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FLIR ONE Thermal Imager for iPhone 5/5s

4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 280 ratings
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  • Identify heat loss, energy inefficiency, and water leaks
  • Measure the temperature of invisible heat sources
  • See at night to observe wildlife or other warm objects
  • Capture and share thermal images and videos
  • Blends thermal and visible spectrum for more detail and enhanced resolution

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FLIR ONE is a lightweight accessory that transforms your iPhone 5 or 5s into a powerful thermal infrared camera. FLIR ONE displays live thermal infrared imagery using the FLIR ONE iPhone app so you can see the world from a thermal perspective. FLIR ONE works by detecting heat energy, giving you the ability to "see" and measure minute temperature variances. Now you can detect energy leaks, hidden moisture and other problems around your home. FLIR ONE also enables you to see in complete darkness so you can detect intruders and observe wildlife at night.

Customer reviews

4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5
280 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the performance, value, quality and ease of use of the surveillance systems. For example, they mention it works well, is great for the price and is an excellent thermal imager for the money. Some appreciate the fun. That said, opinions are mixed on accuracy, resolution, and size.

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82 customers mention70 positive12 negative

Customers like the performance of the surveillance system. For example, they say it works well, is extremely useful, and works right out of the box. Some mention that the set-up is simple and the camera works as advertised.

"This device is amazing, and I believe there is no *need* to wait for the second generation (which comes out around Summer 2015)...." Read more

"The set up was simple and the camera worked as advertised. Again, as advertised the resolution was only fair...." Read more

"...WOW .. This is not only fun but it's extremely useful .. I live in a very old house, it's actually considered an historic landmark.. my room in..." Read more

"...you can choose from and it works right into your photo library under a Flir folder. It's all very slick!..." Read more

41 customers mention33 positive8 negative

Customers like the value of the surveillance system. They say it's well worth the money, an economical option for quick troubleshooting, and an excellent thermal imager for the price. Customers also say it’s a well made unit and a great buy for everything.

"...Considering the price of FLIR cameras, this camera is reasonably priced for general around the home use." Read more

"...Again.. well worth it .. I only take one star off for those cons because of how awesome it is .. I would still buy it again.. but not if I knew a..." Read more

"...I'd buy it again - it's a great value!" Read more

"...It's functionality and portability along with its meager price will make it's usage in future law enforcement endeavors a need vs. a want...." Read more

27 customers mention21 positive6 negative

Customers like the quality of the surveillance system. They say it's an excellent piece of hardware, well-made, and durable. Some say it works just as promised and is an exceptional product. Overall, most are satisfied with the quality and functionality of the product.

"...Some points about this model:Pros:-Excellent build construction: light, solid, quality materials-Long battery life..." Read more

"...The unit seems to be well constructed and appears durable, but I'm going to buy a small aluminum case for it to protect my investment...." Read more

"...It tucks in nice and it's solid...." Read more

"...If this doesn't seem to work, this means the camera is defective...." Read more

21 customers mention18 positive3 negative

Customers like the ease of use of the surveillance system. They mention that the setup was simple, the software was easy to load, and the diagnostic tool was fun. They also appreciate the thermal image, which makes it very easy to interpret the information qualitatively.

"...The software was a quick download from apple and setup was a snap, instructions are straight forward...." Read more

"The set up was simple and the camera worked as advertised. Again, as advertised the resolution was only fair...." Read more

"...Can't wait until winter to put it through its paces.The ease of use makes this a great tool but it's more than that...." Read more

"...On the other hand it's easy to do and only takes around 3 sec to complete...." Read more

17 customers mention17 positive0 negative

Customers find the surveillance system fun and addictive to use. They say the camera app is very neat and the actual unit box is fancy. Customers also say the product is awesome, cool, and sensitive.

"...The actual unit box is fancy! Interesting curve shape with a magnetic flip cover, all very iPhone-esque quality :)...." Read more

"...Not only that but it's fun to toy with as well, c'mon :)..." Read more

"...It's all very slick! It actually mates the picture outlines with the IR so you can see the shapes in the captures...." Read more

"It is amazing. I thought it would be physically impossible to produce a commercially available thermal unit that anyone could own and use...." Read more

33 customers mention21 positive12 negative

Customers are mixed about the accuracy of the product. Some mention it's great for measuring surface temperatures, and a great tool for locating heat loss and other diagnostics. However, others say that it'll not be accurate for specific temperature measurements, and the discrimination at ranges of more than a few. The range of the temperature read-outs is 32-212F, and manual. However the spot temperature overlay goes away and doesn't come back.

"...The good things- price - it is a true thermal imaging camera for a fraction of the professional gear price-..." Read more

"...It is great for measuring the surface temperatures; i.e. the normal limits of the design.For the money, this is a great value...." Read more

"...or when the retune alert pops up in the software... the spot temperature overlay goes away and doesn't come back.. I hate that...." Read more

"...It's a great tool for locating heat loss and other diagnostics...." Read more

23 customers mention10 positive13 negative

Customers are mixed about the resolution of the surveillance system. Some mention that the resolution is good, while others say that it's really poor.

