Gadget Review: Thermal Master P3 Lite - and Linux Instructions ★★★★⯪

The good folks at Thermal Master have sent me (yet another) thermal camera. The P3 Lite has a detachable macro lens. As well as being good for scanning your house for leaks and looking for wildlife, it can focus down on tiny electronic components. I've previously reviewed their P3 with adjustable macro focus, the chunky T2 Max, and the wildlife spotting DV2 - how does this compare? Like most thermal cameras, it has a low-ish resolution - 256×192, but their X3 software upscales it to 512×384 running at around 25fps. That's pretty decent for a small plug-in camera. It also has a magnetically attachable lens for macro-focus, which allows you to see close up details. You can read the full specs but, basically, it is suitable for all domestic tasks. Sample Photos and Video Note, all photos were originally 6MB JPGs - I've losslessly converted them to JPEG-XL and kept the (minimal) EXIF. Point the camera at something and you'll see which bits are hot. Useful for checking your radiators are…

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