Smartphone Thermal Camera Body Temperature Measurement Tested (FLIR / Seek)

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Rob Kilpatrick
Published Apr 10, 2020 13:29 PM

******* ******* **** ******** ** ********** due ** ***********, *** *** ******** smartphone ******* ******* ** **** *** temperature *********?

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**** ****** *** ****** ******* *** ********** **********, ******* ** ***** *** *********:

  • *** **** ********** ******* **** *********** compared ** * ******* ***********?
  • *** ** ************ ****** *** ** sunlight ********, ********, *** ***** *******?
  • *** ****** *** *** ****** **** to ***?

Warning:

******* **** *** **** ********* ***** smartphone ******* ** **** *** **** temperature ***********, ** **** ******* **** are ****** *** ******** ******. *******, some **** ***** ** ** **** could ** **** *** ***** ********, and** ***** *** ************** ******** ** *** *** **** One *** *** *********. **** **** in ****, ** ****** ***** ******* to *** *** **** ********* *** general ****** ** ******* *********** ***** may ***** ** ********* *******.

*******

***** ** *** *****, *** **** One *** *** **** **************** ***** **** *** *********** *********, ** they *** ****** *** ******** ******, with ************ ************* ***** **** **** temperature ******** ** *** ******** *********** in ****** **** ********.

******** ******* **** **** ************ ********** the ***, **** ******** ******** *********** varying ******* ******* ********** * *** of ******* ******* ***** ********** ********* the ****.

*****, ** ***** ** ** ** accurate ** ********, ***** ******* **** to ** **** **** ***** ** the *******, ~*', ****** **** ** recommended ** ******* ****** ********** **********.

*******, ******* ****** *** * ****** high/low ***** **** ***** ******** *** user ** ******** **** *********** **** typical ********* ******* *** **** **** on ***** ********* ******* ************. **** that: **** ****** * **/** **** measurement ****, *** *** ******.

Screening ****** ******* ******

**** **** ** *** ******* ** purchasing *** ********* ****** ********* *******. Update:**** **** ******* *********** ********* ****** Tested

Camera ******** *********

**** *** **** *** **** ******* cameras ******* * ***** ***** *** use *** **** **** *** ****** of *** *****. ** **** *** Lightning ********* ******** ** *** *****, but ***** *** *** *** * models *** **** *********.

Inaccurate **** *********** ********

****** ******* ******* *** **** *** Pro ** *** **** ********** ********** measured * ******'* ***********, ********* ***** oral *** ******** ************. *********** ************ of *** **** *** *** **** low ** *-*° **** ********* *** subject's ********. ************, ******* **** ************, varying ********** *** *** ******* ** major ******* ** ******** ***** ** ambient ***********.

*** *******, *** *******'* **** *********** was * ********** **.*°* (**.*°*) ** the *** ****** *****, ***** ***** an **** *****. ******* *********** *** activity ***** **** *********, *** ******** temperature ******* **** **.*° ** **.*°*.

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*** **** ********** ******** **** ***** at **** **** ****, ****.

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**** *** **** ********** ** *** same **** ******, ******* **** **°-**°*, but **** **** **° ***** ****** measured **** ***********.

Close ***** ****** *** **** ******** *******

*** *** **** ******** ********, *** subject ****** ** ** ~*' ** less **** **** *** ******* *******. Longer ********* ******** ** ***** ********. For *******, ***** *** **** *** Pro, *********** ******* **** **.*°* (~*° below **** *********** ******** **** * thermometer) ** **.*° **** ****** **** 1' ** *' ********.

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*** **** *** **** ***** *** Seek **********, ****** ** * ****** extent. *********** ********* ~*°* *** ***** ~3' ******** **** *** ******.

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Hot/Cold ******* ******* ** ********

**** ******* ******** *********** ******* ** forehead **** *********** *** ** *** or **** ******* ******* ** *** forehead. ***, *******, ******** * *** towel ** *** ******** *** * few ******* ****** ******** *********** ** over ***°*, ****** ****** **** *********** remained ~**.*°.

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*********, **** ******* **** ** *** forehead ******* ******** ***********.

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Physical ******** ********* ******** *********** ************

*********, ** ******** ******** ****** *** after ******* **** ****** *** ******** and ***** ****** **********. ********* **** the **** *** ***, *********** ********* by ****** *°*, **** **.* ** 94.2, ****** ** **** ***** **** below *********** ******** ****** (**.*°*).

