This tiny accessory gave my Android phone thermal vision superpowers (and it is on sale)

I am a big fan of Android smartphones with integrated thermal cameras, like the brilliant Ulefone Power Armor 18T.

I also understand that some people simply do not want to have to exchange their smartphones to have access to this useful superpower.

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If you don’t want to buy a new smartphone, this is the tool for you. Right now, you can get it for $ 50 reduction, the Infiray P2 Pro.

The Infiray P2 Pro consists of a tiny thermal camera and a magnetic macro-snap-on lens which allows the camera to be brought closer to the element examined.

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The camera is indeed tiny. Measuring 27 × 18 × 9.8 mm and weighing at one minute 9 grams, it is smaller and lighter than a load cable.

The P2 PRO configuration is easy – Download and install the P2 PRO application from the Google Play Store, launch the application, bring the camera into the USB -C port and you go.

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Then you can start exploring your environment.

A characteristic of the P2 Pro application that I really like is that, with the reticulation, in the center of the image, two others which collect the highest and lowest temperature of the shooting.

Then there is the macro goal.

Backing the macro lens on the front of the camera allows you to get closer to what you are looking at, offering you better power resolution for you really at home.

The software offers many personalization options without being filled with unnecessary features.

This thermal camera is great, especially given the price.

You don’t know what you can do with one? Here are some things you can do with a thermal camera:

• Find overheating electrical components (defective components generally work warmer).
• Diagnose all kinds of CVC problems, windows that disclose heat to radiators that do not warm up to AC units that do not cool.
• Find dangerously overheating rechargeable batteries.
• Find radiator pipes under the floor boards.
• Find overheating power cables.
• Find problems with cooling systems on desktop and laptop systems.
• Punctual binding brakes on cars.

My advice to learn how to use a thermal camera is to use it to look at things when they are not defective – your radiators, your car brakes, electric stuff, anything – and in this way you learn what things should look like, so that you can say when things don’t work properly.

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I find the thermal camera so useful that I turn without thinking about it. Earlier, I wanted to know if an electrical device obtained power. Instead of reaching a multimeter, I used my thermal camera to see if something heated inside. Once I saw components warm up, it has eliminated a burden of possible problems.

ZDNET purchase advice

I tested a number of thermal cameras – both autonomous and attached to smartphones – and the Infiray P2 Pro is the best. It is small, the macro lens makes it super flexible, it is fast and precise, and it does not need to be loaded separately.

Infiray P2 Pro Tech Specks

• 256×192 resolution IR
• 256×192 IR resolution
• -20 ° C at 550 ° C ± 2 ° C
• Small design: 27 mm × 18 mm × 9.8 mm and weighs 9 g
• Battery -free design
• Support for Android 9.0 and more
• USB-C interface