See thats the problem most people think the old cores look better because you can see the background details more. It's my understanding that thermal is getting so detailed now being able to see individual hairs and such that the targets do not stand out as much since there is detail instead of just a black or white shape as before. So FLIR's answer was smart scene and automatic gain control that is programmed on purpose to wash out the less hot background making your target pop. While great for shooting the image looks less pleasing. Now when you do have a target hog, coyote, whatever then the target should look very good. That is why they are working with flir to somehow make it a on off option.
