FLIR TG165-X MSX Thermal Camera


What is MSX?

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MSX adds visible light details to thermal images

FLIR MSX (Multi-Spectral Dynamic Imaging) adds visible light details to thermal images in real time for greater clarity, embedding edge and outline detail onto thermal readings. Unlike image fusing (merging of a visible light and thermal image), MSX does not dilute the thermal image or decrease thermal transparency.

Thermal imagers with MSX capabilities actually have two cameras—a thermal imager and a visible light camera (i.e. a typical digital camera). Every time you take a picture, both a thermal image and a visible image are captured simultaneously. Built-in software extracts key visible image elements—outlines, words, numbers, and other high-contrast edge details–and adds them to the thermal image. This helps give the image definition and makes it easier to tell what you’re looking at.



Dimensions: 21 x 6.4 x 8.1 cm; 394 Grams
Model: TG165-X
Batteries Included: 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
Manufacture: FLIR
Origin: Taiwan

44 Responses

  1. VelmaBallard says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 7 From Our UsersWhat a difference 10 years makes!! My ten year old, $2,000 FLIR camera had half the resolution and no MSX capability. Now, I spend $550 and get so much more. I’m still not overwhelmed by the resolution of the images. They look great on the little LCD screen on the camera. But, once you download them, it is evident that you see a very pixelated image after you blow the image on your PC. The attached image shows a fuse bank that is getting much hotter than it is rated for. The accuracy of the image matched the thermocouple that I had attached to the fuse exactly. Other than the less than wonderful resolution, I couldn’t be happier with this camera. I use it for diagnosing hot spots on industrial electrical equipment and high pressure steam systems. I didn’t realize that the technology and prices had improved so much since I last purchased a FLIR camera.
    Highly Recommend

    Really enjoying the MSX funcationality (visual light overlayed with IR light).

  2. JenniTaber says:

     Germany

    Funktioniert gut. Man erkennt sogar die Fubodenheizung und kalte Kabelkanle in der Wohnung. Das Zielkreuz ist ein bisschen versetzt. Aber mit bung kommt man gut damit klar.

  3. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersI think they sent me someone else’s return, USB cable included will not fit anywhere in this thing. Sent a mini and it takes a C. Looks like everything was already opened. The app to transfer pics is absolute junk and will not even connect to this device. Just take a pic of the screen with your phone. Way less headaches.

    The reviews about image overlay not lining up are correct but you can fix this easily in settings. Other than that it works exactly as advertised. I can literally see the studs behind the wall board and air leaks for days. Once you figure it out it’s point and shoot and works every time. Awesome that I can change the color filter, each one shows you something new.

    The greatest feature of this tool is that I can hand it off to clients during home inspections and it takes no experience to operate. The clients love having something to do and it keeps them busy while I inspect.

  4. Rich Brown says:

     United Kingdom

    Cannot be used outside, indoors only.
    Needs some form of light to overlay the image onto. If you use this in a dark room, it’s near enough useless.

    Is it worth the price? Don’t think so.

  5. Hiking Mama says:

     United States

    Bought it for my son’s Christmas gift and he said it is working grea

  6. Helen says:

     Canada

    I bought this one to trace heating problems in my condo, solved the mystery that night. I’m surprised how often I reach for it to check other situations. It ended a lot of debates as to what is going on.

  7. Jazminmyriad says:

     Spai

    Por el precio poda dar ms informacin como temperatura mxima y mnima como lo hacen otras de inferior calidad y ms econmicas. Lo del sistema MSX muy logrado, funciona muy bie

  8. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our Usersice unit. carry every day for my housing maintenance now. easy download to computer with included usb cable. here’s pics from inside of water leak in the roof can see the joists and the warmer wet spots. it does “freeze” for a sec if you move to a view with something hotter or colder than the previous as it re-syncs the color range to the new temps. just wait a sec and it resets the view colors. the real image overlay is nice but wish it was adjustable other than all or nothing. the overlay can be paralax adjusted so it will line up right for close or far other reviews didnt go deep enough into the menu to find that i guess. would be nice to have a cover for the lens but at least its recessed and the included case is nice. havent tried the thermocouple yet to calibrate as it reads within 3-5F as is but that was a factor in buying choice. last pic of hot water from sink measured 120F with calibrated thermometer and 120F with the FLIR.

    ice unit. carry every day for my housing maintenance now. easy download to computer with included usb cable. here's pics from inside of water leak in the roof can see the joists and the warmer wet spots. it does "freeze" for a sec if you move to a view with something hotter or colder than the previous as it re-syncs the color range to the new temps. just wait a sec and it resets the view colors. the real image overlay is nice but wish it was adjustable other than all or nothing. the overlay can be paralax adjusted so it will line up right for close or far other reviews didnt go deep enough into the menu to find that i guess. would be nice to have a cover for the lens but at least its recessed and the included case is nice. havent tried the thermocouple yet to calibrate as it reads within 3-5F as is but that was a factor in buying choice. last pic of hot water from sink measured 120F with calibrated thermometer and 120F with the FLIR.

