FOTRIC 226 vs FLIR T420 Infrared Thermal Imaging Camera Comparison
What's the difference between the FOTRIC 226 and FLIR T420 handheld thermal cameras?
Key Differences
FOTRIC 226 | FLIR T420 |
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In-Depth Specification Comparison
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FLIR T420 |
Fotric 226 |
Advantages |
Market Price |
$8,925.00 |
$4,999.00 |
Fotric 226 is more cost effective. |
Market |
MRO |
R&D and MRO |
R&D users require more functions than maintenance users. 225 is more suitable for R&D users |
IR Resolution |
320 x 240 |
384 x 288 |
226’s resolution (110,592 pixels) is 44% higher than T420 |
Temperature Range |
-20~650℃ -4~1202°F |
-20~650℃ -4~1202°F |
Great temperature range |
Accuracy |
±2°C(±3.6°F) or 2% |
±2°C(±3.6°F) or 2% |
Professional grade temperature measurement accuracy |
LCD Screen |
4.3”, fixed |
5.5”, 720P or higher, upgradable |
226 is paired with 5.5” large full HD touchscreen |
Temperature Analysis |
5 spots, 5 boxes, 1 line |
8 spots, 1 line, and 8 boxes |
226 can read and analyze more data instantly, convenient for field use |
Minimum Focus Distance |
0.4m (1.3ft) |
0.15m (0.5ft) |
226 can see smaller objects. 226’s minimum resolution (0.19mm) is 3 times of T420 (0.54mm) |
Time Lapse |
N/A |
Support |
226 can take periodic image from 1s to 1 hour |
Macro Lens | Optional | Optional | A macro lens can measure smaller object |
Fully-Radiometric Short Video* |
N/A |
Support |
226 can record fully-radiometric thermal video with the smartphone with up to 1,000 frames |
Continuous Online | Same as battery's working time | Non-stop continuously | 226 can work continuously with the external power supply |
Radiometric Video Recording | Same as battery's working time or memory storage size | 1TB single radiometric file | 226 can work continuously and record up to 1TB single radiometric file |
Battery |
2.5 hours |
10 hours |
226 can last for 1-day work under normal use without charging or replacing the battery |
Software | Flir ResearchIR | Fotric AnalyzIR | AnalyzIR is included with the camera while ResearchIR cost thousands of dollars |
Fixed Installation |
N/A |
Tripod; Test bench |
226 can be installed on the tripod while an adapter needs to be purchased to install T420 on the tripod |
* Fully-radiometric short thermal video stream refers that each frame of the video stream preserves the original temperature of each pixel. |
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