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Review on ๐Ÿ“ท FLIR ONE Pro iOS Thermal Imaging Camera - Camera Only by David Finley

Revainrating 1 out of 5

If you are looking for a reliable tool, please do not buy this item.

The camera has good features, good picture quality, I'm not an expert in this field, but for trivial tasks it seems accurate enough. I have a Pixel 2 XL phone. I had the device for a few days when I decided to update the Android OS. After updating the Android version to the latest Android 9 (Pie), the app didn't work at all. FLIR took over 3 weeks to fix the app. During this time I could neither use nor test the device. I've only used it a few times. When the app started working again I downloaded it and to my surprise my device battery died. I charged the device overnight and then tested it in the morning and it was back to normal I thought. The big problem is that the battery life is very poor. Once fully charged, the device could only be used for about 10 minutes. I have charged and discharged the device as recommended by FLIR (they know they are poorly designed) to no avail. During the night I recharged the block and drove to work with the block. It's been about 3 hours since I unplugged the charger and the device was already at 14% with no prior use. I contacted FLIR support about this. They gave me a boxed answer about the battery even though I had detailed my issues and troubleshooting steps. I went back to the Revain reviews and read a lot of them and I'm not the only one with the problem. I called them because I wasn't happy with their answer and told myself that I probably have a bad device. At this point I just wanted to return the unit for a refund, but as I already had 20 days left before the return deadline I couldn't. Since I haven't been able to test the device for over 3 weeks with the app down, I think they will at least trade it in for one of their standalone products even if I have to pay the difference. The support staff didn't help me at all other than wanting to do a warranty exchange. I have requested an escalation but am still waiting for a response. Thankfully, Revain was able to take it back for a $73 restocking fee, which is fair because it's not really Revain's fault. Better to lose that money than keep that precarious $400 paper weight.

Pros
  • This product is intended for commercial use only and is subject to export controls under US law for non-US end users and military applications. The battery life is about 1 hour. Battery charging time - 40 min
Cons
  • Only available in black