  9. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersThis is a pretty intuitive tool – meaning I could use it straight out of the box without spending an hour reading the instructions first. But that’s also the problem – there are no detailed instructions, probably because the functionality is pretty basic.
    I wanted a camera that could tell me where my house was leaking heat. From doing a bit of research online, I knew that it was important for the outside temperature to be in single digits and for the inside temp to be significanly higher so I cooked my entire house up for hours on a cold evening before testing this. While the camera was showing up the underfloor heating coils quite nicely, identified older double glazing from new and showed what appeared to be areas that were colder than others inside the house.
    But when I stepped outside, the entire house was a solid bright orange as seen in the picture. Zero distinction between different areas of the house, what was more confusing was the fact that the trees were also the same colour / temperature.
    So this suggests that my house is either letting all of the heat out or none – neither of which I know to be true. I think this device is perfectly capable of doing the indoor stuff and probably great for the electrics application but it sadly wasn’t doing what I needed it to do. I was hoping I could avoid having to fork out a thousand pounds for one of the higher end ones but it seems that’s the only option. Paying someone (who knows what they’re doing) for a survey suddenly does not seem that expensive any more.

    great indoors but not up to the job outdoors

  10. EzekielL19 says:

     Germany

    Golden Review Award: 7 From Our UsersDie TG267 von FLIR ist definitiv kein Gert fr den professionellen Einsatz. Wer als Hausbesitzer aber gelegentlich mal so ein Gert bentigt um seine eigenen 4 Wnde energetisch zu optimieren, fr den ist die Kamera absolut ausreichend. Hier bekommt man ein ordentliches und gleichzeitig bezahlbares Gert.

    Ich bin mit der Leistung der TG267 absolut zufrieden, ja sogar sehr positiv berrascht. Die Bilder sind sehr gut und die angezeigten Wrmestufen absolut plausibel. Ich bin wirklich begeistert, wie feinfhlig das Gert Wrmeunterschiede ermittelt. Ich habe zu Demonstrationszwecken mal ein Foto meiner Duscharmatur an die Rezension angefgt. Nach etwa 5 Minuten Duschen waren auf dem Wrmebild sogar die Zuflussleitungen fr Warm- und Kaltwasser klar und deutlich zu erkennen, obwohl diese in einer gefliesten Wand verlaufen. Die Kamera ist also sogar in der Lage Wasserleitungen in der Wand zu orten.

    Was mir bei dieser Kamera etwas fehlt sind Informationen zu den verschiedenen Wrmebereichen, also maximale und minimale gemessene Temperatur. Das wird bei verschiedenen anderen Gerten (auch im LowBudget-Bereich) angezeigt. Die FLIR TG267 zeigt leider nur einen einzigen Messwert in der Bildmitte an.
    Die Auflsung ist zwar fr den Profibereich eindeutig zu gering, fr mich als Heimanwender ist sie aber vllig ausreichend. Der Wrmeverlauf ist deutlich zu erkennen und die Bilder lassen sich sogar am PC noch halbwegs brauchbar anzeigen.

    Qualitativ ist die Kamera absolut in Ordnung. Sie ist sehr ordentlich verarbeitet, liegt gut in der Hand und macht einen robusten Eindruck.

    Praxistipp: Gelegentlich kommt es vor, dass das Wrmebild einen Versatz zum Realfoto aufweist. In diesem Fall bitte keine Panik. Das Wrmebild lsst sich sehr leicht mit den Hoch-/Runtertasten justieren. Das Problem kann also innerhalb von Sekunden behoben werden.

    Fazit: Eine wirklich gute Wrmebildkamera fr den privaten Hausgebrauch. Sie ist zwar keine Profikamera, dafr ist sie aber auch recht gnstig zu haben (aktuell rund 430 Euro). Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhltnis passt hier absolut. Wer eine bezahlbare Wrmebildkamera fr den privaten Gebrauch sucht, der kann hier mit gutem Gewissen zuschlagen.

    Kein Profigerät, aber für den Hausgebrauch schwer in Ordnung

  11. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 10 From Our UsersIt’s much better than the ad description. Mine came with a padded holster-like carrying case, shoulder strap, wrist strap, charging cable, and a thermocouple. The thermocouple plugs into an otherwise covered opening in the top of the tool. Others claimed their’s didn’t have one. Mine did. Far nicer than the old C2 I had. Almost instant refresh rate. Fully intuitive. This is a very nice camera.

  12. Dylan Neel says:

     Italy

    Mi aspettavo qualcosa di pi, ma tutto sommato fa il suo dovere

  13. adughinia says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersBought for some diy home energy survey to find thermal anomalies in the house and where insulation issues could be for known cold areas .
    Pro: quality build , feels solid and rugged, rubber outer to it, good thermal image shows good detail and easy to identify hot / cold spots , good setting options and has bluetooth to wireless send photos taken, MSX tech is worth it much better image .

    Con: no thermal scale on screen just central target showing temperature at that point, no min max temp shown on screen, screen bit leggy but not to bad issue ,

    I include a comparison photos showing this flir and a HTi-19 320×240 unit. Although the hti had superior ir resolution spec, the flir image was superior in my opinion and showed a lot more detail thermally, flir iron colour for thermal image is the best also.

    For what I use it for this flir model is great . A more professional use would need a higher spec flir.

