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Seek Thermal CompactXR – Outdoor Thermal Imaging Camera for Android MicroUSB, Black (UT-AAA)

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Connectivity Technology Wireless
Indoor/Outdoor Usage Outdoor
Compatible Devices Tablet, Smartphone
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  • Transform your smartphone or tablet into an outdoor thermal camera with a 206 x 156 thermal sensor to help you find people and animals at night or in low visibility
  • Find people and animals at dawn, dusk, and over long distances where visible light is limited. Extra range detection also increases your visual perception and awareness to improve personal safety
  • Perfect tool for the outdoorsman, hunter, or anyone searching for people and animals
  • Does not require batteries or charging. Waterproof case included. Free Seek mobile app
  • SPECS: 206 x 156 Thermal Sensor, 20° Field of View, < 9 Hz Frame, Focusable Lens, -40F° to 626°F Detection Range, Captures Photos & Videos, Spot Temperature, High-Low Temperature, Threshold Mode, 9 Color Palettes
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3.7 3.7
Night vision
3.5 3.5

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Transform your smart phone or tab into a professional thermal imaging tool with the high quality Seek Thermal XR Imager. The 206 x 156 miniature optical sensor technology comes with a chalcogenide lens, long wave infrared 7.2 - 13 Microns, help you to capture images up to a range of 1800ft viewable distance. The versatile imaging camera showcases a pocket-sized waterproof carrying case that helps you to keep the detection tool safe especially in the outdoor areas. Seek Compact XR translates thermal energy into a visible image on phone, allowing you to spot people and animals even on the darkest night. Seek Thermal XR Imager is compatible to use with Samsung Galaxy (S3, S4,S5), Samsung Galaxy Note (2,3,4),Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, Motorola Moto X (1st and 2nd gen),Motorola Moto G. 20° Field of View

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3600 kWh

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220 volts

Customer reviews

4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5
3,810 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the ease of use and value of the security camera. For example, they mention it's user friendly, intuitive, and cheap. That said, opinions are mixed on performance, image quality, temperature range, size, and focus.

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280 customers mention210 positive70 negative

Customers find the security camera easy to use. They say the app is intuitive, and the camera is easy to capture images. Customers also say the tutorial is informative, and it comes with a waterproof case. They mention that the camera can focus down to a few inches, making circuit-board troubleshooting easy. Overall, customers find the product to be a really cool little tool.

"...The camera app works well with my iPhone and is easy to use and capture images...." Read more

"...Finally, the imager comes with a cute, really well-designed and constructed hard little carrying case...." Read more

"...I do have to say that this tutorial is pretty informative.. The app is not intuitive and is hard to navigate and use if you do NOT go through the..." Read more

"...The app is absolute trash. It's not user friendly and is essentially one big sales pitch to get you to buy something else.-..." Read more

266 customers mention210 positive56 negative

Customers like the value of the camera. They say it's a great thermal imager for the money, and is cheaper than any other thermal camera they've found. The app is free and does the bare minimum that you would expect from a security camera.

"...of data that will direct my work to make my house more comfortable, less costly, and more environmentally green...." Read more

"...The other functions in the app work well. Good for the price and useful for the non professional." Read more

"...SummaryPros: Its relatively inexpensive and does an adequate job - this is why I give it 3 stars..." Read more

"...If you want to get into the world of thermal imaging at a really reasonable price point, or you're just looking for a cool toy that's about the..." Read more

699 customers mention447 positive252 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the security camera. Some mention that it does an adequate job, while others say that it doesn't actually work well. The quality is not bad at all, and the thermal image part of the app works OK. However, some customers say that the adaptor wouldn't work with their phone, and that the software is very basic.

"...I'm very happy with the performance/price ratio. Its' working really well and I anticipate getting lots of data that will direct my work to make my..." Read more

"...In the past 5 days, it has never crashed or had a bug, and I haven't heard a word about registering the product or creating an account yet (yay!)...." Read more

"...It's a nice idea but bad in function. They don't match up at all, so pretty much worthless. The other functions in the app work well...." Read more

"...SummaryPros: Its relatively inexpensive and does an adequate job - this is why I give it 3 stars..." Read more

297 customers mention115 positive182 negative

Customers are mixed about the image quality of the security camera. Some mention that the quality is surprisingly good, decent, and impressed by the detail and resolution of the camera. However, other customers say that the resolution is bad, the rendering is not as crisp as they were expecting, and the thermal imager has a fairly low resolution compared to regular camera sensors.

