FLIR TG298 Thermal Imaging Camera with High Temperature Spot IR Super Resolution 320x240 (160x120 Native IR) and Bullseye Laser: Industrial Infrared Spot Camera for High-Temp Applications

This versatile product excels at detecting water and air leaks in residential settings, making it ideal for home inspections—specifically around doors and windowsills. It also proves invaluable in automotive diagnostics, assisting with the identification of issues such as failing bearings, pulleys, air conditioning malfunctions, and coolant system problems. This is an essential addition to any toolkit.

I have been having fun getting to know this new toy.The built in light is fairly bright for what it is. The laser is pretty cool too. It is a dot with a circle around it. It gets bigger the further away the object is.This does come with a protective pouch and includes a shoulder strap. Very nice to have.The app for this has changed to the “MeterLink” app. It will graph out all of the temperature high and lows and you go move the unit around. You can also set temperature alarms in the app. This app is also how you transfer photos to your phone.One thing to note. When turning on or off the device you need to long hold the power button. However if you are charging the tg275 and you hit the power button, it will turn on and stay on. This is not good if it is sitting in the pouch. It will get hot. I accidentally did this when i was making sure it was charging. You can hit any button including the power button to display the battery symbol and charge indication. Don’t use the power button.It feels good in the hand and honestly i love the way it looks. I also really like it comes with the pouch and a Wrist lanyard strap.The menu is really really easy to navigate. Everything seems to be very intuitive. There is a switch on the front of the TG275 that I wasn't sure about. It is the High temperature selector. I think it is more of a filter for the screen as it makes hot objects less bright or more bright. It would likely be beneficial if you were trying to view objects above or below 700 degrees.There is a finger trigger that snaps photos. They can easily be transferred to your phone via bluetooth and the “MeterLink” app. It takes about three or four seconds to transfer one photo. It will need to be disconnected from the charger to use.

I'm no expert on using and interpreting the thermal images. Not even close.This unit did a good job of tracking down cold spots and indicating warm spots. For example, I had my electric throw on and sitting on the sofa, and it showed the framework of the wiring and that the wires were all working.It's easy to find hot and cold water pipes behind walls. Active electric wires too. A water leak would probably show up as a cold spot behind the wall or above the ceiling.I could see the cold attic joists through the ceiling. We had some work done but hadn't yet replaced the insulation, and you could see it through the drywall. That was pretty impressive to me. The downside is that it added to my list of things to do.I imagine if you had mice or chipmunks or worse, it would pick those up too. I don't think I'd want to go looking for them, however. :-)I picked up a possum outside on a cold night. We know the possum is around, but we didn't know where or if it was close, and it wasn't far away. We just leave it be, but it's cool to be able to "see" critters in the dark.Again, not an expert. I just wanted to find sources of cold air intrusion in the winter and this pointed me in the right direction. I was able to remediate some of the problems and make it more comfortable.It charged up quickly and it was easy to read the images. Get the initial reading of a spot, then let it focus on that spot for a minute to see what, if anything, changes. I used it for a while and didn't need to recharge the battery. I had no problems with the images stuttering or loading slowly. I didn't take too many permanent images and try to save them.It seems to do the job, it's uncomplicated, but I'm also not the person who will be using it hard. It did what it promised to do for this amateur.