    Quality clear thermal image

  14. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    La termocamera palmare molto comoda da tenere in mano , si presenta di ottima costruzione facile da usare piena di funzionalit all accensione molto reattiva tramite USB si pu ricaricare la batteria sempre con tensione da 5v provata ad rilevare la temperatura dei tubi acqua calda di uno scaldabagno funziona alla grande la zona calda viene evidenziata nel display della termocamera in alto viene evidenziato il valore di quanti gradi 30 40 ecc distanza pi di 2 metri ancora c e tanto da dire soprattutto le tantissime funzionalit che ha la termocamera FLIR sinonimo di qualit ed garanzia soddisfatto dell’ acquisto ,servizio da parte del venditore ed Amazon ottimo

  15. Anonymous says:

     France

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersJe l’utilise pour le travail, pour dtecter plus facilement les entres d’air parasite quand je fais un test d’tanchit l’air dans le btiment.

    Attention, je ne fais pas de bilan thermique avec rapport.

    Quand je vois le prix des locations, cette camra me va trs bien pour mon utilisatio

  16. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 13 From Our UsersI never knew I needed a thermo-imaging measuring thing but now I do. Was able to go around the house and find all of the heat escaping the house when very cold. WIll do the same in the summer. I won’t do anything about it but at least I now know why the heating bill is high. I also could see where the cat walked across the carpet but still does not register if the cat is plotting my demise. probably is. I lock the door at night. I should check if it sees the thermal paw prints on the doorknob!

  17. KatheriClemens says:

     France

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersLe produit en lui mme est plutt performant, mais les anciens modles offraient plus de possibilit d’affichage avec une chelle de couleur affiche l’cran et la possibilit de changer l’affichage de la cible.
    Du coup ne convient pas totalement pour mon utilisation.

  18. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Golden Review Award: 15 From Our UsersEigentlich ist so ein Spielzeug fr den Privatgebrauch ja viel zu teuer (in meinem Fall 430). So richtig berzeugt davon, es auf jeden Fall zu behalten, war ich nicht. Aber in der Praxis waren die Messungen mit dem Ding jetzt wirklich so interessant, dass es auf jeden Fall bleibt.

    Beispielbilder offener Gefrierschrank und eine beheizbare Sitzheizungsauflage. Bei der Sitzauflage sieht man brigens nicht mal direkt die Heizwendel, sondern den an den hellen Punkten abgesteppten Polsterberzug, an dessen flachen Punkten die Wrme deutlich besser austritt, als an den ca. 2-3cm dicken Schaumstoffpolstern.

    POSITIV:
    * Bedienung weitestgehend selbsterklrend.
    * Zuschaltbarer Laser-Punkt zur einfacheren Positionierung, auch wenn der wegen des Parallaxenfehlers bei mir auf etwa 1m Entfernung ca. 5-10cm neben dem Messpunkt liegt (wie aber im Handbuch auch bereits beschrieben ist).
    * Licht, falls man im (fast) Dunkeln arbeiten muss.
    * Die MSX Technik, die das IR-Bild mit Kontrastpunkten aus dem normalen Kamerabild bereinander legt (was zugegebener Maen nicht immer perfekt passt, aber -fr mich- ausreichend klappt).
    * Verschiedene Farbmodelle lassen sich fr die Temperaturanzeige whlen.
    * Sehr stabiles und gutes Gehuse. Schutztasche, Handschlaufe und Schultergurt (fr die Tasche) dabei.
    * Einfach -wie USB-Laufwerk- am PC auszulesende Bilder.

    NEGATIV:
    * Die App und die Bluetoothanbindung. Ja, fr ein immer hin ber 400 teures Gert ist die Android-App eine echte Zumutung. Verbindung klappt nur auf mehrmalige Versuche, Bedienung und Funktionen vllig unverstndlich und Erklrung im Handbuch mehr als drftig. Dafr einen vollen Punkt Abzug, das ist in der Praxis nicht wirklich verwendbar.
    * Nur ein Messpunkt, anders als andere Messgerte, die oft mehrere Punkte zeigen (z.B. heiester Punkt, kltester Punkt). Fr mich aber vllig ausreichend.
    * Und da die Kamera -hnlich einer im sichtbaren Lichtbereich- die Helligkeit und Kontraste und damit vor allem die angezeigten Farben immer an die vorhandene Wrmeabstrahlung anpasst, wre zumindest eine Anzeige der kltesten Temperatur (im Bild dunkelblau bis Schwarz) und der hellsten Temperatur (hellgelb bis wei) interessant. Beim Bild der Sitzheizung z.B. stellt das dunkle Violett ca. 22 da, das Hellgelb etwa 30. Bei dem Bild des Gefrierschranks ist das dunkle Violett ca. -16 bis -18. Eben je nach Gesamtspektrum skaliert. Deshalb wre da ein ‘von – bis’ in Form einer kleinen Legende am Rand schon interessant.

    Insgesamt finde ich das Gert wirklich sehr gut, wenn man den Preis im Hinterkopf behlt und das eben professionelle Gerte eher das Doppelte bis schnell dem Fnf- bis Zehnfachen dieses Gertes kosten. Dafr mag man dann sicher etwas feinere Auflsungen und noch ein paar Messfeatures mehr haben, aber im Preis-Leistungsverhltnis fr normale Anwendungen finde ich das FLIR TG267 sehr gut.

