Thermal imaging company Flir's original One is a neat tool, but its bulky body only works with the iPhone 5 and 5S, and its 80-by-60-pixel thermal imaging sensor looks a little limited next to the 320-by-240-pixel units in some of the company's dedicated thermal cameras. A new, updated Flir One is available today, and it features a much smaller body along with a 160-by-120-pixel thermal sensor. A micro-USB version of the new One can be plugged into any Android device with such a port, too.
The One's infrared imaging sensor works alongside a VGA camera that captures images in the visible spectrum. The two images are then blended together using Flir's proprietary MSX technology to provide a detailed final result, rather than the blobs of color one might expect from depictions of thermal imaging in popular media.
Android compatibility is a nice touch, but be sure to check Flir's device testing results before plunking down any cash: the experience is apparently variable, with only the Galaxy S5, S6, and Nexus 6 earning full marks.
The Lightning version of the Flir One for iOS devices is available today for $249, while the micro-USB version for Android devices can be pre-ordered for a July release.
These would be an awesome addition to TR’s case review tool set.
Taking “sending dik pix to people” to a whole new level.
EDIT: This camera would totally justify setting up an account named “sexual Predator” on a free dating site and sending dik pix with this.. or at least a mad up youtube video.
These things are so much fun, I wish I could justify spending that much on what amounts to (for my uses) a toy. But other than checking the state of my wall / ceiling insulation, for which borrowed a pro tool, I really don’t have a practical use for it.
This would be cool to see where my house is leaking heat/cool air.
Anyone know if this is useful for this purpose? I’m interested as well.
I did some research and it looks like it works well for home improvement work.
Is it really worth 2.5X the cost of a Seek thermal camera?
The Seek camera is $249.99
[url<]http://obtain.thermal.com/product-p/uw-aaa.htm[/url<] The FLIR One is $249.99 [url<]http://www.flir.com/flirone/content/?id=69420[/url<] It's been a few decades since I had algebra, but $249.99 / $249.99 != 2.5.
We’re getting at least one of these to add a new perspective to our case and cooler reviews. Should be neat!
That will be super fun to see. The footage you linked during Computex was neat enough, and having it in your reviews will be even neater.
We use the higher-end cousins in the lab often for circuit debug, and boy they are fun to goof around with!
These are pretty cool, I like seeing shots of these in product reviews to see how much things are going to impact your fertility.