Smart Anemometer

it is just amazing the amount and quality of technology that can be squeezed into small devices these days for such a super reasonable price. We just got this and played with it, soon taking into the field on an extended walkabout. If anything changes will update the review here but right now it’s a five out of five. There is Chenglish In the woefully small “instruction manual”. controls are mis-labeled and directions in how to use stuff are incomplete and confusing. But the app seems to work ok and we can read barometric pressure and wind speed remotely. I’ve noted that other reviews say the device will not stay on by itself and keeps turning off. It describes this in the instruction manual how to switch between manual and auto OFF, but it doesn’t describe it very well. It does say, and this is accurate, the device stays on if it’s in barometer mode. So switch it to Barometer mode and it will stay on all the time. And wind speed will still be viewable on the Bluetooth app. if I paid $500 for this device, it would get two stars, but at this price points definitely five stars. So far anyway…

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Review for BTMETER Cup Anemometer Handheld Air Flow Meter, Wind Speed Data Logger w/Barometer Measure Wind Velocity/Temperature/Altitude/Humidity The unit displays atmospheric pressure, elevation, and wind speed. It disagreed with other gauges I have regarding the pressure (after calibration) and elevation. After I calibrated the pressure the elevation was about seven hundred feet off. The calibration screen for pressure only reads in bars. And when it's finished calibrating it does not go back to displaying pressure, the screen goes blank. You then have to turn the unit off, then back on.

I just (easily) set this up this morning, and am thus far very pleased. The meter feels well constructed, the selector buttons have a good tactile feel to them, and the operation is straight forward. Setting up the bluetooth app that is available on Google Play was a snap. Everything worked immediately. I like the fact that this is uses a wind cup measuring system, rather than a fan blade, for the sake of convenience. Let's see how the accuracy and longevity of the meter holds up. I'm going to call this my 'handheld personal Mesonet'.

I wanted an anemometer with Bluetooth so I wouldn't have to go out to the meter to read the wind speed. This was the only cup type I found. While the Bluetooth works, it's very clunky. If you check the wind speed on the app then the meter also goes into wind speed mode which enables the auto power off. The wind speed didn't seem particularly accurate and the cups made a lot of noise when spinning. There also seemed to be a fair amount of stiction. The temperature was way off but the altimeter wasn't bad. Overall, every disappointing.

I was mainly interested in the anemometer function since I am operating night time imaging equipment that is sensitive to windspeed. This unit also has additional weather options including pressure and temperature. Smart phone app works well. There is also a threaded port on the bottom for mounting on a standard camera tripod if desired. I think this is very good value overall. I priced several anemometers with blue tooth smart phone apps that were at least a couple hundred dollars more.

My son chose this as his prize for finishing a book. He was so excited for it to come in the mail and it broke in the first 10 mins. The little metal barbs up top were super flemsy. Very disappointing and I’m in the process of returning.

I bought this to use as a wind meter with a Bluetooth connection to my phone. Unfortunately, the unit shuts down after a few minutes. Teh connection to your phone is then closed. The product description says "auto/manual shut off" which should mean you can set it to stay on for as long as you need it to be on. That is not the case. It shuts down on its own and quits sending info top your phone. The phone app, which requires a bunch of questionable and not available " privacy policy consent" check boxes also does not control the device at all and just shows the display. Overall, not usable for what I wanted it for.

Die App ist eine asiatische Datenkrake und das Gerät schaltet sich nach kurzer Zeit trotz Bluetoothverbindung wieder aus. Eine Einstellmöglichkeit dafür gibt es nicht. Das Gerät ist dazu noch schlecht verarbeitet und besitzt Gräte.