UPDATE: FLIR C2 now in stock at Ivy Tools! At the first day of CES 2015, FLIR launched an excellent new thermal camera. At least we think it’s a thermal camera. It has many familiar features from FLIR’s popular Ex-Series imagers, yet looks more like a pocket sized point and shoot camera. Called the FLIR … Continue reading
FLIR has quietly made a few improvements to some their upper level infrared cameras. As sometimes happens, this has had the effect of shaking up their value proposition slightly. Some cameras now stand out and recommend themselves more than they did before the recent changes. More on the standouts below–first a word about the improvements. … Continue reading
This week FLIR quietly introduced a feature that will have a big impact on users of handheld FLIR cameras. UltraMax is an image enhancement technology that captures a series of thermal images and combines the data into one new image. The result is an impressive quadrupling of thermal pixels, including full radiometric measurement data. A … Continue reading
UPDATE, May 1, 2015 – The FLIR TG165 is on sale for a limited time for just $399. Save $100! Concept The new FLIR TG165 Imaging IR Thermometer makes its debut today to the crowds at the National Electrical Contractors Association trade show in Chicago. Part infrared thermometer and part thermal camera, the TG165 pushes … Continue reading
Today at the 2014 RESNET Conference in Atlanta RESNET revealed some long awaited details regarding the certification procedure for HERS Raters performing infrared inspections. A memorandam of understanding from May 2013 outlined how RESNET would work with the American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) to develop the Level II Certification in Infrared Thermography for Building … Continue reading
UPDATE: See our review of the newer FLIR ONE Infrared Camera for iPhone and Android. Recorded with the FLIR ONE thermal camera for iPhone, we tour the Consumer Electronics Show to find out what the show looks like in a completely different light. As noted in our full FLIR ONE review, this impressive iPhone case includes … Continue reading
Update: See our review of the newest FLIR ONE Infrared Camera for iOS and Android. The new FLIR ONE iPhone Infrared Camera launched to swarming crowds this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The FLIR ONE is an accessory case for the iPhone 5 and 5S that snaps onto the back of the … Continue reading
Updated 1/10/14: See our full hands on review of the FLIR ONE from CES 2014. The FLIR ONE iPhone infrared camera case may be available as soon as spring of 2014. Leading up to the 2014 Consumer Electronic Show, FLIR Systems has identified the previously unnamed “sled” case as the new FLIR ONE. While exhibited … Continue reading
FLIR Systems recently revealed a prototype infrared camera attachment for the Apple iPhone platform. The iPhone “sled” allows users to slide their phone into the attachment and view their surroundings in the infrared spectrum. If it should ever see production, the new FLIR iPhone sled has the potential to radically expand the applications and reach … Continue reading
FLIR today announced the launch of an innovative new line of thermal cameras, the FLIR Ex-Series. Four completely new thermal cameras make up the Ex-Series, the FLIR E4, FLIR E5, FLIR E6, and FLIR E8. Our first impression upon wielding one of the new cameras is completely tactile–the fit and finish is more consistent with … Continue reading
