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• Night Vision vs Thermal: Nnwom nsusui a ɛda hɔ nnɛ wɔ abien mu – hann a ɛma mfonini dɔɔso (image intensifiers) ne nea ɛhunu ahum (thermal imagers) – biara wɔ ne ho mfasoɔ a ɛda hɔ mku.com mku.com. Image intensifiers bɔ hann a ɛda hɔ ho mfonini ho bɔ ~20,000× de ma fitaa anaa kɔkɔɔ mfonini, nanso ɛhia nsoromma hann anaa infrared hann mku.com mku.com. Thermal optics hwehwɛ infrared ahum a ɛfi nnipa anaa ade mu de hu ade wɔ sum kɛse mu anaa bere a nsuo anaa ahohuru wɔ hɔ sierraolympia.com sierraolympia.com, na ɛyɛ papa paa wɔ akyirikyiri adehunu (yɛnkyɛ 600+ yards) sierraolympia.com.
• Best of 2025: Nnawɔtwe a ɛda so no, ɛkɔ so kɔfa analog Gen3+ goggles ne digital/thermal akodeɛ a ɛyɛ foforɔ. Sɛ nhwɛsoɔ, ATN PS31 dual-tube goggles no ma 50° field-of-view a ɛwɔ Gen3 white-phosphor mfonini a ɛda hɔ targettamers.com, na Pulsar de ne Thermion 2 scopes no de thermal imaging a ɛyɛ den (640×480) a ɛwɔ laser rangefinder a ɛboa hintiduafoɔ accio.com. Nanso, akodeɛ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ma nnipa a wɔpɛ de di dwuma te sɛ ATN Binox 4K binoculars no de ultra-HD sensors, video recording, ne app connectivity ka ho targettamers.com targettamers.com.
• Nkɔmɔ a ɛwɔ hɔ ntam: Anigyehwɛ a ɛda anadwo mu no abɛyɛ ade a obiara betumi anya ho mfaso – nnɛ, nkurɔfo tumi tɔ digital anaa Gen2/3 anigyehwɛ adeɛ a ɛyɛ kakra pɛ anaa deɛ ɛyɛ kɛse kakra wɔ sika a ɛmfata pii so hardheadveterans.com. Nanso, anigyehwɛ a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ a wɔde di dwuma wɔ asraafo mu no so ka sika pii ho (dual-tube Gen3 anigyehwɛ a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ no tumi kɔ sidi $10,000 so anaa ɛboro so hardheadveterans.com, panoramic SOF anigyehwɛ bɛyɛ $40,000 hardheadveterans.com) na wɔde ahyɛ kwan so sɛ obi bɛtumi de akɔ aman foforo taskandpurpose.com. Asraafo anigyehwɛ adeɛ no yɛ den, wɔde metal a ɛyɛ den na ɛyɛ, wɔde auto-gated tubes na ɛwɔ mu, na ɛma adeɛ no da hɔ pefee wɔ sum kɛse mu hardheadveterans.com, na deɛ nkurɔfo tumi tɔ no, ɛyɛ Gen1/2 a ɛyɛ mmerɛw anaa CMOS sensors a ɛfata deɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔde bɔ agorɔ anaa ɔde yɛ adwuma ketewa pɛ hardheadveterans.com hardheadveterans.com.
• Nkɔmɔfo titiriw: Anadwo anigyehwɛ gua no, ɛyɛ nkɛntɛnso a ɛwɔ asraafo ho na ɛwɔ adwumayɛfo a wɔyɛ anigyehwɛ ho adwuma nko ara nsa. Wɔn a wɔda so di anim wɔ saa gua yi so ne L3Harris, Elbit Systems, Teledyne FLIR, BAE Systems, ne ATN Corp, ne afoforo pii strategicmarketresearch.com strategicmarketresearch.com. Amanaman a wɔwɔ Europa te sɛ Thales ne Photonis nso reba mu dennen – sɛ nhwɛso no, France foforɔ Bi-NYX binocular anigyehwɛ de Photonis 4G intensifier tubes na ɛma ɛyɛ den wɔ sum mu defensemirror.com. Mmoa a nkurɔfo tumi tɔ te sɛ Bushnell nso wɔ wɔn ho adwuma wɔ digital anigyehwɛ ho strategicmarketresearch.com.
• Nkɔsoɔ Foforɔ: Panoramic goggles aba so – afe 2025 mu na Thales de four-tube NVG a ɛma 97° field of view a ɛnni kabea maa special forces bae hardheadveterans.com thalesgroup.com. Aviation NVG nso ayɛ mmerɛ sen dada: ASU E3 goggles (a wɔde bae 2024) twaa ne ho dɔɔso 30%, de titanium/aluminum adaka so de boaboa pilot nan mu ho verticalmag.com. US Army de fused night vision (ENVG-B) rekyerɛ a ɛde thermal imaging bɔ intensifier tubes so, ma asraafo betumi ahu adehunu a ɛyɛ hyew wɔ sum mu te sɛ “Terminator” hardheadveterans.com army.mil. Sɛ Army program manager bi kaa no, “Sɛ wode saa teknɔlɔgyi no bom a, wobɛma situational awareness ne lethality wɔ anadwo so akɔ soro.” army.mil
• Adeɛ a ɛreba: Hwɛ sɛ night vision bɛkɔ so abom ne high-tech akyɛde foforɔ. AI-enabled optics reba a ɛbɛtumi ahu target ho nsɛm ho ara wɔ thermal scopes so accio.com. Nnipa a wɔrekyerɛ adeɛ reyɛ ultrathin uncooled IR sensors (sɛ 10 nm films) a wɔka sɛ ɛma sensitivity dɔɔso 100× a ɛnhia cryocooling accio.com, ma thermal devices bɛyɛ ketewa na batri bɛyɛ dɛ. Army de IVAS headset project rekyerɛ sɛ augmented-reality night vision bɛba a ɛde digital maps ne squad tracking bɛda visor no so – te sɛ “smart goggles” a wɔde bɛko battlefield. Na sɛ bo tɔ so a, night vision reba nkurɔfo nkwa mu: luxury cars a wɔde night assist cameras, wildlife drones a wɔde thermal imagers, ne full-color digital night cameras (te sɛ SiOnyx Aurora) a ɛde “see-in-the-dark” tumi bɛma obiara strategicmarketresearch.com sionyx.com.

