Meade Instruments NV1001 NightView Vision Monocular with Case
From Meade
The Meade NightView monocular is a new digital compact night scope that will change the way you view the world after dark. NightView is built on state-of-the-art digital imaging technology which yields a crisp, detail-rich, full field-of-view image in all low-light conditions. It's what you expect night vision to be. It's fun and easy-to-use. It includes a video-out port that can be quickly connected to a video monitor or camcorder for surveillance purposes. It's perfect for boaters, nature hobbyists, campers, hikers, astronomers, and night vision enthusiasts. Buy it today, and open your eyes to a whole new world after dark. Meade's state-of-the-art digital imaging technology yields a far crisper, contrast-rich image versus competing models. Meade uses a Sony high-sensitivity CCD image sensor and displays through a premium ferroelectric liquid crystal ocular viewer. User adjustable illumination and image controls provide further refined detail. Images are displayed through NightView's premium quality eyepiece viewer. Tight illuminator dispersion on target yields a crisper, more refined image versus the wide spray illumination effect of competing models. Display brightness - Adjustable in 100 steps from dim to very bright Sensitivity - 0.03 lux with 12mm f1.2 lens Eyepiece filters - User selectable red, green and neutral density Shutter - Automatic electronic 1/60 to 1/120,000 second Illumination system - High-power infrared Video output - NTSC composite (monochrome) Illumination power - Adjustable from 0 to 100% in 100 steps Electronic zoom - 1.5x or 3x image magnification with 12mm f1.2 lens Memory - Displays brightness and illumination power settings are stored CCD sensor - High sensitivity Sony imager Uses 6x AA Battery Display technology - Ferroelectric liquid crystal 12V AC adapter included Resolution - 400 pixels horizontal x 225 pixels vertical Battery life - 2.5 hour
Brand: Meade Model: NV1001 Dimensions: 1.80 pounds
a vision comes to you when things are dark I hadn't used a night vision device much before, and I got this because I had a little disposable income to dispose of. It really does a good job of bringing vision to the evening darkness, sort of like I imagine a cat or owl would see. To someone who doesn't know what this is or does, it's about as big as your hand, so it's portable. Has zoom feature (click to zoom, release and it's back to normal), brightness adjustment, and focus. A well-made, sturdy device, not flimsy. And it shows you stuff outside when it's dark out and your eyes are hopelessly incapable of gathering enough light to see anything. If you wanted to be in a cave, it'd be nice if you had it there to show you what was around you in the cave. Or I guess in the basement looking to see if that was a mouse running around, without turning on the lights. Maybe you are boating around at night and want a better look at what's ahead. Or the subway stops and all the lights go out (uh, a bit too big to carry around all the time for such a circumstance). Dunno. It really does work to show you things, sorta like a black-white TV image of the world when your eyes can't see a thing. You figure out if you need it. Naked eye more sensitive to ambient light Small easy to use, but my eyes once adjusted to low light, are much better. IR mode is pretty much like using a dull flashlight and the IR LED's are visible to others.
