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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

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    Night vision equipment for mortals

    But in fairness Peter, it's probably a damn sight cheaper than a lot of the thermal cameras people are discussing on here. I reckon you just need to find its niche.
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    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Anyone have a recommendation (or otherwise) for an IR torch? I'm looking at these ones atm: Infrared Torch 940nm and 850nm options | Nightfox | UK
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    Night vision equipment for mortals

    I can confirm that's an owl. :-) Good job. I've got 3 baby tawny owls in the surrounding gardens, I've not found them with my FQ50 yet. I saw them clearly in daylight a few days ago but I didn't think to use the TI camera on them to see how they look in that.
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    Night vision equipment for mortals

    FWIW (and I know this is just a specific example), the Hik uses a standard 18650 battery rather than a battery pack. I picked up a couple of spare batteries (the FQ50 comes with 2 but eats them pretty quickly when tethered to phone) for ~£8 from a high street store.
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    Night vision equipment for mortals

    I bought a FQ50 recently. It has a zoom so FOV hasn't been an issue for me. In terms of finding owls, I've found absolutely nothing (here in the UK). I've been out in woods when it's very dark and nothing. I have come to the conclusion that their feathers are such good insulation, there's...
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    Night vision equipment for mortals

    I was looking to buy a Pulsar XG35 but spoke to 2 companies who have stopped stocking them because og high failure rates and poor service. So I’m about to (currently on holiday so a few weeks) buy a Hikmicro GQ35 - apparently their service is uk based and excellent. But who knows - could get...
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