Night Vision Monocular, Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Goggles, Helmet Mounted

The Prowl is as advertised: it's a superb digital night vision device set at an appropriate price with awesome extras! I think that I need to address this first: it is NOT US military analog night vision, and it is not supposed to be. This monocular is a digital night vision device with [some] low latency lag that gets you into the night vision "game" as a complete package. I feel like I can't stress enough that the value of the product combined with the head mount is incredible. The device allows you to see a long distance with some ability to distinguish gradient color patterns. It absolutely relies on additional IR light. The onboard IR light is FANTASTIC and can give the optic the ability to see just past 100 yards. You're not going to be sneaking around on a moonless night without the IR... or on a full moon night without the IR either. But it's not advertised to do that - this won't make you silent, give you muscles, or replace a decade of special operations experience; but it's not advertised to do that either. The lag is noticeable, but easy to manage. I can easily walk around the house, inside and outside, and perform tasks with the monocular with little issue - it's more of a "training" issue as opposed to a device issue. You won't buy this and then write a book about killing Bin Laden, but you will buy it and be very satisfied playing airsoft in the dark. The additional features offered by the device are very welcome. The video recording is nice. The zoom is an unexpected benefit that I use regularly. And I would leave a 5 star review just on the headset that is included... did I mention the headset comes with it!!! I highly recommend this product. I'll be saving up to buy another one to run this "dual-tube" style in the future (which you can absolutely do with a bridge from Nightfox). Hopefully I'll be able to update the review with that info one day! I'm not a "cool-guy," but I've been "cool-guy" adjacent for most of my adult life. I've used helmet mounted PVS14 white phosphor dual tubes, and I've had low-light/no-light training. It's not fair to compare the Prowl to a PVS14 when it comes in at 1/20th the price. I was easily able to tell the difference between a possible coyote and a lost beagle outside the house at 75 yards. I run it on my non-dominant eye. Because of the latency and need to use the IR illuminators, this isn't something that I'd "trust my life to" in a tactical situation. But it's super fun to use in the backyard and for things like airsoft, especially at the price point. Nightfox is offering an awesome product at a great price with what you need out of the box to have fun. Buy this because it's fun; don't buy it because an Alex Garland movie scared you.

Not military grade But for civilians this is an awesome starter NVG ! I would not trust my life on it for CQB but it’s great for training and hunting I have driven vehicles in the middle of the night with this on my helmet setup while hunting and it was a great time

I don't own a real pair of NVGs and will probably never be able to afford them or justify the cost if I could afford them. The Nightfox Prowl allows me to see in the dark pretty well. The focusing adjustments are easy to use and intuitive. It is amazing how the eye without this can't see anything but with this on I can literally see into pitch black areas. I am using it with the included head strap and it works well and stays in place. I am able to move in the dark with some confidence. I won't claim to be moving at 100% speed but I'm still able to get around. A couple of downsides to consider. One of my adult sons complained of a headache after using this, having two totally different inputs coming from your eyes can be disorienting. For me personally I just close one eye and only use one at a time. The second isn't a huge issue but the screen is pretty bright even on the lowest setting. After taking the unit off it is crazy how blind the eye is that has been using the Prowl. I own a Nightfox Swift 2 and the Prowl. The Swift 2 allows for the screen brightness to be turned down lower, saving the night vision. I think the Prowl has a sharper image and overall I prefer it to the Swift 2. I would love for this unit to be offered without the digital camera and IR emitters to streamline it and make it lighter. The unit does droop a little when wearing the head strap, it's not a big deal. Overall it is a really cool unit for a fraction of the cost of the tube NVGs.

Seems to work like it says. I played around with it for a few minutes but not too much. It feels solid and well built, it’s no toy. These may be laughable to an actual operator with military grade nods or to folks who can spend thousands on a white phosphorus pair but for a weekend warrior prepper on a budget, these absolutely do the trick. If I’m going up against operators with military grade equipment, I’m screwed. However, against regular thugs, nut jobs and criminals, They’d be screwed. They would never know I was there meanwhile I could see them plain as day and pick em off one at a time like grapes from a vine. These are completely worth the money, even if it’s just for a piece of mind. I would suggest keeping them in a faraday bag….. just saying.

