TESTING The Cheapest Night Vision on AMAZON

Uhhh is it attachable to a helmet?

Did he remove the cap on the cheap NVG ?

Please try it at distance -- 50yd, 100yd, 200yd, 300yd.

Put black tape over the red light, im sure the $3000.00 dollar scope is alot more durable and the other might not handle being dropped

this test doesn't tell you anything. range cost money

the problem is the gen 1's and the cheap IR can not see far you might be able to see across the street but not a football field away

gen 1 is the military monoc a gen 1 or 3?

Don't care how cheap it is if it doesn't mount to a weapon its worthless

Haven’t seen your video’s in awhile. Didn’t recognize you. Nice facial camouflage lol

I have gone hog hunting with the 3000 dollar scope and you can spot anything alive...mice...birds sleeping in trees...if it gives off heat you will see it like it is glowing or a ghost on fire....do these make things pop like that?

Go under your IR security camera with the unit illuminator off and notice how any IR source works, From any angle except in front, where it will blind you!

I love the part at the end where he said, "I should have went out at night and tried it" He "should" do that and put out another video seeing how that would be nice to have seen.

As soldiers we called the illuminator the "Here I am device" Strict discipline and very restricted use when someone else might be watching!

I bought the Bushnell Equinox Night vision that actually can double as a camera. its not great and without the IR illuminator you cant see much but for night time security around the home for safety checks i think it will have it uses.

is this good for hunting communists

Well I purchased one of these and it was pretty bad. I've owned a bushnell Gen 1 monocular and this thing didn't even come close. It's dim, very narrow fov, lots of artifacts. Returned it immediately.

I think it is very possible that humans and warm blood animals, as they are radiating heat, and other 'dark' but hot things, will Be more visible to the ir sensors, than cooler objects.. I don't know what frequencies of ir the goggles are sensitive to, but I think it would have been interesting to see how visible an animal, a human or an oven would have been, without the illuminator! Otherwise it was an excellent test!

that was cool its down to 107 now . neat stuff thanks

we learned that u need to finish ur wall in the garage....so get with it!!

The first one is very narrow field of view. Does it have any adjustment to widen it?

Ummm... what about a VR headset with Night Vision??? Why Not?

well... it's a hunting scope, so it's a bit unfair to compare it with military stuff, cause this scope may be equal to 2-nd gen. but definitely not to 3-rd

I bought that same Fire Field night vision monocular 5 years ago and it works great it’s also weather proof and can withstand freezing temperatures it’s worth the money if your on A budget. Funny thing I believe mine takes 2AA batteries..

How important of the cam low light performance without IR light? does matter or not?

Would you purchase this one over the nightfox 100v? Prices are similar.

Is that a Gallow gun cabinet?

Did you ever try it outside with just starlight? I'm curious how good it did

Oh, a heavy box.... must be good! Oh... its so light.....

Take the Ultraviolet filter out of any camera and You have nightvision. add a laser pointer for added distance.

I had one from BUSHNELL that was exactly like that model but made in Russia. It worked well for about a year then it quit.

I like it

Take a black magic marker and color over the red light lense. To hide it. Unless that effects the unit from working.

Its time to play the "built in illuminator" drinking game

Is it hand held only? Can it be mounted?

The illuminator is obviously intended for zero available light situations, in which case you're seeing the same thing surveillance cameras do. The test would be to see how well it does in low light without artificial illumination, I'm guessing as I know next to nothing about it.

I was hoping you would’ve done a starlight test. Back in the late 1990’s I owned a ITT monocular night-vision. I lived in a city, so I learned quickly that night vision is kind of useless in a city environment. Too many light sources in the city that ruin your field of view in night vision. Night vision works perfectly indoors when you use an Illuminator. However if the illuminator is visible to the person or persons being watched ( if used for security) then your position would be compromised, as you can be seen. My old illuminator had gave off a dim red light that could be seen. Most people wouldn’t need night vision indoors used under the circumstances you presented in your video. I’m interested in how they work outdoors and what the field of view is. How far away downrange does the vision work? Etc etc.

I think doing the outdoor test was a minimum before editing this one up.

7:50 thought you had a clapper for the lights.

The amount of light the illuminator returns to the objective drops with 1/r^2. So the real test of the illuminator is outdoors with a cloudy night and different distances. A test in the garage does not properly test the illuminator.

What about the Flihr?

Thanks for this review!

Happy Sabbath when it comes

👽 Wow.

Thanks for the video! Who is the manufacturer of the lockers in the video? Thanks

You must live or be close to Eastern Oregon. You said Pendleton wool.

It would be good for boaters picking up bouys at night.

It might help if you take off the pinhole first..

Well better than nothing but Im sure I would call it true "night vision"..but I can not afford ..or do I need the real deal

What I thought. The $150 scope is IR only, not true night vision. Many straight cameras will do the same thing with a good IR illuminator.

Good for once to hear *MADE IN* Anywhere else but Chyna.

I suggest using Huawei phone seeing in dark. Might get better scene.

