--- title: Gadget Review: HIKMICRO D02 Thermal Camera | daily.dev description: A hands-on review of the HIKMICRO D02 thermal camera, a budget-friendly infrared imager with a 96x96 thermal sensor upscaled to 240x240, paired with a 480x640... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/gadget-review-hikmicro-d02-thermal-camera-kydfskpt1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Gadget Review: HIKMICRO D02 Thermal Camera | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on review of the HIKMICRO D02 thermal camera, a budget-friendly infrared imager with a 96x96 thermal sensor upscaled to 240x240, paired with a 480x640... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/gadget-review-hikmicro-d02-thermal-camera-kydfskpt1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kydFsKpt1.png og:image:alt: Gadget Review: HIKMICRO D02 Thermal Camera og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Gadget Review: HIKMICRO D02 Thermal Camera **[Terence Eden](https://daily.dev/sources/shkspr)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on review of the HIKMICRO D02 thermal camera, a budget-friendly infrared imager with a 96x96 thermal sensor upscaled to 240x240, paired with a 480x640 optical camera for fusion imaging. Key highlights include Linux compatibility (shows up as a standard USB storage device), open source license compliance, a webcam mode via UVC, scheduled photo capture, multiple emissivity profiles, and around 2.5GB of internal storage. Priced around £170, it's positioned as a practical home tool for spotting insulation gaps, hotspots, and leaks. The reviewer rates it among their favourite thermal cameras tested. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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