Review: Pocket phone thermal camera a big step up from its solid predecessor

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The latest compact smartphone camera from Thermal Master may look a fair bit like its earlier pocket-sized model we covered, but looks are deceiving – and the new P4 makes some pretty big advances that you'll see as soon as you plug it in.

I’m no stranger to imaging devices from Thermal Master, a company that aims to make this technology accessible for everyday users at a fraction of the price of top-line gear. The P4 is essentially a pocket-sized thermal imaging camera that turns a smartphone into a surprisingly capable heat-detection tool. Plug it into an Android phone or laptop via USB-C and it can “see” temperature differences invisible to the human eye (as you’d hope thermal tech would). While we're not comparing its abilities to high-end thermal equipment, the P4 does a lot for less than US$300 (at its current sale price).

Essentially, with the camera...

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