Unfortunately NINE different Mile2's mean there's just too many to do that. It makes it difficult to test but also too much choice for most people to decide (especially when you think how small 9 side-by-side clips would have to be). We will get around to testing each of these thermal units, but thought it better to focus on one model for each film... AND within that show which other Mile2 we think you should be comparing it with / also considering (to deliver a significant step up, while keeping within a similar budget).

First time out with it, filmed all this wildlife in under an hour - so easy to use and delighted with the improved image quality. I always have high expectations with Pulsar but this new Axion definitely exceeded them.

I was looking getting the xm30f a couple days ago then this came out so I have waited is the newer model 20mm lens or 30mm? Also the xm30f goes 1300meters where this goes 800meters? What’s your opinion is the newer model better than the xm30f by far ?

It's 30mm. You can work this out on Pulsar products by the product name: First two letters = sensor size, The two numbers = lens size. The new XQ30Pro is hands down better. Both perform a good job of detecting animals at a pretty good range (and easily good enough for most people's needs) but the improved clarity of the XQ30PRO (because of it's bigger sensor AND bigger pixels) improve identifying what it is and provide extra detail of the surroundings. Hopefully that came across in the video.

There's not a direct equivalence. They're different algorithms for processing the image to suite different conditions (atmospheric / background / the viewed animal). My advice for both would be to toggle through the options until you get a picture that works best... Although on the Helion2 I tend to favour ID mode (that's the eye icon)

@@thomasjacksltd thank you

That kind of upgrade is precisely why Pulsar have created this product. The main advantage you'd get with that particular upgrade would be clarity at longer range and greatly improved clarity while zooming in.

It applies to all Pulsar thermals

- All LED's are visible to animals. Anything referred to as low light, invisible, or black light are certainly more discrete, so less likely to be noticed but they are not 'invisible'. The downside is they have less reach. - The cameras do operate silently. - You can specify the frequency of photo transmission. - BUT that transmission is an energy intensive activity and will influence battery life. As will many of the other settings you specify on the app; like how sensitive you want the camera to be, how many pictures you want in a burst, or if you want video, as well as the image resolution. Because of the level of control offered by Spypoint cameras it's impossible to indicate battery life. But I would recommend getting the Spypoint rechargeable battery (and/or one of the solar options)

If you've followed every step of our video tutorial is there a specific difficulty you've got? Even though you're not a UK customer, we have a lot of technical experts at Thomas Jacks, so we might be able to help.

I'm currently editing that now. Should be out this week on our new TJ Focus channel: www.youtube.com/@TJ-Focus

@@thomasjacksltd will look forward to seeing it 👍

@@jimwood Here's that field test. Hope you like it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ap2wgH56Zd6iaLMsi=rVCQl1Z7mK2rED0z

This year - hopefully in the coming months. If there's something in particular you want to see drop us a message.

At close range (<100m) there's very little in it. If that's all you need go for the XQ35. BUT... take another look at side-by-side footage at: a) 4:23" lambs (equivalent body mass to a fox) clearly identifiable ONLY on the XG35 at 178m. b) 4:50" sheep (equivalent body mass to a deer) clearly identifiable ONLY on the XG35 at 252m. It's all down to the XG's extra pixels and digital zoom capability.

​@@thomasjacksltdok, sounds like the XG35 is better. Thanks for your time.

Cheers Kev 🙂

The Telos has superseded the Helion as Pulsar's flagship thermal monocular. I'd say some it's best new and unique features are: 1. It's upgradable 2. Option of a Laser Range Finder 3. Lots of sensors options (incl XL & Digital Night Vision) 4. Smooth digital zooming 5. A hands-free harness The Axion has the same, European made, build quality and the software operates / looks the same but it some of the main points of difference are: 1. Compact and lightweight 2. Smaller lenses, which influence image quality . 3. Fewer sensor options. 4. Affordability. We've produced a guide to help people decide which thermal to buy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXKUepWFnJh5ebssi=_ycSSJzpMxsAkS8Z And this video shows you some of the Axions head-to-head with a Telos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJCnhZSGqbyiqJosi=mnSDowfzLWyiVElU

