InfiRay Xinfrared T2S Plus Thermal Camera Review – A Smartphone Thermal Camera on a Tiny Package

18 January, 2024

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Introduction

For anyone with a knack for DIY projects, precision maintenance, or professional inspections, a thermal camera has become an invaluable addition to their tool collection. Looking back just a few years, they were very expensive and could only be found in military equipment. Lately, they’ve become a lot cheaper, and the InfiRay Xinfrared T2S Plus Thermal Camera is a great example of this change – combining advanced features with affordability.

Android or iOS APP

This Thermal camera is tiny, and it needs to be connected to your phone to function along with the Android or iOS app. When paired with the companion app, it lets you take thermal images or videos of any object day or night. Additionally, you can accurately measure the temperature of multiple points and take the camera outside in the dark to see everything very clearly, just like a night vision camera.

Designed to Inspect PCBs

One of the main applications of these cameras is to inspect a heating component in a PCB or to find problems in wiring. It can also help you fix insulation in your home. They’re great for spotting anything that gives off heat or has a temperature difference.

Design and Features

The InfiRay Xinfrared T2S Plus is a tiny thermal camera with a dimension of 26 x 26 x 24.2mm. It comes in two different variants: the One with USB-C is made for Android, and the one with the Lightning port is for IOS. To use it, you need to download the Xtherm Infrared app from the Play Store or App Store. Once the app is downloaded, you need to plug in the camera to your phone, and the app will open automatically. The camera has only one focusing lens, and all other controls are done via the Xtherm Infrared App. In the application, you can take both photos and videos, and it can also detect the temperature of a surface very accurately.

The InfiRay Xinfrared T2S Plus thermal camera lets you measure temperatures in three ways: at a specific spot, along a line, or over an area. To do this, you draw on the screen where you want to measure. The app then tells you the highest, lowest, and average temperatures for that spot, line, or area. Moreover, there’s a cool “picture in picture” mode that combines what your regular camera sees with the thermal imagery on the phone’s display. This is useful if the thermal view is hard to understand. To enable this feature, the app uses the primary camera of your phone and merges the image from the thermal camera, so the zoom level might not match up perfectly. You can also change how the thermal image looks with different pallet mode Schems, like one that makes hot things look white, giving it an X-ray-like appearance and the default is the Iron rainbow. This camera features a 25Hz refresh rate, which is faster than many other thermal cameras, thus giving you very smooth and clear images and videos.

What’s in the box?

InfiRay Xinfrared T2S+ thermal camera
A Reggued Protective Case
T2S Plus Manual
USB Extension Cable
Two Stickers

Additional Accessories

This product also comes with additional accessories (which can be separately purchased) like a camera hold, a metallic phone + camera mount, and an additional handle to mount the phone and camera holder together. With the help of the phone + camera mount, you can also attach the camera to your tripod. With the help of the camera measurement holder, you can easily convert it to a PCB inspection instrument, as you see in the photo below.

Video

Performance of the Device

To check the performance of the device, we took some photos in our laboratory, and here are the results. As you can see the resolution of the camera is very crisp and using the focusing ring you can take long-distance photos or close-ups of small objects.

InfiRay Xinfrared T2S Plus Thermal Camera Specifications

Product Model: T2S Plus
Lens Type: Macro Lens
Lens Size: 8mm
Resolution: 256×192
Pixel Pitch: 12μm
Field of View (FOV): 44.9° x 33.4°
Image Frame Rate: 25Hz
Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference (NETD): ≤60mK@25°C, F#1.0
Minimum Resolvable Temperature Difference (MRTD): ≤500mK@25°C, F#1.0
Operating Temperature Range: -20°C to +50°C
Temperature Measurement Range: -20°C to +450°C
Measurement Accuracy: ±2°C or ±2% (whichever is greater)
Correction Modes: Manual/automatic
Power Consumption: <350mW
Weight: <18g
Dimensions: 26 x 26 x 24.2mm
Supported Operating Systems: Android, HarmonyOS
Image Enhancement: Digital detail enhancement
Image Correction: Manual
Palette Options: White-hot/black-hot/multiple palettes
Secondary Development: SDK (Software Development Kit) available
Measurement Statistics: Displays max/min/central point temperatures; provides temperature statistics and analysis for point/line/area
Video Storage: Capable of storing photos and videos
App Update: Online updates available (App Name: Xtherm)

PCB Inspection

As we said earlier the InfiRay Xinfrared T2S Plus can be used as a PCB inspection camera with the help of the aluminum stand that can be separately purchased. This stand holds the camera steady during measurements and can also hold your smartphone or the camera can be connected to your PC and along with the available free software make up a complete thermal inspection unit. Thanks to the manual focus lens you can adapt the camera to work at short distances and thus enable you to inspect single components for heating during a short circuit.

Final Thoughts

The InfiRay XInfrared T2S+ thermal camera is a handy tool for measuring temperature. It’s especially useful for professionals such as electrical engineers and home inspectors, as well as for anyone looking to check for heat leaks at home or to locate pipes and ductwork behind walls. Additionally, it’s compact and priced affordably.

You can buy the Xinfrared T2S Plus at a cool price of $349 from the following stores: