What's the difference between the FOTRIC 228 and FLIR T640 handheld thermal cameras?

 Fotric 228_vs_Flir T640_comparison_image

 Key Differences

 FOTRIC 228 FLIR T640
  • Screen Size: 5.5 in 720P, Upgradable
  • Battery Time: 10+ Hours
  • Macro Lens: 20 µm, 50 µm
  • Software: Fotric AnalyzIR, included
  • Screen Size: 4.3 in 480P, Fixed
  • Battery Time: 2.5 Hours
  • Macro Lens: 50 µm, 100 µm
  • Software: Flir ResearchIR, extra $$$$

 

In-Depth Specification Comparison

 

FLIR T640

FOTRIC 228

Advantages

Market Price

$27,950

$9,499

Fotric 228 is more cost effective.

IR Resolution

640 x 480

640 x 480

Same infrared detector IR resolution

Temperature Range

-40~2,000℃
-40~3,632°F

-20~650℃
-4~1,202°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”, 480P, fixed

5.5”, 720P or higher, upgradable

Fotric 228 is paired with 5.5” large full HD touchscreen. You can upgrade the camera display with the latest smartphone technology.

Temperature Analysis

10 spots, 5 boxes, 1 line

12 spots, 12 boxes, 3 lines, Movable

Fotric 228  can read and analyze more data instantly, convenient for field use

Minimum Focus Distance 0.25m (0.82ft) 0.1m(0.33ft) Fotric 228 can see smaller objects

Focus

Manual/Auto

Manual

A manual-focused lens is easier to focus on the desired object

Macro Lens 100 µm
50 µm

20 µm
50 µm
True Macro Lens

Fotric 228 has the world's best resolution macro lens up to 20 µm resolution. True single macro lens.

Time Lapse (Infrared)

 

Support

 Fotric 228 supports time-lapse directly on the camera smartphone with 1-second to 1-hour interval. 

Fully-Radiometric Short Video*

 N/A

Support

Fotric 228 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 Fotric 228 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 Fotric 228 can work continuously and record up to 1TB single radiometric file

Battery

2.5 hours

10 hours

Fotric 228 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

Fotric 228 can be installed on the tripod while an adapter needs to be purchased to install Flir T640 on the tripod

*   Fully-radiometric short thermal video stream refers that each frame of the video stream preserves the original temperature of each pixel.

  Note: Information is collected from the internet and for reference only.