"...I did hesitate 'cuz of reviews reviews saying: image quality is terrible; the camera won't work unless you register; the camera steals information...." Read more

"...The image processing is fantastic, and I can always get the data that I need.Other thoughts:..." Read more

"...Cons:cons:-Horrible picture quality, even in the $365 top of the line model.- The app is absolute trash...." Read more

"...Image quality is very good, though you can clearly see how low the actual resolution of the sensor is, and you can see small details well...." Read more

248 customers mention154 positive94 negative

Customers are mixed about the temperature range of the security camera. Some mention that the various palettes, temperature readouts, and ability to set thresholds are impressive. They find the ability to see thermal details at an instant very impressive and fascinating. However, others say that the picture is a result of lack of temperature variance in viewed areas, the temperatures are bogus, and misleading. They also say the camera appears to be less sensitive to small temperature differences than expensive cameras and only shows surface temperature.

"...plug-and-play thermal camera that creates useful, impressive thermal images and video on my galaxy s7. Well done Seek!2...." Read more

"...foam pads' from a big box store and later w/Great Stuff, it's still really cold. The cold even 'flows' down the wall and chills my sink counter...." Read more

"...The visual/thermal swap feature is useful, as are the various color palates..." Read more

"...Did I know what I am doing or not. Up to you.The Seek Thermal looks great and is packaged like an iPhone...." Read more

99 customers mention67 positive32 negative

Customers are mixed about the size of the thermal imager. Some mention that it's small, lightweight, and compact. They say it provides a record of their measurements if they're making a movie at the same time. However, others say that it no longer fits in its nice little plastic carrying case, it'll not fit on your camera if you have a cover on it, and the field of view is very narrow.

"...It's small and comes with a small case when you're not using it. The camera app works well with my iPhone and is easy to use and capture images...." Read more

"...Piece of junk.Pros:- Its small and comes with a carrying case.Ok... that's it. That's all I can come up with...." Read more

"...once you have the USB-C adapter on the thermal imager, it no longer fits in its nice little plastic carrying case...." Read more

"...You can see from the photos that it's a very small device...." Read more

86 customers mention26 positive60 negative

Customers are mixed about the focus of the security camera. Some mention that it can focus down to a few inches, has an adjustable focus, and the ability to focus on near objects. However, others say that it's difficult to focus, the manual focus ring doesn't work, and it doesn''t auto focus.

"...Yes the Seek focus knob is a little tricky. It requires patience...." Read more

"...' thermal variances out to 1000 feet although it is limited to a 1x magnification and detail degrades in proportion to distance...." Read more

"...Focus is easy enough to use, similar to binoculars. But again, I have to state that my images are so grainy that focusing is sort of moot...." Read more

"The image quality is not bad at all, better than expected, need to adjust focus manually, which that is fine...." Read more

