FLIR / Teledyne
FLIR C5
$649Cheaper
Released 2021
Best Thermal Cameras · head-to-head
FLIR C5 vs Seek Thermal Reveal 300
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. FLIR C5 is cheaper at $649. Every spec and price links to its source.
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Seek Thermal
Seek Thermal Reveal 300
$1299
Released 2023
Which is better: the FLIR C5 or Seek Thermal Reveal 300?
The Seek Thermal Reveal 300 wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The FLIR C5 is the cheaper at $649. Get the Seek Thermal Reveal 300 for the stronger spec sheet, the FLIR C5 to spend less.
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Key specs, head to head
The numbers that decide it, drawn to scale — longer bar wins, the accent bar is the stronger figure.
Full spec sheet
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | FLIR C5 | Seek Thermal Reveal 300 |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $649 MSRP $649 per flir.com list price | $1299 |
| Brand | FLIR / Teledyne | Seek Thermal |
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Thermal resolution | 160x120 | 320x240 |
| Visual resolution | 5 MP | — |
| Refresh rate (Hz) | 8.7 | 25 |
| Netd mk | 70 | 35 |
| Temp range celsius | -20 to 400 | -20 to 550 |
| Field of view (°) | 54x42 | 18x24 |
| Display size (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| Battery life hrs | 4 | 6 |
| Focus type | focus-free | fixed |
| Weight grams | 190 | 325 |
Sources — FLIR C5: flir.com (verified 2026-06-26). Seek Thermal Reveal 300: thermal.com (verified 2026-06-26).
What's the difference between the FLIR C5 and Seek Thermal Reveal 300?
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (9 of 10). Matching specs are omitted.
- Thermal resolution: FLIR C5 160x120 vs Seek Thermal Reveal 300 320x240
- Refresh rate (Hz): FLIR C5 8.7 vs Seek Thermal Reveal 300 25
- Netd mk: FLIR C5 70 vs Seek Thermal Reveal 300 35
- Temp range celsius: FLIR C5 -20 to 400 vs Seek Thermal Reveal 300 -20 to 550
- Field of view (°): FLIR C5 54x42 vs Seek Thermal Reveal 300 18x24
- Display size (in): FLIR C5 3.5 vs Seek Thermal Reveal 300 2.8
- Battery life hrs: FLIR C5 4 vs Seek Thermal Reveal 300 6
- Focus type: FLIR C5 focus-free vs Seek Thermal Reveal 300 fixed
- Weight grams: FLIR C5 190 vs Seek Thermal Reveal 300 325