Nhwɛsoɔ a ɛfa Anadwo Hunu Teknɔlɔgyi ho

Anadwo hunu akyɛde (NVDs) ma nnipa tumi hu adeɛ wɔ sum mu de mmoa abien a ɛda ho akyirikyiri: image intensification ne thermal imaging. Nnipa no nyinaa botae ne sɛ – wɔbɛda nea ɛda sum mu adi – nanso wɔyɛ saa no wɔ akwan a ɛda ho akyirikyiri so:

• Image Intensifiers (Low-Light Amplification): Eyi ne anadwo hunu “kɔkɔɔkɔkɔ” a yɛde hunu adeɛ ne scopes a yɛte no ho asɛm dada. Wɔde electro-optical image intensifier tube bɔ mframa kanea a ɛwɔ hɔ no ho den mpɛn mpempem pii mku.com. Mpofirim anaa nsoromma kanea ketewa biara betumi aboa ama w’ani agye. Photons bɛkɔ tube no mu, bɛbɔ photocathode na wɔbɛdan electrons, a wɔbɛma so na ɛbɛkɔ phosphor screen so a ɛbɛhyehyɛ mfonini a w’ani betumi ahu sierraolympia.com. Anadwo hunu a yɛde tete intensifiers yɛ no ma w’ani hu kɔkɔɔkɔkɔ efisɛ phosphor no yɛ green ho (onipa ani betumi ahu green ho nsesa pii sen anyɛfoɔ) sierraolympia.com. Anadwo hunu a yɛde nnɛ yɛ no nso wɔ white phosphor, a ɛma mfonini a ɛyɛ tuntum ne fitaa a nnipa pii pɛ efisɛ ɛma nsɛnhunu ne nsɛm dodo. Ɛho hia sɛ, intensifiers hia kanea ketewa bi – sɛ ɔsram nni hɔ anaa wopue sum mu a ɛyɛ den paa a, ɛbɛyɛ sɛ ɛrenyɛ adwuma koraa gye sɛ wode IR illuminator (infrared kanea a w’ani nhu) di dwuma sɛ kanea a ɛda hɔ mku.com mku.com. Sɛ kanea ketewa bi wɔ hɔ a, Gen3 intensifier pa bɛma w’ani agye na w’ahu adeɛ pa ara (gye sɛ ɛnyɛ ne ho color), a ɛboa ma wuhu nea wopɛ sɛ wuhu no mku.com. Ɛho nhwɛsoɔ ne sɛ, wubetumi ahu sɛ onipa na ɔda hɔ anaa, na wubetumi ahu sɛ ɔyɛ onua anaa ɔtamfoɔ sen thermal. Nanso, intensifiers betumi anya sum efisɛ kanea dɔɔso (sɛ flashlight anaa car kanea) na detection range no kɔ soro kɔsi anammɔn ahodoɔ bi pɛ sierraolympia.com.
• Thermal Imaging (Infrared Detection): Thermal devices don’t rely on light at all – they detect heat radiation (long-wave infrared) emitted by objects. Everything above absolute zero emits some infrared; thermal sensors capture those temperature differences and display them as a false-color or grayscale image mku.com. A warm body glows bright against a cooler background. The huge advantage is that thermal vision works in total darkness (or broad daylight) regardless of ambient light mku.com. It also penetrates moderate fog, smoke, and vegetation better than visible light – useful for navigation or seeing obscured targets sierraolympia.com. Thermal scopes excel at detection: a human or animal can be spotted from far away just by body heat, often well beyond 600+ meters where standard night vision can no longer pick up detail sierraolympia.com. High-end