    Wenn ich mehr Erfahrungen mit der Akkulaufzeit habe, werde ich die genauso eineditieren, wie ggf. andere Aufflligkeiten in der Anwendung. Bis dahin aber eine echte Empfehlung.

    Gutes Gerä

  19. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersThe screen is a decent size, it’s clear and the quality is good. Fast boot, takes about 7-10 seconds and there’s plenty of options in the menu including calibration type features and a range of difference heat map modes.

    I tested the temperature with a boiling kettle and it’s very accurate. The unit itself feels sturdy as well and comes with a MicroSD card for saving images which can be done by simply pulling the trigger.

    There’s also a laser beam option for precise measuring, but you get a target overlay in the screen anyway so I never use the laser – but could be handy if in a tight spot where you can’t see the screen and you could use the laser and pull the trigger to take a screenshot.

  20. MarianaPhillips says:

     United Kingdom

    The screen is a decent size, it’s clear and the quality is good. Fast boot, takes about 7-10 seconds and there’s plenty of options in the menu including calibration type features and a range of difference heat map modes.

    I tested the temperature with a boiling kettle and it’s very accurate. The unit itself feels sturdy as well and comes with a MicroSD card for saving images which can be done by simply pulling the trigger.

    There’s also a laser beam option for precise measuring, but you get a target overlay in the screen anyway so I never use the laser – but could be handy if in a tight spot where you can’t see the screen and you could use the laser and pull the trigger to take a screenshot.

  21. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 7 From Our UsersI’ve been wanting a thermal camera for a while. The first one arrived with shipping damage. I ordered a hard backed, foam padded case from that huge outdoor store. It was half as much as I found here and they show the size in the listing.

    The image is a little small, but it does the job well. The on/off button has to be held down for ten seconds or more. It’s a little annoying, but doable. The images help me in my diagnosis and the screen shows the temp which is helpful. I use this in my laundromat to diagnose machines and in my electronics repair hobby.

    I replaced an ignitor on a dryer, turned it on and before I could verify it was working by touch, I could see on the Flir that it was already heating up.

    I tried to use it on my OLD home looking for air leaks, but couldn’t find anything. I probably need to get much closer to windows and doors. I was assuming I could see heat coming out from 20-30 feet away and I don’t think that’s going to happen.

  22. Jefferson6947 says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersEasy to use, helping with home energy efficiency, it’s not great vale for money but you can’t get them much cheaper and to hire one for a week is more than half what this cost.
    So you gets what you pay for.
    Possibly a bit of an extravagance for DIY , just don’t tell the wife how much it really cos

  23. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    This did the trick in finding where insulation was needed, however, the front cover fell off like many other users reported. This is a great product with a high build quality and I didn’t expect it to happen I’ll be returning and purchasing another version.

  24. Nicholas Miotke says:

     Canada

    Golden Review Award: 12 From Our UsersOrdered the unit and when it arrived it turns out that the actual thermal camera has been replaced with a cheap (used&dirty) remote temperature reader, not a thermal camera. This must have been someone’s return when they just kept the expensive camera and replaced it with some garbage product. Then the returned item was sent to me?

    Anyway, after contacting customer service, Amazon sent a replacement which was in brand-new sealed box as expected, and the actual camera works great.

  25. Anjali Prasertong says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersI bought this to do some science in the testing of a project I am working on.

    It is also useful for various DIY tasks such as seeing where joists are behind plasterboard and seeing where drafts are coming from (e.g. where a door seal may need replacing).

    It will even clearly show you whether a device is on and in standby, rather than completely switched off. Even low power devices raise the temperature enough such that they glow clearly against the background!

    Do not be fooled by superficially similar devices that might be cheaper. This shows you the visible edges of things in the field of view, to help identify where you are pointing at. Most other devices of this type just show you a blurry field of colours, and it is hard to pinpoint what you are lookng at (measuring from).

    Oh, and I almost forgot: this device has a rubberised outer case, and really feels rugged.

    Even more useful than I thought.

  26. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersThis 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.

  27. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersThe Flir TG267 Thermal Camera seems like a really good device, I have tested other thermal cameras with a similar price, the only minor fault I can find with this product is that the camera is a little laggy, other than that I really prefer the size weight and shape of this compared to the last, it really is nice and compact.
    It has a handy led torch built in as well as a laser pointer to assist in accuracy.
    Another thing that is a nice touch is a welcome note with an email address and someone’s face, this makes you feel like you are apart of a team.
    Another really nice touch is the thermo coupling this plugs into the top of the device and comes up with the temperature of the probe on the screen. It comes with a really neat protection case that would be perfect to use on site.
    The battery seems to last a good amount of time, I have been playing about for the last 30 minutes and it dropped about 5% in that time.
    I used this at my main consumer unit under the stairs and found everything to be in good order. It’s very interesting to see.
    I look forward to going back to work to use this during one of my many electrical breakdowns. I know this will save me so much time do to the nature of the machines I work on many breakdowns seem to be loose cables.
    Thank you Flir for letting me review this product it’s a very good machine.
    It comes recommended from me.

