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Guide TN450 vs HIKMICRO Raptor RQ50L

Two thermal binoculars 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 400×300 thermal binocular with a 50 mm lens, 1,000 m laser rangefinder, GPS and compass, on two swappable 18650 cells.
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HIKMICRO's flagship multispectral binocular: 640×512 thermal with a 50 mm F0.9 lens, a 2560×1440 day/night camera with 850/940 nm illuminators, and a 1,000 m rangefinder.
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Specification side by side

Guide TN450HIKMICRO Raptor RQ50L
TechnologyThermalThermal
Sensor400×300640×512
Pixel pitch17 µm12 µm
NETD≤30 mK≤20 mK
Lens50 mm50 mm
Magnification3.2–12.8x3.4–54.4x
Digital zoomup to 4xup to 16x
Detection range1,400 m2,600 m
Field of view7.8°8.8°
Display2x AMOLED 1024x768OLED 1024x768
Recordingphoto and videophoto and video
Wi-Fi / appyesyes
Battery lifeup to 5.5 hup to 8 h
Battery2x removable 18650 Li-ionreplaceable rechargeable 18650 Li-ion
Weight880 g1,120 g
Water resistanceIP66IP67
Launched2022—

Sources: Guide TN450 (spec page); HIKMICRO Raptor RQ50L (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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