Best thermal scope provider today? Headquartered in Xi’an, widely considered China’s ‘Silicon Valley’ for defense industry companies. Senopex is a military spin-out company established by experienced scientists and engineers from world-class institutes in 2005. Tested to the standard of MIL-STD-810G, Senopex aims to introduce the mysterious military standard thermal imaging products to hunters and professionals with unparalleled quality and user experience. Find more info at dot s series thermal scope. Target enhancement algorithm to highlight targets within the field of view. Ideal for quick-detecting animals without the influence of other objects. ‘Detail’ mode: Design for boosting the overall image quality and bringing the image details to the next level of clarity.

You must have realized that a thermal scope’s detection, recognition, and identification distance varies depending on the target size and posture. A detailed description of target size with detection, recognition and identification range will always be helpful than only claiming on the detection range itself. What critical factors of a thermal scope affect detection/recognition/identification range? The larger the area of the thermal radiation projected by the target onto the FPA, the more temperature data it could absorb, the more detailed picture the system could get, and the easier it to distinguish the target. As the target gets further, the area of the target’s thermal radiation projected onto the FPA will become smaller, and the number of pixels covered will decrease. When the amount of the pixel covered by targets on the FPA is equal to the amount of the DRI range, the target distance is equal to the DRI distance.

While buying a thermal device, we look at the features and the price tag of the product and then compare it with others in the market. Thermal devices take the form of cameras, riflescopes, binoculars, etc. If you explore the marketplace, you’ll find that the prices of these devices are relatively high than standard day optics. The detector is mainly composed of a microbolometer and related circuits. It’s responsible for receiving thermal radiation and converting it into a digital signal with radiation intensity information. The microbolometer is a grid of heat-sensitive materials atop a corresponding grid of silicon. Infrared radiation from a specific range of wavelengths strikes heat-sensitive materials such as vanadium oxide or amorphous silicon and changes its electrical resistance. This resistance change is measured and processed into temperatures which can be represented graphically by related circuits. The microbolometer grid is commonly designed and manufactured in three sizes, a 640×480 array, a 320×240 array (384×288 amorphous silicon), or a less expensive 160×120 array. See additional information at https://www.senopex.com/.

How is the imagery of your scope? Senopex never stops chasing the best level of image quality. Technically, the thermal image quality depends on hardware and software quality, including the thermal detector, the screen of the display, processor, and thermal algorithm. Using the best quality thermal detector designed with our patent algorithm, all Senopex products could achieve industry-leading level thermal sensitivity, sharpest and highest clarity of the image. We also provide optimal imagery modes for different environments or scenarios. Please check out our videos and photos of various targets for quick reference.