ATN OTS XLT Thermal Monocular w/ 50Hz Thermal Sensor, Smart Rangefinder, Classic Ergonomics, 10hrs+ Battery Power

I have used this and a few that are way more expensive, so here is what I have learned. Thermals are very expensive for quality images. Does this compare to $3000-$6000 thermals? No, it does not. However, for the money you can get into the thermal game with a quality piece of equipment. Even though the more expensive machines give you way more detail and resolution, this will pick up the heat signature just like the expensive ones. I can see the heat on a cell tower a mile away from my front door. Up close the image is amazing. As you get farther away it's not as good, but that's how these things work. The sensitivity is great in an urban environment where there are drastic heat differences, but in the woods the image is faded a bit because the temps are all close except for the heat signature. That will stand out. As long as you understand that this is excellent for its price point you will be happy. If you want $3k performance for $500, you are not gonna find it here. Over all its a great entry level thermal.

First off, I got this as my "Amazon points treat" that I do every several years saving up cash back on my store card & I buy something crazy that I'd never pay cash for... This ended up costing me about $20 more than the points I'd saved up.Ease of use: The buttons are intuitive however are really hard to press. The unit came charged & I was using without looking at the directions within minutes. I ended up reading directions & the zoom feature is misleading. 2x-8x zoom comes in a single button that ONLY has 3 settings marked 1x, 2x, 4x. Being that it's 2x to start with, after doing the math you can see that you only get 2x, 4x & 8x options.Size: This is double the weight of the Flir and quite chunky; however, the size and weight are relatively nominal anyway. The extra features of the record & pic & long battery life are worth the size.Visibility: I will use this mainly for ratting around the property and with the first use, I got about 4x the shots compared to just using my ATN 4K Pro NV. Scanning with the monocular and then aiming with the NV is a bit clumsy since my pellet gun is heavy and using the trigger sticks means lots of balancing & holding & using right eye for scope & left for thermal. I'll get better at it, but for sitting & ratting, it's a must but there's a lot to juggle.Range. I have about 1/2 a mile of vacant desert behind me lined on the far side with houses. I easily saw people across this distance. Although they look like ghostly blobs when on white hot, I could tell they were people. I even aimed at an airplane in its final approach but was still a couple miles away and it picked up white hot on the plane. The plane's size appeared to be about the size of half a thumb, just for size reference. Will also be using to aid in downed big game and for coyote hunting to scan. I scanned from about 20 feet to a hundred yards or so & bunny rabbits glow bright white pretty vividly. anything past about 50 feet starts to get blobby but knowing what's in the field makes it so you know it's a rabbit, etc.Convenience: Being able to scan and not have to hold up a gun to scan is crucial. Not only is it easier to just scan, a person's coverage area of where to scan increases due to safety aspect of not wanting to point the gun at things that may not be targets. I also used it to look at my house to see where potential leaks are for heat escaping. Its amazing that there's some warmth in places I didn't suspect.Bottom line is I'm so happy that I finally got some usable thermal that has cool features & does what it says it does. This is my 2nd venture to thermal; first being the SEEK plug in for iPhone that is cool for some stuff close & home inspections; but having the phone screen on out hunting is less than ideal. Hope this helps!

Great product for newbies in the thermal world. Def detects as advertised and for me having never used thermal before it was perfect. Light weight and an easy add to the hunting bag. I have since purchased a thermal scope. These monoculars are great for beginners and they don’t break the bank!

Just took this out and appears to do exactly what I need. Battery life is good. Seems like it would survive being dropped. Not a lot of glare at night.

Bought this almost 2 yrs ago as a cheap thermal to scan with. Since then it's been fully drained and recharged at least 30 times. Battery lasts just as long as it did when new.Easy to use. Took very little time to figure out the controls. Focus controls, on/off, and mode settings are all easy to use in the dark without looking. Standby mode is another nice feature.Fog is not your friend. Neither is a bright snowy night. When it gets below about 0 degrees, it's not happy either. All of these will result in a white screen. Keep it warm, and use it on dark, clear nights and you can make out mice at 150 yds or more. Fog or brighter night, and you might see a deer at 40 yds. Giving it 3 stars because of its inability to work in colder temperatures.

The media could not be loaded. I have been able to identify deer out to 300 yards open field, but that’s my line of sight limitation. I have detected deer movement using the red hot setting at 50 -75 yards through gaps in dense thickets. Whatever parts of the body are not blocked by brush will glow red if it’s warmer than the trees. At 100 yards you can see rabbit and raccoon heat signatures clearly while scanning, but not a clear silhouette. Digital zoom pixelates badly on 4x, but is fairly clear at 2x. I prefer contrast and brightness set to level 2. Greater contrast can be achieved by slow side to side and up and down scanning allowing the monocular to adjust to the various backgrounds. Video is of a deer 60 yards from me at tree line and another 15 yards back in the woods. Pictures are 4x digital zoom on same deer and a 1x rabbit at 50 yards.