The Pard TS36(LRF) Thermal Scope Delivered Beyond my Expectations

PARD currently sells two variations of the TS Scope, the TS36 and TS34. For both of these variants, you have the options of a 19mm(TS34 only), 25mm, 35mm, or 45mm lens delivering wider and more narrow fields of view. Where the main decision plays out is what you plan to hunt and the distance you will need to acquire targets. With a smaller objective lens, you will be able to see farther and vice versa.

Imagine you’re looking through a thermal scope like you’re peering through a window. The field of view is how much you can see through that window. If you have a smaller field of view, it means you’re zoomed in more, almost like using binoculars or a camera with a telephoto lens.

So, when you’re hunting and you’ve got a thermal scope with a smaller field of view, it’s like having a powerful zoom. This zoom lets you focus on a smaller area in the distance, and objects appear bigger and clearer. This is great for spotting targets that are far away.

As I mentioned earlier in this article, the 800×800 circular display absolutely stole the show. Having used many other thermal scopes over the years, I never really noticed how unnatural a rectangular display is. That is, until I first peered through the PARD TS36(LRF). Not only is the display crystal clear, but it mimics the already familiar circular design of every other traditional scope you are likely using. The design of the display provided me with a very comfortable experience and also the perception that I had more to look at.

PARD did are really great job at integrating the display features utilizing the circular design.They were able to comfortably fit status icons for battery, wi-fi, paired devices, bearing, time, zoom, yardage, windage, ballistic calculation, and thermal palette all around the edge of the display. It may seem like too much for a single view, however, it all fits comfortably and does not detract from the shooters experience.

The PARD TS36(LRF) gives you 6 color palette options including white hot, black hot, edge, red hot, in hot, and sky. When taking the photos you see above I used a steel plate which I heated up using an off the shelf propane torch. What I found to be incredibly impressive was the fact that I purposefully did not heat the plate up to extreme temperatures. What you see above is a steel plate that is only slightly above room temperature.

I also found the edge thermal display to be incredibly cool. I have never seen or used another thermal device that has this palette and the contrast it provides is really impressive.

Outside of the color pallets, you have three scene settings which include city, rain, and forest. These are similar to your cell phones preset filters and will adjust your display settings to better suit your environment beyond how the thermal palette displays.

What I found to be very convenient was that the TS36(LRF) had well placed physical buttons that cycle through all of the color palettes so that you don’t need to dive in to the digital display to adjust visuals. With one button, you can cycle through all six thermal palettes in just a few seconds.

Like most of the thermals on the market, the PARD TS36(LRF) includes built in image and video capture that is stored on a microSD card that can be up to 128GB. The scope has a dedicated physical button for image/video capture which is easy to use and functioned very well. You simply long press the video button to begin recording and then single tap the same button during a video recording to also capture still images on the fly. If you find yourself getting tunnel vision when preparing to shoot, you can also leverage the self-activated recording feature which will activate when the scope detects recoil.

PARD also has a smartphone application which can be leveraged as a DVR for recording and sharing media over the scopes wi-fi signal.