An illustrative handheld heat camera with a pistol grip is the subject of this demo. You choose the body colour and the lens, and the summary builds a specification you can send as a quote request.
Body colour is the easy part for an inspection buyer. The harder question is what the camera has to see. An energy assessor scanning window frames in a Victorian terrace works close up, so a wide field of view helps. An engineer checking pipework across a plant room, or a surveyor looking at a roofline, needs a telephoto lens to resolve small hot spots at distance. The configurator makes that choice explicit instead of leaving it to the datasheet.
Tools and workshop Configurator demo
Heat Imaging Camera
- Product
- Heat Imaging Camera
- Colour
- Yellow
- Lens
- Standard
Illustrative product. The design and images are generated examples, not a real model for sale.
What you can configure
Clicking a swatch puts the body in yellow, orange, graphite or steel blue; olive and white sit outside this demo. The lens choice of standard, wide or telephoto is captured for the quote, while the photo stays the same for now. High-visibility yellow and orange are easier to spot in a dim plant room or on a cluttered van shelf. Graphite suits buyers who prefer a quieter-looking tool.
- Colour: Yellow, Orange, Graphite, Steel Blue
- Lens: Standard, Wide, Telephoto
Why a configurator suits heat cameras
Thermal cameras are a considered purchase, usually justified against a specific job: building surveys, electrical maintenance, HVAC commissioning or damp investigation. The lens links the camera to that job, and buyers often choose the wrong one. Asking them to pick a lens alongside their use, with a plain explanation of field of view, means fewer exchanges after the first site visit.
Eighteen body and lens pairings is more than most distributors keep on the shelf. A configurator can show what is in stock, what is built to order and which lenses can be added later. The sales team then receives a qualified enquiry instead of a phone call that opens with a vague request for the right model.
Colour has a commercial use too. Hire fleets and larger contractors sometimes want every tool in one colour so kit is easy to identify and less likely to go missing. Offering that as a fleet option, with a quote at the end rather than a basket, opens a trade channel that standard product pages tend to miss.
How a production version would be built
For a handheld inspection camera, layered images work well. The body is shot once in each colour and each lens is a separate layer placed at the front of the housing, so 18 combinations need nine images rather than 18. The manufacturer provides lens codes, field of view figures, compatible bodies and any kit contents such as cases and spare batteries. The configured kit can go to a distributor quote, a WooCommerce basket or straight into a CRM as a qualified lead.
Build sheet for this range
- Colours in the full range: 6 (4 shown in this demo)
- Lens choices: 3
- Combinations to support: 6 × 3 = 18
- Images for one photograph per combination at 3 angles: 54
- Images if lenses can be shown as separate layers, at 3 angles: 27
- Data each of the 18 combinations needs: a SKU or variant ID, price, stock or lead time, and any dimensions or specification that change
Questions about heat camera configurators
Can the configurator explain which lens suits which inspection job?
Yes, and for thermal cameras it should. Each lens option can carry a short note on field of view and typical working distance, plus a simple diagram of what fits in frame at a set distance. That helps an energy assessor and an electrical engineer choose differently without reading a full datasheet first.
Can we include calibration certificates, software and accessories in the build?
They can be added as optional extras. A calibration certificate, a hard case, a second battery or a reporting software licence each becomes a line in the summary with its own code. Bundling them at the point of configuration is easier than selling them after the order, and it makes tender quotes more complete.
Could each lens option show a sample thermal image?
Yes. Alongside the product image, each lens can show an example thermogram of the same scene, so the buyer sees how much of a wall or fuse board fits in frame. To be honest, those images must come from the real camera and lens, so they belong in the asset brief from the start.
How long does a configurator like this take to build?
Timing depends mainly on assets. If you already have consistent product photography, an image-based build for one camera family is a modest project. If bodies and lenses need shooting or rendering first, that work usually sets the schedule. I reply to enquiries within two UK working days with a realistic plan.
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A configurator for your heat cameras
This demo uses an illustrative product. If you sell heat cameras, I can build the same experience around your own range, photography and ordering process, connected to Shopify, WooCommerce or a quote workflow. I reply to enquiries within two UK working days.