Carson MiniAura Digital Night Vision Monocular (NV-200)

INFORMED REVIEW:Im calling this an "informed" review due to the number of reviews i have read on this monocular and similar products. Now that i have it and have used it, i can compare that to what ive read. From what ive read, alot of people want much more out of night vision, at this price point, than is realistic. Now, hold your horses on that thought, this little monocular is fantastic by any measure. For 95 dollars i am now able to see up to a hundred yards through my yard with great detail. And i asked myself the important question i think many of us on here wonder when looking for night vision devices. "Can I use this to see people or animals a solid distance in front of me, in complete darkness, with enough detail to make our who or what they are, and what they are doing?" Yes. Yes,yes,yes. Anyone who says otherwise has gotten a defective unit. Because for 95 dollars im able to use this stupid thing to pick out the details in the bark of a tree a solid 150 feet away from me. That is p-lenty enough for me. Now im not the owner of a large rural property, in which a more powerful device would be needed. Im in a suburban area with a fairly large yard, enough for this small device to show me whats going on at night, and i am usually able to scan about 1000-3000 square feet of space in front of me at any given angle of view. Thats assuming i can clearly see about 20-40 feet wide and about 100 deep.Additionally, this thing performs wonderfully in tight spaces, so that review about it not being suited for attics and crawl spaces, they are completely wrong.Remember, this thing fits in my pocket without much trouble at all. So all in all, this device is very effective for how cheap and small it is. It has a surprisingly solid construction of what appears to be ABS plastic and hold three normal AAA batteries. I love that. My only question is how battery life holds up, but since it runs off AAA it can be replaced and as much as I need can be carried on me at any time of course. So it's designed for you to keep powering it wherever you need it really.This appeared to be cheap and dodgy when i ordered it. What i got was far from that.This monocular is seriously worth the money. 9/10

We are talking night vision that works that uses standard AAA bateries. and works. The focus wheels work as I wear glasses and my friends do not but everyone could focus it. Clarity is pretty good but nothing great. some glare etc. This thing is SMALL and LIGHT so it is a bug out bag wonder. Have not tried to see the range but at 30 feet it worked great. It is not cheap and would not replace a larger unit but if I had nothing else? this thing would do the trick. it is the difference between being blind at night and being able to see what is around you.

This tiny itty-bitty Gizmo works better than some of my expensive N.V. devices. 5 stars is solid. I've bought 2 more since my first one, as gifts for my other 2 brothers. Like me they could not believe something this small worked like it does. After you get it focused for your eyes it is actually amazing how far and how well it works. No extra I.R. light is needed. It works fine as is. It fits in a shirt pocket. Amazing really. You cannot go wrong buying one. I've had mine #2 years now and still working like new. Unbelievable. For $100 you will be absolutely blown away how good this works. I love mine. Absolutely a steal. I may get another to put in the car. 5 stars you'll be amazed. It is actually amazing.

This is a digital night vision device. I have used many of this type. They all work basically the same and generally give you similar image quality. They have different features like magnification, digital zoom, picture and video capability.In my opinion the miniture size of this make it a WIN WIN. Very basic, simple and strait forward to use. ALL, and I mean ALL digital night vision devises require an ir illuminator to use in pitch dark invironment. They do not have intensifier tubes that will be damaged by bright lights. The image quality is on par or even better than others I have tried. It uses a 850 NanoMeter wave length IR ilumminator which is very visible to any one or anything looking back at you. Here's the awesome part. You can buy a high powered 940 NM flash light to use with this instead of the built in 850NM illuminator and see WAY farther and not be seen buy what ever you are looking at. A lot more discrete. This is a Keeper. My favorite so far !!!. If I go out at night this goes with me. Carry it in any pocketOnly a suggestion, Vastfire 10Watt, 940NM flashlight utilizing a 18650 battery. If look around you can get one for around $10 online. This is a Keeper. My favorite so far !!!

This little guy is small. It isn't the most fantastic night vision, it doesn't have the longest range, but really im comparing it to devices costing hundreds to thousands... as it stands by itself I've used it to watch wildlife, catch people where they weren't supposed to be (although a powerful flashlight is just as effective, this thing is still fun), looked over the landscape on a crescent moon, etc.To be fair, the downside's are:-The range is limited without external light. as it is basically an invisible flashlight attached to a camera that sees it. But any ambient light is amplified, so it will surprise you sometimes.-With the illuminator is on the batteries drain in about 20 minutes.For real though, if you're looking at this you're either looking for something REALLY small (1/2 shirt pocket sized), affordable, fun, and effective enough for kicks and giggles... or something else.

Worked fine while it lasted, but unfortunately it stopped working and no battery change would fix it. It is junk now.