Thermal imaging devices have come a long way over the last 20 years in terms of affordability and availability. Organizations like ATN have truly made thermal and day/night digital scopes affordable for the average man and their latest thermal monocular, the ODIN LT 320 is shaping up to be a great handy little tool for spotting animals for hunting or just keeping an eye on your property at night.

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ATN Introduces the ODIN LT 320 2-4X Compact Thermal Monocular

• Objective Lens: 19mm
• Magnification: 2-4x
• Resolution: 320×240 @ 60fps and 12 µm
• FOV: 11.6×8.7
• Display Resolution: 1280×920 pixels
• Eye Relief: 25mm
• IP Rating: Weather Resistant
• Color Modes: White Hot and Black Hot
• Battery: (1) CR123A Lithium Ion Battery
• Battery Life: 2.5 Hours (5-hours with optional rechargeable battery)
• Human detection range: 535-yards
• Human recognition range: 380-yards
• Human identification range: 230-yards
• MSRP: $1,299

The monocular stands out because of one particularly unique and useful feature – the addition of a small dovetail rail section for mounting to a swing arm for a helmet. With this ability, it can be used as a hands-free thermal monocular. The ODIN LT is also available in a few different models including options for either 3-6x or 4-8x magnification.

I have used some of ATN’s thermals before to do some nighttime hunting and I found that when the optic has been set up properly, it is a dream to use. Additionally, ATN has a whole host of other thermal imaging products that can link up with their Obsidian 4 mobile app which allows you to keep track of other members of your hunting party, change crosshair and color modes as well as capture video and images directly from your device. For more information on the ODIN LT and ATN’s other thermal and day/night time digital optical devices, you can visit http://atncorp.com/.