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AGM Taipan TM15-384 vs HIKMICRO Condor CQ35L

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.

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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HIKMICRO's 640×512 rangefinding monocular: 35 mm lens, 12.5° field of view, 1,000 m laser rangefinder and a 6-hour swappable battery at 400 g.
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Specification side by side

AGM Taipan TM15-384HIKMICRO Condor CQ35L
TechnologyThermalThermal
Sensor384×288640×512
Pixel pitch12 µm12 µm
NETD≤35 mK≤20 mK
Lens15 mm35 mm
Magnification1.5–12x2–16x
Digital zoomup to 8xup to 8x
Detection range710 m1,800 m
Field of view17.5°12.5°
DisplayLCOS 1280x960OLED 1024x768
Recordingphoto and videophoto and video
Wi-Fi / appyes—
Battery lifeup to 7.5 hup to 6 h
Batterybuilt-in Li-ionreplaceable rechargeable Li-ion
Weight290 g400 g
Water resistanceIP67IP67

Sources: AGM Taipan TM15-384 (spec page); HIKMICRO Condor CQ35L (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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