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    Life on Mars

    Sep 19, 2019 5 minutes

    The ATN Mars 4 has looks similar to its NV sibling, the X-Sight, except for the reflective silver sheen to the 47mm objective lens. And in terms of performance, there’s one big difference to report: the Mars has none of the failings some have reported online about X-Sights. I never had any issues with power loss, crashing or lost zero while the scope was in use.

    This Mars has an 1280x720 HD internal display projecting from the 384x388 sensor; a 640 sensor option is also available in slightly different magnification specifications for cleaner image quality, but significantly higher price. The objective is surrounded by an adjustable collar to focus the image at varying ranges, which I found straightforward to operate yet retaining a decent depth of focal field, enabling me to leave it alone most of the time from 50 to 150 metres. No thermal

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