Works well, has some good battery life, and can record fairly well. A very solid digital NVG unit that is perfect for Airsoft but has a really MASSIVE problem with shock. It you bump the unit with something solid when its on, like a sight of a rifle or on a doorway the unit will freeze up and become unusable until the device is reset using the button next to the charging slot. This is really difficult in pitch black and if you don't have a white light you're pretty much screwed.

Definitely disappointed in these and I did end up sending them back. Even after messing with them for a couple days and focusing the image, it does not display great image quality rather only records in good video quality. Picture was grainy in low light and for just fun use, I wasn’t worth keeping. Weight wasn’t bad, and the actual camera was in new condition.

This device is optimal for short to medium range, and has been a great way for me to get into night vision and understand the basics of the concept. Battery life has been more than adequate for me and produces a clear enough real-time image to get around; particularly on a full moon without the need of artificial illumination. I have Batch 0723 and was able to successfully update to the 1.31 firmware update, heavily improving the overall quality. Main caveat I would argue is not to expect to see out past 50 yards in great detail- the real time view screen has much lower resolution than the recorded image (see attached photo). Despite the pixelation, it is more than enough to get around on foot. Another point is that the camera on my unit displays an image that is not exactly lined up with that of my naked eye. I wouldn't expect this level of uniformity from a digital unit, but is not enough of a hinderance for me to still get around safely. I just don't expect my brain will be able to make a real composite image (NVG eye + natural vision) like I would with an analog tube. Controls are intuitive and easy to memorize by feel. Any questions I have had with NightFox has been very responsive and informative. Looking forward to any future models with better real-time resolution. My main goal for this is to take on trails and cure late night boredom while camping. This unit will fit the bill.

this is by far the best NVG in this price range. the fact it has a 1x alone makes it superior but it actually functions very well! has both IR emitters so you can use the 940 for the stealthy aspect of not being visible to the eye or when you need some real flood light and to light up what your looking at the 850 nm works perfect. both lights have 3 levels of brightness making it easy to fine tune your light output.

Excelente monocular de vision nocturna en Este Rango de precio. Aun me falta probarlo en una variedad de escenarios como para jugar airsoft pero como para hacer senderismo sin llamar la atencion o tareas de vigilancia de propiedad. El vendedor Mando Todo en orden y la entrega fue rapida 10/10

Funciona perfectamente y cumple muy bien su propósito, funciona correctamente en completa oscuridad y recomiendo actualizar a su versión 31 desde la pagina oficial.

Good product my grandson was very satisfied with the night vision binocular

kupiłem bo od dziecka chciałem mieć noktowizor :) na operację desert storm bym się z tym sprzętem co prawda nie wybrał ale w warunkach cywilnych daje przewagę taktyczną.

Non vi aspettate una visione tipo gli analogici militari, ma va veramente bene, davvero. Inoltre e'arrivato con l'ultimo aggiornamento software gia' installato(1.31). Utilizzato per un tre settimane in un range dalla luna piena calante al buio pieno, in aperta campagna a piedi e per prova pure in fuoristrada (nella mia proprieta') senza fari. Con un minimo di luna si vede pure a colori, altrimenti bisogna affidarsi all'IR che funziona alla grande! Utilizzato per softair, se si resta in IR 0 mode, si resta in modo passivo e si rilevano subito gli illuminatori usati dagli altri visori. Ottimo sorto tutti i MIEI punti di vista. Prima di prenderlo avevo letto un po' di recensioni qui, qualche video su youtube Poi ho deciso e non sono affatto pentito. Tenuto conto di cos'e' e come funziona, ripeto NON e' paragonabile ad un analogico di 3 gen, costa200 € contro almeno 3000, ma ti consente di vedere al buio in maniera piu' che accettabile.