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(More customer reviews)The truth... I bought this thing on a whim.I wanted a 2nd unit to go along with another night vision unit, (a rifle scope) so that I would not have to hold the rifle up to scan around the field.This was not my idea, another Amazon customer made comment of the issue in another review.The other "reason" I chose the Newcon was, and I admit this is corny... the product has the word "Stargate" in it.Ok, don't hate me just because I'm a Stargate fan :)
When the Newcon SGT-150P arrived I expected a "toy" but what I got turned-out to be a solid, well made, nicely designed tool.It's entirely made of metal with the only plastic/rubber parts being the ring covers for the user adjustments and the front lens cover. Even the mount for the wrist strap, which is not a plastic strap but a piece of almost paracord, is a steel 1/4-20 threaded "camera style" mounting point.The thing is a handful of quality!
This thing does not use batteries.That being said, it is going to be ready any time you pick it up.You will not have to worry about leaking cells or finding the right cells before going on a trip.Just grab it and go outside.The included illuminator does use a single CR123 cell and I will speak of this in a moment.
When you use the Newcon, you squeeze-down the wing-like lever until it's against the body of the device and hold it there.I think there is a piezoelectric charge generator in there that provides the high voltage required to bias the image tube.The voltage bleeds-off very slowly and the image is intensified for as long as you continue to hold the lever down.After several minutes, you will begin to notice the reduction of the brightness of the image, simply release the lever and again, squeeze it down.Do not "pump" the lever as if you are charging a battery, you get nothing for your effort and the Newcon will get mad at you. :)
This system works great and is easy enough for small hands and people with slight muscle strength.
There is a tiny hole in the front lens cover allowing use in bright areas, but the gains provided don't outweigh the losses in image quality... under these conditions, just use your own eyes.With the cover removed, and in an area where you can not make-out the details or in situations where the contrast is so great that you can't figure out what's in the shadows, the Newcon SGT-150P really starts to show it's stuff!It's amazingly bright and with the slight magnification and controlled field of view, you can easily look past the stuff in the foreground into a dark area and see what's lurking there.The image quality is "normal" for 1st Generation night vision devices with the expected "fish bowl" distortion and un-even focus.The image center region is sharp and you can easily read things like license plates and people's expressions from a respectable distance... don't expect a television-like night vision image, this thing is the real-deal not a green filtered camera image.If you need supplemental light and you don't want to use a visible light source, such as a flashlight, the (included) infrared illuminator easily fills-in and provides more than enough "brightness".It attaches to the Newcon using a "hot shoe" like on a camera flash.The illuminator uses a single CR123 cell.Considering the brightness of the Newcon, you won't be using the illuminator often enough to worry about keeping a bunch of expensive spare batteries around... just remember to turn-off the illuminator when you are not using it.
Please forgive the lengthy review, I found this thing to be much better than I expected and wanted to say stuff about it!
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Product Description:
See in the dark / 2x Magnification / No Batteries Required / Durable metal construction / Ideal for camping and hiking Compact sizeIncludes Lens Cap and Carrying Case
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