Water Leaks Check FLIR Systems 64501-0302 E60 IR Camera with MSX

The FLIR MSX features are great out of the box .. combining optically visible 640x480 picture with the 320x240 thermal image and gives some edge detail that allows you to tell what it is you are looking at. (Sometimes not apparent). The unit is really solidly built too. Tough rubber and metal frame can take a 6 foot drop apparently (not tried that!). View More FLIR Systems 64501-0302 E60 IR Camera with MSX

However the best thing about this is if you get a model with firmware 1.19.1 or lower (basically Jan 2014 or earlier), it is relatively easy to modify the device's Windows CE operating system and unrestrict the hardware. This effectively turns it into a six grand E8 model. All the E range FLIRs use the *same hardware*!
Google for EEVblog FLIR E4 and you will find what you need to do this. The mods on this blog actually extend features beyond the expensive E8.
Pretty easy to get done and easily reversed if need be. :-)

WARNING: FLIR have caught on and all hardware with firmware 1.21 and up are locked down and currently noone has released a workaround.

One deficit... No external charger and no removable SD card:
You have to plug in a micro USB to charge and get your files.

I just bought a USB extension cord so I don't have to keep plugging directly into the board mounted USB slot to charge the battery and get the files. I also anticipate it failing eventually and the socket falling off the board.

I may even open it up and solder it directly to the board and figure a way to mount the socket externally.

The new FLIR E60 thermal camera can help professionals track down electrical and mechanical overheating, air and water leaks, missing insulation and many other issues.

The FLIR E60 has an IR resolution of 76,800 (320x240) pixels, which far exceeds the RESNET standard. Compact, rugged and user-friendly, the FLIR E60 has a 3.5" color LCD touchscreen display with Auto-Orientation, wide-angle manual-focus lens, 4X digital IR zoom and built-in 3.1MP digital camera with LED lamp and laser pointer for capturing high-quality reference images. The FLIR E60 features Bluetooth connectivity to mobile devices for real-time remote viewing and diagnostics.

And with METER Link on board the camera can connect to FLIR's new test tools, which stream electrical and environmental readings directly to the FLIR E60 so that thermal images are automatically annotated with critical measurements to further support findings. The camera also includes FLIR's exclusive MSX imaging technology, which integrates key image details from the digital camera's photos to create sharper and clearer thermal scenes.

MSX makes it easier to see the location of temperature-related electrical/mechanical issues without obscuring or compromising the integrity of the original thermal scenes - a common problem with older image blending modes. Also, the bundled FLIR Tools software makes it simple to import, analyze and incorporate images into easy-to-understand reports. And like all FLIR thermal cameras, the FLIR E60 captures Fully Radiometric thermal JPEG files containing all temperature data, which can be viewed and analyzed later within the thermal images.

The FLIR E60 includes SD memory card with adapter, Li-ion battery, two-bay charging station, power adapter, USB cable, hard case and FLIR Tools software for PC and Mac OS. The new FLIR E60 is covered by FLIR's premier 10-5-2 warranty, which provides a 10-year warranty on the IR detector, 5 years on field-replaceable batteries and 2 years on parts and labor.