Guide

Handheld thermals for coyote hunting

Calling coyotes is a scanning game: you glass for an approaching heat source, then you need to know it is a coyote and not the neighbour's dog before you reach for the rifle. That second job is recognition, not detection, so this list is ordered by our recognition estimate — eight pixels across a 0.5 m target. Weight matters because the unit lives in one hand for an hour at a time.

12 units · Sorted by estimated recognition range, longest first.

Unit	Sensor	Lens	Est. detect	Est. recognize	Box claim	Weight	Approx.
Nocpix VISTA S50R	1280×1024 · 12 µm	50 mm	1,042 m	260 m	2,270 m	23 oz	~$4,499
Pulsar Telos LRF XL50	1024×768 · 12 µm	50 mm	1,042 m	260 m	2,300 m	25.4 oz	~$4,700
Leica Calonox 2 View	640×480 · 12 µm	42 mm	875 m	219 m	2,210 m	22.7 oz	~$4,899
Leica Calonox 2 View LRF	640×480 · 12 µm	42 mm	875 m	219 m	2,210 m	24.3 oz	~$5,899
Zeiss DTI 6/40	640×480 · 12 µm	40 mm	833 m	208 m	2,000 m	26.6 oz	~$4,800
Pulsar Telos LRF XP50	640×480 · 17 µm	50 mm	735 m	184 m	1,800 m	25.4 oz	~$3,700
ATN BlazeHunter 635 LRF	640×512 · 12 µm	35 mm	729 m	182 m	1,830 m	12.7 oz	~$1,895
Burris BTH35 v3	400×300 · 12 µm	35 mm	729 m	182 m	1,000 m	22 oz	~$2,160
Nocpix LUMI L35R	384×288 · 12 µm	35 mm	729 m	182 m	1,600 m	13.6 oz	~$2,200
Pulsar Axion 2 LRF XG35	640×480 · 12 µm	35 mm	729 m	182 m	1,750 m	16.6 oz	~$3,000
RIX Titan T6	640×480 · 12 µm	35 mm	729 m	182 m	1,820 m	—	~$2,599
Steiner Nighthunter H35 Gen II	640×512 · 12 µm	35 mm	729 m	182 m	—	18.1 oz	~$3,220

Nocpix · VISTA S50R

Nocpix

Nocpix VISTA S50R

Sensor · lens: 1280×1024 · 50 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · 60 Hz
Est. detection: 1,042 m
Box claim: 2,270 m

Handheld monocularLRFSwappable battery60 Hz

23 oz~$4,499

Pulsar · Telos LRF XL50

Pulsar

Pulsar Telos LRF XL50

Sensor · lens: 1024×768 · 50 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · 50 Hz
Est. detection: 1,042 m
Box claim: 2,300 m

Handheld monocularLRFSwappable battery

25.4 oz~$4,700

Leica · Calonox 2 View

Leica

Leica Calonox 2 View

Sensor · lens: 640×480 · 42 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · 60 Hz
Est. detection: 875 m
Box claim: 2,210 m

Handheld monocular60 Hz

22.7 oz~$4,899

Leica · Calonox 2 View LRF

Leica

Leica Calonox 2 View LRF

Sensor · lens: 640×480 · 42 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · 60 Hz
Est. detection: 875 m
Box claim: 2,210 m

Handheld monocularLRF60 Hz

24.3 oz~$5,899

Zeiss · DTI 6/40

Zeiss

Zeiss DTI 6/40

Sensor · lens: 640×480 · 40 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · 50 Hz
Est. detection: 833 m
Box claim: 2,000 m

Handheld monocular

26.6 oz~$4,800

Pulsar · Telos LRF XP50

Pulsar

Pulsar Telos LRF XP50

Sensor · lens: 640×480 · 50 mm
Pitch · refresh: 17 µm · 50 Hz
Est. detection: 735 m
Box claim: 1,800 m

Handheld monocularLRFSwappable battery

25.4 oz~$3,700

ATN · BlazeHunter 635 LRF

ATN

ATN BlazeHunter 635 LRF

Sensor · lens: 640×512 · 35 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · 50 Hz
Est. detection: 729 m
Box claim: 1,830 m

Handheld monocularLRF

12.7 oz~$1,895

Burris · BTH35 v3

Burris

Burris BTH35 v3

Sensor · lens: 400×300 · 35 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · 50 Hz
Est. detection: 729 m
Box claim: 1,000 m

Handheld monocular

22 oz~$2,160

Nocpix · LUMI L35R

Nocpix

Nocpix LUMI L35R

Sensor · lens: 384×288 · 35 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · 50 Hz
Est. detection: 729 m
Box claim: 1,600 m

Handheld monocularLRF

13.6 oz~$2,200

Pulsar · Axion 2 LRF XG35

Pulsar

Pulsar Axion 2 LRF XG35

Sensor · lens: 640×480 · 35 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · 50 Hz
Est. detection: 729 m
Box claim: 1,750 m

Handheld monocularLRFSwappable battery

16.6 oz~$3,000

RIX · Titan T6

RIX

RIX Titan T6

Sensor · lens: 640×480 · 35 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · —
Est. detection: 729 m
Box claim: 1,820 m

Handheld monocularLRF

~$2,599

Steiner · Nighthunter H35 Gen II

Steiner

Steiner Nighthunter H35 Gen II

Sensor · lens: 640×512 · 35 mm
Pitch · refresh: 12 µm · 50 Hz
Est. detection: 729 m
Box claim: not published

Handheld monocular

18.1 oz~$3,220