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It would not replace the existing cameras. A thermal camera is a great tool for energy conservation: you can find misbehaving appliances consuming too much elec
by syrgian 4y ago
It would not replace the existing cameras. A thermal camera is a great tool for energy conservation: you can find misbehaving appliances consuming too much electricity idling, compare waste of different appliances, heat leaks at home, find hotspots in devices you maintain (say, a badly connected cable can offer extra resistance and become hot).
Though I don't think thermal cameras will be user affordable for a long while.
- edent 4y agoThere are already cheap (ish) add-on cameras for Android and iOS. For example my review of https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/10/gadget-review-seek-infrared-camera/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/10/gadget-review-seek-infrared... There are a bunch of Android phones which already have this tech built in. Some are high end, but a surprising number of mid-range devices as well.
- danielheath 4y agoI picked up a basic one for about $60 on aliexpress. It's good enough to find heat leaks at home, but only barely, and to get usable results I had to turn the home heating to maximum (to increase the thermal contrast). The ones that let you just walk into a house and immediately see cold areas cost more like $800.