Title : Night Owl Cyclops Compact Night Vision Scope
Author : Night Owl Optics
Release Date : 20000531
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $230.00
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Editorial Reviews : Go night fishing, boating, or nature viewing with Night Owl's Cyclops compact viewing scope. It's a compact, easy-to-operate device that travels well for recreational use. It's also useful for surveillance, search and rescue, and property management.
Buyer Reviews : This device enables you to see quite well at night, and costs a lot less than other options. Overall, I'm quite satisfied with it. That said, there are a couple of things you should know if you're going to buy one.
First, the optics are pretty poor. The objective lens (the one on the front) causes significant pincushion distortion, and focus is poor toward the edge of the field of view. I've actually never seen worse optics on anything that wasn't sold as a toy. The ocular lens (on the back) focuses on an electronic display element that looks dirty even when it's not. Although it's not intended for taking photographs, a better display would be nice.
Secondly, if your shipment arrives during the day your first inclination will be to try it out just to make sure it works. The manual, which you are unlikely to read, warns that turning the device on with the lens cap removed during the day can permanently damage the sensor and invalidate the warranty. Putting a warning on the lens cap would be a better idea.
Lastly, an 'automatic off' feature would be nice. I just know I'm going to kill the batteries by forgetting to turn it off.
(by Niall O'Discroll)
Features/Technical Specs : * Precision optics night scope * Small and lightweight * 3.1x image magnification * 15,000 image tube gain * Powerful integrated infrared illuminator
