30 mm lenses

Units with a 30 mm objective, on 12 and 17 µm cores of 256, 384, 640 pixels across. Behind the same lens, range is set by pixel pitch alone — a 12 µm core sees 1.42× further than a 17 µm one — and field of view by the sensor width.

Units

3

Est. detection

441 m–625 m

Weight

8.8–21.9 oz

Approx. price

~$1,000–$2,300

PulsarHandheld monocular

Pulsar Axion XG30 Compact

Est. detection

625 m

Maker’s claim

1,300 m

Sensor

640×480

Pitch · Hz

12 µm · 50

Lens

30 mm

Swappable battery · 8.8 oz~$2,300

SightmarkRiflescope

Sightmark Shade Thermal 3.5-28x30

Est. detection

625 m

Maker’s claim

not published

Sensor

256×192

Pitch · Hz

12 µm · —

Lens

30 mm

21.9 oz~$1,000

PulsarHandheld monocular

Pulsar Axion XQ30 Pro

Est. detection

441 m

Maker’s claim

1,050 m

Sensor

384×288

Pitch · Hz

17 µm · 50

Lens

30 mm

Swappable battery · 8.8 oz~$1,800