FLIR TG165-X Thermal Imaging Camera with Bullseye Laser: Commercial Grade Infrared Camera for Building Inspection, HVAC and Electrical

Excellent imaging for an entry level FLIR camera.

I'm no expert on using and interpreting the thermal images. Not even close. This unit did a good job of tracking down cold spots and indicating warm spots. For example, I had my electric throw on and sitting on the sofa, and it showed the framework of the wiring and that the wires were all working. It's easy to find hot and cold water pipes behind walls. Active electric wires too. A water leak would probably show up as a cold spot behind the wall or above the ceiling. I could see the cold attic joists through the ceiling. We had some work done but hadn't yet replaced the insulation, and you could see it through the drywall. That was pretty impressive to me. The downside is that it added to my list of things to do. I imagine if you had mice or chipmunks or worse, it would pick those up too. I don't think I'd want to go looking for them, however. :-) I picked up a possum outside on a cold night. We know the possum is around, but we didn't know where or if it was close, and it wasn't far away. We just leave it be, but it's cool to be able to "see" critters in the dark. Again, not an expert. I just wanted to find sources of cold air intrusion in the winter and this pointed me in the right direction. I was able to remediate some of the problems and make it more comfortable. It charged up quickly and it was easy to read the images. Get the initial reading of a spot, then let it focus on that spot for a minute to see what, if anything, changes. I used it for a while and didn't need to recharge the battery. I had no problems with the images stuttering or loading slowly. I didn't take too many permanent images and try to save them. It seems to do the job, it's uncomplicated, but I'm also not the person who will be using it hard. It did what it promised to do for this amateur.

The item appears to be new, I can't see any signs of use but it came packaged a little odd. The plastic bag that is supposed to be around the item was fold up under it and the accessories were not in the accessory section of the box, they were in good shape, still wrapped, but loose in the package. That all said, this temp camera is a a lot of fun and works great. Lots of options for your color pallette and you can calibrate the laser so it lines up exact with the screen's cross hairs. I am glad I went with the brand name.

FLiR has always been my go to for home inspections. The reads are relatively accurate and reliable. It is easy to set up and get started out of the box. The battery life is pretty good given what it does. My only gripe would be that like others have said every so often it likes to freeze up. If you do run into this issue just hold the up key and middle key to hold and reset.

I'll keep this short and sweet: 1. Unlike what is mentioned in the description, this device ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT MEASURE BODY TEMPERATE AND CAN'T BE USED FOR SUCH. THAT IS A BLATANT LIE. You can adjust emissitivity but there is no setting for the temperature range mentioned. You 'can' measure body temp but it will not be accurate nor consistent. 2. This is a good (and fun) camera. I've been "ghost hunting" all over the house with the grandkids. With some planning, you can leave heat signatures behind and then "find" them later, spooking everyone. I seem to have odd hand prints on the wall and people sitting in chairs when nobody is there. Oooooo, scary. 3. It can detect animals in the dark. From about 30' I picked up a rabbit in my back yard. The best night setting seems to be arctic or black hot for this. 4. It has good detail and lets you see what your looking at from a reasonable distance. Of course there is no zoom so this will work well for looking at a breaker box but the little rabbit I mentioned earlier was just a little dot. In my breaker box I could see how much energy my two water heaters were drawing. Yikes! 5. Being able to blue tooth the picture to the phone is great. You can use the software to prepare a report and send to a customer (or whomever) or take a pic of your overheating AC system and send it to your HVAC guy. Wonderful. 6. You can check for air leaks, cold and hot spots and window efficiency. You can see water lines though walls, check coils on freezers and refrigerators, check for blockages on car radiators or condensers and so on. You can even see the inefficiency of your doors. It's like having X-ray vision! Cons: I don't have that many but one seems to stand out. It is laggy. The picture produced is a real-time picture with a thermal overlay and these can misalign easily. Sometimes when moving the device, the picture will move but the thermal will lag and you have to wait for it to catch up. It also washes out easily. If you're checking the house and come across a light source, which will be amplified through the thermal cam, it will wash out and you have to wait for it to reset. I have both the 165 and the 267 and the 267 is the better purchase, even valuable for the casual user like myself.

I use this infrared imaging tool all the time! I just used it the other day to check my fuse panel to see if any of the wires were getting hot (I do this once a year). Wires can get hot and deform from the stress of heating and cooling, eventually they get loose enough to cause some arching, more heat and carbon buildup, which then gets even hotter and can start a fire in your fuse panel. But I mostly use this for checking temperatures on circuit boards to see if any of the parts are getting too hot. I also like that the app on my phone can show me the temperature graph as it goes up and down overtime. The images are very clear and it’s very easy to see which component on the board is getting too hot. I just need to find a way to make a stand for this device and it would be nice if you could send the thermal image from the camera via Bluetooth to a screen or a computer to show on a larger display. This is also very good for identifying cold spots in your attic or basement so many other uses! I believe this was designed for HVAC use, but it has so many other uses. I am so glad I bought this, it was worth every penny!

Equipo demasiado bueno, me lo habían recomendado y en efecto, es lo que me dijeron, es muy versátil y se puede usar en muchas áreas que a veces no las pensamos. Recomendado ampliamente al 1000%. 👍🏻👏🏻

Voor de doe-het-zelver is dit een hele handige tool om tochtplekken in je huis te spotten. Het is gebruikersvriendelijk en werkt goed. MAAR: de batterij is niet verwisselbaar. Ik ben bang dat over 2-3 jaar de batterij 'op' is en ik de warmtecamera moet weggooien. Daar is dit stukje techniek mij te duur voor.

Por el precio podía dar más información como temperatura máxima y mínima como lo hacen otras de inferior calidad y más económicas. Lo del sistema MSX muy logrado, funciona muy bien

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This is a brilliant piece of kit. As a motor mechanic I use this for many aspects of diagnostic work. A major tool company well known in the motor trade sell a product that is £1000 and no where near as good as this product.