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Night Scopes and Digital Night Vision: An Overview
From basic Gen1+ versions to sophisticated military-specification Gen3 scopes there's not an application that manufacturers haven't thought about fulfilling - waterproof, camera adaptable, you name it.

To help narrow your choices, here are some considerations to keep in mind when selecting a night vision scope. At the end of this section we'll briefly review the rapidly evolving digital night vision segment.

Which Generation?
While our FAQs section reviews the technical details that differentiate the three generations of night vision, the differences can be summed up with the words, "Money and Quality".

Bluntly put, the more you pay, the better the quality.
Though the price increases substantially as you move up from Gen1+ to Gen2+ to Gen3, so does the performance of the scope. Following is a non-technical explanation of why this is so.

       1. Gen1+ is the least expensive. It was the first product to market. Think of it
           as the "black and white" TV of night vision.
       2. Gen2+ was the next big thing. Higher priced, but the quality is much better.
           Consider Gen2+ to be the "color TV" of night vision.
       3. Gen3? Get your wallet out because this is the most expensive. But wow, the
           quality is great! This is the "HDTV" of night vision.

So which Gen is for you? If your wallet is light and your use will be casual, our selection of Gen1+ night vision scopes will fit the bill perfectly. Our catalog selection displays an excellent variety of Gen1+ scopes that we feel offer the best available quality and features.

The next step would be to consider our Gen2+ scopes. So what do you get for four times more money than a Gen1+ scope? Roughly double the brightness and about 50% better image resolution - again, think of the improved clarity between black and white TVs and a color one. Less the color of course!

At the high end of the money and quality scale are Gen 3 night vision scopes. Offering the greatest depth of features they're packed with intuitive operating controls, rapid flash recovery capability and numerous on-screen indicators. These are the scopes that come the closest to truly turning night into day.

Basic Scope or Multi-Functional?
Though a basic night vision scope will satisfy most of your early requirements, consider whether you might want to use it for different applications as time goes by.

Depending on the model you can obtain higher power lens sets to economically increase the observation range of your scope. Many scopes can be upgraded with the addition of a camera adapter to permit capture of night vision photographs and video.

Some scopes can be converted to hands-free mono-goggle systems or adapted to weapon mounts to serve as night vision rifle scopes, while others are well suited to marine applications thanks to their waterproof construction.

Digital Night Vision: The new kid on the block
Over the past couple of years a new market segment has been developing. Digital night vision, based on infrared sensitive digital chips, has begun to make its presence know.

Certainly the greatest draw is the price/quality ratio. For a price that you would expect to pay for a Gen1+ scope the new digital technology can deliver performance that rivals many Gen2+ and some Gen3 products.

On top of this digital units usually provide a video output jack to permit real-time, high resolution recording. This is of special interest for evidence-gathering surveillance applications.

One consideration to keep in mind with digital night vision though is that it is an "active infrared" system. Additional infrared illumination is required for the technology to live up to its potential. While most digital units are equipped with infrared illuminators, for longer range viewing they require the addition of more powerful infrared lighting products, several of which are presented on our website.

By comparison traditional Gen1+, 2+ and 3 technologies are "passive infrared" systems that function well using only the natural infrared light from the moon and the stars, though they too benefit by the using of our infrared lighting products.

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