It's great for camping and hunting.

So basically the cheaper version doesn't work unless you have the IR illuminator?

I had one that looked pretty much like that one but it took a different kind of battery. You now one of them fat short battery. But the fact of this is that it only works for a handful of times and then the insides will have been melted down to each other.

I have this same unit I use in my private investigation work it works great and has held up very well

I paid 400 bucks for a night vision scope thru Amazon and it was toy grade plastic. Sent it back

Nice content. Have you had a chance for checking at distance

Can this be mounted in helmet at all

How about a straight ir test without the iluminator maybe take a walk in front of it?

The illuminator isn't going to be effective in the field. You need to rely solely on starlight. So the big question is: How does this stack up against Night Owl, that everyone on here is familiar with?

Couldn't notice if you took off the pinhole cap on the cheap one after you hit the breaker

Awesome video thanks

redlight is the most difficult light to see...why it is uaed by the military for mapreading at night.

This mans shirt still needs to render hehe

Can you only see the red light straight on or can you see it from an angle?

Thanks, that was very helpful.

God this guy can talk your ear off before he does his thing lol

The red light it on the front is to make the intruder or enemy think you got a laser sight pointing at them, so they run in terror.

This guy looks like someone from breaking bad

i had one its kinda cool but its big and the ir light is need to see starlight or street light kinda work but not really.

Be nice to see outside

Hi there , Could you do a test for me ? I'm wondering if you can see the "illuminator beam" from another set of NVG. Could you see the beam? From a security perspective, could to potential given your self away to another person using NVG?? thanks

Thanks man ✌️

Maybe a small piece of black electrical tape over the red light?

They do manufacture IR led's that do not emit red light and are not visible to the naked eye. They cost more of course, but would be worth it to make this device truly covert.

“Current military NV” *Pulls out 14s* lmao

A half Assed test , how is it in a field outside , or the woods, a half assed test

Once a nitwit always a nitwit

You forgot to take the lens cap off of the Amazon one brother period. You were only using the pinhole for daylight

No need to buy these items that's what battlefield reclamation is for...

I have PVS 7 PVS 14 the seven worked perfectly and starlight or even with the clot like cloud cover there was no blacked out areas in medium forest medium to light heavy force you had to islander cloud cover you had to go a little slow your eyes had to adjust it was pretty damn don’t like using illuminator especially if you’re not alone if you get what I mean

To me it looked like you didn't remove dust/day cap off of first unit. I did similar testing with night owl one while we were at NTC. Actually that cheap nv did better overall, than pvs, except the field of view. Anyways, Great review! Thank you!

I heard him say PVS-14 and I thought DAMN, the last time I used night vision we had PVS-4's. Thanks for making me feel a little old.

You should have let us see thru the expensive one so we can see the difference, what's the point of getting your expensive one out if you don't do anything with it.

What is the effective range ?

So if you have your illuminator on and someone else has night vision can they pin point you with your illuminator on? I think you will standout like a red flare dancing around saying here I am!.... just saying....

If it has a visible red light on it, its not meant for "security" purposes. Its meant for night hunting. Most animals can't see red light so it would work well for that purpose.

Good video

THANK YOU. Very informative!

I'm a bit of an amateur when it comes to night vision...the thing I always struggled with is seeing distance...50m or 100m. The IR illuminator always worked for close items with economy...I was wondering if that mil-spec item was good for distance...where the IR illuminator could not help? Thanks for sharing this video!

Good comparison work :-)

His shirt looks like I’m having a stroke

Just an FYI, night vision can not work in pitch black. The system is designed to draw in low light to give an image. So without it using the IR flash light (built in) not even the military grade would work. The best way to test these is under a night sky or in a dim house. What was shown here is that the details are sharper on the pv14s and it draws in more of the ambient light.

i was gifted basically the same one. its the same looking design and shape. And i do like it, personally i can't justify spending anywhere even a 1000 dollars for a night vision system. i feel like i have no real need for that special of night vision optic. Its only thing if you specifically need a quality optic like that for night time jobs or what have you. But i find that the cheaper on though not as quality its worth it. I live out in the sticks and sometimes if i hear something making a bit more noise than usual i can grab it and curiously look around outside but other than that i havent needed to use it for anything else.

Electrical tape over illuminator and use separate ir light.

You can buy illuminator flashlights with a lot of illuminating capacity.

Dang! 3k? I'd think for 3k you'd have goggles you wouldn't have to hold on your face. I guess we're not there yet.

I Have The Exact Same Unit And Modified It With A T 50 Heavy Duty IR Flashlight 🔦 And I Can See Every Bit As Well As With A Gen 2 Or 3 At A Fraction Of The Cost ! Works Well As A Spotting Scope Or For Surveillance ! The Only Thing Is It Cant Be Mounted On A Weopon !

You are really out here resting night vision without testing it at night. What a waste.

thats all well and good for a sneaky thief/murderer hiding in your house or shop or yard at close range but how well does it work at 50 plus yards?