Digital Night Vision, Intensifier Tube, and Thermal Scope Comparison

Generally Speaking

We think Digital Crosshairs 1000 night vision clip-on is a great choice but here is some general information to think about when deciding on a night vision product.

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It don’t have to cost thousands of dollars to kill a few hogs in the dark!

About Night Hunting-

All dedicated night vision and thermal scopes will cause temporary night blindness after looking through them in the dark. Your eye pupils will shrink from the light in the scope and will take a few seconds to re-open and adjust to the darkness. Only exception are Digital Crosshairs and NiteSite products that use LCD displays.
It is very hard to judge distance when you are in the dark and your only field of view is through your night vision device.
No night vision scope is as clear as a high quality day vision scope. It is the best of both world using a clip-on.
Check with your night vision manufacturer about maximum caliber weapons they support.

Digital Night Vision

Pros	Cons
Gen 2 or better equivalent at lower Cost. More natural image, easier to identify target than thermal	IR reflects off leave & brush affecting visibility
Use Day or Night	Smoke and fog decrease visibility
Tougher, more rugged	Requires IR illuminator for optimal use
Cost less than thermal and Intensifier tube technology	IR illuminator has faint glow that may give your position away
Clear target identification at 50 to 150+ yards	Optics do not compare with high quality day scopes
Many have video output and/or record capabilities	Some have programmable features may not be practical in fast pace hunting situation
Fast startup time, sometime instant on	Camouflage is often still effective.
Can see through windows
Better visibility in rain than thermal
High contrast black and white night vision image
CMOS night vision sensors do not have limited life span like intensifier tubes and thermal

Intensifier Tube (I2) Night Vision

Pros	Cons
More natural image, easier to identify target than thermal	Fog, smoke and dust obscures the image
Gen 3 on has longer range than most digital night vision	Larger/Heavier
Cheaper than thermal optics	Worthless during the day or in lighted rooms
Benefits from IR illuminator but Gen 2-4 intensify light without IR	Camouflage is often still effective.
	Sensitive can be damaged if exposed to bright light
	Bright lights and fire stacks will cause them to shut off for protections
	Limited lifespan
	More expensive than digital night vision
	Cannot handle large caliber weapons
	Optics do not compare with high quality day scopes

Thermal Night Vision

The major difference with thermal-IR is that thermal-IR is emitted by an object instead of reflected off it. No light source is required with thermal.

Pros	Cons
See in any lighting conditions – Day and Night	Nearly impossible to positively ID person except with most expensive equipment
See through smoke/fog/dust/sand	Image requires some training to interpret
See through leaves, brush and thin materials	Hot objects like rocks and hot building in urban areas will wash out human and animal heat signatures
Track residual heat (handprints, footprints)	Long startup/warm up time
Works in absolute darkness	Thermal optics cannot see through windows
Give off no light, will not give your position away	Extreme cold can affect the quality of a thermal image
Long range target acquisition	Generally more expensive
Many have video out capabilities	Larger and heavier
Fast target acquisition	Does not work in rain, misty, very humid conditions
Durable solid state technology	Optics do not compare with high quality day scopes

Closing thoughts

To some extent, buying night vision is like buying a car. There are some really good choices out there and a few lemons. One thing to remember, you can’t see in the dark so if you plan to move around stalking none of these will help you get around.

Digital Crosshairs night vision clip-on has an LCD display that give off just enough light that you can see where you are stepping, but not so much as to alert the animals you are hunting.

Check out our video at: https://youtu.be/Ayu8AYZApJQ

Night Vision Hog Hunting and Small Town Economies

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Night Vision Hog Hunting and Small Town Economies

Hunting season has always brought the weekend hunter’s dollars into rural areas for a welcome influx of revenue. Everyone is happy in the fall to see the camo wearing hunter who spend hundreds if not thousands with hunting guides, hotels, restaurants, meat processors, ice, taxidermy, gas, and even at convenience stores on beer and potato chips. Yes, hunting season is an important seasonal revenue generator for rural communities.

Historically it was primarily deer, turkey, and small game seasons but now the wild hog population is turning hunting into a year round revenue opportunity in many areas. In states like Georgia, Florida, and Texas where wild hogs are a serious problem, hog hunting season is a year round, day and night opportunity for everyone in the industry.

