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Guide TJ650 LRF vs Nightfox Arctic

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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Nightfox's head-mountable 1x thermal monocular: 256×192 at 30 mK, a 7 mm fixed-focus lens with a 24° field of view, 50 Hz, video recording, 9-hour 18650 cell.
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Specification side by side

Guide TJ650 LRFNightfox Arctic
TechnologyThermalThermal
Sensor640×512256×192
Pixel pitch12 µm12 µm
NETD≤20 mK≤30 mK
Lens50 mm7 mm
Magnification3.8–30.3x1–4x
Digital zoomup to 8xup to 4x
Detection range2,000 m180 m
Field of view8.8°23.8°
DisplayAMOLED 1920x1080AMOLED 410x502
Recordingphoto and videophoto and video
Wi-Fi / appyes—
Battery lifeup to 10 hup to 9 h
Battery2x removable 18650 Li-ionremovable 18650 Li-ion 3500 mAh
Weight625 g280 g
Water resistanceIP67IP65
Recognition range—100 m
Launch RRP—£349.99

Sources: Guide TJ650 LRF (spec page); Nightfox Arctic (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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