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Review on πŸ“· FLIR C5 Thermal Imaging Camera with WiFi - Handheld, High Resolution: Enhance Your Assessment with Advanced Thermal Vision by Ken Beasom

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Unreliable expensive garbage!

DON'T BUY THIS SHIT! I'm certainly not a professional plumber, but I've worked with hundreds of cameras (professional cameras) so far. I bought Flir to save some money if I find a leak in my house and in some cases for future use. I've used it about 10 times in a short space of time and it literally froze twice, the second time was when I really had to look for a leak coming off the roof and it froze on me, if that happens I've got it basically waiting for the battery life to drain completely, which takes hours and actually kills your day. Just think of a professional who hires him and has that expensive, useless tool hanging on him 20% of the time. Add to that a website that is so user friendly and the first time this happened to me I was in Israel checking a property and things just hung up. I called the Flir representative/individual importer for advice and help and they categorically sent me back to seek help from the people I bought it from. There is a seven hour difference between the US and Israel and the cost of the call itself is very high. I understand that most users will only use it in the US, but if you're willing to take the risk of being off-camera once in five while working on the road and essentially have an EXPENSIVE USELESS STONE WHICH YOU HAVE EXPANDED TO. Come on, throw your money in the trash. Due to my negative experience I will look for something else! I hope this helps you with your decision.

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