Sponsored Thermal Master P2 Tablet Camera Comparison

A comparison with the P2 thermal imaging camera as provided by Thermal Master against the Kaiweets KTI-W01 handheld thermal imaging camera. Very brief exposure to exceptionally bright IR sources apparently will leave temporary marks on the sensor. I would take great care to keep it away from any possible exposure to the sun. Longer exposures could ruin it, although I don't plan to put that to a test. This is probably true of other thermal imaging cameras, though I have no plan to put that to a test, nor had I ever encountered it with the Kaiweets or Topdon handheld products. The P2 seems to work well, save for a few minor issues noted in the video. Being able to put it on an extension cable and measure inside something could be very useful, and is something the handheld imagers can't do. I stand corrected with regard to the superimposed temperature and measurement point indicators being stored in saved images and videos. I am not sure why I didn't see them at first, and I don't think they were added after a delay for processing. There was one instance where the software did not display or save into recorded pictures the temperature text, even though the measurement point shows up (see 14:43). I would also like to apologize for some of the awkward camera work and glare from the sun on the tablet screen. Interested in one? Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB5TDN5K?maas=maas_adg_D5A1EA3A5048846B43F6ED53A465FB1E_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas Time flow: 0:00 - What am I looking at today? 2:47 - Opening the box. 5:09 - Size comparison 5:39 - Android Tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite) 7:14 - Product demonstration starts. 9:57 - Other software functionality. 10:15 - Taking still pictures with the Kaiweets and Thermal Master cameras. 11:07 - Thermal Master P2 still picture 11:12 - Kaiweets KTI-W01 still picture 11:16 - Looking inside the freezer with both cameras. 13:05 - Thermal Master P2 still picture 13:10 - Thermal Master P2 movie 13:17 - Kaiweets KTI-W01 still picture 13:22 - Empty freezer compartment evaporator ("cold") coil. 14:43 - Thermal Master P2 still picture (note that the temperature text is missing) 14:48 - Kaiweets KTI-W01 still picture 14:53 - Condenser ("hot") coil. 16:52 - Thermal Master P2 still picture 16:57 - Kaiweets KTI-W01 still picture 17:02 - Thermal Master P2 still picture 17:07 - Kaiweets KTI-W01 still picture 17:12 - Thermal Maser P2 still picture 17:17 - Kaiweets KTI-W01 still picture 17:22 - Thermal Master P2 movie (cold and hot water) 17:32 - Kaiweets KTI-W01 movie (cold and hot water) 17:43 - Closing thoughts. As promised, some further notes on the hardware: I asked Thermal Master if this camera could also be used with an iPad, as several models have had USB C ports for a while now. They said it was not compatible and that a separate model is or will be offered for iPads. My own experiments have confirmed this. Although you will find several different apps from Thermal Master in the Apple Store, none of them will accept this camera. This seems like a rather artificial limitation. I would like to see compatibility for this hardware extended to the iPad and also to personal computers running all popular operating systems. Thermal Master says a Windows application will be coming in November of 2024. The camera reports a USB vendor ID of 3474 (Raysentek Co, Ltd.) and a product ID of 4281. As best I can tell, there is just the one IR camera and not a separate camera for visible light. Plugging the camera into a Chromebook and using the Camera application resulted in two images appearing. One is in greyscale and looks like a fairly normal IR image. The other is green, unstable and very odd looking. I would guess that the two are combined with substantial post processing to arrive at one thermal image.