Ever since I saw the 1987 film Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jessie Ventura, Carl Weathers, and other greats, I've wanted my own thermal camera. Yet they've always been SUPER expensive, I mean tens of thousands of dollars. Yet finally in 2025 we're starting to see decent thermal cameras selling for ~$100 USD making them accessible to the average hobbyist like myself.
My latest review covers why they were so expensive, which ones to avoid, and which ones are good value.