    Super compact, lightweight, high quality!

  28. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 107 From Our UsersI’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.

    FLIR TG267

  29. Sugar Pop Ribbons says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 21 From Our UsersI was in the market for a thermal camera years ago, but every option was over $1000. This device has everything I wanted. ability to store pictures, USB connection to the computer, laser target and a white light to illuminate the target visually. The only problem was that when I initially plugged it into my Mac to read the pictures, it unmount immediately. I mounted it on Windows, and I found there were file-system errors. Once corrected, it mounted on the Mac just fine. I was surprised that is came with a nice, soft carrying with a shoulder strap, so it stays clean even in messy environments. I’ve always respected FLIR as a brand, as I’ve seen their products disassembled on youtube. I’m very pleased with my purchase. I was not interested in one to connects to phones, because connectors and operating systems change too frequently, I’d hate to find my thermal camera not working because I’m no longer using a compatible device!

  30. Anonymous says:

     France

    Golden Review Award: 44 From Our UsersAcheter un dtecteur thermique peut sembler gadget et inutile.
    J’avoue ne pas m’en servir trs souvent.
    Cependant il m’a permis
    – De dcouvrir un tuyau qui passait sous le carrelage de la cuisine
    – De reprer un pont thermique dans l’angle d’une chambre
    – De connaitre exactement le passage du conduit de ma chemine (pour viter de percer au milieu)
    – De reprer quelques prises de courant qui laissent passer de l’air froid (plus que les autres en tout cas)
    Je le prte galement autour de moi assez rgulirement pour ce mme genre de dtection.
    Il suffit de pointer le laser sur l’endroit que l’on souhaite analyser et d’appuyer sur la gchette pour prendre un instantan. Ceux-ci sont enregistrs sur une carte microSD de 8Go fournie avec l’appareil. Chaque fichier gnr fait 75ko (au format bitmap : 174*220 pixels)
    La temprature pointe s’affiche en haut gauche. L’appareil fonctionne par contraste thermique. Si vous avez dans votre ligne de mire un objet trs chaud, c’est lui qui prendra toute la gamme de rouge et vous ne verrez pas les petits contrastes qui pourraient y avoir autour.
    Une dragonne permet de ne pas faire tomber l’appareil qui de toute faon tient bien en main grce sa poigne ergonomique.
    L’insertion de la carte SD se fait sur le dessus, juste ct du port micro USB qui permet de le recharger avec le chargeur fourni. (ou avec un chargeur de tlphone par exemple)
    La batterie tient vraiment longtemps. J’ai fait une charge il y’a 10 mois de cela et je suis toujours 100%.
    Flir est une marque professionnelle, ce modle est un des plus petits de la gamme. Pour un usage occasionnel, il suffit largement.
    Maintenant vous de voir si dpenser 400 en vaut la peine.
    Pour ma part je me suis fait plaisir, mais quand je m’en sers je suis content d’avoir fait l’investissement.
    (n’hsitez pas indiquer si ce commentaire a pu vous tre utile).

    Gadget utile

  31. KendallHeist says:

     United States

    use for finding temp differences and warm images in vehicle wiring, indicating resistance areas to help streamline diagnostics.

  32. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Golden Review Award: 10 From Our UsersE’ una termocamera economica in rapporto ad altre della stessa marca che comunque una garanzia di seriet del prodotto. Ed infatti, in rapporto al prezzo, mantiene le promesse. Lo schermo relativamente piccolo ma pi che sufficiente all’uso ma la definizione non certo elevata. Tuttavia per un uso occasionale un buon prodotto. Ho rilevato con facilit tubazioni di impianti idraulici sotto traccia: ovvio che debbano per avere una temperatura diversa dalle strutture in cui sono posate altrimenti si confondono. Per sufficiente il flusso di acqua calda per evidenziare la conduttura cos come l’acqua fredda “segna” il tubo sotto traccia. Identifica bene i ponti termici di spigolo e son riuscito ad evidenziare anche l’orditura di travetti di solai in laterocemento.
    Fornita con una micro SD da 16 gb per memorizzare le immagini che sempre possibile visionare in tempo reale e decidere poi se salvarle o meno. Peccato che nel jpeg ricavato non compaia la scala cromatica delle temperature. Mentre appare la temperatura rilevata dal sensore termico al centro del “mirino” Allego alcune immagini in cui appare un solaio con accennata l’impronta dei travetti ( notare che gli ambienti che il solaio divideva erano alla stessa temperatura e quindi poco o nulla disperdenti) con evidenti tracce di ponte termico di spigolo ed immagini di un rubinetto miscelatore da vasca in cui sono evidenziati i tubi verticali di adduzione sotto traccia. Per ultima uno scarico di sottolavello ove sono evidenti i tubi di scarico nella muratura ( da gialli dello scarico caldo di quelli esterni a blu quelli in traccia)
    Sarebbe stata gradita una custodia acclusa.
    Piccola e maneggevole, con batteria al litio ricaricabile di buona durata quindi un buon prodotto. In rapporto al prezzo merita le 5 stelle.

