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Bushnell 2.5x42 Night Vision Monocular with Microphone
Equipment DetailsManufacturer: Bushnell Brand: Bushnell Model: 26-0300 Product features: - Built in infrared illuminator
- sounds audible from 90 yards with audio recording capability
- Water resistant
- Tripod mountable
- This item is restricted for sale to the state of California and outside the US
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Sports reviews of Bushnell 2.5x42 Night Vision Monocular with MicrophoneCustomer Review: Excellent value Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
Great for home security/short distance use. Especially at a fixed location.
First off: I haven't used alot of Nv devices to compare against, so I can't give five stars (but most were much less usefull or even not quite as powerful than my own plain night-adgusted eyes due to crappy optics and electronic noise). This one works better than my own eyes by several orders of magnitude, is one of the lowest cost nv devices out there, and has the added features of directional audio amp', audio redording, tripod mounting, and has bushnell engineers behind it rather than "never-heard-of-em" re-worked chekoslovakian optics from the late cold war.
Plain (no IR) Night vision function: transforms the recognizability of a shadowy blob 75 feet away to the level of something about ten feet away, works just fine for quick scans of area (yard/driveway/parkinglot/campground type distances).
With IR: night and day difference, but only within about 75 feet. But although the swath of infrared light is invisble, the emitter is not, and whoever's downrange will probably be alerted to you if you rake it across them while they are looking towards you.
Audio amplification: I was surprised at how little this helped. the internal mic catches alot of the creaking of the case and swishing of your handling. the screw on foam covered sound restrictor thingy didn't really help to focus on sounds and does contribute to fragility/awkwardness during hand-held use. however mounted on a tripod most of these problems would go away.
Ergonomics/fit+finish: batteries are hard to remove, but otherwise unit is well thought out and sturdy feeling.
Description of Bushnell 2.5x42 Night Vision Monocular with MicrophoneBushnell Night Vision products feature a built-in infrared illuminator for enhanced images in very low light for use when camping, exploring caves, patrolling warehouses or other locations where there is no ambient light to amplify. The audio monocular features a boom microphone, headphones and recording port. Backed by a 2-year limited warranty, the Bushnell line-up of night vision equipment is lightweight, compact and ready to use for work or for play
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