Infrared Thermal Camera Comparison- 6 IR Cameras Reviewed from $250 to $25K

Corbett breaks down the pros, cons, and best uses for six infrared thermal cameras: Flir ONE, C2, and MR160, ThermApp, Fluke TiR110, and Flir T660.

[robbce]

Excellent video; 18 minutes to learn 6 products and saved me at least two days' work. Thank you...

[destinyhart]

Dude I can't believe it took me so long to find your Channel. What You cover in your videos is exactly the information I've been looking for. Thank

[PowerLN]

@Home Performance

Thanks to your video, I made the decision to buy the flir one for my phone and the water moisture detector and I found my copper pipe leak in my home that was wasting 0.2gpm every hour and inside my wall.

I cut it open, fixed the leak properly, closed the wall, refinished the wall. NO MORE LEAK!!!

Saved TONS of money doing this instead of calling a plumber that was going to charge me $3000 dollars to get the job done.

[lafamillecarrington]

I have just been using a Fluke TIR, and found that it was hard to get a wide enough view in smaller rooms, so I'm amazed that a $25, 000 camera can't cope better! Really useful review of such different products.

[starchaser]

Great review! I would love to see a side-by-side comparison of image quality from all of these cameras in a variety of scenes. An "ultimate flir shootout" review would be awesome.

[robc]

As a Building Engineer here in the UK I needed a good reasonably priced basic tool to get me started as set up on my own so no big budgets, and I’m not a thermographer I just need a tool to help guide me as to what is causing a particular issue, so video was very helpful many thanks.

[devcybiko]

Friend, this is the best video comparison. i need an ir camera and never used one. your image of six cams and price told me quickly what i needed to know and then the rest gave me the detail. great job. many thanks.

[POWER_WAFFLE]

Thank you for your comparison video! We are moving into a 20 year old home next month and I plan to make several changes to upgrade the efficiency. I'm looking at going with a new roof, removing the existing fiberglass insulation in order to apply foam around the drywall seems, use a mixture of cellulose insulation and rockwall insulation, new windows, and finally replace the original HVAC equipment and ducts. Being in Houston, I want the lowest electricity bills possible since its hot 8 months out of the year.

I've read a lot of negative reviews about the FLIR iOS attachment having the battery go bad after a few months. I think for my situation, I'll probably buy the FLIR iOS Pro attachment with slightly higher specs to do some before/after comparisons, and then list it for sale. I think with equipment like this, trying to rent it several times wouldn't be worth it since I'm sure there is a bit of a learning curve when first trying it out.

Thank you for taking the time to do this demonstration/comparison! I appreciate you.

[lordratner]

Something you can add to the arsenal... A Flir E4 (easily purchased for $850) can be "updated" to the exact specs of the E8 ($2700)... 80x60 --> 320x240. The modification has been around for 5 years and still works on new units. Not recommended for a pro, but if you're a home user and want a very powerful camera, you can't beat the price/pixel.

[cupbowlspoonforkknif]

Just wow! You are well spoken and clearly know what you're talking about! Great info.

[RivenGreivances]

I’ve had my FLIR C2 for over a year. Take the FLIR course on their website or YouTube and learn how to properly calibrate ALL the settings! Amazing piece of equipment!

[Bassistdan]

Thanks so much for taking the time to review these thermal imagine devices. This is absolutely fascinating to me for a number of reasons. 1: (and the most important)...I have a leak in my "low-slope" roof in Sarasota Florida. I'm definitely in need of a complete new roof. Unfortunately, I'll never be able to afford one unless I win the lottery - or sell the home "as-is" and take a beating on my asking price. I would really, REALLY like to find the source of the leak/leaks and patch them (until I win the lottery) LOL. To date, I've used 3 gallons of Henry's wet-patch and the roof is STILL leaking. It's driving me insane as I've patched every area with cracks and even some areas that are not cracked, just suspect areas that seemed logical based on the slight pitch of my roof. I won't presume to pester you with the hundreds of questions I have - just one. Which of these models would be the most likely to detect the source of my leak, or leaks? Any insight you could lend would be GREATLY appreciated.

Danny.

[雪-vn]

Awesome! You saved hours of searching and guessing for me))))

[vitalikkouen]

Thank you for the great video but there is a correction that has to be made: the Israeli-made Thermapp has always had a manual focus feature (I've purchased mine 8 years ago) and it was worth a little over a half of the price you mentioned in your review (last time I checked a year ago, you could buy the pro version for under $1200). And they give options to customize it. Thank you!

[carlford]

FANTASTIK review!!! One of the most informative I have ever seen!!!
Thank you!!

[NatetheHouseWhisperer]

Very helpful, Corbett! Seeing images back to back is really useful. On a production note, I love your background, it looks like the tool shed is coming along well, and the translucent roofing gives nice light.

Not unlike you, I bought an iPhone SE so I could keep using my Flir One. I LOVE that thing! So nice that you can jam it in your pocket and head off into an attic or crawlspace without hurting it. Too bad the new models don't do that. If you don't have an IR camera and have ANY use at all for one, pop for a Flir One.

[llewellynpatrick]

That was 18 minutes well spent. Many thanks.

[ContraVsGigi]

Very nice comparision. Just bought a Flir One, did not even think about water detection (probably not a thing for Flir One, but still).

[keyboardman]

Thank you for your very clear explaination about thermal photography by using different kind of equipment.💪 It helps me a lot to choose the correct camera for my profession as service engineer HVAC.

[SlashIceman]

agree with the other comments.. you saved me so much time comparing 10s of products to understand what I really need.