Thread: Advice - Thermal gear

Thank you @shellshock for starting the thread, have been thinking of going the same route but like any big purchase, it merits a lot of thought and discussion.

Originally Posted by Trout

Design for the night really,sun light could damage them.

I think that's early generation NV gear where the intensifier fries in direct sunlight. Thermal's all digital, so is "smart" and will just dim or cut out excessive brightness unless it's malfunctioning, or just wash out the image if you didn't have enough temp contrast or are outside it's range. That's my understanding at least - have never seen any thermal equipment that has warnings against use in bright light, just against overheating.