    Non ha deluso

  33. ZaraBrubaker says:

     United States

    Bought for a project and my engineer took it home and took thermal pics of all kinds of silly things around his house. Kids, dog, car, washing machine, wife. Nothing was safe from his photos.

  34. Jaime says:

     Canada

    Golden Review Award: 22 From Our UsersVery well built unit. I am very happy with my purchase and I believe it will suit my usage well. I gave it only 4 stars for a couple reasons.

    To start the image quality is nowhere near as good as the demonstration imagines (which I already assumed). This unit simply is not detailed enough for anyone who wants that fine detail. However for Tradesmen using it for maintence to detect hot bearings, breakers, relief valves, etc. This is detailed enough to do the job, and feels sturdy. For the price it is a perfect compromise on detail compared to the higher end models.

    My second reason for only 4 stars, is it does not come with a case. You have to order the case serperatly. The Case is very good quality and worth the extra cost. However in my opinion it really should come with the unit.

    I am very happy with my purchase.

  35. LavonMartinovic says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersAmazing tool. I have yet to use it to its full potential and its already paid for itself. My coworkers keep borrowing is to check for door and window leaks in they’re homes

  36. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Golden Review Award: 39 From Our UsersWie schon von einigen Rezensenten beschrieben, muss man mit so einer Kamera umgehen knnen. Die Auflsung ist recht grob, das ist dem Preis geschuldet. Ich benutze diese Kamera, um Gebudeisolationen und Fenster zu berprfen. Man muss ein bisschen Bescheid wissen. Z.B. sollte man kein Stck klaren Himmel im Bildausschnitt haben. Der Himmel hat kaum bzw. keine Infraroteinstrahlung (ausser die Sonne selbst), und wirkt daher immer als sehr kalte Stelle. Das fhrt dazu, dass der Rest des Bildes in orange-Rot-Tne getaucht wird, auch kalte Fassaden im Winter. Das Kamerabild liefert nur brauchbare Werte und Informationen im differenziellen Vergleich. Man wird bspw. bei einem Fassadenbild leicht erkennen, wenn eine Heizung hinter einer schlecht isolierten Wand sitzt. Oder wenn ein Fenster nicht dicht ist und auf diese Weise warme Luft austritt und den Fensterrahmen dadurch von aussen wrmt. Man kann gut isolierte Fenster von schlecht isolierten Fenstern unterscheiden. Auch Innenaufnahmen bringen Erkenntnisse, Kltebrcken bspw.
    Wobei hier einfaches Anfassen von Oberflchen natrlich gleich die selbe Erkenntnis bringt, nicht fr alles braucht man solche Messgerte, oft hilft der gesunde Menschenverstand oder etwas Logik sowie die eigene Hand als Messgert.
    Nicht immer ist das Monitorbild sehr brauchbar, es gibt Schwankungen in der Darstellung. Wer hochaufgelste Fotos zwecks Dokumentation bentigt, ist mit dieser Kamera vermutlich nicht richtig ausgestattet. Allerdings, fr mich das Highlight, gibt es ein Fadenkreuz als Messpunkt, und dieses Fadenkreuz liefert eine Temperaturanzeige, mit 1/10-Grad Auflsung. Klar, kann man hier keine hochprzise Messung erwarten, aber es funktioniert (je nach Oberflche) erstaunlich gut.
    Und hier kommt mein Tipp zur sinnvollen Anwendung: Oft gibt es die Mglichkeit von Vergleichsmessungen. Bspw. zwei verputzte Huser, beide innen geheizt. Vergleichend nimmt man nun Aussentemperaturmessungen an der Fassade vor (oder an Fenstern). Hhere Temperaturmesswerte bedeuten eine schlechtere Isolierung.
    Messungen sollte man natrlich an kalten Winterabenden vornehmen.
    Genau fr diesen Einsatzzweck finde ich die Kamera prima. Ich bekomme aussagekrftige Informationen zur Qualitt von Fenstern oder Fassadendmmungen hinsichtlich der Wrmeisolierung. Ich bin sehr zufrieden.
    Hilfreich auch zwei Laserpointer, mit denen man nachts den Messpunkt anvisieren kann. Der Messpunkt liegt in der Mitte zwischen den beiden roten Punkten.

    Als Fieberthermometer natrlich ungeeignet.

    Man kann sogar die Temperaturanzeige eichen, indem man auf einen Krper mit bekannter Temperatur zielt und mit dem Epsilon-Wert dann die Temperaturanzeige justieren kann. Anschliessend brauchbar zur Temperaturmessung von identischen Oberflchen.
    Ein Beispiel: einen verputzten Mauerstein in einem geheizten Zimmer eine Weile liegen lassen. Die Zimmertemperatur przise messen mittels gutem Thermometer. Und nun kann die Kamera auf diese Oberflche geeicht werden. Anschliessend kann problemlos die Oberflchentemperatur von Fassaden mit hnlichem Verputz erstaunlich przise gemessen werden.
    Die Vorjustierung der Kamera passt aber schon ganz gut fr viele Materialien.

  37. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 5 From Our UsersGreat product, great price, and on time shipping! Pic on delivery is great. I turned it on after delivery and immediately found a missing piece of insulation in my wall!