thermal cameras used by border security or aircraft can even detect vehicles miles away sierraolympia.com. The trade-off is that thermal images lack the fine detail and identification capability of intensifiers – you get a silhouette or blob of heat. It’s great for spotting living things or recently operated machines, but you might not tell exactly who someone is or read signage. Thermal also can’t see through glass (windows appear opaque) and can be fooled by insulating materials. In summary: intensifiers show you a familiar-looking night scene if some light is present, whereas thermals show an abstract heat-map that highlights warm targets even in absolute darkness. Often, the two technologies are complementary – that’s why the latest military systems fuse them together (overlaying a thermal glow onto an intensifier view) for the best of both worlds hardheadveterans.com.
• Didital Nɔte Visiɔn: Abɔsoɔ a ɛto so abiɛsa, a nkɔmɔdeɛ pii de di dwuma, ne low-light didital sensɔs. Eyi yɛ video kamera a ɛte sɛ (CMOS anaa CCD sensɔs) a wotumi ma hann so den wɔ didital mu na ɛkɔ so de infrared LED hann boa ma anadwo a ɛyɛ kusuu. Didital nɔte visiɔn de tebea no bɔ live video a ɛyɛ tuntum ne fitaa (anaa bere bi, ɛyɛ color) a wotumi hwɛ wɔ LCD screen so anaa wɔ aniwa mu. Nɔte visiɔn kamera, binɔkyulɛ a ɛyɛ dɛdɛɛdɛ, ne da/anɔpa rifle scope pii de saa kwan yi na ɛyɛ adwuma. Ne mfasoɔ ne sika ne kwan a ɛda hɔ – didital sensɔs no yɛ dodo (efiri fon, ne nsɛm pii), na ɛma biribi te sɛ photo/video recording, zoom, anaa overlay graphics. Saa ara nso na ɛnyɛ den ma hann a ɛyɛ den (ɛfiri sɛ analog intensifier tube betumi ayera koraa wɔ owia anaa laser mu). Nanso, didital nɔte visiɔn hia IR hann a ɛyɛ den wɔ anadwo a ɛyɛ kusuu, na ɛnyɛ den sɛ Gen3 analog tube no wɔ akyirikyiri anaa hann so den sierraolympia.com mku.com. Nokware mu, didital nɔte visiɔn da intensifier ne thermal ntam: ɛhia infrared hann bi (a ɛboro so IR lamp na ɛma), na ne tumi wɔ anadwo a nsoromma nkutoo da hɔ no yɛ ketewa gye sɛ wode sensɔ a ɛyɛ tenten paa. Ɛho nhwɛso pa ne SiOnyx Aurora, didital NV kamera a wode nsa tumi so/hwɛ color. Ɛde CMOS sensɔ a wɔayɛ ho adwuma na ɛma color mfonini wɔ nsoromma hann mu, na wɔde reboaboafoɔ ne mpɔtam hɔfoɔ ma wɔn adwuma. Ɛnka ho sɛ ɛbɛtumi atena military tube ho wɔ anadwo a ɔsram nni hɔ, nanso Aurora tumi de color nɔte video (ɛkyerɛ sɛ wotumi hu ntama a obi de atɔ ne ho anadwo) yɛ nwonwa sionyx.com. Didital nɔte visiɔn adwuma no rekɔ anim yie sɛ sensɔ teknɔlɔgyi no kɔ so yɛ den – na ɛyɛ dɛdɛɛdɛ sen Gen3 optics – enti ɛyɛ dɛ ma nkɔmɔdeɛ nɔte visiɔn adwuma.