Thrilled with the results I see so far
5 Stars
Thrilled with the results I see so far
My experience with this *Seek Compact* version of the camera put my fears to rest and I'm thrilled!In 2020 I air-sealed my attic & basement rim joists. I then discovered that exterior insulation (under the vinyl exterior) was poorly installed. I looked at 6 more houses in other communities and found the same result...i.e. look "under the hood" of your house and you're likely to find crummy workmanship that reduces your energy efficiency.I want to kill drafts and save $$ heating/cooling my house (and my kids houses). Where to focus my effort? A thermal camera would help, but I can't afford a pro camera. So for 2-3 weeks I read dozens of reviews on affordable thermal cameras. This Seek camera stood out due to the many favorable reviews. I favored the Seek over its nearest competitor because Seek has the higher pixel count. I did hesitate 'cuz of reviews reviews saying: image quality is terrible; the camera won't work unless you register; the camera steals information. But some excellent reviews addressed these issues for me, so now I'll add my experience. It may help others who'll consider this for future purchaseAPP ACCESS TO PHONE: I did NOT need to give the Seek app access to my phone. I did NOT need to register the camera. Here's what I did. I dug up my 2014 LG G3 phone (no SIM card). I charged it, connected to a guest network, snapped the camera into the phone port and I installed the Seek Thermal app. Pop-up windows appeared asking for access to camera, photos, mic. **I denied access**. To my delight, the thermal camera image nevertheless appeared and I was quickly seeing images! Yes the Seek focus knob is a little tricky. It requires patience. When you change the focus knob you need to wait 2-4 seconds for the image to update. If you're not patient the focus knob could appear to be useless. I also adjust my range further/closer to the target of interest as part of my focusing process. Well, in less than 5 minutes I was getting the hang of it and could easily recognize my thermal images. This was especially true when I switched the color palette. For me, 'amber' screen images were very clear.Here's the limitation in my strategy. Because I denied app access on my phone I couldn't save thermal images as I walked around my house. For many uses that doesn't matter. Looking for a hot, or cold or wet spot? There it is - problem identified and you never needed to grant the app phone access or register the camera. But if you're surveying areas in your house like I am (for work when Spring returns) it could be cumbersome to record/diagram/inventory all the needs. You probably already saw that I attached pictures to this review, so yes, took the next step and gave the Seek app access to storage on my old LG G3. Then I could walk around cataloging areas that need work. When I stopped using the camera I disconnect it from the phone, powered off my G3 and put them both in a drawer.CAMERA FIT:I bought the older micro USB style. It snapped into my phone and is a very rugged connection. There's no danger of the camera falling out even if I shake the phone. It would require dropping the camera or solidly smacking the phone on something to dislodge the camera. I did have to remove the hard-shell case and rubber cover from my LG phone to fit the camera, but this is a minor issue.BATTERY LIFE: I agree that the camera is a battery drain. I walked around with the camera on for ~30 minutes and my phone battery went from 98% to 62%. Your experience will differ. For sure my 5+ year old G3 phone battery is nowhere near its original 3000mAh. May be best for you to guess you'll get an hour of power before your phone will need juice.Temperature accuracy:I brought a pot of water to boil on my stove and viewed thru the Seek compact camera. The imaging spot jumped around due to the rigorous boiling, and was reporting temperatures of 207-210 degF. Or, when I image a person, the camera shows readings of 96-97 degF. These are both more than good enough for the current and expected work I plan with this camera.IMAGES (attached)One pic is my fireplace. You can see logs in the fireplace. The heart-shaped glow centered above the fireplace is a hanging wreath at room temp (bright). You can see the horizontal mantle, the candles on the mantle and even draped decoration. Lower left corner reading of 78F is the edge of a charging plug.Another picture is of my front door - poor insulation around the door perimeter. The door window showed 57F. I have clear heat-shrink plastic insulation covering this window. The thin plastic insulation might be invisible to the Seek camera and it might be reading the temperature of the inside surface of that window. The high temp reading in the lower right corner is from an adjacent heat register.3rd picture shows exterior wall next to my kitchen sink. Can you see the dish-drying rack, a coffee filter cone and a wall plug and power cord on the right? What troubles me is the dark blob that's about in the center of the pic. It's . the light/disposal switches. Even though I previously insulated that plate with 'foam pads' from a big box store and later w/Great Stuff, it's still really cold. The cold even 'flows' down the wall and chills my sink counter. The Seek compact reveals that there's ~6" x 4" section in the wall cavity that's missing insulation. The camera revealed 3 other exterior wall outlets in my kitchen with the same missing insulation defect.4th picture is a section of exterior wall. Maybe you can ID what it shows without my description and then decide for yourself if the image quality from the camera is useful.I'm very happy with the performance/price ratio. Its' working really well and I anticipate getting lots of data that will direct my work to make my house more comfortable, less costly, and more environmentally green. Thanks again to the positive detailed reviews from people before me. Good luck to those of you considering this Seek compact camera..
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My experience with this *Seek Compact* version of the camera put my fears to rest and I'm thrilled!

In 2020 I air-sealed my attic & basement rim joists. I then discovered that exterior insulation (under the vinyl exterior) was poorly installed. I looked at 6 more houses in other communities and found the same result...i.e. look "under the hood" of your house and you're likely to find crummy workmanship that reduces your energy efficiency.

I want to kill drafts and save $$ heating/cooling my house (and my kids houses). Where to focus my effort? A thermal camera would help, but I can't afford a pro camera. So for 2-3 weeks I read dozens of reviews on affordable thermal cameras. This Seek camera stood out due to the many favorable reviews. I favored the Seek over its nearest competitor because Seek has the higher pixel count. I did hesitate 'cuz of reviews reviews saying: image quality is terrible; the camera won't work unless you register; the camera steals information. But some excellent reviews addressed these issues for me, so now I'll add my experience. It may help others who'll consider this for future purchase

APP ACCESS TO PHONE:
I did NOT need to give the Seek app access to my phone. I did NOT need to register the camera. Here's what I did. I dug up my 2014 LG G3 phone (no SIM card). I charged it, connected to a guest network, snapped the camera into the phone port and I installed the Seek Thermal app. Pop-up windows appeared asking for access to camera, photos, mic. **I denied access**. To my delight, the thermal camera image nevertheless appeared and I was quickly seeing images! Yes the Seek focus knob is a little tricky. It requires patience. When you change the focus knob you need to wait 2-4 seconds for the image to update. If you're not patient the focus knob could appear to be useless. I also adjust my range further/closer to the target of interest as part of my focusing process. Well, in less than 5 minutes I was getting the hang of it and could easily recognize my thermal images. This was especially true when I switched the color palette. For me, 'amber' screen images were very clear.

