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

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  1. jurek

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Lets wait for reports how it performs with distant animals and how long batteries last. It would be great if there was a simple function: when detects a pixel warmer than, say, 30oC, sends vibration signal to the phone. I just realized that the night vision detects absolute temperature and...
  2. jurek

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    A new report about Pulsar Helion-2 XP50 and general advice in choosing and using for birds and mammals: https://www.mammalwatching.com/2022/07/19/review-of-pulsar-helion-2-xp50-thermal-monocular/
  3. jurek

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Probably night vision equipment would be best presented alongside binoculars on field days and birding festivals? Night vision equipment can be evaluated and is useful at daytime (except in hot days, especially on rocky areas). Currently makers of this equipment are few little companies which...
  4. jurek

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    One of surprises for me is that flying bumblebees seem as much warmer than the surroundings as birds.
  5. jurek

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Night vision cameras added to mobile phones are comparatively much cheaper: https://www.thermal.com/hunting-outdoors.html It makes intuitive sense that a night vision equipment can be much cheaper and more robust without electronics, because users mobile phone already has it (and an upgradable...
  6. jurek

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Thanks you both!
  7. jurek

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Mark, Jan and others, How would you rate quality of the image and pleasure of watching an animal? Is it 'OK, species can be IDed, not so bad' or more like 'in BBC wildlife films'? How would you rate durability of your equipment? Would you take them freely in the rain and to the tropics? On...
  8. jurek

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    My impression so far is that the night vision field is still waiting for its Ford T moment. That is a model which would be both affordable and practically useful for an average person. Please, keep writing, I will read this thread with interest.
  9. jurek

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    OK, since people seem confused what to be understood as "night vision equipment usable for wildlife watching with accessible price". Pulsar Helion XP reviewed by Vollmeise is usable for wildlife watching (image resolution, field of view and size make it practical for watching wildlife). I find...
  10. jurek

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Looking for advice on night vision equipment which is practical to use in the field and still within a price range of a normal birder. So far, I did not bother with night vision equipment, because I thought that it is - too expensive - field of view is very small compared to binoculars, so...
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