{"id":2145,"date":"2016-11-24T17:26:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T22:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2020-07-31T15:03:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T19:03:26","slug":"flir-fx-preview-lightning-fast-footage-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/flir-fx-preview-lightning-fast-footage-review\/","title":{"rendered":"FLIR FX Preview: Lightning Fast Footage Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I usually don&#8217;t get too worked up about new product releases.\u00a0 But, I know how time-consuming reviewing <a href=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/mammoth-guide-to-the-best-home-security-camera-systems\/\">security camera<\/a> footage can be.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what caught my interest with the new <a title=\"FLIR FX\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flir.com\/fx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FLIR FX<\/a> camera.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve got a great review feature that overlays all of the days important events into one video clip.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll take a look at RapidRecap in detail and the other features that the camera offers.<\/p>\n<h2>What does the FLIR FX do?<\/h2>\n<p>The FLIR FX is a completely wireless (WiFi and batteries) HD camera that can double as security camera and an action camera.\u00a0 Outside of the basic camera, you can also get kits to mount it to your car&#8217;s dashboard, make it completely waterproof, and mount it outdoors in a security application.\u00a0 So, it&#8217;s a pretty versatile design.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FLIR-FX-Indoor-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2149\" src=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FLIR-FX-Indoor-small-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"FLIR FX Indoor camera mount\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FLIR-FX-Indoor-small-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FLIR-FX-Indoor-small-100x177.jpg 100w, https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FLIR-FX-Indoor-small.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>Here&#8217;s a quick overview of the features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completely wireless with up to 4 hours of constant recording power (2 hours with stand + 2 hours standalone) or power from the wall<\/li>\n<li>Record in 1080p HD video with H.264 compression<\/li>\n<li>Standalone WiFi hotspot so you can connect with your phone anywhere to view video<\/li>\n<li>Wide angle 160 degree lens<\/li>\n<li>Onboard microSD,\u00a0 microSDXC, or USB storage up to 64 GB<\/li>\n<li>2 way audio so that you can listen in and talk via the camera remotely<\/li>\n<li>30&#8242; of night vision capability<\/li>\n<li>RapidRecap &#8211; review a day&#8217;s worth of footage in 1 minute<\/li>\n<li>Set up alert zones with a grid to indicate areas to monitor (good for pet avoidance)<\/li>\n<li>Optional outdoor and waterproof housings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How does the FLIR FX work?<\/h2>\n<p>Then when it comes to reviewing the footage, you can indicate which footage you want to review using the RapidRecap feature. The clip is put together on FLIR&#8217;s servers, and afterwards you can view all of the action overlayed on one single clip with timestamps for each object or person of interest. For instance, you can see the delivery man dropping off the package at 1000 and the guy stealing your package at 1130 all in the same frame. It aims to make the review process when you suspect something is awry much faster.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easier to show it in action than describe it.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/9-nwfFg5yiI<\/p>\n<h2>What does the FLIR FX cost?<\/h2>\n<p>As we touched on briefly before, the FLIR FX can be <a href=\"https:\/\/fx.flir.com\/site\/flirus\/articles\/FLIR-Store\/10800029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ordered in several configurations<\/a>.\u00a0 The base camera for home use is $200, the dashboard variant is $230, the waterproof sports camera is $240, and the outdoor variant is $250.\u00a0 And, you can order the various cases separately, so you aren&#8217;t stuck with your initial selection.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also optional expanded cloud monitoring options.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s what they offer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>48 hours of video storage + 3 RapidRecap videos per month for free (up to $20\/mo. for extras)<\/li>\n<li>7 days of storage and unlimited RapidRecap videos for $10 per month<\/li>\n<li>30 days of storage and unlimited RapidRecap videos for $20 per month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What\u2019s the competition?<\/h2>\n<p>There are loads of security cameras that you can compare the FLIR FX against.\u00a0 And, we&#8217;ve added it to our <a title=\"Compare Home Surveillance Cameras\" href=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/compare-home-surveillance-cameras\/\">camera comparison page<\/a> to help you do just that.<\/p>\n<p>But the FLIR FX occupies an interesting niche in the market, with one foot in the action camera arena competing with the likes of GoPro and another in the traditional security camera arena.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a little tougher to find cameras that can do one thing in the morning, change cases, and then go on a bike ride with you in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re just looking for a <a title=\"Find the Best Wireless Home Security Cameras\" href=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/find-best-wireless-home-security-cameras\/\">wireless security camera<\/a>, then the Arlo by NetGear has been getting good reviews.\u00a0 But don&#8217;t expect to take it mountain biking (the picture is linked to Amazon for pricing and reviews).<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"FLIR FX\" href=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/suggests\/amazon\/flir-fx\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2150 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FLIR-FX-LifeStyle-SportCase-Bike-small.jpg\" alt=\"FLIR FX Waterproof Sport Case\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FLIR-FX-LifeStyle-SportCase-Bike-small.jpg 600w, https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FLIR-FX-LifeStyle-SportCase-Bike-small-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FLIR-FX-LifeStyle-SportCase-Bike-small-100x74.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>FLIR FX Reviews<\/h2>\n<h3>Digital Trends &#8211; 3.5 <i class=\"x-icon x-icon-star\" data-x-icon-s=\"\uf005\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"x-icon x-icon-star\" data-x-icon-s=\"\uf005\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"x-icon x-icon-star\" data-x-icon-s=\"\uf005\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>[icon type=&#8221;star-half-o&#8221;]<i class=\"x-icon x-icon-star-o\" data-x-icon-o=\"\uf005\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/connected-home-reviews\/flir-fx-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link: Digital Trends<\/a> &#8211; 6\/2\/2015<\/p>\n<h2>The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>The <a title=\"FLIR FX\" href=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/suggests\/amazon\/flir-fx\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">FLIR FX<\/a> offers solid features at a good price on paper, especially considering the unique flexibility of the camera.\u00a0 And, the RapidRecap feature is down right cool.\u00a0 But, you have to balance the cool factor with how often you&#8217;d actually need to use that feature to review your footage which may not be that often.<\/p>\n<p>All that being said, the FLIR FX looks to have leap-frogged Dropcam on paper.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll see how the reviews turn out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I usually don&#8217;t get too worked up about new product releases.\u00a0 But, I know how time-consuming reviewing security camera footage can be. That&#8217;s what caught my interest with the new FLIR FX camera. They&#8217;ve got a great review feature that overlays all of the days important events into one video clip. We&#8217;ll take a look &#8230; <a title=\"FLIR FX Preview: Lightning Fast Footage Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/flir-fx-preview-lightning-fast-footage-review\/\" aria-label=\"More on FLIR FX Preview: Lightning Fast Footage Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"modified_by":"Jody","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}