On the thermal camera I have. You have to set the distance your going to be using it for. So you might have a setting to set distance to say about 30 cm. Then you may be able to align the visible and thermal better. Sounds like its setup for a few metres away
I've heard there is a trick you can do with a thermal camera. After someone has typed a pin number on a numeric keypad, point the camera at the key pad and you can see the warmer keys are the ones just pressed, the warmest being the most recent, so you can work out the code just typed. This would be a fun thing to do on the next live stream and also serve as a security warning if it works !!
Hi, Richard love your channel. I have a camera similar to this one, and the thing is you need to hold the button down, while aligning the images. But it still only works at about 15 cm. Hope this helps. I have the HTC HT-18+, thanks again for the great videos. Paul, USA
I have a Flir pro for a smart phone. It has a similar feature but it basically outlines features to make them easier to see with infrared. It works really well for electronics. Outlines all the components on a pcb. That looks like a really nice camera. Too bad it didn't work a little better as far as lining up the images.
I'm happy with my Infiray P2 Pro thermal camera for electronics work, but I'm sure that would be ideal for anything else. I wouldn't want to drop it, though - I could imagine that shattering into a million pieces if dropped, so perhaps a rubber cover would be good.
For your sort of close to work, and with what is quite a bulky tool, the overlay and degrees of overlay is a great feature so you can see what you are actually pointing at. But the inability to align the images for that distance is a great shame. The buttons and menus look good and easy to navigate and the packaging looks great and well thought out for field work, and I do like an easy to replace battery. What do you think of the price bracket it is in compared to others you've tried ?
The display should have a matte overlay or the unit should have a shroud to block the light. At least you can capture outdoor images and review them on your computer. I wonder if drivers-by think you have a radar gun checking their speed. Seems like this unit is aimed toward HVAC technicians instead of electronics labs.
I'm no expert, so does anybody know if a camera like that even needs an overlay function? I know it's usually used to compensate for the poor image quality of low-res IR sensors (e.g. in the Flir One). But I'm not sure if this camera needs that with its 256x192 sensor. Given the camera's intended use, maybe it would have been better to have a viewfinder instead. Most LCDs struggle in direct sunlight, so if you don't want to spend a fortune on a screen with ≥1000 nits, just shield the outside light and give people a viewfinder. It worked in the old camcorder days, didn't it?
Useless product. Why won't any of these manufacturers supply a Macro Lens with these things, so they can actually be used for troubleshooting? Yes, the lenses are available, but without a proper way to secure it and position correctly, it's clunky and crude bodge. ... BTW: You should book a hair transplant from those fingers to your head.
I'm waiting for that product as well ! something on the box like ' Designed for fault finding PCB's at the component level' Blah blah blah ......... Lol for the other bit.
@@LearnElectronicsRepair - well, I guess the hairline is just hanging in there at the very middle of front, eg: 11:27 but that might just be a "comb-together" 😃
@@andymouse - I seem to recall one of these things (maybe a Uni-T?) that had a macro lens fitted on a swinging clip thingy (like this one's dust cover). I also recall a small one (perhaps InfiRay P2 Pro) that had a magnetic clip on lens, but that was a phone accessory type camera and nobody wants that shiet. The problem with this Kaiweets is that the IR lens is way down that long cone shaped black baffle, so there is no chance of easily getting an add-on macro lens into the correct focal position. . Seems so dumb that these suppliers just keep copying each other, instead of adding a VERY desirable feature like Macro.
On the thermal camera I have. You have to set the distance your going to be using it for. So you might have a setting to set distance to say about 30 cm. Then you may be able to align the visible and thermal better. Sounds like its setup for a few metres away
I've heard there is a trick you can do with a thermal camera. After someone has typed a pin number on a numeric keypad, point the camera at the key pad and you can see the warmer keys are the ones just pressed, the warmest being the most recent, so you can work out the code just typed. This would be a fun thing to do on the next live stream and also serve as a security warning if it works !!
Hi, Richard love your channel. I have a camera similar to this one, and the thing is you need to hold the button down, while aligning the images. But it still only works at about 15 cm. Hope this helps. I have the HTC HT-18+, thanks again for the great videos. Paul, USA
I have a Flir pro for a smart phone. It has a similar feature but it basically outlines features to make them easier to see with infrared. It works really well for electronics. Outlines all the components on a pcb. That looks like a really nice camera. Too bad it didn't work a little better as far as lining up the images.
@andrew_koala2974Your use of punctuation is absolutely awful! 🙄 Leave the guy alone.
Why do some people have to assume they are better than others?
I'm happy with my Infiray P2 Pro thermal camera for electronics work, but I'm sure that would be ideal for anything else. I wouldn't want to drop it, though - I could imagine that shattering into a million pieces if dropped, so perhaps a rubber cover would be good.
For your sort of close to work, and with what is quite a bulky tool, the overlay and degrees of overlay is a great feature so you can see what you are actually pointing at. But the inability to align the images for that distance is a great shame.
The buttons and menus look good and easy to navigate and the packaging looks great and well thought out for field work, and I do like an easy to replace battery.
What do you think of the price bracket it is in compared to others you've tried ?
The display should have a matte overlay or the unit should have a shroud to block the light. At least you can capture outdoor images and review them on your computer. I wonder if drivers-by think you have a radar gun checking their speed. Seems like this unit is aimed toward HVAC technicians instead of electronics labs.
Haha they may have thought it was a speed gun 🤫
I'm no expert, so does anybody know if a camera like that even needs an overlay function? I know it's usually used to compensate for the poor image quality of low-res IR sensors (e.g. in the Flir One). But I'm not sure if this camera needs that with its 256x192 sensor. Given the camera's intended use, maybe it would have been better to have a viewfinder instead. Most LCDs struggle in direct sunlight, so if you don't want to spend a fortune on a screen with ≥1000 nits, just shield the outside light and give people a viewfinder. It worked in the old camcorder days, didn't it?
Possibly made for use in Scotland😂
Useless product. Why won't any of these manufacturers supply a Macro Lens with these things, so they can actually be used for troubleshooting?
Yes, the lenses are available, but without a proper way to secure it and position correctly, it's clunky and crude bodge.
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BTW: You should book a hair transplant from those fingers to your head.
i chuckled.
Oh I thought I was doing pretty good in the head hair department 😵💫
I'm waiting for that product as well ! something on the box like ' Designed for fault finding PCB's at the component level' Blah blah blah ......... Lol for the other bit.
@@LearnElectronicsRepair - well, I guess the hairline is just hanging in there at the very middle of front, eg: 11:27 but that might just be a "comb-together" 😃
@@andymouse - I seem to recall one of these things (maybe a Uni-T?) that had a macro lens fitted on a swinging clip thingy (like this one's dust cover).
I also recall a small one (perhaps InfiRay P2 Pro) that had a magnetic clip on lens, but that was a phone accessory type camera and nobody wants that shiet.
The problem with this Kaiweets is that the IR lens is way down that long cone shaped black baffle, so there is no chance of easily getting an add-on macro lens into the correct focal position.
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Seems so dumb that these suppliers just keep copying each other, instead of adding a VERY desirable feature like Macro.
the display seems like to be bad quality with low specs
Yeah no good for us......cheers.