FLIR E5-XT - Commercial Thermal Imaging Camera with WiFi. High Resolution Infrared Camera with FLIR Ignite Cloud

Top of the line thermal imaging. Overlays photo over thermal signature. Flir is the only company that does this. You can't read writing with most thermal devices, with this one you can. The overlay of images makes this one of the highest quality devices around. The screen is plenty bright, and it functions great. I would definitely recomend to any thermal professional.

At the time of this review the price for these were $491 for the HTI-19 and about $1575 for the E5. Craftsmanship & Comfort: Right off the bat you can tell the difference in assembly quality. E5: Better pistol grip, hard carrying case. HTI: Feels more "toy like" has protective pouch with carrying strap. Ease of use: Both photo taking is "point & click," however the HTI-19 asks you every time if you want to save. E5 just saves. User Interface & buttons: HTI-19 menus are a little tricky but you can get used to it. The SELECT and ENTER are obscurely translated. What does select mean to you? "select between these things" or "select the option your cursor is on"? To view your photos you have to navigate through menus with no image preview. E5 Buttons are much simpler. Easy to go right to your photos by hitting the "play" button. Also has image previews. Boot up time before use: Hti-19: About 13 seconds E5: About 4 seconds Thermal Camera quality: Both claim to have a "thermal resolution" of 320x240. E5 IR images are more defined than the HTI-19. E5 saves a normal photo (648x480) at the same time as IR. HTI has 5 photo modes where progressively stronger thermal data is overlayed onto the raw photo. One click on E5 gets you 2 photos where the HTI requires 4 clicks. (since it asks you if you want to save each time) Distance detail: HTI really tries but clarity goes to the E5. Distance in photos are about 25 feet. Photo retrieval: Both can be connected to your computer via USB. E5 offers wifi/wifi direct although I haven't been able to figure that out. (haven't read the manual either) Conclusion: HTI-19 is a good budget thermal camera for fun + more. But if you want the professional look and feel then the E5 with more features is a better choice.

Living next to the Canadian border in the center of the country, I got this to do audits on homes to find where Mr. Winter in creeping into houses. Wow!!! It's amazing to be able to see very clearly where homes are not insulated well and where the leaks are. You can even see the studs in the walls. Heated floors you can see if any of the pipes are leaking. On electric heated floors you can see if any of the pads are not heating. Definitely and amazing tool to have. I'm still getting used to the software for making reports to present to customers, but it is nice to have that option with Flir offering the free reporting software.

I give five stars because I am a nice guy. I actually ended up returning this back. I found a number of sample images on flir's website, and online. Images were kindda noisy in comparing to the ones on their site and elsewhere. I am almost thinking there is some false advertisement here. I am not an expert on infrared cameras but I was not able to get such clear images even after playing intensively with camera settings. Maybe, the camera I got was not calibrated properly, but it should have been since it is a brand new product. I believe you can find identify in many applications with this camera. Also, one battery was totally dead which they would probably replace if I complained. I just was not sure about advertised quality. Make sure you compare images you see on your camera with the official ones they claim you will get. If you think there is false advertising report it.

I bout a flir camera 12 years ago that was better than this one, For less money . You have to spend 6000 with clear to get a good camera. This will me the last Flir I ever buy.

I’m new to Flir but am looking forward to learning more about this amazing design.

We bought this for our mitigation crew to help with a water loss that flooded 8 floors in a hospital. The crew stated it was a valuable tool, which helped locate and pinpoint the affected areas along with their moisture meter.

Good thermal, however, for the price point, I expected a clearer image over my FLIR One (connects to phone). The designer suite is a scam, should not need to pay extra to view full HD clear photos. It's bulky, but feels good in the hand.