Seek shotpro review2/28/2023 ![]() ![]() You can also control which temperature metric appears onscreen: Fahrenheit, Celsius or Kelvin. Other features in the camera include toggling the aspect ration between 4:3 and 16:9 and switching to video mode, which can use all of the scene modes I mention above. Because the image is coming from two different cameras, you do lose a bit of the picture in split-screen mode. You can drag the slider on the screen to control how much of each image you see. ![]() Lastly, there's Thermal+ mode, where you can see a split screen from the Seek camera and your phone's main camera together. There's also a Normal mode, which simply shows the heat variations without anything else on the screen. That's helpful if you're searching your back yard for your cat and only want to see spots that are higher than, say, 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Threshold lets you customize the scene, showing only areas that are above or below a certain temperature, which you set in the app. This is a toaster oven set to 300 degrees Fahrenheit with the door open. Spot mode shows the temperature of whatever is centered in the frame. Spot mode shows you the approximate temperature of whatever is centered in the camera, while High/Low displays the highest and lowest temperatures in the camera's field of view. Next, the camera has different scene modes you control in the app, each giving you a bit of extra information about the thermal image. ![]() I particularly like the navy-to-orange filter called Tyrian and the teal-to-purple filter dubbed Cool. First, you can adjust the color palettes that the camera displays, from black-and-white to much richer color choices. While the app looks bare-bones, it's actually full of a few features to customize what you see with the camera. Once you add the camera, you'll see the viewfinder immediately, which works just like your phone's typical camera viewfinder - just point the lens at something to see the image. Without a camera attached, you can see gallery of images you've captured. This is where you can see the camera's viewfinder, take photos and video and control other camera features. The other half of the Seek Thermal system is the app. I also found that the camera works better in low lighting because that way the heat from lamps or sunlight won't skew the image. It takes a few seconds for the lens to focus on a new subject, so you need to be a bit patient when using the camera. I found that if I moved the lens around too much, there was significant ghosting, meaning the thermal image would linger on my phone's screen after I pointed it at something new until the shutter clicked again. Seek works best when you hold the camera still, whether you're taking photos or video. That shutter is different than the onscreen shutter you use to capture a still photo in the app, and in fact, you can't control the black body shutter at all it's designed to run on its own. The camera uses an automatic black body shutter to keep the lens calibrated, and it makes a soft clicking noise that you can hear every few seconds. You can use the camera to see a thermal image in real time on your phone's screen, or take photos and video to look at later. In the test shots I took, most were a bit blurry, but in several I could capture smaller, identifying details. However, you can still make out some detail, especially if you hold the camera still for a few seconds before you snap a photo, so the lens can calibrate. The photos and video that the Seek camera take aren't high-res by a long shot, at just 206 by 156 pixels. It's an easy setup that takes just a few seconds each time you want to use the Seek. The app will launch automatically and on Android you may need to authorize it to communicate with the camera. Once you've installed the Seek Thermal app (more about that below), using the camera is as simple as plugging it into your phone. The snap clasp is strong and sturdy so that it won't unlatch in your bag. It also has a loop on one side so that you can attach the case to a keychain or hang it from a workbench. Thankfully, Seek also includes a well-made carrying case with a soft rubber interior that keeps the camera safe when you're not using it. And if you're spending $250 on it, you don't want to do that. Its tiny size makes it easy to slip into a pocket, but it also means that it's easy to lose it. The chalcogenide lens is offset to the left side and on the right is the connector that you plug into your phone's Micro-USB port. Seek's original thermal camera is tiny, about 1.6 inches long, 0.8 inch tall and 0.6 inch thick and it weighs just 0.5 ounce (14 grams). ![]()
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