    Great product, great price, and on time shipping! Pic on delivery is great. I turned it on after delivery and immediately found a missing piece of insulation in my wall!

  38. GeorginFields says:

     Germany

    Golden Review Award: 85 From Our UsersWerde diese Rezension in zwei Teile gliedern: 1. Meinung, 2. Anleitungen.

    1. Meinung:
    Dieses Gert ist perfekt. In dieser Preis-Leistungsklasse erfllt es alle Anforderungen. Meiner Meinung nach sollte es in keinen Haushalt fehlen und in Industriebereich berhaupt nicht!
    Es kommt mit 8GB SD-Karte, die werdet ihr nie voll kriegen weil die Photos ca 77kB gro sind. Die Batterie hlt unglaublich lang(8stunden sicher wie angegeben), falls Sie die Kamera tglich fr ein oder zwei Photos haben, hlt der Akku die ganze Woche oder mehr.
    Auf Flir Seite gibt es ein Software ist aber nich geeignet fr die TG165, vielleicht das andere SW das etwas kostet… leider.
    Auflsung: Gut genug! Habe schon mit professionellen Flir Wrmebildkameras um ca 5000 gearbeitet und fr Problemsuche wrde ich die TG165 immer wieder kaufen. Die Gerte in hherer Preisklasse sind Professionelle Gerte die in spezifischen Bereichen spezielle Anforderungen erfllen mssen(z.Bsp. Gasemissionen bei der Verbrennung, wo man die Temperaturen ber das ganze Gebiet kennen muss). Fr Problem suche und einfache Temperaturmessungen macht die TG165 das Perfekt.
    Gut sind die zwei Laser Punkte die uns genau zeigen in welchen BEREICH zwischen dem Wir messen.
    Die TG165 ist kein Spielzeug oder Gert mit dem man sich die Temperatur auf der Stirn messen sollte… man knnte es machen aber es ist fr professionelleren Gebrauch gemacht.

    Die Bewertungen hier auf Amazon sind viel zu schlecht wegen schlechter Nutzung des Gert. Die TG165 macht genau das was man mit ihr macht, und bei IR Strahlung gibt es sehr viele Parameter im Hintergrund die man bercksichtigen soll.
    Fazit:
    1A Gert, man muss nur wissen wie es anzuwenden.

    2. Einige Anleitungen um es richtig anzuwenden und Sie dann nicht Rezessionen schreiben das es “teilweise” Perfekt ist.

    -Emmissionskoeffizient:
    werdet Ihr fast immer falsch haben um die T auf 0.2C genau zu messen, weil das ein Koeffizient ist der abhngig ist von Material, Oberflchenrauheit, Verschmutzung der Oberflche… 0.95 ist manuell eingestellt was eine gute Nherung fr meiste Objekte ist um es auf 0.5-2C genau zu messen. Bitte sucht im Internet nach dem Koeffizient falls Sie unreallistische Messwerte kriegt. Das wird euch in einen Bereich von 1-2C genau bringen.
    Um nach einen genauen Koeffizient zu suchen, knnt ihr das Objekt/Oberflche auf eine bekannte Temperatur aufheizen z.Bsp. Metalen Kochtopf mit siedenden Wasser = T ca 100C. Man stellt dan den E_Koeffizient in der Kamera so ein das die Messung ca 99-100C entspricht. Metal z.Bsp. zw. 0.10-0.30.

    -Wrmebrcken:
    Mann kann die schn sehen, und auch messen.
    Im Haus funktioniert es Problemlos. Auen mit einigen Physikalischen Einschrnkungen. Sie Sollten nich den Himmel im Bildbereich haben! Es ist kein Strahler und es weist eine Temperatur von -270Grad, deswegen ist die Auflsung schlecht. Ihr wollt messen Wrmebrcken mit Differenz von 10C habt aber die Max Differenz bei 300C… wird nicht funktionieren. Wollt ihr Fotos machen mit Himmel msst ihr in die hhere Preisklasse gehen wo Sie den Temperaturbereich whlen knnt. Lasst euch von Flir beraten. Aber so lange Sie die Wrmebrcken von auen messen und aufpasst dass der Himmel nicht in Hintergrund ist, funktioniert es super.

    -Was nicht funktioniert oder wie es umgehen:
    Glas und Metal spiegeln die Strahlung! Ihr werdet auf dem die Temperatur von der Strahlung von Umgebung messen, oder noch besser/schlechter, Sie werden sich selber drin sehen und messen knnen. Deswegen weist ein metales nichtbeschichtetes Kochtopf bei 100C eine T von Umgebung z.Bsp. 20C.
    Sie knnt es umgehen so das sie auf die Oberflche(falls technisch mglich) einen schwarzen Elektroisolierband klebt und die T auf dem messen. Hat genauen E-Koeffizienten weil der schwarz und nicht poliert ist.

    -Glatte und polierte oder glatt Beschichtete Oberflchen knnen auch eine kleine Spiegelung aufweisen deswegen bite acht geben.

