What is the smallest "target" you can point the laser at and still get an accurate reading before it starts measuring what's around the target?
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The manual says at 70 degrees F, the range of the tool is 1 foot to 100 feet.
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I have aimed at a 1" square mark and have gotten an accurate measure, you just have to keep it steady.
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It is exact. About the same size as a laser pointer. Whatever surface that laser is on is EXACTLY what will be measured from.
756803
It is pretty much instantaneous. Just pull the trigger and the reading appears. If you keep holding the trigger and move the laser dot around, the reading continuously updates and also remembers the peak value. I like this model because the 1 inch per foot diversion of the beam was the narrowest beam that I could find and it can easily take readings within 1 foot as well as from several feet away. Someone else mentioned problems with shiny surfaces. My experience is this is true for metals. The problem can be solved by placing a piece of masking tape on the surface or painting the surface flat black. I don't run into this issue very often. It is pretty much instantaneous. Just pull the trigger and the reading appears. If you keep holding the trigger and move the laser dot around, the reading continuously updates and also remembers the peak value. I like this model because the 1 inch per foot diversion of the beam was the narrowest beam that I could find and it can easily take readings within 1 foot as well as from several feet away. Someone else mentioned problems with shiny surfaces. My experience is this is true for metals. The problem can be solved by placing a piece of masking tape on the surface or painting the surface... » Read More It is pretty much instantaneous. Just pull the trigger and the reading appears. If you keep holding the trigger and move the laser dot around, the reading continuously updates and also remembers the peak value. I like this model because the 1 inch per foot diversion of the beam was the narrowest beam that I could find and it can easily take readings within 1 foot as well as from several feet away. Someone else mentioned problems with shiny surfaces. My experience is this is true for metals. The problem can be solved by placing a piece of masking tape on the surface or painting the surface flat black. I don't run into this issue very often. « Show Less
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Just a thought Melinda....pretty much anything that stops the laser beam will read temp at that spot.
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It does not measure. It only gives you a level or plumb line. It's nice because it self levels, you don't have to level it your self. It's probably off 1/16" at 50'. It's best at max of 30' since most people move the laser to a different spot if it's any further. I've gone 50' + setting lights on a 20' ceiling and I could not tell any accuracy issues. It also hooks on to a screw of a metal 4sq box and the laser lines up with the center Knockout. I love this laser. The one I had before was a manual level craftsman. This is a big step up.
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Yes I had an adjustable beam green laser mounted in it once but it is NOT accurate at all in the mount.
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I am pretty sure that there is not an actual.laser that beans out. I think it works with a cold.cathode and optical sensors .
1253352
You can use anything for a target. It just shoots a laser light out for about 1/2 second. Where the light hits is where your point of aim is when you pulled the trigger.
542110
This is like a laser pointer that gives trigometric distances vertical and line of sight to the sighted point with included angle.
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Sure, why not? To measure where there is no end point, like the outside corner of a home or property, you need a card to be your end point. The Bosch Laser View Enhancing Target PlateDLA002 helps a lot, but it could be anything, even a piece of cardboard.
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Hello, This would be a good unit for ranging without a laser. With some practice you should be able to range from point blank to hundreds of yards. -Derek
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It is actually a laser, not a GPS rangefinder. It seems to do a great job of giving readings to the flag, sand traps, trees, stumps, buildings, edges of streams, lakes, etc.
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Yes, to the 2nd part only. It responds to a firearm's hammer, which then triggers a split second laser beam you won't really see UNLESS it's on target - that target being a laser-sensitive one, which then reveals a hit wherever. I do not know of other such targets than the one/s you mention (I think the company makes several varieties for different responses to its laser firearms inserts). Hope this answers the question?
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No, I don't think so. What ever the laser reads first is the distance you get.
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I had a mini red dot on my 10mm. I found it was very accurate out to 50 yards
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I've used this out to about 50 yards, although I've never measured the beam divergence at that distance. Visually it's similar to an inexpensive laser pointer, so the spot is probably a few inches across at 100 yards.
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You can see where the laser hits the target during the very brief moment you pull the trigger. The target only indicates that it got hit by beeping and lighting up. It doesn't show where it got hit after the fact. However, you can see where you hit it during the trigger pulling action if you are close enough. It would be nice if it had a sensor that remembers the past 10 or so hits. But, then it would probably cost a lot more. Hope this helps. I like it a lot.
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about 2' off the ground is the minimum height of the tripod that the laser sits on