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HIKMICRO Raptor RQ50L vs Pulsar Merger LRF XP50

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.

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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Pulsar's 640×480 thermal binocular with a 50 mm lens, 1,000 m laser rangefinder, dual battery system and 1024×768 displays.
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Specification side by side

HIKMICRO Raptor RQ50LPulsar Merger LRF XP50
TechnologyThermalThermal
Sensor640×512640×480
Pixel pitch12 µm17 µm
NETD≤20 mK≤25 mK
Lens50 mm50 mm
Magnification3.4–54.4x2.5–20x
Digital zoomup to 16xup to 8x
Detection range2,600 m1,800 m
Field of view8.8°12.4°
DisplayOLED 1024x768AMOLED 1024x768
Recordingphoto and videophoto and video
Wi-Fi / appyesyes
Battery lifeup to 8 hup to 8.5 h
Batteryreplaceable rechargeable 18650 Li-ionbuilt-in 4000 mAh + APS 3 removable 3200 mAh Li-ion
Weight1,120 g950 g
Water resistanceIP67IPX7

Sources: HIKMICRO Raptor RQ50L (spec page); Pulsar Merger LRF XP50 (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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