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Could you link to the one you're talking about? I'd like to check it out.

I got a Seek Thermal Compact.

https://www.amazon.com/Seek-Thermal-Compact-All-Purpose-Micr...

Thanks!

> The camera is great but the Seek Thermal app is a privacy spyware tracker. It won't run without location and microphone access. At all...

Non-starter for me.

FYI. You can just buy FLIR thermal sensors directly and throw them onto a board then use that as a webcam. There's a whole company dedicated to that: https://groupgets.com/manufacturers/getlab

I wish I could upvote you more than once.

This is awesome. Being able to mix and match the parts/boards to get what you want and all with a standard webcam output.

Brilliant.

Oof, yeah they don't need my location and mic access. That's a non-starter for me too.

It's running just fine after I denied those permissions on my phone.

I also have a Seek Compact and the images aren't stunning, but it's still super useful just because I always have it with me.

The EEVBlog Thermal Forum is a great place to learn more. There are some deep wizards over there, some great comparison threads, etc.

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