I'm a birdwatcher and I bought a thermal camera (TOPDON TOO1 max) because I wanted to spot birds in the trees at night. Now it's 10pm and I can only spot people.

Uhm. Help please? Should I send the thermal camera back and buy a monocular or am I using/setting it in the wrong way?

Thanks in advance. I'm new to thermal cameras and I'm not sure I bought the right one

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Theoretically if i were to build a house in the woods I i didn't want my pesky government finding such house in the woods because I'm not playing them for it to be there is there any way that I could block them from seeing me? Is it possible for me to have a fire without them clearly seeing me?

What is the best thermal camera phone for r those who have used in terms of thermal camera quality, phone software stability, size of phone.

Is it CAT, black view, oukitel, doogee, ulefone, AGM or Sonim?

Greetings,

I used Cat s61 in the past. Later used the ulefone armor 27t. The phone was so so. But the thermal camera had some issues like not showing proper colors, some times when you capture a thermal image, it doesn't show in the image saved in galary the same colors you captured.

The Cat s61 was better in this aspect but had its own issues.

Am thinking of a more compact phone so armor mini 20t comes to my mind but not sure how the performance of the phone in general would be and the thermal camera in particular.

Appreciating your insights and experience

If hunting is your thing and you want to show off an incredible shot that you made, please feel free to do so over at r/ThermalHuntingVideos or r/ThermalHunting.

Something that has been brought up frequently via modmail is: Not every user of this sub wants to start their day off by seeing Bambi going from biology to physics.

Since others have now created subs dedicated specifically to hunting with thermography and videos of the same, I'm introducing rule #3 today.

The discussion of thermal weapons optics is still welcome here.

To reiterate the purpose and rules of this sub:

This subreddit is a place for users of thermal imaging technology to discuss and learn about thermal imaging, share pointers and techniques, and share images.

RULE #1: No shilling.

RULE #2: No AliExpress links or discount codes.

RULE #3: No videos of kill-shots or any other death or gore. Discussion of thermal hunting optics is welcome here, but not everyone wants to start their day by seeing Bambi go from biology to physics. If you want to show off a video of your amazing kill, we encourage you to do so on r/ThermalHuntingVideos or r/ThermalHunting.

My main use is just to honestly mess around with the technology since I think it’s cool. I plan to bring it with me on hikes or to use at night to see animals.

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I'm looking to set up a thermal camera on my 4th floor balcony to monitor an industrial site across the street. I'm curious how its operations affects the temperature in the surrounding area. I'd want this camera set up indefinitely (connected to power source, within wifi range). Budget up to $4k US.

Ideally, this data would eventually be streamed online.

Any advice on what to look for in a thermal camera, recommendations on cameras, and any other tips?

Total thermal camera noob, so TYIA.

Please help me tune my images to look like a professional thermal photo where the background is completely dark and you can only see the temperature gradient on the main target in the middle. Any free/ affordable software to process my thermal images? How does one tune the images so that they have a more defined outline of the target? Thank you.

I really love everything related to the topic, except the hunting stuff. I think there are other subreddits more suited for this kind of content.