Night Vision Equipment

Hello and Happy Holidays to you!

I am wanting to purchase night vision goggles/binoculars for my Dad for Christmas and I have no idea what I should be looking for. He lives out in the country (town is 16 miles away) and this would be for looking for critters. We had bear tracks in our garden and of course for watching the deer and what have you. He also enjoys looking at the stars too. I realize the old saying "you get what you pay for" and as much as I love my Papa one has limits at least monetarily. So any advice on what I should be looking for, where to find some would be greatly appreciated.

Thank-you

Check at http://www.opticsplanet.com/ for a good variety of night vision devices. All types, all price ranges. They do a good job explaining the different uses of the different units. I will not attempt to advise which one to get, you know better than me what his needs are. You really should talk with him about this before purchasing since there are so many different models. Do a search for night vision, there are many other places to get them besides this one. I recommend this one because I have dealt with them several times. If you decide on a particular model do a search for that model, prices can vary quite a bit.

I have this Sony’s HDR-TG1 (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-HDR-TG1-Definition-Handycam-Camcorder/dp/B0017008HC/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1243731908&sr=8-14)

If I attach a infrared light on it, does that allow me to capture a night vision video ? Thanks in advance!

Pretty much.
What application are you looking for?
You will already discover that your camera is night vision. Your camera is sensitive to infrared light, and will capture it. Prove it, switch it on and record yourself holding the TV remote. Press buttons on the remote. Play back and see that you can see the light blinking from the remote. The camera can see the IR light, but your eyes cannot. Your camera is already night vision ready.

To turn it into a Night Vision Camera, you probably want to use it in the dark with no *visible* light source. Therefore you are going to need an IR spot light. The size and strength (brightness) of this spot light will be based on where you are using it. If you are just taking shots in a small room, i t wont need to be so big. If you want to see what your dog is doing in the back yard at night, you might need something much bigger.

On TV, when you see night vision footage, they are always using a huge IR spot light. You just cant see this light with your eyes. But you will notice that in the footage you can see shadows, hence, a spot light or two is being used. You can search for IR lights on the internet. LED ones are available, which are great for short distances of maybe upto a metre.

You can also use IR filters placed over normal lights. Cheaper, but you WILL see a red glow from under these ligths, it won’t be invisible. I don’t know where to get them from, sorry. Research IR filters. This is what they are using in the jungle when taking night vision shots. The animals dont care if there is a bit of a red glow coming from something.

Lights that are purely IR alone are probably going to only be the LED variety, as they have a narrow bandwidth spectrum of light. Very bright lights are usually incandescent ligths (burning filiment inside a glass tube) which have a broad spectrum, and filters are used to narrow the spectrum, but the filters are never perfect, hence the red glow from them.

Interestingly, a heat source can be used as IR light. Very inefficient though. If you have and electric room heater, or electric hot plates on your stove, switch them on, switch off the light, turn on the camera, and you will see that they light up the room. However, most of the power consumed is heat and not light.

hi, I want to purchase a Night Vision Monocular without paying a fortune for it. What do you guys think about the Yukon spirit 4X50? Does anyone have any experience with it? I read some reviews but I still want some more info before I make my purchase. Also does the image appear green. Because a relative of mine bought a $400 NV monocular and it looks as if your looking through a camera (black and white) and the image is not very clear.
here is the link of the Product

http://www.opticsplanet.net/yukon-spirit-night-vision-4×50-monocular-yk24042b.html

This one is likely worse than your relative’s. Its low quality and 1st generation. Real good night vision cost thousands to over 10k if you want clear B&W or Green.

The Bullet That Kills You
Written by Semper Fi Reborn

30 seconds
I have just 30 seconds
To live or die?
That is indeed the question
I will live
If I just keep moving
If I keep running
GET DOWN!!!!
I use my internal motor
To avoid mortars
Or end up muerto
Where’s the motivation in that?
The compensation in that
Is I’m still running after only 20 seconds
Death is a temptress
Who seductively beckons for me
Not a skeleton with a scythe
Not a cloaked figure
Death has a different uniform
And extra ammo clips
Death hates me
Death is persistent
Death has night vision equipment
Speaks with an accent
Spits when she speaks her poison
Wants me to lose my concentration
Stop running
Stop shooting
And notice the hole in my chest
Fall to my knees
Crying
Watching my vision tunnel
My life spiral
As the day darkens
She smiles and leans close to my ear
Whispering words
I barely hear, but still do
You never hear the bullet that kills you
Death sings
Sure enough
I didn’t
Thanks for an honest and insightful critique Neonman. My reference to 30 seconds is the life expectancy that is given to every Infantryman from the boat to the beach. I am a former Marine Corps Infantryman. 30 seconds was a very real window of life for me and millions of others. Sadly, it still is.

"Death hates me
Death is persistent
Death has Night Vision Equipment"

Very strong. TD

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