thermal camera
Skip itSoft demand (-50.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Good642.36avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Good£637K£637K/yr · 548K searches
Avg price
Good£132.19avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Okay57%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay90%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Okay£45.20–£268.69cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad0.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad10.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Bad-50.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, thermal camera is a £637K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (548K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
thermal camera market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £661K–£793K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.9%
- Avg BSR
- #767
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 96%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 7.1%
- Avg brand age
- 31 months
- Avg seller age
- 169 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
10 falling
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
8%
- HIKMICRO45%
- TOPDON29%
- Foxwell9%
- Jemcgrl3%
- LAUREII3%
- MiLESEEY3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -50.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×
Top thermal camera search terms
- thermal camera256K/yr
- thermal imaging camera130K/yr
- infrared camera31K/yr
- thermal camera android24K/yr
- thermal camera iphone14K/yr
- thermal imaging15K/yr
- hikmicro10K/yr
- thermal image camera12K/yr
- thermal imager9K/yr
- ir camera7K/yr
Top thermal camera products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
TOPDON Thermal Imaging Camera TC004 Mini 240x240 TISR IR Resolution 15H Battery Life -20C to 450C 25Hz Thermal Camera Handheld for Home Maintenance Leak Inspection HVAC Inspection
TOPDON£119.264.4★1,456 rev
HIKMICRO MiniE Thermal Camera Android/iOS 96×96 IR Resolution 192×192 SuperIR Thermal Imaging Camera No Battery for Phone/Tablet USB-C Port Support iPhone 15/16/17 (Excludes Accessories)
HIKMICRO£82.354.2★660 rev
HIKMICRO D01 Handheld Thermal Camera 96x96 IR Resolution
HIKMICRO£106.584.5★49 rev
TOPDON TC004 Mini Thermal Imaging Camera 240x240 IR Resolution Handheld Infrared Thermal Camera 15H Battery Life 25Hz -20C to 450C High/Low Temp Alert for Home Maintenance Leak/HVAC Inspection
TOPDON£120.324.5★1,153 rev
FOXWELL RT280 Thermal Imaging Camera 320 X 240 2.8 LCD Screen Thermal Camera TISR Resolution 240 x 180 25Hz Handheld Infrared Cameras with Laser
Foxwell£149.214.4★249 rev
Newest
by launch date
D01 Lite Infrared Visual Thermometer thermal camera -20~550C
HIKMICRO£85.0232 rev
HIKMICRO Mini2Plus V2 Thermal Camera for USB-C iOS/Android 256×192 IR Resolution 512×384 SuperIR Adustable Focal Lens for Phone/Tablet Supports the latest iPhone models
HIKMICRO£194.014 rev
FOXWELL RT280 Thermal Imaging Camera 320 X 240 2.8 LCD Screen Thermal Camera TISR Resolution 240 x 180 25Hz Handheld Infrared Cameras with Laser
Foxwell£149.21249 rev
FOXWELL RT280 PRO Thermal Camera 640x480 Imaging Resolution Dual-Camera Thermal Imaging Camera with 2MP Visual Camera 512x384 TISR Resolution Infrared cameras with Laser PC Analysis
Foxwell£268.6922 rev
Jemcgrl MLX90640 -BAB Thermal Imager 2in Screen 40 - 300 Thermal Imager Infrared Camera
Jemcgrl£45.202 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumD01 Lite Infrared Visual Thermometer thermal camera -20~550C
HIKMICRO£85.024.7★
HIKMICRO Mini2Plus V2 Thermal Camera for USB-C iOS/Android 256×192 IR Resolution 512×384 SuperIR Adustable Focal Lens for Phone/Tablet Supports the latest iPhone models
HIKMICRO£194.015.0★
FOXWELL RT280 PRO Thermal Camera 640x480 Imaging Resolution Dual-Camera Thermal Imaging Camera with 2MP Visual Camera 512x384 TISR Resolution Infrared cameras with Laser PC Analysis
Foxwell£268.694.9★
Jemcgrl MLX90640 -BAB Thermal Imager 2in Screen 40 - 300 Thermal Imager Infrared Camera
Jemcgrl£45.203.0★
FOXWELL RT280 Thermal Imaging Camera 320 X 240 2.8 LCD Screen Thermal Camera TISR Resolution 240 x 180 25Hz Handheld Infrared Cameras with Laser
Foxwell£149.214.4★
What buyers say about thermal camera
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality”
“easy to read”
“Excellent value”
“Great heat detector”
“Long battery life”
“is as advertised”
“It feels sturdy”
“Images look better on an oled screen”
“Good camera”
“The device works well with my iphone 15 pro”
What buyers complain about
“Reasonable product let down by poor instructions”
“not the 240x240 resolution. as shown in the title text”
“Underwhelming”
“Since upgrading to the iPhone 17, it no longer works”
“Seems to drain the phone battery somewhat”
“just very unstable connection”
“for close up were blurry and the clarity of temperature was hit and miss”
“hard to make out”
“Quite expensive”
“it didn't really work”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is thermal camera profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £637K/yr across 25 tracked products. 3 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -50.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the thermal camera niche?
- 10 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in thermal camera?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Display Resolution, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 10.2% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for thermal camera peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the thermal camera niche?
- Listings span £45.20–£268.69; the average listing price is £132.19 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 642 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.