    Die Alle oberen Anleitungen gehen auch fr die Kammeras in hheren Preisklasse und deswegen knnen Sie sehr tief in die Brieftasche greifen und immer gleiche falsche Messungen kriegen wie auch bei TG165.
    Die TG165 ist ein sehr gutes Gert fr Fehlersuche und Temperaturmessungen(sehr genaue falls sie genauen E-Koef. und Distanz bercksichtigen).
    Ein Bild z.Bsp. Heisswasserleitungen im Boden suchen. Leckagen knnen von hei- wie von kalt-Wasser gefunden werden.

    Hoffentlich hilft es vielen bei Ihrem Einkauf, Benutzung und auch besseren Erfahrungen.
    MfG
    J

    Perfekt! (+einige Anleitungen)

  39. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Works great. Takes time,getting used to the auto,take feature

  40. Katrina Butcher says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersEvery service person should carry one. I made a mistake and purchase the smaller unit before. This is the unit that gives better answers. Some doctors might find answers to problems using this on there clients.

  41. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 5 From Our UsersI use this tool everyday. Highly recommend for any serious home inspecto

  42. MikelBourque says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 32 From Our UsersJust got mine today and already amazed. People have said that the tg165 couldn’t see well past 10 feet. And I have also been told that the range of the tg167 is 60 percent better. If that were true then the maximum range of this camera would be 16 feet. The real range is probably closer to 10-15 times that. I spotted a rabbit at 40 feet. I couldn’t tell exactly what it was on the screen but I guessed right, a rabbit. It can see a human being from about 200 feet away and you can still tell it is a human being. Or Bigfoot or something like that. All of the features of this camera are great. The reduced angle view really isn’t that bad. In fact, it is great. You can put your hand on the wall and then take it off and you can see the hand print. You can also see your reflection in the in the window when visibly you don’t see a reflection at all. I could also spot a leak around our back door. My only complaint is that the screen freezes about once a minute for about 2 seconds. My only concern is that one time when the screen froze after I left the menu, the screen stayed frozen. I had to turn it off and then turn it back on again. After that, I haven’t that problem with it again. Word to the wise; don’t move very fast with this camera. Overall it is a great camera. I have wanted one for about 7 years now but could never afford one. I feel blessed to finally be able to own and use one.

  43. SamGilmersfbqta says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 8 From Our UsersSo I bought this mostly to use as a diagnostic tool in my day-to-day work. I have an IR thermometer but I feel like it doesn’t give me enough visibility into what I’m working on for it to be useful. In any case, I really like this camera. I do have two minor complaints but considering the price range I don’t think they’re a big deal. I would definitely buy it again and recommend it to friends. Although, if I had an actual use case for this in a day job I would probably save up my money and buy one of the bigger models.

    GOOD:
    – Solid construction and feel. It feels sturdy in my hands and it looks pretty sweet.
    – Hand strap included which is nice if you plan on using this for more than looking at things on a workbench.
    – Accurate. As far as I can tell the temperatures are accurate (using the screen readout and aiming reticle).
    – Can transfer images using the USB cable or by removing the sdcard. I like that I can do both because it gives me greater flexibility and I can use a larger sdcard if I want.

    NEUTRAL:
    – The framerate is somewhere around 15-20 frames per second (definitely no more than 30). Doesn’t really interfere with the intended usage of this camera but it can be slightly annoying when moving it around quickly.

    BAD:
    – There is no included lens cap or case. I can’t imagine anyone not wanting at least one of those two things to protect their camera. I’m not even sure if they make lens caps for this particular model.
    – The temperature color scale is always relative to what’s visible on the screen. This is particularly annoying when you’re trying to compare differences in temperature between several points. The screen always shows a temperature reading in the top-left so it’s not impossible to do just annoying. I can’t imagine it would be that hard to implement 1-2 options in the camera’s menu that would allow changing this behavior so I don’t really understand why it’s not included.

  44. DeanneKPTlzgo says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 44 From Our UsersFascinating and beautiful instrument. Here are some additions to the very helpful reviews.

    Manual doesn’t address whether or not you can leave the unit plugged and charging all the time you aren’t using it. This is OK for some battery-operated devices and very much not OK for others.

    You can use the unit while it is charging, but you have to turn it on first and then connect the USB cable. It will not turn on if you are already charging.

    Haven’t done it yet, but depending on which *authorized* distributor you buy from, it looks like you can get a free TG165 case or other FLIR item. Not sure if this works if you buy from authorized distributor where the order is fulfilled by Amazon, but I will soon find out. The FLIR website lists the authorized distributors; then go to the distributor website for details.

    It shuts down if you do not press a button. The default is 2 minutes but you can change the time or turn that feature off, as I did.

    If you are in a situation where the laser pointers might hit someone’s eyes (such as using the instrument near other people or a pet) you can turn them off via the menu.

    After you first charge it and before you use it, copy the manual from the instrument to your computer. Otherwise you will blow away the manual when you delete images.

    If you download the manual from the FLIR website, which requires registration, you get a 36MB self-expanding compressed file that includes a couple of dozen different manuals in various languages. Took a while on my slow connection.

    There are other files besides the manuals in the compressed file. Not sure what they are.

    Per the FLIR website, the current firmware version is 1.5.3 which is what came in my unit.

    The just-announced $700 FLIR IR camera has the same IR sensor resolution (80×60) according to the FLIR website specs.