Digital optics have come a long way in recent years, and Hikmicro’s Raptor RQ50L binoculars are at the front of the pack. Apart from providing thermal viewing in four colour palettes, they also deliver optical viewing in full HD colour by day and infrared at night. They can even produce a hybrid image that’s a fusion of thermal and infrared, and they have a built-in rangefinder.
The Raptor’s list of features goes on and on. There’s a battery-saving sensor that switches it to standby mode when you take it away from your eyes, it can record still images and video at the press of a button, it can connect