Pulsar Telos XL50, new upgradable thermal monoculars
New from Pulsar, the Telos XL50 hand-held thermal vision devices, available with or without an embedded laser rangefinder, sports a completely new modular design, paving the way for future hardware upgrades
First showcased back in March at the IWA OutdoorClassics 2024 expo in Nuremberg (Germany), the groundbreaking Pulsar Telos XL50 thermal imaging monocular is finally available on the international commercial market.
Manufactured in Europe, the Pulsar Telos XL50 is a hunting-oriented handheld thermal imager boasting an excellent thermal sensitivity, thanks to its Lynred sensor offering a 12nm pitch, a 1024 x 768 pixels resolution and a <40mK NETD that makes it capable of detecting heat sources even in extremely hostile environmental or climate conditions up to 2.300 meters (1.4 miles) away.
The Telos XL50 thermal imager is also available as the Telos XL50 LRF, which comes from factory with a built-in laser rangefinder offering approximately 1 km (1,093 yards) of effective detection range.
Both variants feature an ultra-fast opening objective with a F50/1.0 Germanium lens, a 14-degrees field of view and a 2.5x to 20x digital zoom controlled via the buttons located on top of the rubberized, reinforced polymer body.
Other features of the Pulsar Telos XL50 and LRF XL50 thermal imaging devices include a high resolution (1024x768p) AMOLED display and Pulsar's signature User Mode, a practical menu allowing users to customize all aspects of the display, including brightness and contrast, to maximize performance on varying environmental conditions; presets can be saved on the device's embedded memory for future use.
Powered by a single Pulsar LPS 7i battery pack, each chargeable externally via a 5V or 9V charger with a USB-C cable and offering up to seven hours of continuous runtime, the Telos XL50 e XL50 LRF thermal monoculars also feature Wireless connectivity and are compatible with Pulsar's own Stream Vision 2 application, allowing users to connect the device to a smartphone that will dub as a remote control to download recorded videos, images and data; archive said data on the Stream Vision cloud or transmit them directly; modify device settings; update the firmware of the device; and much more.
The most interesting feature of the Pulsar Telos XL50 and LRF XL50 thermal imaging devices, however, is the fully modular and upgradeable device, both in terms of software and hardware.
Later in 2024, Pulsar will launch a constant upgrade program for Telos thermal monoculars that will allow users to maintain their device to the cutting edge by replacing or adding certain components – such as the objective or the laser rangefinder, among others – and stay up to date with the fast pace of thermal technology evolution without being forced to buy a new thermal imager every few years.
For information concerning local availability and pricing of the Pulsar Telos XL50 and XL50 LRF thermal imaging monoculars, consult the authorized Pulsar dealers and distributors for your Country.