Seek ThermalCompactxr Extended Range Thermal Imager For Iphone

When I read that the others had batteries that had to be charged after an hour's use, I knew the Seek would be better for me because it uses your phone's battery. I hiked for three hours and while it drained my iPhone 11's battery to about 30% by the end (I took a lot of photos), I was prepared with a portable charger just in case. It turns out I didn't need it.I'm a herper (amateur herpetologist) and took the Seek into the desert to see if I could locate any snakes or lizards. They sometimes hide in crevices in between boulders in my area. I knew they did this because it holds heat. But until I took the Seek into the desert, I didn't realize just how much.Posted are only two of many filters. You'll see I tested one of the filters on my desktop computer that was clearly heating up the door as it vented. One photo is of the living room window. You can clearly see which window had sun exposure that time of day. I was really quite surprised at how well the plant life holds the heat during the night. It was 46 degrees when I took the saguaro photo (not the crested saguaro). All of the shrubs around it were warm, as well.Using a different filter, you can see where the crested saguaro held heat. The boulder photos were amazing to see. I knew they held heat. I could feel the temperature difference when I touched it, but to see it like this was very cool.I can't wait to go back out and explore more!I plugged the Seek into my phone and it immediately prompted me to download the software, so I did. I also watched the video Seek provided within the app. It was very helpful. I registered the product. It does ask for access to your photos, which is fine because I want the photos saved to my phone, which it does.You can see from the photos that it's a very small device. It comes with a waterproof case and a key ring so you can attach the case to wherever you like. Ignore the hair tie that I tied to the key ring, I need get a carabiner for it. On a side note, it clicks at regular intervals as it's testing the temperature and setting the image, I presume. It didn't bother me at all, it's quiet.I plan to experiment with the other filters. Well worth the money, in my opinion. It clearly has household uses, but for me, exploring nature with Seek is what's going to be fun. If you have kids, take them out with this and let them see nature in a way we don't normally get to see it. Science....let's find out!

I've used this as a tool to help figure out problems with a laptop and it helped confirm there was a short with an LED panel (it showed the temperature reaching 130°C!)Other than using it as a tool I've used it to play around with just checking temperatures of random things, I can see this being helpful for various other stuff.The absolutely major annoyance is that the app is incredibly stupidly sensitive to rotation -- I can point my phone about 20° downward (to look down at something) and the temperature listing flips and the temperature points flip also and become non-useable as the video feed had not rotated along with the elements..... this needs to be fixed.

I have the FLIR One, the first generation, and did not like having to slip the camera on to the iPhone - it meant taking off the Mophie case and it was hard to get out of the inner sleeve. It was cumbersome and had to be charged since it has its own battery. I bought the Seek XR because it was compact and plugged into the iPhone's port. However, it is an incredible disappointment.The basic flaw is that it does not allow you to simultaneously take a regular photo and a thermal photo. This might not seem important, but keep in mind that objects the same temperature, such as all inert objects in a room that are not exposed to any source of heat or cold, will look the same. In the visible light, you would see all the zombies in a room. The thermal camera would see none of the zombies since they are all dead and presumably room temperature.A richly packed book case will be a blank wall. Let's say there was a mouse behind the books. You might see it if its heat comes through the insulative properties of the books, but you would not be able to locate it because all you would see it in a fog of books all the same temperature. However, if you could see the normal photo and the thermal photo, one on top the other, you'd be able to locate the mouse by seeing what books it's behind.I worried about this initially since the Seek visibly has only one camera, but the Thermal+ feature seemed to address this. However, one has to manually align the images, which is a pain and not easy to do, and then it does not fuse the images, but provides you with two separate images, which you compare side by side. Consider the photos I attached the half thermal/normal is the Seek Thermal+ mode and the two separate photos it can record. The two others are from the first generation FLIR One (which had to attach to an iPhone 5). Note two things. First, at the same distance, the Seek image is much closer - great if that is what you want, but I find it is too large. The wider image is of the subject at the same distance, but taken with the FLIR One. The Seek normal image is taken with the iPhone's camera, but with a digital zoom to match the Seek. Further, even at the staggeringly lower resolution of 80x60 because it fuses thermal and visible light, you really feel you know what it is you are looking at. The new FLIR one is 120 x 160, but I don't have one. Still, the Seek boasts 206 x 156, which seems worth it for the higher resolution, but I'm not seeing the gain in resolution over 80x60, though perhaps it is because I am being fooled by the fusion. The main thing is the FLIR One has two cameras.I'm a researcher who does thermal imaging in the field with serious instruments, including a drone-mounted thermal imager, but I like having one on my phone to explain to kids, students, the public, and just for goofing off (where are those cats in the dark room?). But comparing visible with thermal is really important. Imagine it is not a mouse behind the books, but a hot electrical wire or a leaking pipe - locating them in real time would be ok, but recording what you "see" would be very limited. The new FLIR One isn't out yet, but it also has two cameras and is priced lower than the Seek.I hope this review helps. The main point is one needs to see both the visible and the thermal and Seek does not do a good job of this which seriously limits the camera's utility and its fun. I'm sorry I bought it, but my fault. It's an innovative and novel device, just limited in its utility.

