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A**R
Lighter night vision goggles than older generation - but could be improved
Ok, so I'm nit picking.The goggles are great for full face night viewers / surveillance and yes it did come with a 32gb memory card. The picture is great, the weight of the goggles is half of what the older generation used to weigh and the carry case is really cool too.So what's not to like (assuming you can afford to buy it). Actually a couple of things, first up battery covers. They chose to use clip on battery covers rather than clip/screw on covers. I feel that with the screw cover you get a more weather proof seal. I also noticed that the covers clip on only one side i.e left and right and can't be swapped around. Which leads me to think that some ham-fisted users out there might try to force the battery cover on the wrong side and then break the plastic clip as a result.Next up, neck strap. If you are going to be using this off tripod I absolutely recommend fitting and using the neck strap otherwise you could be looking at broken goggle if you drop it. I would have much preferred to see the hand straps rather than neck strap, but I get that they wanted to save on additional costs.And something that's not in the manual, is the goggles actually come with a 'mini' HDMI port (it's not a standard or micro port) so that you can link to a external monitor directly. You can get a Mini-> Standard HDMI cable up to 5m long from this link below:https://www.amazon.co.uk/KabelDirekt-Cable-compatible-FullHD-Ethernet-Black/dp/B004XQMZAA/ref=sr_1_15?dchild=1&keywords=mini+hdmi&qid=1607944840&sr=8-15And as for batteries I highly recommend these new EBL 1.5v AA with charger, comes with longer lasting charge cycle 1,200 and they are lighter than older generations of 1.2v rechargeables:https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08914YZXY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1Hope that helps ya'll
A**C
Well satisfied my expectations
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M**O
Good value for money
I bought this product on a whim. I have never been a hunter, or a twitcher and know little about binoculars, especially night vision binoculars. This product turned out to be ideal for me. It is simple to use, very robust and stands up to getting wet very well. The case it arrived in was a nicely camoflaged, pleasing to the eye and appears to be very solid. I was impressed with the quality of the night vision and could clearly see objects that were too dark to see for the naked eye. The zoom was very decent and allowed me to clearly focus on objects a great distance away. The quality of the photographs and videos were also of a decent quality. I really wanted to give it five stars, but it was slightly let down by the quality of the documentation. It was clear and simple, but for a novice like me did not really explain as much as I would have liked. Why were the barrels different? Why did one have a cover and the other did not. What is the difference between a digital zoom and an optical zoom? Do I need to switch mode between daytime and night time observation. What the documentation does, it does well, but for a novice like me it was too scanty. I had to research these answers myself. I would suggest an online video might be helpful to get people started. In summary, the product itself is excellent and well worth the money paid. Its documentation whilst easy to follow has significant pieces of information missing. A strong 4.5 stars is a fair rating for these binoculars.
D**P
Not recommended for taking photos
Good points - IR range and clarity good, good optical zoom with extra digital zoom.Expected problems - having a good optical zoom holding heavy binoculars steady enough for a good picture was expected to be difficult (so used a monopod) and any digital zoom was expected to reduce picture quality.Unexpected- slow start up, poor quality in-camera screen, difficult to focus accurately due to very small depth of field (presumably large aperature to allow light to enter) needing very small movements and quality of screen, have to re-focus every time you adjust the optical zoom, IR does not cover whole screen at certain zoom positions giving just a central circleReturn reason - may just relate to my particular unit - playback function unreliable especially for single shots - inconsistent display of thumbnails, often just a white screen with outline of where a photo would be, often locking on a single photo if selected to view ie although the shot number would change (eg1/4 to 2/4) the actual picture would not. Deleting a picture would not always happen usually had to reformat to clear. If you removed the batteries and replaced it would work correctly for a few shots then revert to playback problem. Videos seemed to be OK although it would freeze for the last 2 seconds of a 10 second shot.It may have just been that particular unit but it has destroyed my confidence in the unit. Returned to Amazon for refund and will not be buying replacement
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