Harbor Freight Thermal imaging camera [must have] 

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Not a bad toolbox imager to give to your guys out in the field. I wouldn't use it for any serious diagnosis.

New 2nd generation Rx-350 from China has 160x120 - so twice, (or arguably if you multiply it, 18.75x) greater resolution, (avoid original generation rx350's) and now less than 50mk - and is ~$149 shipped to your door. That's how fast this aspect of the industry is moving. This camera that he reviews is 3+ year old technology.

@@iadr I just checked that out on aliexpress. The display screen is 160x120, while the sensor resolution is only 80x60. Not great, but better than the harbor freight one and still really good for the price! Sensor resolution is mostly what determines how much detail can be seen. Every thermal camera that I'm aware of will have a higher display resolution than sensor resolution. Combined with it's visible light image overlay, it should give you a usable picture.

...and it went up another $5 to $225 in May of 2023, at least in California.

Woa 🤯

I saw somebody on line using this for detecting hives in walls however my home has older plaster and something walls with mesh and neither of my thermal cameras can see through my walls in my home. I do know it does not see through glass very well at all, and there are different thermal camera technologies. If you're going to use it for that specifically , for your job you may want to do more research.

I rented one from my school, and you can't see footprints with regular shoes. You can briefly see footprints on wood floors if someone walks barefoot or with socks. For tracking, you'll want an object he or she was touching for a minute or so, otherwise it will fade completely in a few minutes. Interestingly, you can't see through windows. The glass acts as a mirror, so you just see yourself if you try to look through.

NO, I use smoke to see air moving, inject it or in free air. There is a bubble liquid for HVAC trade that better than Dawn soap. If gas expands it you should see cooler spots right?

That's a new one

Where I live it gets really cold out, -40f. We look for steam rising up thru the trees. Works great.

I would think it would work fabulously for that. Now I am excited to go try. Thanks

Potentially, as activity generates heat. Id spend a little more if you are planning on seeing through walls though.

32x32 poor, spent more on a infaray

I have the same recommendation. P2 Pro has macro for PCB

No, it does not give good enough resolution to see which component on a PCB is getting hot. It just kind of gets you down. really close to that component. I recommend the P2Pro same price range and comes with macro lense. Check out reviews on both and compare resolution. Drastic detail difference. The P2 sensor is susceptible to damage by intense heat sources so I have this Harbor Freight unit that I use on the regular for all kinds of things. The Harbor Freight camera works great on home wiring and older Electronics like tube amps and such but modern microelectronics it does nothing for. I still appreciate my Harbor Freight unit and use it often.

It does have huge distance it, I would say 20 feet is realistic

Infiray has a couple good for field spotting.

It’s heat sensitive, so it will show the difference in temps, however if it is behind a wall it will need to radiate heat or touch the wall, so it’s hit or miss

There’s tools are HB and HD that find studs, wires, and pipes

If there is a temperature differential on each side of the wall then I can always easily see the studs in a wall. You will be blown away how much heat/cooling is lost due to thermal bridging

No, it won't find mice behind a wall unless maybe if their nest is right up against the wall and there's several mice in it. But most likely not. They will help you see at night, but are distinctly different from night vision. For one, thermals cannot see through windows. There are plenty of videos comparing the two.

no the resolution is inadequate; pretty abysmal specs.

Man, is that out of date.

no. Not unless your walls are really thin. I can't see through glass well so you can see somebody through a window that it can't see.

Yes can confirm

Wow, I’m still using mine

Any recommendations?

@@Derekeh83 I bought the Infiray T2S+ I really like it

@@nielsdaemen would love a review!

@@subhobroto I could send you a video made with it, what would you like to see in IR?

@@nielsdaemen I want to use it to check for hot spots on circuit boards and home insulation and thermal leakage, so I'm thinking the first part of the video can be a control like a warming up car engine or AC radiator fins of your home or coffee pot and then the remaining part of the video is you pointing at the heater or hot vents in your home and then a closed door to the room that has the heater or something that shows how the heat escapes from the room? (from around the door etc) What do you think? We can email each other too