FLIRTG165-X Thermal Imaging Camera with Bullseye Laser: Commercial Grade Infrared Camera for Building Inspection, HVAC and Electrical

I use this for monthly Electrical Panel inspections. Didn't need some high dollar model. Works like a champ.

I have been having fun getting to know this new toy.The built in light is fairly bright for what it is. The laser is pretty cool too. It is a dot with a circle around it. It gets bigger the further away the object is.This does come with a protective pouch and includes a shoulder strap. Very nice to have.The app for this has changed to the “MeterLink” app. It will graph out all of the temperature high and lows and you go move the unit around. You can also set temperature alarms in the app. This app is also how you transfer photos to your phone.One thing to note. When turning on or off the device you need to long hold the power button. However if you are charging the tg275 and you hit the power button, it will turn on and stay on. This is not good if it is sitting in the pouch. It will get hot. I accidentally did this when i was making sure it was charging. You can hit any button including the power button to display the battery symbol and charge indication. Don’t use the power button.It feels good in the hand and honestly i love the way it looks. I also really like it comes with the pouch and a Wrist lanyard strap.The menu is really really easy to navigate. Everything seems to be very intuitive. There is a switch on the front of the TG275 that I wasn't sure about. It is the High temperature selector. I think it is more of a filter for the screen as it makes hot objects less bright or more bright. It would likely be beneficial if you were trying to view objects above or below 700 degrees.There is a finger trigger that snaps photos. They can easily be transferred to your phone via bluetooth and the “MeterLink” app. It takes about three or four seconds to transfer one photo. It will need to be disconnected from the charger to use.

It is a solid feeling instrument, but a bit dated in software and documentation. The last firmware available is 2018. The documentation (printed and online) says to use the Flir Tools app on the phone. This does not work with the TG267. Tech Support said to use Meterlink instead, and that connected easily. I only have one complaint with that software - to Bluetooth photos to the phone, you have to do it one at a time, you can't do groups of photos. That is a pretty poor oversight.It seems to do fine with viewing thermal images. I believe the lag problem some have mentioned is caused by trying to align the two images in low ambient lighting. Under brighter conditions there seems to be little lag. The alignment is sometimes off, but easily adjusted while viewing, no need to even open a menu. The attached image is of the electric heating elements in a bathroom tile floor - they show up quite clearly. Very useful if I ever need to drill a hole in that floor!There are a number of color palettes available (it defaults to Rainbow). I found the B&W modes most useful and less confusing. This image is White Hot, you can also choose Black Hot for the reverse image.The hardware feels solid and well protected - made for a rugged work environment. Battery life seems reasonably good too. My only hardware complaints are on two of the buttons: the OK button and the trigger (for taking photos). I have to pull at the very top of the trigger to get it to take a photo, simply pully on it normally does not work. The OK button seems to function normally, except when it comes to power off. Then I have to find a magic spot (right at the very top of the button) that will turn it off when held long enough.I spent days figuring out which thermal imaging device to get. I finally settled on this one. I do like not having yet another thing attached to my phone, and it is solid (especially compared to the fragile USB phone connections of some others). I am undecided that, if I know what I know now, I would still get this one or look for a different one. But I don't regret this purchase.

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!