The Pocket series answers one question: how small can a thermal get before the image suffers — and the answer is, smaller than you think. Inside the jacket-pocket body sits the same 640×512 core at ≤15 mK as our full-size optics. What shrinks is the housing, not the picture. Because the monocular you actually carry beats the one you left in the truck — and for the hunter who glasses constantly, all season, weight is the spec that decides everything else.
Pocket SeriesThe full 640 core, jacket-pocket size.You are here
STRIX Series19 to 50 mm. LRF on most models.
The Pocket series puts a full 640×512 thermal core at ≤15 mK into a body that fits a jacket pocket. Same sensor class as our full-size optics — what shrinks is the housing, not the image. For the hunter who glasses constantly and carries the monocular all day, weight is the spec that matters most. Czech-engineered, serviced in the USA, 3+2 year warranty.
IT ACTUALLY FITS
A full 640-core thermal that rides in a jacket pocket — so it's with you every single time.
Check the specs
Full specifications on each product page.
| Specification | Pocket 25 MAX25 mm · wide viewView product — Pocket 25 MAX | Pocket 35 MAX35 mm · more reachView product — Pocket 35 MAX |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor resolution | 640×512px | 640×512px |
| NETD | ≤15 mK | ≤15 mK |
| Objective lens (differs between models) | 25 mm | 35 mm |
| Optical magnification (differs between models) | 1–8× | 1.5–12× |
| Warranty | 3 + 2 years (register within 60 days) | 3 + 2 years (register within 60 days) |
Small thermal, honestly explained
Why the sensor doesn't shrink with the body
The thermal core is a small component; what makes full-size optics big is everything around it — objective glass, battery, controls. The Pocket keeps the flagship 640×512 sensor at ≤15 mK and slims down the rest. Per pixel, the image gives up nothing to a full-size unit.
What you trade for the size
Honesty first: a smaller objective gathers less signal than a 50 mm spotter, and a smaller body holds a smaller battery. The Pocket is not the optic for judging deer at extreme range — it's the one that's in your pocket at the moment a full-size monocular would still be in the truck. Most missed opportunities aren't about reach.
25 or 35?
The 25 mm gives the wider view — close cover, driven hunts, sweeping a field edge fast. The 35 mm trades some width for reach and detail at distance. Pick by the terrain you hunt most, not by the bigger number.
Want more reach and a built-in rangefinder? The STRIX line picks up where the Pocket ends.
Full 640 core
The same flagship sensor as our biggest optics. Nothing about the image is “compact”.
≤15 mK sensitivity
Detail survives humid air and fog — a boar you can call, not a warm blob.
Weighs like a phone, works like a spotter
Light enough to glass one-handed all night and forget it's in the pocket by day.
25 or 35 — pick your terrain
Wide view for close cover, or reach for the field edge. Same core either way.
Pocket — frequently asked
Objective size and battery capacity, mainly. The sensor is the same 640×512 class at ≤15 mK — image quality per pixel doesn’t shrink with the body.
25 mm is a wider field of view for close cover; 35 mm reaches further across open fields. Pick by the terrain you hunt most.
No. Neither Pocket model carries a laser rangefinder. If you need ranging from the hand, look at the STRIX monoculars.
3 years, extendable to 5 if you register within 60 days of purchase (sensor & core excluded), with US service in Sarasota, FL — no overseas shipping.
Per pixel, no — the Pocket runs the same 640×512 core at ≤15 mK as our full-size optics. What a bigger unit buys you is a larger objective for more reach, not a better sensor.
Pocket if carry weight decides — it's the monocular that's always on you. STRIX if you want more objective choices, more reach and a built-in rangefinder on most models. Same sensor class at the top of both lines.
Yes — the body and controls are sized for one-hand use, glove on. Sweep, freeze and zoom without putting anything down.
Explore the range
Thermal SightsDedicated night rifles — LRF and ballistics onboard.
Thermal Clip-OnsYour day scope, converted. Zero untouched.
Thermal HandheldsScan first, shoulder second.You are here
Night VisionGen 2+ tubes since 2008. A natural image.
Day OpticsCzech glass for daylight — lifetime warranty.
AccessoriesAdapters, mounts, batteries.
Law Enforcement / MilitaryDuty optics with pricing. Government programs by inquiry.
