hand.It's amazing what you can do with a thermal camera. You can look at your walls, windows and ceilings to see where cold air is leaking into your house. You can check for overheating electrical components. You can see if certain parts of an electronics board are failed and heated up (for PCM and motherboard repair, etc). On cars, you can look a cold car over in the morning and see if there are any warm spots. Warm spots indicate that some piece of electronics is running when it shouldn't be, causing a parasitic draw. You can spot bad bearings in a spinning pulley that are beginning to heat up. You can see if your brakes work evenly on both sides of the car, or if you have a bad wheel bearing. You can see if coolant is flowing properly thru a radiator, or if a thermostat is open and flowing water. It's really good for automotive diagnostics.If you are looking for a budget thermal camera, this is it!
Steve
Reviewed in Canada on September 14, 2023
This little gadget has completely changed the way I view the world around me.The image quality it delivers is astonishing, allowing me to see heat signatures and variations in temperature with remarkable clarity. Whether I'm using it to detect energy inefficiencies in my home, spot wildlife at night, or even just have fun with friends, it never disappoints.The attachment is incredibly easy to use, simply plugging into my phone's charging port and launching the app. It's a fantastic tool for both professionals and enthusiasts, opening up a world of possibilities for thermal imaging on the go.The compact design makes it portable and convenient, and it has quickly become an indispensable part of my toolkit. I've been thoroughly impressed with its performance and versatility.The app has quite the list of features and is easy to use. So far I've had a great experience with the camera and app and have no cons to list as of yet.
Rafe
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2023
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Dave Wood
Reviewed in Canada on January 6, 2023
Bought this yesterday, it arrived today. It is awesome and will likely pay for itself in no time.First, the bad point: the software is awful. Just brutally bad. It has settings for colour modes, contrast, point settings and things, but it forgets them and resets to defaults if you leave the app for a second (say to respond to a notification or something), or worse, if you just rotate the device. Seriously, rotating (even just by accident because you're moving around to get a good angle on something), and it resets all your settings. Hopefully the software will improve.The camera itself is great. Feels well built (granted I've only had it for a few hours now, so it may still fall apart). It seems sensitive enough for home/DIY use. I can walk across a wood floor in socks, turn around and see my foot prints, including individual toes, as heat marks on the wood. It even picks up a change in temperature when I walked across a concrete patio in the rain, with flip flops.One of the main reasons I picked this up, was to check insulation in my ceilings and walls. The camera instantly proves that the electrician I hired to install some pot lights, messed up the insulation in the ceiling.I also used it to check my electrical panel. I can instantly see any circuits that are drawing a lot of power. Or, in my case, I can see that the load appears to be low on most. The only circuits that appear to be hotter than the others are the AFCI breakers, and they are expected to be hotter.I had been thinking of buying the FLIR phone camera but ultimately choose this Topdon one for the following reasons:a) no internal battery! I've seen some people list this as a con, but it was the ultimate pro for me. Over the last 10 years, nearly every device I've had die, has died because of the internal, non-replaceable lithium battery. They always expand and burst out of the device, cracking the screen or casing. i've had laptops, phones (Samsung, Google, Apple), iPads, Apple Watches, and even just external battery packs, all swell and burst, destroying expense gear. With no internal battery in this, I expect it will easily last 5-10 years being used as infrequently as one would expect for a home user.b) while the software isn't great yet, at least you own the photos you capture with it. With the FLIR's it seems they add their logo watermark to every image, without an option to turn it off. Based on someone else's review, FLIR stated the logo is there because they claim copyright on the images generated. No thanks.c) price. This camera has a higher resolution than the FLIR, for less $.So far, pretty happy with it. The cost seems reasonable ($399 - $50 coupon when I purchased) and should earn it's cost back in time and energy savings. Since I can see exactly which walls (or sections of walls) I need to open up to fix insulation, I will only have to repair the problem spots.
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