This item was manufactured 63 days from the time I took possession. The battery was fully charged point and shoot, incredible. Nothing here in this one to disappoint well worth the $400.

So I have had this camera for about 6 months and use it almost every other day. I still have not had to recharge the battery. The B1L is orders of magnitude more sensitive that any of the sub $1k Flir units!!! It senses things both near and very far. Way way better than any of the 4 Flir units I have owned. (All broken now and Flir does not repair anything under $5000.00 they offer you a discount on a way overpriced new camera. This thing is very durable and has already survived drops that killed my Flir units. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!

Very impressive. I'm really happy I bought this particular thermal imager. Like a dummy, I spent 10 minutes frustrated with it thinking it was broken before I realized it has a shutter that protects the lens"¦ðŸ˜‰ Once that was figured out, the device worked immediately and it was obvious how to use. I can see cold spots on the ceiling ( where insulation is missing or too thin ), even where the studs are behind walls, Recessed lighting that need insulating and gaps under doors. Very impressive"¦

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It has so many features.
I will explain a few of them, if not all. I said few only because I afraid I'll forget one or two because there so many of them.
This unit has multiple color view options, I have uploaded pictures of some of them.
If for example, I need to weld a large area and need to preheat the surface first.
This unit makes it easy to see how hot the object is and if I missed a spot.
At home, I used it to identify birds nesting in my roof in the barn. And surely this unit makes it easy to see if your house losing heat or cold air.
One of the settings allows you to set the distance at which the unit marks the hottest and coldest spot on the screen.
So for example, if you have the fire in front of you but there person standing behind it. The unit will ignore the for and put red and blue X of temperature readings behind the fire.
It has cast the screen option so you can cast what you see, whether it's the live feed or data you saved on your memory card, onto the screen of your choice. And you will see this on the video I uploaded. But. You need to download the App on your phone if you want to cast the image onto your phone. I have also checked out the website of the manufacturer to make sure that the warranty they provide with the unit will stand the time and to make sure it's not the company that will change its name tomorrow and instead will leave you dry.
The future of manual closing and opening lense is good, however, I thought my unit was broken at first. Till I figured out that I need to open up the lense.
Besides the manual that you can download in the form of PDF, they provide you with other useful tools and educational material.
But truly, I did not download the manual because the menu is so user-friendly. I could figure out and understand all options and navigate in settings with no issues at all.
Hope this review will help you make your buying experience pleasant.

This is my first thermal camera so I cannot compare to any more expensive cameras but I can say this one works great. I work maintenance and this tool has become invaluable in the few short weeks I've had it. Have used it many times already to diagnose different issues from missing insulation to loose wiring in a breaker panel. I highly recommend this!!