"...Again, as advertised the resolution was only fair...." Read more

"...It's all very slick! It actually mates the picture outlines with the IR so you can see the shapes in the captures...." Read more

"...can't lock the temp range - makes it impossible to compare two images side by side because they'll have different colours assigned to different..." Read more

"Amazing product for the price. outstanding imaging capability for such an inexpensive Thermal Imaging system...." Read more

12 customers mention7 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the size of the surveillance systems. Some mention it's lightweight and small size, easily fits in a pocket, while others say that their phone was too big, it does not fit real well, and is too tight.

"...-If you have an iPhone 5 or 5s (NOT 5c), this camera fits the phone perfectly and allows you to leave the case on the phone all day long if you like...." Read more

"...in use .. I'd be happier.. ANOTHER big con is the how tightly the iphone fits into the sleeve that then fits into the flir case... you have to pop..." Read more

"...lightweight and small size, easily fits in a pocket-..." Read more

"...Unfortunately the form fitting, difficult to remove case means my Otterbox no longer fits...." Read more

The hardware is good, but the software could use s little more common sense.
4 Stars
The hardware is good, but the software could use s little more common sense.
I like the IR camera, but the iPhone app is designed for technologically challenged people. It only lets you change the color style of the image. That's it. I want to have more controls. I want to be able to set a certain temperature as the default background temp and prevent the software from constantly adjusting it, the way a regular camera adjusts brightness automatically.I went outside today in freezing 32 F weather and everything on the screen was orange. You can't even tell if there's heat anywhere because the software makes it look like everything is hot, when it's actually freezing.I've noticed this with a lot of iPhone devices and accessories. For some reason the apps for devices are always designed for dumb people. Designed for the "average" iPhone user. So it's not just this company.
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KR
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid thermal camera, and many do not need to wait for the 2nd generation. Here's why...
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2015
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This device is amazing, and I believe there is no *need* to wait for the second generation (which comes out around Summer 2015). Here's why:

-If you have an iPhone 5 or 5s (NOT 5c), this camera fits the phone perfectly and allows you to leave the case on the phone all day long if you like. The 2nd generation is a dongle that fits into the bottom of the phone at the lightning connector. This is GREAT if you do no have an iPhone 5/5s, but for those who do the dongle may be more inconvenient, being more prone to falling off the phone or getting damaged if the end of the phone hits something. The second generation will not be as streamlined as this one. The second gen is "1/3 of the weight," but I can tell you this case is already very light.

-Resolution: the second generation will have about 4X the resolution. This is essential if you want to see far distances with the camera, or need to see extremely fine detail up close. For most users, this is not the case, and the resolution of the 1st generation will work just fine.

-Price: Although the 2nd gen price has not been confirmed, initial estimates are predicting $299 (hopeful) - $350 (possible). If you have an iPhone 5/5s and do not need to see far distances or very tiny detail (as discussed above), save yourself $50-$100 and opt for this model. If Flir drops the price of this model when the 2nd gen is released, you could save even more.

Some points about this model:

Pros:
-Excellent build construction: light, solid, quality materials
-Long battery life
-Charging via micro USB charges both the Flir and your iPhone 5/5s (after Flir finishes charging)

Cons:
-Very frequent recalibration prompts appear (merely involves holding a switch for 1-2 seconds). Note that you can continue using the camera without constantly recalibrating, but you may sacrifice some accuracy. This is not an issue when you are checking for thermal leaks or hot spots where you just want to find where there is a temperature difference.
-Size - Flir does double the thickness of the iPhone 5. Given the functionality of the device, I do not consider this to be a major problem (just think how fat phones were only a few years ago!)
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5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME Device, especially for the price!
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2014
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I've always thought that FLIR devices were highly over priced, but its a limited, specialized kind of market so until recently there just wasn't that much interest outside of professions. The sellers are improving on marketing and the user base is expanding some which, I think, led to the need for a lower cost unit. I think they will come down more in the future hopefully!

This will be an imperfect review as I haven't gotten a lot of usage time with it yet, but I'll update later down the line.
First, shipping and packaging was impressive. The actual advertising package box was wrapped with air bubble wrap and then packed in a bigger box. The actual unit box is fancy! Interesting curve shape with a magnetic flip cover, all very iPhone-esque quality :). When you remove the unit from the box don't forget to pull the guts out of the box since additional cables and stuff are hidden underneath!

The software was a quick download from apple and setup was a snap, instructions are straight forward. There are a lot of color/shading options but I keep finding myself using the default. Within ten minutes of playing with it in the house I had already found two areas of attic space along my NW wall, which has all bay windows, that appear to have no insulation in about 4'x2' segments! you could clearly see the blaring heat pushing through the sheetrock in both places compared to the rest of the ceiling that was closer to room temp. I'll have to get up there and check closer later.