Ɛyɛ adeɛ a, nea wobɛpaw sɛnea wode bɛyɛ adwuma no, ɛda ho sɛnea wobɛde no ayɛ adwuma. Asraafo ne mmarafoɔ dɔ image-intensifier akyɛdeɛ so na wɔde yɛ adwuma a ɛhia sɛ wobɛhunu nnipa anaa adeɛ (patrolling, driivii, hunu ɔhaw) – ɛno nti na kɔkɔɔkɔkɔ night vision goggle (NVG) no da so yɛ deɛ wɔde ma asraafo. Thermal deɛ, wɔde di dwuma bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wohunu biribi a ɛda hɔ (hwehwɛ nnipa/abɔdeɛ a wɔahintaw, hwehwɛ akyirikyiri, hunu atamfo a wɔde wɔn ho ahintaw wɔ heat so). Seesei, hybrid systems pɛ sɛ ɛma obi nya ne nyinaa: sɛbea, U.S. Army de ENVG-B goggles bɔ mu a, ɛde high-resolution white phosphor tube ne thermal overlay bɔ mu. Asraafo bi a ɔsɔɔ saa system no hwɛeɛ kae sɛ, bere a hann no yɛ ketewa, “mɛma thermal no so na mahunu biribiara a ɛde heat ba,” na mewɔ night vision a ɛda ho ma nsɛm kɛseɛ nso army.mil. Saa fusion yi boa ma “wobɛma situational awareness ne tumi a wode bɛko atamfo anadwo so ayɛ kɛse,” sɛnea Maj. Bryan Kelso (ENVG-B program manager) kyerɛɛ mu army.mil. Wɔ wiase a ɛnyɛ asraafo deɛ, digital night vision reboa ma ɛda ntam – sɛbea, security camera ne car night-assist system bebree de low-light sensors ne IR illumination bɔ mu de ma 24/7 imaging strategicmarketresearch.com strategicmarketresearch.com. Sɛnea wopɛ no, nea ɛba no, ɛma wunya tumi ne mfaso kɛse: sɛdeɛ nkɔmɔ bɔ no, “Yɛyɛ anadwo no wura” – asɛm a wɔde too hɔ wɔ Gulf War bere mu bere a U.S. asraafo de night vision yɛɛ adwuma kɛse taskandpurpose.com.

Night Vision Devices Mmerɛ Nwoma

Night vision devices wɔ ahorow bebree a wɔde yɛ adwuma ahorow. Nnipa kɛse a ɛwɔ mu ne monoculars, goggles, scopes, cameras, ne binoculars. Biara wɔ ne ho adwuma, na mpɛn pii no, wɔde teknologii a yɛkae no biako anaa wɔn mu bebree bɔ mu. Ɛha, yɛbɛkyerɛ biara ho nsɛm, na yɛde mmɛma nsɛm a ɛfa models a ɛwɔ gua so wɔ 2025, ne sɛnea wɔde di dwuma, ne mfaso ne mfomso, ne nsɛmfua a ɛfa ho.

Night Vision Monoculars

Monocular yɛ anadwo-hunu akyɛdeɛ a wode ba ani baako so. Monoculars mpɛn pii no, wode bɛyɛ handheld anaa wode bɛto helmet so, na ɛte sɛ telescope ketewa anaa camcorder. Wɔma 1× magnification (zoom nni ho) ne field of view a ɛtrɛw, efisɛ wɔde yɛ adwuma a ɛhia ntɛm ne hwɛ adeɛ. Monoculars yɛ dɛ efisɛ wɔwɔ adwumayɛ kɛse – ɔdeɛ no betumi asesa ani a ɔde hwɛ, anaa ɔbɛma no so bere a ɔnhia, na ɔde ani baako bɛda anadwo ho. Wɔtumi de to akodeɛ so akyi wɔ da anɔpa hwɛdeɛ ho anaa wɔde bɛyɛ spotting scope.

