Has the New Digital Pulsar Recon 750 Night Vision Monocular Caught Up with Image Intensifiers?
(PRWEB UK) 22 July 2013 -- After only a small amount of research, most people end up with the question: "digital night vision or image intensifier night vision?"
The Pulsar Recon 750 night vision monocular has hit the night vision world like a storm, not only competing with digital devices, but also becoming a serious contender and alternative to image intensifier units. With its arrival to the UK, Camera Shop have tested it and are now comparing it in quality to many image intensifiers.
Our eyes see reflected light, and they work on the same principle as cameras; visible light energy hits an object and bounces off it, the eye then receives it and turns it into an image. However, when light conditions become low, our eyes struggle, and many look to technology to give them the edge.
Night vision devices such as those from Pulsar Night Vision and Yukon Night Vision are useful as both a recreation tool, and also a serious and sometime life saving piece of equipment. With a variety of night vision technologies currently available on the market, each with their own advantages and disadvantages, deciding which type to opt for can really be tricky.
There are three basic technologies used to help a person see in the dark: thermal imaging, digital night vision and image intensifying night vision. In this article, Camera Shop take a look at Pulsars brand new Recon 750 digital night vision and compare it to the traditional image intensifier night vision, hopefully making it easier for the user to decide on which one is best for them.
Pulsar have expanded on the extremely popular Recon series of monoculars with the Recon 750 and Recon 750R (the recordable version). The monocular has been specifically design to meet the needs of wildlife watchers, security experts, and hunters. Coming with a light gathering capacity of (F/d=1.0), the 750 produces incredibly clear images up to massive 400meters. To help make this possible, it comes with a powerful built in 780nm IR Illuminator that helps provide an extra light source for the monocular to intensify.
Many regular image intensifier night vision users will favour the traditional green images from gen 1, gen2, and gen3 devices, arguing that the human eye picks up more shades of green than any other colour! This is true, however the Recon 750 has tackled this by adding a simple button that flicks from black and white, to green, and to red- so the user can simply pick which works best for them. What’s more, with the optional extra of an external recorder, footage can be taken home and analysed.
Camera Shop still reckon that Generation 2 devices have the edge over the Recon 750, however when we paired it up with the Night Master 800IR Illuminator, the performance gap closed considerably (See the full review of the Night Master 800IR). The price tag being so much lower, and the assurance that digital devices aren’t damaged by bright light, makes it very hard to quality spending a significant amount extra on a gen 2 device.
Looking to spot wildlife? Check out Camera Shop’s great range of Spypoint Wildlife Cameras, and Spotting Scopes.
Camera Shop also specializes in Pulsar Thermal Imagers.
Adam Burtenshaw, 01216477229, [email protected]
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