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Contents Compact ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 CompactXR ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Installing the iPhone App .............................................................
Thermal+ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 31 What is that clicking sound? .......................................................................................................................................................... 32 Reset Help Overlays ............................................................................................................
Introduction A Tiny Thermal Camera. A Big Step Forward. An unseen world of energy surrounds us. It is part of everything we touch, see, and feel. This unseen world – specifically levels of infrared energy, which our eyes can’t detect – provides information that is incredibly useful for solving everyday problems. Bringing to the table over 35 years of innovation, Seek Thermal’s cofounding team – Dr.
Figure 2: The Compact installed on a smartphone rotated to landscape in 4:3 display. Figure 1: The Compact installed on a smartphone in portrait 4:3 display.
Figure 3: Compact or CompactXR in both platforms.
Compact Turn your Smartphone into a Thermal Imager Thermal imaging provides useful insight into the detection of energy loss in homes, commercial buildings, and industrial facilities. Inspection with thermal imaging detects energy loss caused by air leaks, missing or damaged insulation, inefficient HVAC systems, and poor construction.
Finding and assessing these problems requires a thermal imager to identify hot and cold spots. Seek Thermal Compact thermal imaging cameras enable contractors to conduct building and home inspections quickly and accurately, without the need to crawl through attics and crawlspaces or punch holes in walls to find air leaks, thermal bypasses, and insulation gaps. Quick to connect and detect, the smartphone attachment is designed to work with both iPhone and Android top models.
CompactXR Long-Range Thermal Imaging Camera Designed for Your Smartphone CompactXR is the world’s smallest thermal imager. Its highly portable design fits in your pocket for easy connect and detect convenience. The CompactXR delivers powerful thermal imaging through its advanced 206x156 thermal sensor engineered with the same military-proven technology the pros use. Its 20-degree narrow field of view allows it to detect heat signatures up to 1,800 feet away between -40 and 626 degrees Fahrenheit.
Hunting & Outdoors The outdoor environment is directly impacted by light conditions and weather. With a thermal imaging camera, you can scout terrain in total darkness, accurately track during fog or dense conditions, and recover long after dusk sets in. • • • • Accurately Scout Terrain Track Game Recover with a New Advantage after Dusk Stay Safe in the Blind Safety & Security Keep an eye on things – even things your eyes can’t see.
indicative of objects radiating energy (or heat).
Installing the iPhone App Figure 4: iPhone Main App Screen Start the App Store Figure 5: iPhone App Store (Seek Thermal App) Screen app and search for “Seek Thermal”: Start the download, answer the permissions queries and the app is installed.
2) Connecting the camera.
Installing the Android App Figure 10: Android Phone Screen Showing Google Play Figure 11: Google Play Showing the Seek Thermal App Query Figure 12: Google Play's Display of the Seek Thermal App Start the Google Play app on your smartphone and search for Seek Thermal. Select the Seek Thermal app and tap the Seek Thermal app to select it. Tap the INSTALL queries, you are done. button.
Figure 13: Android Seek Thermal App Installed Figure 14: Android Initial Screen Asking for a Camera The app is installed and can be started in two ways: 1) Clicking on the app on your smartphone display, or just by 2) Connecting the camera.
Using the Seek Thermal App(s) Camera Connection The Apple iPhone or iPad or iTouch requires a camera with a Lightning connector. Push the bottom of the camera while inserting the male connector. It should snap into place. It can be installed with the camera facing away from the smartphone display (normal) or reversed in a selfie position. The app should still work except for the Thermal+ option, which would have the native camera facing in the opposite direction.
Imaging Focusing Your Camera If your Compact has a rubber knurled ring around the lens, you should first adjust the focus before capturing an image/video. Figure 19: Compact Cameras Showing Focusing Rings Figure 20: Focus First then Capture Image/Video.