La Seek CompactXR è una termocamera a lungo raggio con un campo visivo ristretto di 20 gradi ed una risoluzione termica di 206x156 (con obbiettivo per la messa a fuoco). Facilissima da connettere al proprio smartphone tramite l'attacco prescelto, nel mio caso per iPhone. Su iPhone SE 2020 funziona egregiamente ed avendo dimensioni molto contenute ed un corpo in metallo non infastidisce nell'uso ed è molto robusta. Non richiede batteria o ricarica (al contrario di Flir ONE). All'interno della confezione è presente anche una custodia impermeabile dove riporre la mini-termocamera.La spedizione tramite Amazon è stata perfetta e veloce (l'oggetto è arrivato dalla Spagna), pacchetto ben sigillato.Peccato che la confezione della termocamera era stata evidentemente aperta e con molta probabilità già utilizzata da qualcun'altro. Comunque la termocamera funzionava alla perfezione.Ho utilizzato l'imperfetto in quanto ho effettuato il reso, dopo aver acquistato la Seek Compact Pro usata (versione LQ-EAA con frame rate da 9Hz) che dimostra una qualità d'immagina nettamente superiore avendo una risoluzione da 320x240 ed un campo visivo di 32 gradi.L'applicazione Seek Thermal funziona egregiamente, ma manca di un sistema di sovrapposizione dell'immagine dello spettro visibile come quello della Flir chiamato MSX (Multi-Spectral Dynamic Imaging); sarebbe eccezionale se Seek implementasse un sistema tecnologico simile.

This is a breakthrough thermal imaging product that is one of the first that is affordable ($300 price range) to the general public as an attachment to Android or iOS phones. Although it is not emphasized as much as it might be, it works with iOS7 or later iPads, which is what I'm using. Downloading the free app and plugging in the camera in the Lightning port gave thermal images within a few seconds. There are several false color palettes that give temperature maps that allow differences of 1 degree F or less to be displayed. The resolution of 206 x 156 is low compared to visual cameras but is the highest by far available in its price range. I've been using it for neighborhood watch, wildlife spotting, and general exploration. It is a whole new and educational way of looking at the world.A few issues that are not showstoppers: the routine to save images does not work with iOS7 iPads yet. I contacted Seek Thermal, which says they are aware and working on a fix. I was told the iOS8 version corrects this problem, but in the meantime, stills are available with screenshots.When the iPad is rotated from vertical to landscape mode, the image sometimes ends up upside down. The problem can be avoided by rotating it more slowly.I note that the temperature algorithm is still being refined by the manufacturer and should not be expected to be as accurate as scientific-grade cameras costing $10 K or more. Readings for vigorously boiling water were around 210 F, albeit bouncing around several degrees because of the turbulence (the actual boiling point at my elevation) and 39 F for an ice/water mix as opposed to 32 F. Readings below these are systematically too high (15 F for a clear sky on a cold night after stabilizing vs. effective temperature of less than -40). I used a commercial imager from another manufacturer that I also own to verify that despite the high night sky readings with the Seek, the Seek Thermal XR sensor was able to see thin clouds with temperatures under -40, matching the manufacturer's claim.Software and firmware updates are available to download free from the Seek Thermal website. Despite the problems I mentioned, I recommend the Seek Thermal XR without reservation.