• Deɛ wɔka ho dodo ne AN/PVS-14. Saa U.S. military monocular yi de, wɔde ayɛ adwuma mfe pii na ɛda so ara yɛ baako a ɛyɛ papa paa wɔ anadwo hwɛ ade mu hardheadveterans.com. PVS-14 (ne Gen3 monoculars a mfɛfo sofofoɔ yɛ) ma ~40° field of view, de Gen III image intensifier tube, na ɛtumi yɛ adwuma bɛyɛ dɔnhwere 50 pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ AA battery baako so pewpewtactical.com pewpewtactical.com. Ɛyɛ den (nsuo ne shock bɔ ho ban wɔ akodie mu) na wubetumi de nsa so anaa de atade so anaa de akode so. PVS-14 a wɔde Gen3 tubes a ɛyɛ papa paa yɛ no bo yɛ den (ɛtɔ da a ɛyɛ $3,000–$4,500 sɛnea tube no te) hardheadveterans.com, nanso ɛma nkurɔfo ne police nso tumi nya military-grade adwuma. Nnɔbaeɛ bebree (Elbit, L3Harris, AGM, Armasight, ne afoforo) yɛ PVS-14 monoculars anaa wɔn ankasa nsesaeɛ. Sɛ nhwɛso, Armasight PVS-14 (Gen3, white phosphor) yɛ a wɔhwɛɛ no a wɔkae sɛ “impressive as the unit pulls in and amplifies ambient light… providing a 40° field of view… runs ~50 hours on a single AA” pewpewtactical.com pewpewtactical.com. Nnipa pii de pros a monocular te sɛ PVS-14 de brɛ ne sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw (~12 oz), battery no tumi yɛ adwuma tenten, na ɛtumi yɛ adwuma bebree. con ne sɛ sɛ wokɔ hwɛ ade anadwo de ani baako pɛ a, ɛbɛtumi ama w’ani antumi nkyerɛ nsow – ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ so sua sɛnea wobɛtumi ahu akyirikyiri anaa atumi de ani baako hwɛ anadwo na de baako agyina sum mu hardheadveterans.com hardheadveterans.com. Nnipa bi nso tumi nya ani brɛ sɛ wɔde monocular no ne wɔn ani a ɛnni mmoa no sesa.
• Monoculars a wɔde ma nnipa a wɔnyɛ sodifo: Ɛho akyirikyiri fi mil-spec Gen3 akyɛde no, gua no so wɔ monoculars a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛyɛ a ɛfata nnipa a wɔpɛ agoru. Eyinom taa de Gen1/Gen2 tubes anaa digital sensors na ɛyɛ. Wɔyɛ papa ma camping, aboa hwɛ, anaa fie ho ahwɛyiye. Sɛ nhwɛso, Gen-1+ monocular betumi abɔ sidi kakra pɛ. Baako a ɛte saa ne NightStar 1×20, a ɛma green-tube night vision a ɛyɛ basaa wɔ 32–36 lp/mm resolution so – “ɛyɛ papa ara… ɛsene sɛ wonni night vision koraa, na ɛyɛ den sen digital a ɛyɛ mmerɛw,” sɛ ɔreviewer bi kae wɔ targettamers.com. Gen1 monoculars no tumi kɔ akyirikyiri kakra (ɛda ho adi sɛ ɛda hɔ pɛ 50–100 yards mu) na ɛtaa hia IR illumination wɔ anadwo a ɔsram nni hɔ targettamers.com. Nanso, wɔma obi a ne sika nni so tumi nya night vision a ɛyɛ analog no ho nsɛm kakra. Wɔ digital no so, monoculars te sɛ SiOnyx Aurora PRO (bɛyɛ $1,000) de full-color night vision video reba. Aurora no CMOS sensor yɛ den paa ma starlight so tumi “hu biribiara ne ne ho color” wɔ scene no mu huntressview.com, biribi a intensifiers ntumi nyɛ. Ɛtumi recordi video na ɛwɔ GPS ne compass nsɛm. Thermal monoculars nso yɛ subcategory foforo – sɛ FLIR Scout III anaa Pulsar Axion series – a hunters ne search-and-rescue teams pɛ paa ma wɔtumi hwɛ asase so. Wɔda heat-map image na wɔtumi hu mmoa anaa nnipa a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri, ɛnyɛ sɛ hann wɔ hɔ anaa. Thermal monos no bo yɛ $1,500 ne so kɛse ma resolution a ɛyɛ papa. Monoculars nyinaa yɛ ketewa na wode nsa baako betumi de di dwuma; nsakrae no ne sɛ, ɛyɛ ani baako pɛ na mpɛn pii wonni magnification (nanso bi wɔ 2× anaa 3× lenses anaa digital zoom). Ɛkɔda so, monocular yɛ nea nnipa pii de di kan pɛ night vision ho adwuma efisɛ ɛyɛ multi-purpose – wubetumi de atoto ti so, camera, akode, anaa wode nsa so pɛ.

Night Vision Goggles (Binocular Goggles)

Sɛ nnipa bɔ adwene sɛ special forces sodifo wɔ night vision atade wɔ wɔn ti so a, na wɔreka goggles ho asɛm. Night vision goggles (NVGs) yɛ nea wɔde hyɛ ti so (de helmet mount anaa head harness), ma wubetumi ahwɛ ade a w’ankɔfa nsa. Goggles no taa wɔ 1× magnification (unity focus, enti wubetumi akɔ na aba a ɛyɛ a ɛte sɛ anɔpa) na betumi anya intensifier tube baako a ɛma ani abien (bi-ocular configuration) anaa tubes mmienu a ɛma ani biara nya ne de (binocular configuration). Dual tubes no boa ma wunya stereoscopic depth perception a ɛboa paa ma wopɛ sɛ wokɔ asase so, wofrɛ, wudrive, anaa wopɛ target. Nanso, NV goggle biara de weight on the head – sɛ wode 500–800 gram akyɛde bɔ wo helmet anim akɔfa dɔnhwerew pii a, ɛbɛma wo kɔn ayɛ den. Designs a ɛwɔ nnɛ no de adwuma pii gu weight reduction ne balance so (mpɛn pii de counterweight de si helmet akyi).

