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Personmarc63
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Hi there,not sure if this is the right place to ask but i am looking for some night vision binoculars for my grandson and myself to view the nightlife etc when camping.I haven't got a clue about specs etc and would appreciate a bit of advice as to what to look for.I am looking to spend up to £200 on a pair.Can anyone point me in the right direction ?
   Thanks in advance for any replies

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There are 2 forms of night vision; infra red and image intensifier ( starlight scope).

With infra red scopes and camcorders you generate your own invisible infra red light and project it onto the subject with a sort of invisible torch. The screen of the scope or camcorder is sensitive to the reflected infrared light and presents it to you in a visible form. The IR camcorders tend only to have low power zooms eg 16X as the IR fails to project onto small items at longer ranges.

Image intensifiers (starlight scopes) were developed for the Vietnam War, they extract whatever light is remaining in a scene after dark and present it to you in black and white, green and white actually.

The original image intensifier sniper scopes showed green light from their eyepieces making the American sniper a target for VC snipers. Later models had eyepieces that only lit up when you pressed your eye against them.

The version I looked at in the 1980's tended to whine a little when switched on.

If you are serious go for military surplus or something like this:
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I have a night scope classed as gen 1+ as it has an infra red torch built in when there is not enough light from the moon and sta the infra red torch can be switced on it has a range of about 200 meters
This setu is similar to the starlight scope but much lighter and more effective
I did have an iws with ir torch fitted to my rifle in the mid 70's british army version of the starlight scope my current bresser unit weighs about the same as the ir torch did iws was 9lb with a 1lb ir torch moderm bresser unit as effectine 1lb
Cost around £100 for gen1+ gen2 is better but way more expensive thermal imagery is gen3 night vision
I got mine to find out what the dog was chasing at night as we are wide open here and he would disappear from time to time even with flashing lights all over him
ausually chasing roe deer badgers or hare

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Thanks for the replies,as i said the binoculars would only be used when camping.can anyone recommend any that are half decent that are in my price range ?

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There are cheap IR camcorders on Ebay 16X zoom, can't say if they are any good.

Cheap and nasty but don't know if they work:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/80x120-HD-Auto-Zoom-Folding-Day-Night-Vision-LED-Binoculars-Telescope-Outdoor-IR/153428030543?hash=item23b905f44f:g:K4QAAOSwfl1cmI~c

80x120 HD Auto Zoom Folding Day Night Vision LED Binoculars Telescope Outdoor IR £11-99

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