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Little ********** ** *********** *** ** *** ********

*** ******* ******** ******* ********** ** skin *********** ***** ******** **** ******* to ****** ******** *** ******** *******, with *** ******** ****** ** *** touch. ** ** ******** **** *** cooler ******* *********** (* **** ** ~70°F / **°*) *********** *** ********* due ** ********. ******* *** **** significantly ** *** ** **** ****.

***** *** **** **********, *********** ********* by **** ~*°*, **** **° ** 90°.

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*** **** *** *** ******** ******** a ***** ******** ** *.*°*, *********** the **** *********** ****** *** *****.

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FLIR *** *** ********

*** **** *** *** ******** **** spot ****** *** ******* ** ******** for ***********. ***** ****, **** *** average *********** ** *********, *** * maximum *** *******, ** ******** ******** cannot ** *****. *******, *** **** meter (*********) ****** * **** ***** region, **** * *** ******, *** can ** ********* ** ******** ** the ******* ***** ** *** ******* consistently.

Seek *** ********

****** ****, **** ******** * "**/**" mode ***** ********** *** ******* *** coolest ***** ** *** *****, ****** body *********** ************ ******. ******* ** FLIR, ** ****** ******* ***** ********, adjustable *********** ******* *****, ***.

Battery ******* / ****** ****** ***** *****

******* *** **** *** **** ******* may ** ******** ***** ********, ******* making **** ********** *** ********* ***. The **** *** *** **** * built-in ************ *******, ***** **** **** the ******* ** *** ********* *****.

Versions ****

*** ********* ******** **** **** ****** testing:

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Comments (8)
U
Undisclosed #1
Apr 10, 2020

*** ****/****/***** **** ** ********* ** get ** ******** ****, ** **** they * ***-*****? **** *******, ****** for *** ********** ****!

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Rob Kilpatrick
Apr 10, 2020
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**** *** **** **** ** ********* to *** * ******* ******* **** block *** ******** *** **** ***** also ***** ** **** ******, ***** do *** ***** ** **** *****'* an *****.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Apr 10, 2020

***** ******** **** **** **’* *** recommended! ***** ** ****.

**** *********** ** *** ******** ********** TO * ***** (** **** *******), UNDERSTAND???

** *** ****** ** ***** *** small, ***** *** ** **** ******* to *****. ** *** ****** ** error (******** ** ********) ** ***** (in ***** ******* *** ********), *** reason ** ***** ********** ****.

***, *’* ******* ***** ** **** and ***** ***** ********** *******.

*** ***** *** *******.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Apr 10, 2020

**** ****** ******** ******** ****** - These ******** *** ******* *** **** calls *** ******* **** *** **** :*********** ****** *** *** *** ****** for *.*. ******

CC
Chris Chambers
Apr 11, 2020

**** *********** ** *** ***** ** match **** **** ***********, *** ** will ****** ***** ** ******* *******. Your ********** ** *** *************** ** a ******* ********* ** ****** ********* correct, *** **** *** ******** **** the **** ** ***** ***** ** not *********** * **** ** **********.

*** *** **** ***** ******* **** the ****:

***** ***** *** **** :: *********** of *** ***** ****

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JH
John Honovich
Apr 11, 2020
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*****, ******, ****** **** ***** *** clarity / **** ** *********:

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Danny Vallejo
Apr 14, 2020

** ***** ** ****** ** *** this ****** ** ******* **** ************ among * ***** ** ******. *** get *** ******* *** **** ******* whether ****** ** ***** **** *******. These ******* ** **** ***** **** never ******** ** ******* **** **** temperature. ****'** *** * ***********. ** you *** ********* * **** ** a ****, *** *** ** ** see ***** *** **** **. *** to **** *** *** ***** *********** of *** *** ***** ** *** pipe. ***, **** **** **** * 510(k) ****** (*******) **** *** ** Food *** **** ************** (***) *** select ****** ****** **** *** * series **** **** ** *** ***********. Also, *** ********* *** *********** ** the **** ****, ****** ** *** eyes ** ****. ******** *****, *** in **** **** **** ******** ***** different ********* ** *** ********.

******* *** * **** ***** ** temperature *********. ********* ******* *** ******* on ********* ********* *********** ****** *** different ************. * **** **-* ****** camera ** **** ** ****** ************ around *** ***** ***** ** *****. That's * ********** ********* *********** ***** than **** ***********. *** *** **** more *****.

******* ******* *** ********* ******** **** Temperature | **** *******

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U
Undisclosed #4
Apr 14, 2020

** *** *** ** *******, *** he *****'* ************ ******* ****, *** Danny ** * **** ***** ********.

** ***** **** ** ** ******* about.