@@thomasjacksltd Thanks for the reply, So I suspect that Helion is no longer produced and sold by Pulsar? I guess that explains why Helion products showed up when I googled, but I couldn't find any information in the Pulsar website. By the way, your channel is extremely helpful and informative. Especially when there's not much info out there - all the blog posts are either old or more focused on hunting. I am trying to get myself one for nocturnal birding (and finding birds in fields in colder days as well). I am trying to see if I should go for Telos XP50 or XG50. As a binocular user, I know anything higher than x10 zoom will make it hard to use it in-hand, which makes XP50 more preferable to me. Also the lower NETD of XP50 sounds like another favorable feather over XG50. Despite losing some detection range, I'm thinking that XP50 would be a better choice.

@@birb3378 We're just setting up a KZbin channel for those with a more bird / wildlife interest: www.youtube.com/@TJ-Focus It's one to keep an eye on (and subscribe to) if you like what we do here. Thanks for the feedback on the channel and either the XG or XP Telos would be ideal. I'd recommend visiting a retailer, or event where you can try / compare them for yourself.

Try the range of Pulsar thermal spotters and talk to our experts at the Global Bird Fair, in Rutland, UK (12-14th July) globalbirdfair.org/

That's quite a specialism - those kind of ranges with a thermal. I thought I might get some tips from your channel but there doesn't appear to be anything over 100 yards with your ATN

Whats quite the specialism? No offer of a review showing extended ranges then... I was hoping to get a scope that would suit the Creedmore out to 500m but the scope is not up to it. Thats the point I am making, Your selling something that is not fit for purpose. As for 2300m detection thats a joke. I own one and have paid a fortune only to be let down badly. Its great at lower ranges but med to long ranges its awful Just letting others know.

​@@paddymularkey Take a look at this video of one of the Pulsar Pro Staff (and the set-up needed) shooting 1000yds with a Pulsar Krypton (with a smaller sensor than the Thermion XL50): kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYDCmJeJZ8h4bdUsi=c_SNc30rR80ObLiA I'm happy to show longer ranges in my videos but the 'fitness for purpose' I get from talking to UK Pulsar users and professionals is they tend to shoot around 100yds, often less (where they're able to stalk or call the animal closer) occasionally up to 250yds, but rarely over that. As for 'detection range' it's an industry standard benchmark (called the Johnson Criteria) to indicate the distance an object can just be seen (ie a few pixels). It's very different from the range that something can be clearly identified (and safely shot).

I dont see the real need to see footage at those distances, yes every manufacturer says that there detection range is X or Y but that only goes off what that thermal sensor/ Lens, all of those combintioned together gives you the detection range, its not a shootable range. When I am out Stalking or foxing, I want to be able to ID what I am shooting and with a bigger sensor its easyier achievable, then its down to fieldcraft to get the animal in closer or get closer to the animal, its not able taking crazy long shots, so I don't see what advantage of a video at 1000m is going to achieve. Yes every manufacturer has there pros & cons and I have tried and owned a fair few over the years, but the winning factory to me on the Pulsar units is the build quality, there is no image latency/ lag at all when scanning, and back up service with it being a European country.

Well who wants to shoot 1000m in thermal. Not me. 1000m daytime with a Swaro Ds yip do that. 500m at night with a 6k+Scope yip...but its a stretch at a blurry image. Nothing clear about the image this produces. As I said 14x at 1000m a sheep is individual countable in focus pixels... not a focus issue when you can clearly see individual pixels clearly. I will ask again. Put a side by side video up of this scope at distance...I know the results ive done it. The scope does not match the hype....I paid 6k listening to the hype and got a poor quality banger of a scope.

Go back to the start in trying to connect: 1. On your Telos: Turn on WiFi (in settings) 2.In your phone settings: Switch WiFi network & enter the Telos P/W 3. Still on your phone, open the StreamVision2 app & connect to your Telos. I've checked a Telos here and it's working OK, so I hope that helps.

