FLIR ONE Gen 3 - iOS - Thermal Camera
Thermal imaging cameras are just about one of the coolest things that you can buy. They are often very expensive but it doesn’t have to be that way. Flir is a great name brand. The Flir One Gen 3 is a terrific, very affordable, thermal camera that you can connect to an iPhone. There is also an equivalent version made for Android phones. You will want to make sure that you pick the right camera for your phone and that it has the right kind of connector.
Features:
- Affordable
- Good quality
- Apple and Android versions
- Compact and portable
I tested this out and was pretty happy with it. I don’t have a real frame of reference though because at the moment this is the only camera like this that I own.
Here is a video where I test it out and demo how it works:
Specs:
| Thermal Resolution | 80x60 |
| Battery Life | Approximately 1h |
| Object Temperature Range | -20°C — 120°C (–4°F — 248°F) |
| Phone | iOS |
| Accuracy | ±3°C or ±5%, typical Percent of the difference between ambient and scene temperature. Applicable 60s after start-up when the unit is within 15 °C – 35 °C and the scene is within 5 °C – 120 °C. |
| Operating Temperature | 0 °C – 35 °C (32°F – 95°F) , battery charging 0 °C – 30 °C (32°F – 86°F) |
| Spot Meter | One spot meter (centered). |
More Features:
- plug can be adjusted for phones using a case
- uses its own battery and doesn’t take power from your phone
- takes about 40 minutes to charge