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| Criterion | Lion Timing Pro | Lion Timing Advanced | Finish Lynx Scholastic | FinishLynx EtherLynx Vision PRO | TimeTronics Argus Club | TimeTronics Argus Pro | ALGE OPTIc3 | ALGE OPTIc3-PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 | 5000 | 600 | 6000 | 2000 | 3000 extra upgrade to 5000 | 3000 | 15000 | |
| 2064 | 2064 | 640 | 2048 | 1280 | 1280 | 1360 | 2016 | |
| yes best in class RAW Image Data | yes best in class RAW Image Data | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | no eXtremLuX extra € 2000 | ✓ | |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | payed upgrade | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| ✗ | yes plus GPS module | ✗ | yes but not included | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| yes optional but not neede to fully operate camera | yes optional but not neede to fully operate camera | not needed | yes optional but not neede to fully operate camera | yes Argus Interface Box needed Camera can not take start impuls directly | yes Argus Interface Box needed Camera can not take start impuls directly | not clear but not needed for operating the camera | not clear but not needed for operating the camera | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| ✗ | yes plus aproval server | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| ✗ | yes extra cost | ✗ | yes extra cost | yes extra cost | yes extra cost | yes extra cost | yes extra cost | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |||||
| 5990 | 5990 plus subscription 590.- per year | 5990 | 21274 | EUR 7,000 + timing box | EUR 17,000 + timing box | EUR 10,600 | EUR 17,500 |
Source: maintained Lion Timing comparison sheet.