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I've been going berserk this morning trying to locate information about the digital night vision stuff, which is now cheap and easy to find, compared to the older 'analog' tube intensifiers.
How does the digital stuff compare to traditional technology (Gen 1-3) without any IR light to assist? Only ambient light amplification. The digital is much less expensive.. tho the traditional has much better battery life.
For example Alibaba has a ~$130.00 CCD camera which is supposedly good to .00001 lux. So starlight alone should be enough to image, however I'm dubious.
I've about $300.00 to spend. I'm thinking of getting an 'old fashioned' gen1 monocular (I like the green look).. however if a similarly priced digital unit will outperform it I'll go with that. Again I want to compare the two devices using only ambient light amplification - no IR light assist.
I found it annoyingly difficult to find any useful information about these technologies. Any help appreciated.
How does the digital stuff compare to traditional technology (Gen 1-3) without any IR light to assist? Only ambient light amplification. The digital is much less expensive.. tho the traditional has much better battery life.
For example Alibaba has a ~$130.00 CCD camera which is supposedly good to .00001 lux. So starlight alone should be enough to image, however I'm dubious.
I've about $300.00 to spend. I'm thinking of getting an 'old fashioned' gen1 monocular (I like the green look).. however if a similarly priced digital unit will outperform it I'll go with that. Again I want to compare the two devices using only ambient light amplification - no IR light assist.
I found it annoyingly difficult to find any useful information about these technologies. Any help appreciated.