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 Leica Calonox 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.
Leica's first-generation handheld thermal (2020): 640×512 at 12 µm, 42 mm lens, 1280×960 LCOS display, 16 GB, about 4–5 hours per charge.
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Specification side by side
| AGM Taipan TM15-384 | Leica Calonox View | |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | Thermal | Thermal |
| Sensor | 384×288 | 640×512 |
| Pixel pitch | 12 µm | 12 µm |
| NETD | ≤35 mK | — |
| Lens | 15 mm | 42 mm |
| Magnification | 1.5–12x | 2.5–10x |
| Digital zoom | up to 8x | up to 4x |
| Detection range | 710 m | 1,000 m |
| Field of view | 17.5° | 10.5° |
| Display | LCOS 1280x960 | LCOS 1280x960 |
| Recording | photo and video | photo and video |
| Wi-Fi / app | yes | yes |
| Battery life | up to 7.5 h | up to 4 h |
| Battery | built-in Li-ion | built-in Li-ion |
| Weight | 290 g | 685 g |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IPX4 |
Sources: AGM Taipan TM15-384 (spec page); Leica Calonox 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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