Taking a Picture Tap the “camera” icon and a shutter icon appears in the bottom center of the screen. Point the camera at the desired scene and tap the shutter icon. A captured image thumbnail appears in the bottom left of the screen (the Gallery button). Note that images/video that are taken will retain the aspect ratio that the screen is displaying during capture. See the Gallery section for instructions on how to review the images and videos.
Taking a Video Tap the “video camera” icon and a red ball the desired scene and tap the red ball icon appears in the bottom center of the screen. Point the camera at icon. The red ball icon changes to a red square icon and a video counter appears above it. When it is desired to terminate the video, tap the red square icon. A captured video thumbnail appears in the bottom left of the screen (the Gallery button).
The Gallery Tapping the Gallery button will display the last image/video that was created. The user can swipe sideways to display each image/video. Tapping the image/video will reveal/hide the three icons at the bottom, Simple Share, Sharing, and Trash. Figure 27: The Gallery button Figure 28: Captured image from the Gallery Figure 29: Captured video from the Gallery Figure 30: Gallery thumbnail view The Simple Share icon allows selecting your own method of sharing and attaches the image/video.
Changing the Color Palette Figure 31: Black Palette Figure 32: White Palette Figure 33: Iron Palette Figure 34: Cool Palette Figure 35: Amber Palette Figure 36: Indigo Palette Figure 37: Tyrian Palette Figure 38: Glory Palette Figure 39: Envy Palette With a camera connected, the Color Palette is one level down in settings. Tap the burger icon, and it will be visible. Selecting a color palette is as simple as tapping the desired palette on the bottom of the screen.
While in Thermal Modes, the color palette is accessible by tapping the icon at the top right corner of the screen. Thermal Modes (See Tutorials: Thermal Modes.) Temperature Units When temperature is displayed, the user has choice as to which units are used, Fahrenheit, Celsius or Kelvin.
Image Preferences Aspect Ratio Most smartphones have 16:9 displays, just like computer monitors and televisions. Occasionally, a need for images/videos in a 4:3 aspect ratio arises.
4:3 Figure 45: Sample 4:3 Aspect Ratio Landscape Figure 44: Sample 4:3 Aspect Ratio Portrait 25
Watermarks Each of these can be enabled/disabled independently.
About The About screen shows the various version of portions of the software, the camera type, firmware version, and camera serial number.
Help Tutorials The Basics A thermal imaging device lets the user see differences in heat to better identify objects when natural vision can’t. Heat can’t hide, even in the dark. To take a picture or video of the thermal image you are viewing simply select the camera mode you want and tap the big round button at the bottom of the screen (or side if your smartphone is horizontal).
Thermal Modes The Seek Thermal app has four thermal modes to meet your thermal imaging needs: Normal Spot – Regular thermal images can be viewed and recorded (this is the default mode). – Average temperature around the center spot will be displayed. High/Low Threshold temperature. – Indicators will be displayed at the highest and lowest temperatures, along with their current temperatures. – The selected temperature and property will be highlighted.
Figure 54: High/Low Thermal Mode Figure 55: Threshold Thermal Mode 30
Thermal+ Thermal+ allows you to swipe from side to side across an image to display it in standard and thermal views. The standard image comes from your mobile device’s native camera, and appears on the left. The thermal image appears on the right. Any photos you take with Thermal+ on can be reviewed, in swipe mode, from the app, from the app’s media gallery. To align the thermal image with the standard image, simply double-tap to go into the thermal+ alignment mode.
What is that clicking sound? The clicking sound is normal for a thermal camera. As the temperature of the camera changes, it calibrates itself using an electromechanical shutter to sample the temperature of the environment. Figure 58: Compact blow-up showing the shutter...
Reset Help Overlays The Help overlays are presented upon the first use of the app. They disappear after a single touch. To cause them to be reinstated again (for reference), this option should be selected.
Report an Issue This option generates an email to support@thermal.com that allows the user to describe the issue that he/she is experiencing. Visit Support Center This option gives the user access to the Seek Thermal Support Center from within the app.
