Scout ii 320 shines - FLIR Systems Scout II 320 Thermal Night Vision Monocular

I doubt i'm alone when I say that i've been looking at thermal products for years and cost has been my nagging hesitation. I'd been looking for a thermal imager that could aid me in varmint identification within wooded areas of a 120 acre Eastern Ohio plot. After receiving a bonus at work a few months ago I decided it was time to bite the bullet and in comes the Scout 320. Simply said, no regrets.

Pros:
-Built like a little tank.
-Image resolution perfectly sufficient to differentiate objects from people or large animals at 150 +/- yards.
-Red alert image function is phenominal in helping to immediately identify that targets exist. A switch to black or white hot from there and you can detail what that target really is.
-2x zoom function is a nice little bonus.
-Comes with a nice little carrying case.
-Heck, you can use this thing to determine which of your home windows are well insulated and which are not ;o)

Cons:
-Unit can export live video to a display (TV) via an RCA composite cable... A neat idea but pretty much useless unless you're going to tote a battery operated LCD screen around with you in the field! Would be far more useful and beneficial if this unit had a built in SD card for still image or video capture (for later review).
-None other!

If you've been like me where you've carried hesitation due to cost, I can offer you this. If/when you can finally rationalize the cost, your money will be well spent on the FLIR Scout II 320 thermal imager.