Pulsar Axion XM30F / XQ35 / XG35 Comparison.

A small group of fallow deer out on approx 70m in high gras. Testing the Pulsar Axion XM30F, Axion 2 XQ35 & Axion2 XG35 to do a comparison.
There is a big difference in quality of these thermal spotters when looking into the monitor. The video files that the unit captures are not one to one on the reallife experience. The Pulsar Axion XM30F is the smallest unit of all. The Pulsar XG35 has the biggest sensor and therefor also 2x more pixels to work with.

[@kevinc9416]

Great video

[@lega2439]

PLEASE, give your opinion ... Pulsar Axion XM30F or HIKMICRO Lynx pro 15 ?!😪😭😱

[@jonrunargudjons]

Hmmm well, XM30F, is an absolute great unit. One of my favorites. Small and great signal, fast to change batteries. I havent playd around with the Lynx pro 15 out in nature, but though I tend to prefer Pulsar products. So I cant really give an honest opinion, since I havent tried them side by side. The XM30f does everything I need for a normal hunt on wildboar feeder and just to see if there is life on shorter ranges. If I am working in tougher conditions I would go for something with a stronger chip. But the XM is good for 80% of my hunting

[@tarours]

can you spot wild owls with XM30F ? Like barreds owls or such?

[@jonrunargudjons]

Yes, owl have a very strong signal around their huge eyes. But to identify if its one or the other owl on plus 40-50 meter I cant say. I spot owls sometimes in the darkness, but usually on shorter distances like 15-25 meters, when they are sitting in a tree on their night hunts. But they are fast and quet, so I havent filmed any of them🤷

[@qvyt638]

Pulsar xm30f or hikmicro pro 15?

[@franciscomagro7243]

Xq35 seems worst than XM30F!
How is xm30f at 100m? Can identify a wild boar without doubts?

[@jonrunargudjons]

No the XQ35 is not worse than the XM30F. There are different settings making the XQ35 look lighter and with loss of detail in this video. Its not worse. These files are the recorded files from the units. Looking through the monitor with your own eyes is a different experience. There is more detail in the XQ, there is wider field of view. They are different units. With the XM30F you can easily identify wildboar at 100m, specially when you learn how to read their movement and body type. With the XG you can identify sex as well (when there is possible to see the body). With the XQ you can easier identify than with the XM30F. It has more power to play with. Depending on your "mission" the XM30F is small in size, smaller field of view (scanning a field takes longer and you have bigger body movement). The XQ har wider field of view, stronger chip (though in this video its not showing that well) (if you focus on the perfection of the pixels instead of the contrast you see that they are more clear. The XG35 has a 640 chip which gives it alot of data to play with. It is not a XP50 unit like the Helion XP50 pro, but its the strongest Axion on the market.

[@franciscomagro7243]

@@jonrunargudjons thanks for your answer. Xg 35 is out of my Budget.
So, im looking for something in 1000 euros range.
Choosing xg 35 is easy, but choosing, for example, between xm30f, infiray E3W or hikmicro Linx 15mm or 19mm (this last one is more expensive).
I maybe wrong but i am thinking that Xm30f with 3x base magnification will be better to identify a boar at 100m then 1x even if the other two have better specs. This is difficult because I can't test them in the field

[@jonrunargudjons]

@@franciscomagro7243 I realy like the XM30f, its my to goto thermal spotter, it has the same battery as my C50 and Thermion. Its so powerful compaired to price. The other brands are different. I cant really say how they compair. I had the XM30s before on few hunts it was also good, but the XM30F is better. When you start using thermals, you learn alot the first year or two, depending on how much you go out. I have been using thermals for about 5-6 years and I can not choose only one for all my types og hunting. But I often take the XM30f with me. Because it just gives me alot in a very very small package. I will within few days post an video from the XM30F that shows how good it is, so stay tuned😎

[@mr.not.so.perfect.666]

@@jonrunargudjons Great video, for me really shows the clarity of the different spotters. I've just bought an XM30F myself for animal tracking and watching, I don't hunt although I used to 30-40 years ago. I chose the XM30F as I wanted video recording inbuilt and although some of the HikMicro scopes offers similar specs I wasn't keen on their long bodies, similar to an water bottle size and also being made of ABS or some sort of plastic they don't look as Robust as the XM30F with its Magnesium body and with their small pocket size with an 7 hour battery that is easily replaceable and not built in like the Hik Micros then it was an easy choice to make.

[@lega2439]

@@mr.not.so.perfect.666 PLEASE, give your opinion ... Pulsar Axion XM30F or HIKMICRO Lynx pro 15 ?!😪😭😱