Nkɔmɔ Goggles ne Ntoasoɔ: Amansan U.S. asraafoɔ deɛ wɔde di dwuma dada no, te sɛ AN/PVS-7, yɛ bi-ocular (baako tube, nsono aniwa abien) – ɛkyerɛ sɛ, intensifier baako na ɛkyekyɛ ma aniwa abien. Eyi ma wuhu adeɛ wɔ aniwa abien so, nanso wonnya depth perception. Ntoasoɔ foforɔ te sɛ AN/PVS-14 (ɛyɛ monocular, ɛtumi ka abien bom) anaa AN/PVS-15, PVS-31 ne afoforɔ, yɛ binocular dual-tube system. Sɛ nhwɛsoɔ, AN/PVS-31 BNVD (Binocular Night Vision Device) yɛ deɛ wɔde rekyerɛ nnɛ, ɛyɛ lightweight goggle a ɛwɔ Gen3 tube mmienu ne articulating arms (aniwa biara tumi dan kɔ soro ankasa). Wɔtumi ma tube baako kɔ soro na de ani baako hwɛ a, sɛ ɛho hia a targettamers.com. Biribi a ɛte saa ne Armasight BNVD-40, a ɛde Gen3 Pinnacle tube a ɛyɛ den (64–81 lp/mm resolution, auto-gated) gu dual housing mu targettamers.com targettamers.com. Ebetumi de CR123 anaa AA battery di dwuma, na ɛma ~20–40 dɔnhwere, na ne duru bɛyɛ 1.4 lbs targettamers.com targettamers.com. Sɛ binocular NVG pii no, monocular biara betumi adan kɔ soro anaa wotumi yi fi ho de di dwuma ankasa, ma ɛma ho yɛ mmerɛw. BNVD ne PVS-31 goggles no, wɔn bo te sɛ $7,000–$12,000 (ɛkyerɛ tube ne nsusuiɛ so) – ɛyɛ sika pii, nanso ɛkyerɛ deɛ ɛda anim wɔ asraafoɔ anadwo hwɛ mu. Wɔn a wɔde dual-tube depth perception di dwuma ka sɛ ɛboa wɔn ma wɔtumi nantew dinn ne ntɛm anadwo, sen sɛ wɔde ani baako pɛ di dwuma.

Nkyɛre baako so no ne anifurae a wɔwɔ atifi kɛse. Anifurae a wɔde hwɛ ade anadwo a ɛda hɔ no wɔ bɛyɛ 40° anifurae kɛse, na ɛte sɛ nea wopɛ sɛ wopɛ ade wɔ anom toilet paper atade mu – ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ so de w’ani hwɛ baabiara. Adwumayɛfo ne adwumayɛbeafo ayɛ adwuma wɔ anifurae a ɛwɔ atifi kɛse so de asiesie saa asɛm yi. Ɛho nhwɛso titiriw ne L3Harris de GPNVG-18 (Ground Panoramic Night Vision Goggle), a ɔde anɔpaanan anifurae a wɔde yɛ adwuma wɔ panoramic nhyehyɛe mu. Anifurae yi, a wotumi hu wɔ akodifo a wɔyɛ adwuma titiriw nsa mu, ma w’ani tumi kɔ bɛyɛ 97° – a ɛbɛn nnipa anifurae a ɛda ho hardheadveterans.com. Anifurae abien hwɛ anim, na abien no de hwɛ nkyɛn, na ɛma anifurae anan no nyinaa kɔ anifurae anan a wode hwɛ ade mu. Eyi ma w’ani tumi kɔ baabiara, na ɛma nea ɔde no yɛ adwuma tumi hu nkyɛn a ɔnnhyɛ ne ti nkyɛn, a ɛyɛ mfaso kɛse wɔ CQB (close quarters battle) anaa parachute adwuma mu. GPNVG-18 no yɛɛ dɛ wɔ bin Laden ho dwumadie mu na ɛwɔ din kɛse (ne bo nso yɛ bɛyɛ $40,000 ma baako pɛ) hardheadveterans.com. Ɛyɛ duru (bɛboro 800 gram) na ɛnom batri ntɛm (efisɛ anan anifurae), nanso ɛma nea ɔde no yɛ adwuma tumi a obiara nni ho (sɛ hostage rescue teams). Ɛkɔsi 2025, panoramic anifurae a wɔde hwɛ ade anadwo no da so yɛ kakraa bi pɛ efisɛ ne bo ne ne duru yɛ kɛse, nanso ɛrekyerɛ sɛ ɛbɛdan dɛ – Thales wɔ Europe abɛda anifurae a ɛwɔ anan a wɔfrɛ no “PANORAMIC” a ne duru yɛ 740 g pɛ na ɛntɔ so kɛse sen helmet no ho thalesgroup.com. Wɔda no adi wɔ 2025 na France aban a ɛhwɛ adwumayɛ ho nsesae so na ɛboa ma Thales PANORAMIC anifurae no ma akodifo tumi nya “anifurae a ɛwɔ atifi kɛse” a ɛboa wɔn ma wɔn tumi yɛ ntɛm wɔ nkyɛn ho ɔhaw ho thalesgroup.com thalesgroup.com. Ɛwɔ so nso sɛ anifurae a ɛwɔ nkyɛn no tumi dan (na ɛto mu ara na ɛto mu na ɛgyae batri no) na ɛwɔ batri a wode bɛka ho a ɛda akyirikyiri ho thalesgroup.com. Thales ka sɛ saa anifurae yi yɛ ITAR-free (nni U.S. export ahyɛde so) na wɔde ayɛ adwuma ma France ne aman foforo nso thalesgroup.com – ɛkyerɛ sɛ wiase nyinaa…n rebrɛ nsesa foforo aba.

