Seek Thermal Compact-All-Purpose Thermal Imaging Camera for Android USB-C

To use with OnePlus devices, go to Settings, then System, then turn on "OTG storage". It will turn back off again after 10 minutes of not being used, so you'll need to go do this again every time you want to use the Seek. What are you actually enabling? "OTG storage" really isn't storage, it's simply enabling the phone's USB port to power external devices, which could be an external storage device. Or a thermal camera. Regrettably, I already RMA'd one unit which probably would have worked just fine if I'd have discovered this trick beforehand. I called Amazon Tech Support regarding this issue and they had no fix for it, and did the RMA without my asking for it. That was good customer service to offer to immediately send a new unit, but having just a little bit more information on hand regarding this device would have saved a lot of trouble with the return. The manual which comes with the camera is useless, and it was surprisingly difficult to find the fix for this issue using Google. Outside of this small hack to get it to work with my OnePlus 6, I'm shocked at how well it works. It'll be all I need to find hot (or dead) components in my solar electric systems. One quirk is that in 16:9 ratio the menu options are hidden by the Home buttons, so I had to change the aspect ratio to 4:3 and now the menus all work just fine.

Works well on iPhone 15 Pro. If not, try updating your iOS. Image quality isn't that great for a cheap product, and it would be easier to distinguish if it overlaid a realistic image like FLIR does.

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Android 14. Cannot download app required by camera due to "This app isn't available for your device because it was made for an older version of Android" (see screenshot). Also, other reviews are correct about having to remove the phone case just to plug the device in, I don't care how thin your case nay be, it is obvious that the USB-C connector is just barely evening enough to make a connection with no case on the phone at all. It's been a long time since I've been so badly duped by a product. Zero stars, and I'll never even consider purchasing a Seek device again because its obvious they overlook serious design flaws and do not maintain their software, so why risk hundreds of dollars on a device that might not ever work again when a new version of Android comes out?

I'm impressed by the detail and resolution of the camera. It also doesn't seem to drain my battery very quickly. I think for the price there isn't anything comprable from competitors in terms of specs. Learning to focus took a little bit of practice. I found all sorts of interesting sources of heat as well as heat loss around and outside my house. Note I have the USB c Android edition. It works great with my pixel 3 (although I have to take off the case) but for some reason was not recognized by my OnePlus 3T. Minor gripes: it requires full access to location data for the program to run, it will not even run if you set it to allow location collection "only when the app is running." I installed the app on my iPhone and it will run, with GPS data allowed only when the app is running. Android also notified me that it checked my location in the background randomly in the middle of the day when I had not even run the app that day, so I'm not sure what that's about. I guess you can turn off location privileges every time you stop using the app and then turn it back on next time you want to use it, but really, come on? Also, I guess I have to get a USB port extender. Other than that it's pretty cool to be able to see things that you can't see with your own eyes. Just a reminder for those wanting a magic camera that can see through stuff: this only shows surface temperature, it does not even see through windows, but will give you the temperature of the window glass. Sometimes it can even show you a cool reflection of yourself in the glass as your infrared light is reflected. That being said, if something behind a wall or door is putting off heat and warming up that section of wall, you will see that warmth on the other side.

I've never owned a Thermal Imaging device before so I dont have a solid base for comparison. What I will say is that it seems to work well for being such a tiny unit. The app they want you to download seems to work good. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy A20. I wanted to see how quickly it would register temperature drops, so I scanned back and forth between my wife and the window AC. It seemed to work well and the images were decent. There are still a lot of options I have not messed with yet, but overall I would have to say that I am pleased with this unit. Update 9-21-21 Got to compare this unit to a Thermal Unit my Co-worker bought from the MAC Tool Truck. It performed just as well as the MAC tool did. Degree difference was almost negligible as it was between 0.5 - 1° F difference. We tested both units up close and far. I'm greatly impressed with this unit.

OK, lets admit it, this is at the low end of the consumer grade thermal imagers. There is a reason all the Seek presentations use the Pro model: it has 4x the resolution of this model and has the ability to expand the range of the thermal image palette. This has a huge impact on the usability. I'll revisit the negatives, but the positives are that it does produce acceptable pictures for may uses. My image #1 show a table lamp and a surprising warm digital alarm clock; #2 shows a humidifier. If this fits your need, great, but as you can see its getting harder to distinguish small changes in #2. Hopefully that's where the "expand" feature and the higher resolution will help in the Pro model. Although I haven't tried it, I assume that large scale images of say, a house, will be good enough to find the seasonal heat/cold losses that concern most people. For my needs I want to find smaller differences in a heated floor which this model cannot seem to do. Photo #3 shows the result of a floor image with an overall 10 degree difference (65-75F) after 3-4 seconds. The IMMEDIATE image showed the cooler border that I expected, but washed out on the "next refresh" of the image, never to return. I'm hoping the Pro model range expand and 4xresolution will remedy that as I intend to return this for that version. On a more negative note, unlike more expensive competitors, this does not have an adjustable usb connector. The need for that baffled me until I tried to connect this to my phone with a protector on it. The usb connector did not reach without removing the cover. In addition the connector did not always seat properly and needed some coaxing to connect to the phone. Summary Pros: Its relatively inexpensive and does an adequate job - this is why I give it 3 stars Cons: Low resolution Apparent inability to distinguish small temperature differences USB connector is adequate for an uncovered phone but too short for a cover

So the camera I got initially didn't work. I reached out to customer service and they asked that I send it to them. Yes, that part was a pain. But...once I got the camera back, it was completely worth it. This camera does E-X-A-C-T-L-Y what the company advertises and more. They say it can see however far, a few hounded feet I think, but I can see jets flying in the night sky WELL over a few hundred feet off the ground. It picks up the smallest detail and the resolution is pretty sharp. Long story short, I'm very happy with this product.

After 2 month use product work correctly. I use the Seek Thermal for electronics projects. They help me quickly know where I need cooling in projects. And how work electronics stuff. Seek Thermal have good quality video and pics. I recommended.

Bonne résolution et image précise. Les utilisation possibles sont variées. Electricité/chauffage/toiture etc

If you have a need for thermal imaging and don’t want to hire a big FLIR device (that’s actually more expensive) then this device is ideal….

Nu 4 maanden in bezit. Uitstekende kwaliteit en het beste is dat de camera de accu van de telefoon gebruikt. Dus geen accu die leeg of kapot kan gaan. Vandaag echter startte na aansluiten van de camera de app wel op, maar werd de camera niet gevonden. Zelfde op een tweede android apparaat (tablet). De oplossing is om je toestel opnieuw op te starten MET de camera ingeplugd. Daarna werkt alles weer als vanouds!!!

Fonctionne bien mais il faut s'adapter à l'échelle changeante des couleurs (donc des températures). Mais avec le mode photo et sur pied (améliorre nettement la résolution qui est moyenne sinon) permet ensuite une analyse fine des fuites de températures de notre maison.

Estoy muy contento con esta camara ya que funciona super bien para lo que la ocupo que es para encontrar componentes en corto de las pcb de laptop, es mi mano derecha para las reparaciones, sin duda la recomiendo ampliamente.