2007-06-17 11:57:00 · 10 answers · asked by Redbull 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Are they any good for hiking or observing animal at night
2007-06-17 12:05:33 · update #1
My cat doesn't need them. Why do you?
2007-06-17 12:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by poppy vox 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just bought a generation 1 night vision monocular. It was something I won't regret. The very first night I used it, I was able to track a fox in my neighbourhood in some extremely dark conditions. If you are considering purchasing something like this, make sure the goggle comes with an infrared illuminator. This insures that even if you have no available light at all, you can still see in complete darkness. Truthfully, the quality was better than I thought it would be. The image was pretty sharp. Just be careful around street lamps or even small light, because the goggles really amplify the light big time.
--for a side note, I purchased the National Geographic Elite 3 times magnification night monocular.
2007-06-22 04:54:44 · answer #2 · answered by Alex 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they're better than your eyes in the dark, but for image information, then no they're not up to much. Good enough to ensure you don't fall over big stones in the dark, and see things moving round you. Not good enough to use for any detail, as the picture is a bit too grainy.
Remember though that NVG's still need some ambient light to work, they will not wotk at all in true darkness. The other thing to remember is that you will suffer problems with depth perception when using NVG's at night.
The lastest generation military spec NVG's are truely awesome, but very expensive and make things a lot better.
2007-06-17 12:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quality of generation one goggles is what you see from war news at night.
2007-06-17 12:23:58 · answer #4 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which is the best 1st gen. Night vision goggles?
2016-05-18 00:59:18 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are very good for civilan use, the only reason you would want any thing more is if someone was shooting at you even then there not bad. I used them when i was in the mimitary.
2007-06-23 09:22:44 · answer #6 · answered by David C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They would work fine for that. If you can afford better ones though they definately worth the money, but maybe not nessecary for you.
2007-06-17 12:01:37 · answer #7 · answered by paradigmer1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saves you bumping into things
2007-06-17 12:06:19 · answer #8 · answered by Em x 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better than none. What are you comparing them to?
2007-06-21 15:50:46 · answer #9 · answered by aviator147 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does anyone else think "Stalker"?
2007-06-18 21:24:34 · answer #10 · answered by Vulture38 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