The wide-angle Taipan: 384×288 behind a 15 mm lens for a 17.5° view, 290 g, IP67, 50 Hz. Discontinued but still sold.
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AGM Taipan TM15-384 vs Guide TJ650 LRF
Two thermal monoculars compared on the makers' own figures. Rows in bold are where they differ; a dash means that maker does not publish the figure.
Guide's long-range 640×512 monocular: 50 mm F1.0 lens, 20 mK, 1920×1080 AMOLED display, 1,000 m rangefinder and two swappable 18650 cells.
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Specification side by side
| AGM Taipan TM15-384 | Guide TJ650 LRF | |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | Thermal | Thermal |
| Sensor | 384×288 | 640×512 |
| Pixel pitch | 12 µm | 12 µm |
| NETD | ≤35 mK | ≤20 mK |
| Lens | 15 mm | 50 mm |
| Magnification | 1.5–12x | 3.8–30.3x |
| Digital zoom | up to 8x | up to 8x |
| Detection range | 710 m | 2,000 m |
| Field of view | 17.5° | 8.8° |
| Display | LCOS 1280x960 | AMOLED 1920x1080 |
| Recording | photo and video | photo and video |
| Wi-Fi / app | yes | yes |
| Battery life | up to 7.5 h | up to 10 h |
| Battery | built-in Li-ion | 2x removable 18650 Li-ion |
| Weight | 290 g | 625 g |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP67 |
Sources: AGM Taipan TM15-384 (spec page); Guide TJ650 LRF (spec page). Detection ranges are for a 1.8 m object under each maker's own test conditions and are not directly comparable between brands.
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