I tested all i could find. Had contact with Pulsar self. Only way to get WIFI on is to put the cable in and “charge”, only in this case is the wifi on. Bummer for such a expensive item. If i would know this 2 weeks before I would have both Hikmicro..

I dont think thst would work, you would lose a lot of heat sensitivity...

Interesting idea- although the optics on the XL50 delivers a wider field of view than the XQ35 (14° v/s 10.7°) and the 50mm aperture would give the sensor more thermal information to work with.

No phone signal or external wifi is involved - Honestly if you were on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean it would work! It's just your your Telos and phone communicating with each other.

Optical lens & eye piece lens: It's safe to use IPA. LRF lens: You need to be MUCH more careful- If you scratch it, the travel of the laser could be affected so it's important to get rid of EVEYTHING solid (like dust or dirt with air first, ideally with a puffer or canister of air but otherwise your breath). For anything more stubborn, such as mud, that doesn't blow away, there's obviously a risk that it's already scratched but try using a plant mister / atomiser (on mist setting) until everything solid has washed off the lens. ONLY when you're confident that ALL the dirt has gone, DELICATELY use a CLEAN LINT FREE lens cloth to remove smears, like finger prints or residue from the water.

There isn't. It's such a compact scope I'm not sure where they'd stick it. If you do want that functionality you need any of the Thermions with an LRF (or the old Pulsar Trail)

Absolutely. That's why I filmed it like this. You rarely come across a handheld thermal this versatile (extreme short range, as well as long range).

Thank you very much. It's always great fun doing these!

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@@Rickie.Dwell, he got me 😂

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XQ thermal sensor =384x288 pixels XP thermal sensor =640x480 pixels If you can afford it, go for the bigger sensor. Better image detail for better identification. BTW have you seen Pulsar's current range of thermal scopes with LRFs? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3qnfnhubJ2DZ8Usi=ZcPR5c2yG6wANngM

At the UK Service & Support Centre we use one called Pro-Power foam cleaner for the outer body shell, and Isopropyl Alcohol (99.9%) for lenses. Both are widely available online.

We will be at the Stalking Show and while we wont be offering the free servicing that was at the Shooting Show we will, as always, have technical experts giving advice and answering any questions you might have. In the meantime here's how you can give your Pulsar a professional clean yourself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpDbiIeVpbuMmsUsi=GIDVC0JXXjvLk4jM

I'm just putting together a video that might help. It should be up this week, so come back!

As promised, here are a stack of solutions you can try kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKKvc3-lZ6eFd68si=C_gUFJhBR1LZng9G

US Gen 3 tubes. (In the UK these are only available through Government Agencies)

That's a great tale. I bet it made your day! Thanks for sharing.

Yes. All the thermal footage (from 0:51" - 1:17") is filmed on the TD210

And that is the best comment I've had about the video! Thank you, I'm glad it helped.

I've been out with thermal devices in all types of weather to demonstrate the differences experienced in wet and humid conditions. You can see the subtlety of it in this video (comparting the Helion with the new Pulsar Telos, where NETD is probably the main technical point of difference.): kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnqvfIFujqiBoacsi=s54aEkXZJdvf2hiD Personally, after brand, pixel count would be the next most important factor for me (best image quality for the most likely conditions I'm out in, and reduced loss of clarity when zooming)

The most common problem is accidentally changing the calibration setting. Make sure there's an "A" along the bottom of the screen (Not "M", or "SA".) There are instructions in the video for how to correct that issue.

Which ever Pulsar device you have here's how to check if you have the latest firmware: 1. Launch Stream Vision 2. Go to the section “My Devices”. 3. Select your Pulsar device 4. Press “Check For Update”

thanks but that app needs wifi mine is the axion key xm22 and doesnt have wifi @@thomasjacksltd

Y para que sirve la acrualicazion que función le hace

@@thomasjacksltd mine is the xm22, a no WiFi model

@@juliancontreras2055 I think you're asking about calibration. Here's a video to explain that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3PamqOEhLCXnKssi=L6tkpkJqjaDL8mFy