Thermal Imaging Camera DIY $110 VS Buy $530 || DIY or Buy

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Websites which were shown in the video:
https://www.instructables.com/Infrared-Thermal-Imaging-Camera-With-MLX90640-and-/
https://www.youtube.com/user/stopperl16
https://stoppi-homemade-physics.de/
https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_MLX90640_Arduino_Example
https://github.com/MartyMacGyver/ESP32_Adafruit_ILI9341
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_ILI9341
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_MLX90640
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3538
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14843

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https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9gPfmi
MLX90640 Camera: https://amzn.to/37WgFOd
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9wpVtY
ILI9341 Screen: https://amzn.to/2Uo0pm3
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9fMoeO
LiPo Supercharger: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/18004

In this episode of DIY or Buy we will have a look at thermal imaging camera. At first I will show you why thermal imaging cameras can be very useful when it comes to working with electronics. Afterwards I will explain how such cameras work and what flaws they come with. At the end I will then build my own low budget DIY thermal imaging camera and compare it with the commercial one. Let's get started!

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Music:
2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats

0:00 Why a thermal imaging camera is useful for electronics
1:56 Intro
2:43 How a thermal imaging camera functions
4:26 The emissivity coefficient problem
5:47 Testing the AMG8832 (64 pixel sensor)
6:57 Testing the MLX90640 (768 pixel sensor)
8:12 Making a DIY thermal imaging camera
9:51 Comparison & Verdict