Connecting to a PC/MAC Android on PC Connect your Android smartphone to a USB port on your PC. If it does not open up directly, then open File Explorer manually and it should be listed. As you can see the thermal images/videos in Figure 66: File Explorer View of an Android Smartphone #4; they can be selected and copied/cut or dragged off to your PC.
Figure 64: File Explorer View of an Android Smartphone #2 36
Figure 65: File Explorer View of an Android Smartphone #3 37
Figure 66: File Explorer View of an Android Smartphone #4 38
Android on Mac Connect your Android Smartphone to a USB port on your Mac. It should cause a similar window to appear as in Figure 67: Samsung Galaxy 6 Edge on a Mac; the images can be selected and copied/cut or dragged off to your Mac.
iPhone on PC Connect your iPhone/iPad to a USB port on your PC. If it does not open up directly, then open File Explorer manually and it should be listed. As you can see the thermal images/videos in Figure 71: File Explorer View of an iPhone/iPad #4; they can be selected and copied/cut or dragged off to your PC.
Figure 69: File Explorer View of an iPhone/iPad #2 41
Figure 70: File Explorer View of an iPhone/iPad #3 42
Figure 71: File Explorer View of an iPhone/iPad #4 43
iPhone on Mac Connect your iPhone/iPad to a USB port on your Mac. It should cause a similar window to appear as in Figure 72: iPhone 6+ on a Mac; the images can be selected and copied/cut or dragged off to your Mac.
Firmware Updates From time to time, updates to the Seek Thermal mobile app (both platforms) will be released, as well as firmware updates for the Seek Compact imager. If a mobile app update includes a firmware update for the imager, your imager will update automatically the next time you connect to your mobile device and run the app.
The Protective Case The protective case that comes with your Seek Thermal camera can be difficult to open if you haven't opened it before. The latch is tight for a reason, and that reason is that we want the case to be water resistant for protection.
Registration In order to keep track of where our cameras are being used, and to support the warranty, each camera causes the app to access a Registration screen ONLY the first time that it is used. The information that is accessed during registration besides name and email is the serial number of the camera, the type of smartphone that it is being used on and the location. After the camera is registered, the screen is no longer invoked. To avoid registration, “skip” can be tapped.
Localization Both apps currently support the automatic language localization feature of iOS and Android. The user, wishing to change the language used by his/her smartphone would proceed to Settings and select the language (not necessarily the location) that is desired. All of the apps that support the language chosen will change their verbiage, given that it is one of the languages that they support.
List of Figures and Tables Figure 1: The Compact installed on a smartphone in portrait 4:3 display. ...................................................................................................... 6 Figure 2: The Compact installed on a smartphone rotated to landscape in 4:3 display. ................................................................................. 6 Figure 3: Compact or CompactXR in both platforms. ........................................................................................
Figure 33: Iron Palette ................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 34: Cool Palette................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 35: Amber Palette ..........................................................................
Figure 66: File Explorer View of an Android Smartphone #4 ......................................................................................................................... 38 Figure 67: Samsung Galaxy 6 Edge on a Mac ................................................................................................................................................. 39 Figure 68: File Explorer View of an iPhone/iPad ..........................................................................................
Index About screen, 28 App Store, 13 Aspect Ratio, 25, 26 Camera Connection, 14, 16, 17 Celsius, 24 Clicking sound, 33 Fahrenheit, 10, 24 Firmware updates, 46 Google Play, 15 Help overlays, 34 Installing the Android App, 15 Installing the iPhone App, 13 Kelvin, 24 Localization, 49 Protective case, 47 Seek Thermal Community, 22 Sharing, 21, 22 Simple Share, 21, 22 Thermal Modes, 24, 30 Thermal+, 17, 29, 32, 34 Trash, 21, 22 Tutorials, 29 Watermarks, 27 52