The unit seems to be well constructed and appears durable, but I'm going to buy a small aluminum case for it to protect my investment. I'll update as I find more interesting things!
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Myron MacNeil
3.0 out of 5 stars It does work as advertised
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2015
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The set up was simple and the camera worked as advertised. Again, as advertised the resolution was only fair. If you need to distinguish objects at any distance you would be wise to buy a more expensive camera but for run-of-the-mill around your home it would be adequate. When you search for the app you'll find four different apps to run this camera. You really only need one of the apps. The camera is enclosed in a case that is rather difficult to attach and detach from the iPhone. Part of my case broke when I attempted to detach the camera from the phone, breaking at it's weakest point next to the volume control. As might be expected the IR camera gobbles up your battery, even when it is attached to the power cord. Because of the construction of the camera case you cannot plug your earphones into the mini plug, So reportedly an extension is provided so you can attach an earphone. When my camera arrived, this extension piece was missing. Amazon advised they could not replace it and gave me a discount for the camera. One of my biggest problems was when I attached my power cord to my computer via USB, it did not work. In order for it to work you had to remove the camera case and attach the USB cable without the IR camera case. Considering the price of FLIR cameras, this camera is reasonably priced for general around the home use.
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kevin hackett
5.0 out of 5 stars Infrared thermal imaging now affordable!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2015
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This a really good and inexpensive device with a multitude of uses.
I have used it for fault finding in heating circuits, locating pipes and on electric motors. Great too for identifying cold bridging in building fabric.
At a fraction of the cost of the professional models I have used, it gives great results. Recent firmware upgrade allows charging of Iphone whilst plugged in to mini USB.
Only minor gripe is that it doesn't have the apple lightning connector socket on the base.
Fantastic tool is now affordable!
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kevin hackett
5.0 out of 5 stars Infrared thermal imaging now affordable!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2015
This a really good and inexpensive device with a multitude of uses.
I have used it for fault finding in heating circuits, locating pipes and on electric motors. Great too for identifying cold bridging in building fabric.
At a fraction of the cost of the professional models I have used, it gives great results. Recent firmware upgrade allows charging of Iphone whilst plugged in to mini USB.
Only minor gripe is that it doesn't have the apple lightning connector socket on the base.
Fantastic tool is now affordable!
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avm
5.0 out of 5 stars Top-Wärmebildkamera mit kleinen Verbesserungspotenzialen
Reviewed in Germany on March 3, 2015
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Die Kamera liefert tolle Bilder und ist mit Hilfe der Flir-Apps sehr einfach zu bedienen.
Super Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis!
Einzig der mitgelieferte Rahmen, in den das iPhone 5 gesteckt wird, bevor es auf die Kamera geschoben wird ist etwas empfindlich und bricht an einer Stelle leicht (vor allem wenn man den Rahmen des iPhone öfters wechselt, z.B. gegen eine entsprechende Gümmihülle).
Dies hat aber auf die Funktionalität keine Auswirkung.
Deshalb volle 5 Sterne !!!!!
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APB
1.0 out of 5 stars fiabilité ...
Reviewed in France on December 11, 2017
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Elle a très bien marché quelque temps, et puis un jour elle n'a plus répondu.
Le dialogue avec le SAV n'a abouti à rien: produits hors garantie, et n'allez pas vous plaindre.
Un peu cher le joujou ...
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Adam Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars fab and easy to use
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2015
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wow this super cool! A bit of work with a dremmel removes some plastic and the camera will fit an iphone 6, the case of course will only fit an iphone 5 but you don't need the case to use the camera. Its super sensitive showing very small temperature differences and scaling the image colours to suit what is on screen at the time. You can fix the colour scales so it doesn't re-scale when you move about if you need to. resolution isn't super high, but as it overlays an image with a normal camera on the thermal image you can easily see what is what. love it.
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Georg Westphal
5.0 out of 5 stars Für Thermographiedummies und Profis die eine Übersichtsaufnahmemöglichkeit immer dabei haben wollen.
Reviewed in Germany on February 28, 2015
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Ich spiele schon lange einmal eine Thermografiekamera anzuschaffen. Für Besitzer eines IPhone 5 ist dies eine gute Alternative mit unschlagbarem Preis.
Wer noch keine Handy-Schutzhülle hat bekommt hiermit eine. Der Kamera-Aufsatz ist gut zu handhaben und man hat dadurch eine IR-Kamera ohne dicken Koffer in der Manteltasche. Die Auflösung ist geringer als bei einer Profikamera aber für Übersichtaufnahmen z.B. Hotspotsuche bei Elektroverteilungen bzw. Wärmebrückensuche ausreichend. Neben der IR-Kamera ist auch eine Kamera mit gleicher Brennweite integriert, welche Doppelbilder erzeugt und im Thermobild Kontrastrahmen zur Identifizierung einblendet. Ein einfaches Auswerte APP ermöglicht schnelle Standarisierte Berichte welche von unterwegs als pdf-Datei versandt werden können. Zum Hersteller FLIR muss man Thermographieexperten nichts erzählen.
Die Nutzung macht Spass und ist auch auf Partys der Hingucker bzw. mal ein etwas anderes Selfie ;-)
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