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 Pulsar Axion 2 XQ35 Pro
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.
Pulsar's compact 384×288 thermal monocular with a 35 mm F1.0 lens, an 11-hour swappable APS 5 battery and an IPX7 body; a long-running UK favourite.
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Specification side by side
| AGM Taipan TM15-384 | Pulsar Axion 2 XQ35 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | Thermal | Thermal |
| Sensor | 384×288 | 384×288 |
| Pixel pitch | 12 µm | 17 µm |
| NETD | ≤35 mK | ≤25 mK |
| Lens | 15 mm | 35 mm |
| Magnification | 1.5–12x | 2–8x |
| Digital zoom | up to 8x | up to 4x |
| Detection range | 710 m | 1,300 m |
| Field of view | 17.5° | 10.7° |
| Display | LCOS 1280x960 | AMOLED 640x400 |
| Recording | photo and video | photo and video |
| Wi-Fi / app | yes | yes |
| Battery life | up to 7.5 h | up to 11 h |
| Battery | built-in Li-ion | APS 5 removable Li-ion 4900 mAh |
| Weight | 290 g | 380 g |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IPX7 |
Sources: AGM Taipan TM15-384 (spec page); Pulsar Axion 2 XQ35 Pro (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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