What are my options
What are my options?
| Digital | Military | Thermal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viewfinder shape | Rectangular | Circular | Rectangular |
| Image colors | Black and white for low budget, full color spectrum for high end | Green or blue hues with black and white | Black and white, b&w inverted, rainbow |
| Cost | $120 – $35,000 | $1600 – $8,000 | $1,200 – $20,000 |
| Durability | Resistant to image burning | Vulnerable to image burning from lasers & bright lights and vulnerable to breaking the glass lenses | Vulnerable to high temp image burning from the sun and vulnerable to breaking glass lenses |
| IR torch required | Yes, for low budget | Yes, for Gen 1 and Gen 2 | No |
| Can see in fog & smoke | No, too much light reflection | No, too much light reflection | Yes |
| Can see through windows | Yes | Yes | No |
| Can see stars | $300 and above | Gen 2 and above | No |
| Can see someone in heavy brush | No | No | Yes |
| Can see orb spirits | Yes, with high powered IR light | Yes, with high powered IR light | Yes |
| Can see satellites from ground | Yes, $300 and above | Yes, Gen 2 and above | No |
