Review of the new FLIR ETS320 Benchtop Thermal Imaging Camera designed for electronics and PCB use.
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Done.
just a measly $2500 😅
IMO, this is an overpriced tool compared to DYTSpectrumOwl CA-10 and Qianli SuperCam X of China.
Isn't it just cheaper to get a Flir-C5 (Wifi) and mount it on a cheap stand? At least you'd also get MSX and only half the price!
It's challenging to find a flir camera with enough resolution and ability to focus to 3 inches for inspection of microelectronics without taking out a second mortgage. It's either low resolution and min focal of 3 feet or pay tens of thousands.
Still expensive garbage
Flir… Stand for 5 dollars plus rubbish plastic. Come on. What cost 2500$ here? Sensor itself? Thats why i will never buy flir products. They are simply overpriced as hell!!!
Couldn't they get an emissivity map by taking a thermal picture of the item when it's switched off (and, presumably, at thermal equilibrium)?
This is at moment the best thermal cam for finding shorts on pcb boards like mobile phones and tablets
Your voice is so stupid🤦🏻♂️
No MSX! 😮 This was the main reason I was considering this. I'm going to move on from this one. Thanks for the review.
Wish FLIR would give me one of these
As a working electrical engineer that has been looking for a camera like this for years, I think this is a great product. I work for a company that makes mil & aero electronics and let me tell you, finding these features in a thermal camera that is actually intended for electronics (as opposed to industrial equipment, HVAC, etc.) is near impossible. A Fluke camera that can resolve a pixel to less than 10 mil (0.010") cost 10x this one. I think this is actually a great price for what it is. If I did the math right, this one will resolve a pixel to just under 7 mil.
The FOV is fine for 90% of our applications, for the rest we'll just have to move our DUT around to see the whole thing. I wish it had adjustable focus, but the price would skyrocket! I think someone has finally heard us in the electronics world and has come out with the product we need. Hopefully this is only the beginning of a full product line. Before you complain about the price, check out the Flukes then get back to me. The ETS320 is not intended for the hobbyist.
Feeling like transplanting directly from FLIR E4.
yeah their software is so clunky….
could anyone help, I would like to buy a thermos meter, in about a year / some time in 2018, what would you recommend, fluke do em too, are they as good, I know flir make some of em or something, from a basic, intermediate and a pro (depends upon cost) recommendations, also some advise, even basic, some people use em a lot, therefore know a shed load, its for electrical testing, electrician, I'm a electrician now, engineering made me unhealthy, as I love to eat, being a electrician I am always physical, anywho
My 2nd gen Flir one, for 350 bucks has MSX technology. It's a fun toy to bring with you anywhere, happy purchase for me anyway.
I would expect better from a $2000+ lab instrument, not only a focus adjustment ring on the lens, but also tilting camera head for 90 degree angle work. also I would expect the video screen to have a tilt adjustment too & independent mounting bracket from the camera head unit.weight of the instrument stand should not be a problem for a $2000+ lab instrument, so what, if the shipping weight is up because of high quality mounting brackets. FLIR need to do better.
I wish a company would come out with an affordable thermal sensor for the diy community…..c'mon China I'm looking at you.
this seems extremely limited. I think they would have been better off just coming up with some sort of gooseneck and a much better focusing range. For the price they charge this thing should be making me pancakes…..
Question, do companies just contact you do review their products, or do you contact them?
For university use this thing definitely lacks a HDMI/… whatever video output for easy use with larger screens. Why not a version completely without a screen and just the bare camera with HDMI/… or a proper more rigid USB port (like USB B)?
Looks like a standard off the shelf stand and mount. And the panel is obviously a remote control that has been glued onto the side. Makes sense at $320. Extra zero needs serious justification.
could be better quality for the cost
I guess FLIR should have got David2 to design the stand 🙂
FLIR 1 — $250.00
$2500!! LOL!