Here's the limitation in my strategy. Because I denied app access on my phone I couldn't save thermal images as I walked around my house. For many uses that doesn't matter. Looking for a hot, or cold or wet spot? There it is - problem identified and you never needed to grant the app phone access or register the camera. But if you're surveying areas in your house like I am (for work when Spring returns) it could be cumbersome to record/diagram/inventory all the needs. You probably already saw that I attached pictures to this review, so yes, took the next step and gave the Seek app access to storage on my old LG G3. Then I could walk around cataloging areas that need work. When I stopped using the camera I disconnect it from the phone, powered off my G3 and put them both in a drawer.

CAMERA FIT:
I bought the older micro USB style. It snapped into my phone and is a very rugged connection. There's no danger of the camera falling out even if I shake the phone. It would require dropping the camera or solidly smacking the phone on something to dislodge the camera. I did have to remove the hard-shell case and rubber cover from my LG phone to fit the camera, but this is a minor issue.

BATTERY LIFE: I agree that the camera is a battery drain. I walked around with the camera on for ~30 minutes and my phone battery went from 98% to 62%. Your experience will differ. For sure my 5+ year old G3 phone battery is nowhere near its original 3000mAh. May be best for you to guess you'll get an hour of power before your phone will need juice.

Temperature accuracy:
I brought a pot of water to boil on my stove and viewed thru the Seek compact camera. The imaging spot jumped around due to the rigorous boiling, and was reporting temperatures of 207-210 degF. Or, when I image a person, the camera shows readings of 96-97 degF. These are both more than good enough for the current and expected work I plan with this camera.

IMAGES (attached)
One pic is my fireplace. You can see logs in the fireplace. The heart-shaped glow centered above the fireplace is a hanging wreath at room temp (bright). You can see the horizontal mantle, the candles on the mantle and even draped decoration. Lower left corner reading of 78F is the edge of a charging plug.

Another picture is of my front door - poor insulation around the door perimeter. The door window showed 57F. I have clear heat-shrink plastic insulation covering this window. The thin plastic insulation might be invisible to the Seek camera and it might be reading the temperature of the inside surface of that window. The high temp reading in the lower right corner is from an adjacent heat register.

3rd picture shows exterior wall next to my kitchen sink. Can you see the dish-drying rack, a coffee filter cone and a wall plug and power cord on the right? What troubles me is the dark blob that's about in the center of the pic. It's . the light/disposal switches. Even though I previously insulated that plate with 'foam pads' from a big box store and later w/Great Stuff, it's still really cold. The cold even 'flows' down the wall and chills my sink counter. The Seek compact reveals that there's ~6" x 4" section in the wall cavity that's missing insulation. The camera revealed 3 other exterior wall outlets in my kitchen with the same missing insulation defect.

4th picture is a section of exterior wall. Maybe you can ID what it shows without my description and then decide for yourself if the image quality from the camera is useful.

I'm very happy with the performance/price ratio. Its' working really well and I anticipate getting lots of data that will direct my work to make my house more comfortable, less costly, and more environmentally green. Thanks again to the positive detailed reviews from people before me. Good luck to those of you considering this Seek compact camera..
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good price for a decent clip on thermal camera
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024
Im very happy with this camera. The pictures show how well my radiators are heating up. The vertical red line is the steam riser inside my wall. Fuzzy? yeah. This isn't a photograph. It's a thermograph. I use this for analyzing heat differences. I find where heat is leaking out of my house, heating systems and even for finding shorted electronic components. It's small and comes with a small case when you're not using it. The camera app works well with my iPhone and is easy to use and capture images. This unit is limited to phones or iPads that have lightning connectors. My only complaints, it won't fit when you have a case on your phone. You have to remove the case to use it. (I have an old iPhone 5 that I use it with no case) There is a function in the app to show the image from the sensor and the phones camera. It's a nice idea but bad in function. They don't match up at all, so pretty much worthless. The other functions in the app work well. Good for the price and useful for the non professional.
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Benjamin Fuente Martinez
5.0 out of 5 stars páctica
Reviewed in Mexico on January 12, 2024
Style: Android MicroUSBPattern Name: CameraSize: CompactVerified Purchase
Warren H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Seeks finest!
Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2022
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Roberto
5.0 out of 5 stars Esta muy bien me decís que la cámara normal era igual, pero esta esta mucho más genial
Reviewed in Mexico on September 18, 2021
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Alberto
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bena opcion de camara termica para el taller de reparacion
Reviewed in Mexico on July 19, 2021
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Sébastien
5.0 out of 5 stars Correspond à la description. Simple d'utilisation.
Reviewed in Belgium on February 26, 2024
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