COTI vs ECOTI vs Jerry-C
Nick will have his full review up soon, and check out his Instagram/YouTube for more videos. In the meantime here are the key takeaways:
1) The COTI is a good entry level option for fusion tech. We could detect cows >300y away.
2) The increased 30deg FOV of the Jerry-C and ECOTI is a worthwhile upgrade from the 20deg of the COTI.
3) ECOTI in patrol and Jerry-C in full had similar image contrast and detail which is much better then the COTI. Jerry-C had slightly better focus/sharpness then the ECOTI, however this is not really important for detection and may just be a difference in focus distance between devices.
4) Paddle controls of the COTI and Jerry-C are better then the 3 buttons on the ECOTI, but after some use the 3 buttons are a non-issue.
5) If you have the cash, Jerry-C or ECOTI are definitely better then the COTI. Is the ECOTI worth 3k more then the Jerry-C, probably not, but Chinese company with no US presence vs American company so up to you.
6) 3x COTIs is completely un-useable as it is just too much information to process. Why 3 and not 4? You only need 3x to have a thermal image in all fields of view. Since they are not collimated, 2x in the central image would never match up and look like a mess.
7) My neck is still a little sore...
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