In the small South Georgia town of Alapaha, Owen Farm Hunting Preserve was just doing day hunts during traditional hunting seasons with a little hog hunting after deer season ended. Hogs are mostly nocturnal so this was pretty limited to early evenings and morning hunts. This fall they purchased two low cost night vision clip-ons called Digital Crosshairs 1000, which for $600 each allowed them to have two hunters in the field at night hunting hogs at premium price. This was revenue on the table just waiting to be claimed. Now they have wild hog night vision hunts booked for months in advance. Not only does this bring in revenue for Owen Farm Hunting Preserve, but the meat processor, a local farm house that is rented to hunters for boarding, and the local stores are all gaining. Most of the extra dollars they make are being circulated several times in the local community before leaving adding to the health of the town.

The wild hog problem combined with lower cost night vision equipment has opened doors for rural areas to capitalize. The new affordable night vision hunting equipment enables outfitters on a low budget to now enter the game without risking thousands of dollar on expensive night vision gear. Before it cost $3000 to $4000+ for good night vision gear and if it had to go in for repair the outfitter had to bear the lost revenue from canceled hunts. Now with products like Digital Crosshairs 1000, low budget outfitters can compete with the big guys. Only in America!

For the rural community it is not just the outfitter that benefits. Every hog that is killed for meat has to be butchered and processed. Rural area meat processors are also making year round income whereas before the popularity of hog hunting, most of their revenue came from a very short deer and turkey season. It may seem small but meat has to be packed in ice and trucks run on gas, sales of which are another hog hunting related influx of revenue to small towns. It all adds up.

Many of the dollars earned in rural areas are spent several times in rural areas before they leave. The outfitter who earns dollars from hunters is spending it on gas, housing, food, entertainment, church donations, child care, car repairs, and other things at businesses in their communities.

Yes, wild hogs are a true problem for the ecology and farmers. Truth be told, they also are an income opportunity for many workers in rural areas where there are not many other income opportunities.

By Henry Johns

Night Vision Marketing Division

Digital FOV, LLC

Phone 404-590-6513

Web: www.digitalcrosshairs.net

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Digital Night Vision – A money maker for hunting outfitters

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New Digital Night Vision
A Money Making Opportunity for Hunting Outfitters

Advances in low cost digital IR night vision products like Digital Crosshairs 1000 night vision clip-on lets outfitters get into the night hunting business for an investment as low as $600.

BYOG – “Bring Your Own Gun” guided night vision hunts, since it mounts on any scope in minutes. BYOG and ammo futher reduces the outfitters cost.

With most digital night vision systems, you can expect to get digital high contrast black and white night vision 150+ yards out, how far do your average clients shoot? As a business decision, why pay more?

How much money are you leaving on the night vision table? While you sleep, others are raking in the cash with happy hunters enjoying an exciting experience.

Hog shot using Digital Crosshairs 1000 night vision clip-on

If your an outfitter taking hunters out at night with a dedicated night vision scope or thermal, you can’t see what they are shooting unless you have two night vision devices. Then you still don’t really know what they are looking at. With digital products like Digital Crosshairs 1000 just look over the hunters shoulder and everyone in the group can see what they are targeting. A lot more fun for everyone and safer for you as a professional guide.

Return on investment? How about one or two hunts and it’s paid for. The rest is all profit! Don’t wait, start earning night hunting cash now.

Call 404-590-6513 today or visit us on the web at www.digitalcrosshairs.net

Would you trade a Leupold for Night Vision?

Night vision view of hog using Digital Crosshairs

Night vision hunting is the rage right now and a lot of fun. But would you trade a great Leupold or Nikon scope for a night vision scope?

Get the best of both worlds with Digital Crosshairs night vision clip-onhttp://www.digitalcrosshairs.net

Night vision scopes are great for hog and coyote hunting in the dark of night. Something you can not do with a standard day vision scope. But great scope manufacturers that produce high quality optics are in a class of there own, way better than any night vision device.

If you want the best in day vision scope optics and you also want to hunt at night you choice is clearly a night vision clip-on that will convert your quality optics into a night vision scope on evenings you want to hunt in the dark.

Digital Crosshairs 1000 night vision clip-on mounted on Savage 223

Digital Crosshairs 1000 is a night vision clip-on that attaches to the eye piece of your scope, taking advantage of your scope’s optics while capturing the scope’s field of view in total darkness using digital IR night vision.

This low cost clip-on for just $600 attaches to any scope in less than a minute and without re-zeroing, let’s you enjoy night hunting with the same scope you depend on and love for day shooting.