Ɔman a ɛda so ara yɛ den ne fused thermal/night-vision goggle. U.S. Army de AN/PSQ-20 ENVG (Enhanced NVG) ne nea ɛyɛ foforo ENVG-B (binocular version) yɛ nhwɛso. Saa akyɛde yi de image intensifier a ɛyɛ pɔtee ne thermal camera biara wɔ ani baako mu, na ɛda fused image no adi. Ɔde a ɔde rehwɛ betumi asesa mode no: intensifier nkutoo (te sɛ normal NV), thermal nkutoo (white-hot silhouettes), anaa thermal overlay a ɛda heat sources adi wɔ intensifier view no so sɛ glowing highlights hardheadveterans.com. ENVG-B no de, ɛma asraafo tumi hu nnipa a wɔatɔ guare anaa esum akata wɔn so. Ɛka Army HUD ne networking tools (Nett Warrior) ho ma ɛda waypoints, nnamfo, ne sɛ wobetumi de wireless akɔ weapon sights so army.mil army.mil. Asraafo a wɔsɔɔ ENVG-B no hwɛ ka sɛ: “Anka merennya me ho hintidua sɛ mewɔ eyinom… mmofra foforo bɛtumi ahu baabi pɛpɛɛpɛ a wɔrekɔ,” na ɔfoforo nso de too so sɛ “white phosphor a wɔde thermal overlay abom no boa paa… wubetumi asesa thermal no so wɔ anadwo a hann nni hɔ” army.mil army.mil. Eyinom yɛ next-gen goggles ankasa, nanso ɛyɛ den sene (bɛyɛ $22k biako biara wɔ PSQ-20B model no ho wɔ amanaman mu hardheadveterans.com) na ɛda so ara de ma asraafo a wɔwɔ anim. Wɔ dɔm a wɔtɔn ade mu no, fused goggles a ɛyɛ pɔtee nni hɔ, nanso nkurɔfo bi de thermal fusion attachments a wobetumi de bɔ NVGs ho reba, na ɛda adi sɛ ɛbɛyɛ ade a ɛbɛkɔ anim mfe a ɛreba no mu.

Mfaso ne Mhaw: Goggles (pɛ sɛ binocular ones) ma ɔhaw a ɛyɛ natural vision wɔ sum mu – wubetumi de ani abien ahu ade wɔ anadwo, wubetumi anya depth perception, na wubetumi de atare w’ani bere a worekɔ, woretu mmirika, anaa woreda drive. NVG foforo a wɔyɛ no nso abɛyɛ ketewa na ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ (sɛ nhwɛso no, ASU E3 aviation NVG no yɛ 30% ketewa sen deɛ ɛda so no, wɔde aluminum/titanium yɛ no de boaboa pilot ho den verticalmag.com). Nnipa a wɔwɔ haw no ne sika ne ne duru. Dual-tube NVG yɛ deɛ ɛyɛ den sen NVD a ɛwɔ hɔ nyinaa. Wɔhwehwɛ sɛ wode bɛto baabi a ɛyɛ den na ɛsɛ sɛ wode helmet ka ho na ɛyɛ papa, na ɛyɛ adwuma foforo/sika so adwuma ma nnipa a wɔyɛ civilian (a wobetumi de head harness anaa “skullcrusher” mount de yɛ adwuma kakra). Field of view a ɛyɛ ketewa nso yɛ ɔhaw; sɛ wode tube abien mpo a, wuhu bɛyɛ 40° – ɛyɛ ketewa sen adekyee aniso hwɛ. Eyi nti na wɔpɛ panoramic models. Afei nso, goggles no nni optical magnification (wɔyɛ 1×); wɔde yɛ navigation ne situational awareness, ɛnyɛ deɛ wopɛ sɛ wuhu ade akyirikyiri. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wuhu ade akyirikyiri a, wobɛka goggles ho magnified scope anaa binoculars.

