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AGM Taipan TM15-384 vs Leica Calonox 2 View

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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Leica's current 640×480 thermal monocular: 42 mm F1.1 lens, 60 Hz, full-HD OLED display, 32 GB memory, IP67 and a nitrogen-filled body.
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Specification side by side

AGM Taipan TM15-384Leica Calonox 2 View
TechnologyThermalThermal
Sensor384×288640×480
Pixel pitch12 µm12 µm
NETD≤35 mK≤40 mK
Lens15 mm42 mm
Magnification1.5–12x2.5–20x
Digital zoomup to 8xup to 8x
Detection range710 m770 m
Field of view17.5°10.3°
DisplayLCOS 1280x960OLED 1920x1080
Recordingphoto and videophoto and video
Wi-Fi / appyesyes
Battery lifeup to 7.5 hup to 8 h
Batterybuilt-in Li-ionbuilt-in Li-ion (2x 2420 mAh)
Weight290 g657 g
Water resistanceIP67IP67

Sources: AGM Taipan TM15-384 (spec page); Leica Calonox 2 View (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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