Thermal Camera
FailDemand is soft, at -50.6% this quarter, so Thermal Camera is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 36 / 100Ranks 689 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −13 vs the category median of 4936
- Market size
- £637K/yr548K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -50.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 57%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 20 sellers
Flapen Score
Thermal Camera against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Thermal Camera is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Thermal Camera market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Thermal Camera 548K times last year and spent an estimated £637K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
0.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 548K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -50.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £637K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 548K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -50.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £637Ka year
- Peak month
- January4.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- thermal camera256K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £132.19.
Listings sell for £132.19 on average, from £45.20 to £268.69. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £132.19 that is £13K to £33K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £132.19above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £45.20–£268.69
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £13K–£33K
- Returns
- 10.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads.
100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #767 within Test & Measurement. It carries 642 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 100%
- Prime listings
- 96%
- Out of stock, average day
- 7.1%
- Average rank
- #767in Test & Measurement
- Average rating
- 4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 642per listing
- Listings tracked
- 25
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 3 of last year's 8 launches as successful.
8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 31 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 8
- Successful launches
- 3Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 31 months
Products
Top Thermal Camera products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
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
- Price
- £119.26
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,456
- Age
- 1y ago
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)
- Price
- £82.35
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 660
- Age
- 11mo ago
HIKMICRO D01 Handheld Thermal Camera 96x96 IR Resolution
- Price
- £106.58
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 1y ago
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
- Price
- £120.32
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,153
- Age
- 1y ago
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
- Price
- £149.21
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 249
- Age
- 7mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
D01 Lite Infrared Visual Thermometer thermal camera -20~550C
- Price
- £85.02
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 32
- Age
- 3mo ago
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
- Price
- £194.01
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 6mo ago
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
- Price
- £268.69
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 7mo ago
Jemcgrl MLX90640 -BAB Thermal Imager 2in Screen 40 - 300 Thermal Imager Infrared Camera
- Price
- £45.20
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 7mo ago
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
- Price
- £149.21
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 249
- Age
- 7mo ago
Newest
by launch dateD01 Lite Infrared Visual Thermometer thermal camera -20~550C
- Price
- £85.02
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 32
- Age
- 3mo ago
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
- Price
- £194.01
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 6mo ago
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
- Price
- £149.21
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 249
- Age
- 7mo ago
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
- Price
- £268.69
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 7mo ago
Jemcgrl MLX90640 -BAB Thermal Imager 2in Screen 40 - 300 Thermal Imager Infrared Camera
- Price
- £45.20
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 7mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past 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
Thermal Camera search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×
Search terms
Top Thermal Camera search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 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
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Thermal Camera
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Reasonable product let down by poor instructions
No paper manual
Not sure of the comments regarding lack of instructions
not the 240x240 resolution. as shown in the title text
The resolution is low
resolution very low
Underwhelming
Build quality is poor
the device are not as good as it could be
Since upgrading to the iPhone 17, it no longer works
Unfortunately this functionality just doesn't work at all with this model
wont work with older iPhones
Seems to drain the phone battery somewhat
the battery just did not last
Battery is a little short
Love
Good quality
Good product, exactly as advertised
High quality tool that's going to be much more useful than I thought or expected
easy to read
Easy to use
Easy to setup and use
Excellent value
Great for the price
for me definitely worth the money
Great heat detector
Quite a useful tool to detect heat leaks
Automotive: Perfect for spotting cooling
Long battery life
Battery life easily supports long sessions
Brilliant battery life
Return
10.2% Return rate 12% Fixable by listing
it didn't really work
no good for circuit fault finding
Since upgrading to the iPhone 17, it no longer works
Unfortunately this functionality just doesn't work at all with this model
wont work with older iPhones
Underwhelming
Build quality is poor
the device are not as good as it could be
for close up were blurry and the clarity of temperature was hit and miss
No good for heating pipes unless you you can see them cannot trace under floor lost track as soon as pipes from boil went underneath floorboards
where I have an issue with underfloor heating pipes
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FAQ
Common Thermal Camera questions
Answered from the same tracked data.