HIKMICROMini2Plus Thermal Camera USB C, 256 x 192 IR Resolution, Thermal Imaging Camera Android 25Hz Refresh Rate, Manual Focus, Thermal Imager 49,152 Pixels, -4°F to 622°F(not for iPhone 15)

This is a great little camera. It is great for a few things, and not great at others, but for the price it is mindblowing.I’ve used all kinds of thermal imagers from $30,000 ones all the way down to the cheapest ones you can find. The closest to this one is the Seek Thermal one (now FLIR?), but the HK Micro one is, IMO, much better. It’s also cheaper, newer, and smaller.I checked the accuracy in our lab with our infrared calibrators. Wow! I’ve seen even the most expensive cameras give worse results. Mine was within 1 °C @ 300 °C. About the same at -10 °C.The picture quality is decent. Monotone seems to look the best.Resolution is OK for IR. Not amazing.Night capture is OK, but this thing isn’t very sensitive when there are really low levels of IR to pick up. I’d guess you’d need a larger sensor and lens. It picks up nearby hot objects like cars, trees, and buildings just fine. Anything in the night sky will be just noise.I have a heated toilet seat and this thing shows it clearly in a pitch black bathroom. It also picks up my reflected IR image from the shower tiles, which was neat.You can turn on/ hot/cold spot auto detection and measuring.You can choose from quite a few palettes.No iOS app, which is fine. I prefer Android and only use my iPhone for work and videos.This thing is tiny!It comes with a nice little case and an extension cable, which is handy. Unfortunately, the cable doesn’t really fit in the case with the camera. It does, but it doesn’t really, if you know what I mean.If you need one, get it! If you want one, get it! If you want one for capturing objects in the night sky in the IR spectrum… maybe save up a few grand and get a better one.

HikMikro provided a free unit for review after I returned the original unit which had some issues. The review has been updated accordingly.This camera is ideal for electronics due to the manual focus ability and increased magnification possible over more usual thermal cameras like the Mini2. However, due to that it is less suitable for general purpose use. Attached picture is of a SOIC-8 IC. Note that you can see the die within due to the close view.** Good **Close focus possible, excellent for close inspection of components with no need for a Macro lens.Fits on phone with case.Provided accessories are of good quality.App mostly works well.** Awareness items **Greater magnification and a smaller field of view than usual. Good for electronics, less ideal to scan around with.Projects forward from phone, preventing setting phone down flat.Continually need to focus with the small focus wheel can be tiresome.** Bad **Tends to have a gradient across the frame which calibration doesn't address. Less pronounced with the replacement (~ 3 deg C vs 5 deg C with original unit).App sometimes has video signal break into static. *This was resolved with a replacement unit*

Really good thermal camera. Works with phone and computer.

Features removed for USA model. Went with Topdon, took a change. very happy. BTW, I tried two Hikmicro cameras and both did not match the youtubes, I called and was told not in the USA version. Nice..

Shows me that I don't stand a chance of making my old house energy efficient 🤣 nice thermal camera to have for diagnostic purposes

Great thermal camera.The app could be better , but it has a lot of functions.The field of view is not that great. As you take it out of the box and connect it to the android device it works as a charm of course with the app installed.When I bought this one I also both another from a competitive company. And i managed to make a small comparison. This is awesome for close-up images, and macro is nailing it.Overall a good , sturdy, quality build camera.

Great image quality and a high refresh rate. The software is nice, too. I really appreciate the option of manual span control which allows you to adjust the dynamic temperature range for better detail. The only potential downside to this unit is the narrow 25 degree field of view. If your goal is PCB repair or viewing things at a distance, this model's FOV is ideal. If you are interested in typical home repair type uses, the Mini2 with a wider 50 degree FOV would be a much better choice.

It did take some thermal images, so I was optimistic. Tried a feature that indicated 'firmware update required'. Six failed attempts at the update, so sent it back. Another review indicated lackluster app performance, so maybe the same problem.