![]() ![]() Though a high resolution thermal spotter is next on my list. It would be nice to think that a digital monocular thermal/optical/rangefinding thing could replace them, but I'm not so sure, at least for deerstalking. I have (old but good) LRF binoculars which I suspect might outperform any combined digital device, for precision ranging, also give me useful ballistic hints. Since "state of the art" seems to currently be 640x512 thermal sensor, which has far more resolution than the lesser ones, and more ability to apply digital zoom (from base magnification, which is of course a balance between ultimate range, and field of view), if buying new and not on a tight budget, it would be the obvious choice, ATM. TBH I'm not interested in the lower resolution thermal sensors, useful though they might be. Unless someone wants to send me one to try out. I'd like to take a look through one, but I'm not in the market for one yet. ![]() ![]() interesting: It also shows some pings using the LRF. If so, perhaps it is autofocus, like any modern 'phone camera. Seems to be about like what could be expected from say a 12Mpixel mobile phone camera, with a longer lens attached. I haven't discovered what resolution it has. And appears to be fixed focus, not connected to the thermal manual focussing. The optical camera appears to be monochromatic, i.e Black and White, though perhaps it can see in colour, but haven't seen that on any videos yet. Thermals are not always used in the dark, far from it. The concept makes sense to me, though as I think the first to the civilian market, perhaps not as polished as we might anticipate from further iterations. From what I understand the Fusion optical wavelength camera is not particularly designed to be a digital NV thing, but primarily to assist in blending a visible light image with the thermal one, for better interpretation when there is some visible light to assist. Of course there is no built in IR, these are primarily thermal imagers, not digital NV devices. Not that I’m thinking about another one….Ĭlick to expand.I'm not sure what you were expecting from the Gryphon ? There may be others, for non-rf the Hik Owl 35mm with 12micron 640 pro sensor has a superb picture too, I’ve seen through one of them, though no rf, and I’m not personally keen on the captive battery and form/design/shape! Will have a look through both before final decision though, once ’toy’ shopping becomes a possibility again! Tending toward the Iray personally, mainly due to its spec, compactness and diminutive weight. Iray weighs 350gm, and more compact design/form. Not easy to determine precise weight of Hik models, the blurb suggests all four models across the range weigh “0.5kg”, despite two not having a rangefinder on the side of them… Hik uses 18650 cell, so easy to carry spare though long use time on one cell anyway, Iray Finder has a removeable proprietary battery pack, so the (supplied) spare could be bought and carried. Class leaders right now seem to be HikMicro Gryphon GQ35L Pro ‘Fusion’ with the 12 micron and 640 x512 thermal sensor or Iray Finder ll FH35R thermal +LRF, 12 micron 640x512 sensor, both excellent picture and good working rf by all accounts so far, though neither of the units are that cheap. ![]()
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