Save £25 on this amazing plug-in that turns your smartphone into a thermal camera (& your energy bill savings might pay for it!)

Flir One Gen 3 deal
(Image credit: Flir)

Thermal cameras have always been quite pricey, and FLIR – one of the most respected brands in the market – has been at the highest end of that so, even though I carefully put together a guide to the best thermal cameras, I do understand why not everyone has a thermal camera.

But the third-generation Flir One is a budget entry into seeing heat signatures. By plugging into you phone, it doesn't need its own power source or screen - thereby keeping the cost down. But in the Amazon Prime Big Deal sale the cost is reduced even further - by around £25, thatever smarphone you have

That's great news because at these new prices the cameras actually have the potential to earn their cost back before the end of the month; certainly, by the end of the winter – all you need to do is look around your home and identify the spots where a little more cheap insulation could save you hundreds.

Do make sure you buy the right version though - there is a separate version for Android, and iPhone users have to pick between a Lightning or USB-C connector depending which model they own:

FLIR  ONE Gen 3 (Android)
Android
Save £26.81
FLIR ONE Gen 3 (Android): was £172.80 now £145.99 at Amazon

This is a neat plug-in device, that turns your Android phone into a thermal camera via its USB-C connector

FLIR  ONE Gen 3 (iPhone, USB-C)
iPhone 15 or later
Save £24.01
FLIR ONE Gen 3 (iPhone, USB-C): was £159 now £134.99 at Amazon

This is a neat plug-in device, that turns your recent phones that have a USB-C connector (iPhone 15 or later) into a thermal camera via its universal socket.

FLIR  ONE Gen 3 (iPhone, Lightning)
iPhone 14 or earlier
Save £25.21
FLIR ONE Gen 3 (iPhone, Lightning): was £164.70 now £139.49 at Amazon

This version turns your older iPhones that have a Lightning connector (iPhone 14 or earlier) into a thermal camera via its charging socket.

Check our guide to best thermal drones, too!

Chris George
Content Director

Chris George has worked on Digital Camera World since its launch in 2017. He has been writing about photography, mobile phones, video making and technology for over 30 years – and has edited numerous magazines including PhotoPlus, N-Photo, Digital Camera, Video Camera, and Professional Photography. 


His first serious camera was the iconic Olympus OM10, with which he won the title of Young Photographer of the Year - long before the advent of autofocus and memory cards. Today he uses a Sony A7 IV, alongside his old Nikon D800 and his iPhone 15 Pro Max.


He is the author of a number of books including The Book of Digital Photography, which has been translated into a dozen different languages.


In addition to his expertise in photography and videomaking, he has written about technology for countless publications and websites including The Sunday Times Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, What Cellphone, T3 and Techradar.



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