PerfectPrime IR0280

I appreciated :- the speed of the IR0280 camera, the fluidity of the data displayed on the screen.- the low weight, and ease of use.- a wide variety of features: photo and video recordings, very easy management of these recordings with deleted file recovery.- the touch screen that allows temperature viewing any area of the screen or a recorded photo whether thermal or visual. It's as if we had hundreds of very accurate thermometers at the same time. These data are also saved in a CSV file for future Excel applications.- the battery life, the very easy standby and the standard 1/4 inches screw interface for tripod.1) Thermal Image Qualitythe software features compensates for the low resolution of the sensor (32x32). It is not necessary to focus only on the thermal image, the hybrid thermal-visual is very interesting, as well as the visual, but you should know that there is a vertical image shift that would be useful to correct (as for the camera IR0005).IR0005 gives a much finer thermal image, so we try to process a video with software used in astronomy. For this we proceeded to a recording of 10 to 15 seconds, ie # 200 frames followed by a process with the free software REGISTAX6 (previously the video was converted into MPEG because registax does not work with MP4)the “REGISTAX” method significantly improves the signal-to-noise ratio and can be useful for the presentation of a report. On the other hand it might be interesting to propose a camera with a sensor a little more powerful (60x60 for example) with a possibility to make a signal accumulation of a few seconds, while retaining the other features of the IR0280.hereafter, other examples, in particular a limit test to compare with ir0005, a measurement of the shift between the thermal and visual imagesunder the conditions of small temperature differences, to precisely locate the environment, the hybrid thermal-visual image is necessary, which is not the case of IR0005 which is very resolutive. It is necessary to take into account the vertical shift which is about 20 cm at a distance of 4 meters.2) Softwarewe have seen the advantage of fast system to process the data with the different possibilities of filtering, of digital zoom, and the very fast access to the temperatures by the touch screen.Another quality of this camera, which is very powerful, is the extremely fast detection of anomalies such as a latent fire after a maintenance intervention for example: welding, intervention in electrical box ...a verification of a building site with the help of this IR0280, even walking quickly allows to "see" a small increase in temperature, with hundreds of thermometers at the same time, by activating the auto-monitor alarm, which can take a snapshot of the event or simply the Hi-Low temperature alarm.for this Hi-Low temperature alarm, it would be interesting to have a buzzer that would complete the visual alarm.TEST :I took half a cup of hot water # 50 ° C, I set the alarm high temperature to 28 ° C (to avoid false positives), my floor being about 22.I made a movement up and down with the camera, with a frequency of 1 second at the climb, a second at the descent. IR0280 is able to detect this cup up to 15 meters (100% success). This would have been even clearer with an audible alarm. We don’t use any filter to have the best response speed of the system.I did the same test with IR0005, with the same frequency, you have to really scan the screen and within 10 meters to have detection.I think that in the field of monitoring of dramatic events such as the one we knew in France (Notre Dame de Paris) IR0280 would have been a great help.

I was personally disappointed with how it worked. The images and video made it appear to show heat spots better than it did. For windows it wouldn’t be bad for people needing insulation during the winter though. It was very easy to use

The media could not be loaded. The device came in with 16GB microSD card, a USB data/charging cable and a manual in a molded foam plastic carrying/storage case.I am impressed by how easy it is to operate. It can be operated with one hand, and it is not hard to master and remember all operations.When the device is turned on and initialized after about 30 seconds, red blobs start actively showing up on the screen. A couple filters (Gaussian and spatial-temporal filters) can be selected to reduce noises at a lower resolution, and normal video can be overlaid on the infrared video in order to identify infrared objects on the screen.The trigger switch on the handle, which is used as a return key, and as a push key for picture and video, is quite tricky to use. When it is used for taking a picture it must be pushed and released quickly. If it is not released quick enough, it will enter into a movie mode and complain that the movie is too short. It behaves similarly when the trigger switch is used at the start of setting max and min temperature -- It must be released quick enough in order to get into the setting mode. The device when connected via the supplied USB cable to a PC (and also a cell phone with a correct cable), it would be treated as a storage device, i.e., with Internal and SD card. Pictures and videos can then be viewed or copied out.The infrared resolution is at 32x32 pixels, and looks lower when a filter is used. It seems to do adequate job for large objects such as stoves (as in the video), hot-water pipes, refrigerators, animals,etc., and help me to insulate them better. For smaller object, such a circuit board, I can read off temperatures, but it is hard to figure out components in details.The handle bottom has a threaded hole for a camera stand for keeping the device steady while monitoring or taking a video. It also has an alarm function for low and high temperature. Unfortunately, it seems to only flash a band of blue or red on the screen so it requires a constant watching the screen. The alarm does not trigger a sound or a voice; otherwise, it would be ideal to monitor animals lurking in my backyard at night.All in all despite some shortcomings and high price, it is a good product.

For the price, you cannot ask for more. The device is simple but useful. It has more than enough functions in the menu. Overall has a very complete menu. The shape of the camera is ergonomic and comfortable in its use, the grip is awesome. The definition for the number of pixels it has is fair enough. It comes with a nice protective case. I have been using it for detecting electricity leaks in the house and overheating connectors and it helps a lot. Also, the thermometer appears to be accurate. It is an affordable useful tool to have in-home or office.

Not that great spend the money for the better one can't see what you're actually looking at there's no good image just pixelation

I am giving this 5 stars because it is a great camera for the value, not because it is the best camera you can buy. I also have the ir0005 camera from perfect prime. The ir0005 is much more detailed, but also more expensive. Even the ir0005 is much less detailed than cameras costing $1000+.The ir0280 will work well for identifying heat loss, poorly insulated areas, leaky windows, etc. What it will not be great for is identifying small components where detail is needed.Overall, for the price, it's a great camera. The feature that allows the ir image and the visible light image to be overlaid is super helpful. Recording images is easy and intuitive.