Deɛ Wɔde Yɛ Adwuma: Military infantry, special forces, ne law enforcement (SWAT) na wɔde goggles di dwuma paa – bere biara a wopɛ sɛ wode wo nsa yɛ adwuma. Helicopter pilots (a wɔde aviation NVG te sɛ AN/AVS-6/9) de binocular NVG tu kwan fam anadwo a ɛyɛ sum. Car drivers betumi de NVG di dwuma, nanso teknɔlɔgyi foforo de thermal camera de gu dashboard so. Hunters anaa wildlife observers bi de helmet-mounted monocular anaa goggles di dwuma bere a wɔnam anadwo (de ma wɔn nsa ho yɛ fɛre sɛ wɔde bɛfa agyan anaa walking stick). Goggles no nso wɔ boating ne search-and-rescue mu. Civilian night vision community no mu, nnipa bi de dual-tube setup di dwuma te sɛ hog hunting anaa sɛ wopɛ “cool factor” sɛ wowɔ mil-spec goggles. Law enforcement nso rehyɛ NVG mu den wɔ special operations ne routine patrolling wɔ baabi a hann nni – sɛ sika no kɔ fam na grant program de ma wɔn, ɛyɛ a police a wɔde helmet-mounted night vision reyɛ search operations anaa riot control anadwo no reba dodo.

Night Vision Scopes & Sights

Night vision scopes kyerɛ ade biara a wɔde to firearm so a ɛboa ma wubetumi de ani tua ade anadwo. Saa category yi mu no, yɛbɛtumi abɔ mu abien:

1. Dedicated Night Vision Scopes – optics a wɔde night vision capability ato mu (sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔde intensifier tube anaa digital/thermal sensor), na ɛwɔ magnification ne aiming reticle. Eyi bɛsesa wo day scope anaa iron sights.
2. Clip-on Night Vision Devices – front-mounted unit a wode to daytime scope anim de “ka” night vision ho ma wo sight a ɛwɔ hɔ no, na zero no nsesa.

Afei nso, ɛwɔ hɔ thermal weapon sights, a yɛde thermal imaging scopes a wɔde to firearm so, ne night vision reflex sights (te sɛ red dot optics a wɔyɛ de yɛ adwuma NVG akyi). Yɛbɛhwɛ NV rifle scopes ne thermal scopes a ɛyɛ category titiriw no.

Dedicated NV Scopes (Intensifier or Digital): Efi a yɛde bɔ ho sɛ telescopic sights a, na wɔde image intensifier tube anaa digital low-light sensor ato mu. Nhwɛsoɔ titiriw ne AN/PVS-4 (Vietnam bere so starlight scope) anaa nnɛ deɛ te sɛ ATN Mars series. Wɔ civilian market mu no, digital ayɛ dɛ paa: nneɛma te sɛ ATN X-Sight 4K Pro ama nnipa pii anya hokwan sɛ wɔbɛnya scope a ɛtumi yɛ adwuma anɔpa ne anadwo, na ɛwɔ nsusuiɛ bebree so, na ɛnyɛ sika pii (bɛyɛ $700). ATN X-Sight 4K, sɛ nhwɛsoɔ, wɔ 3-14× anaa 5-20× zoom models, yɛ adwuma anɔpa te sɛ optic foforɔ, na anadwo deɛ ɛdan IR-illuminated CMOS mode (ne 1080p color display). Ede ballistic calculator, video recording (1080p), WiFi/Bluetooth connectivity, ne recoil-activated video capture ka ho. Nanso, efisɛ ɛyɛ digital, ɛhiahia IR flashlight wɔ sum kɛse mu na ne image quality wɔ sum kɛse mu, ɛyɛ papa deɛ, nanso ɛrenyɛ sɛ analog tube a ɛyɛ den paa no. Mfasoɔ ne sɛ ɛyɛ versatile na ɛyɛ “smart”. Wɔwɔ digital scopes a ɛyɛ simple nso te sɛ Sightmark Wraith series ne Pard NV scopes a akɔtɔdeɛfoɔ pii de di dwuma – ɛma wuhu monochrome anadwo image de IR illuminator na ɛma wubetumi ahu akɔtɔ anaa coyote bɛyɛ ahanan (200) yards. Ma wɔn a wɔn sika nni dodoɔ no, digital rifle scopes yi abue kwan ama anadwo hintidua a ɛnyɛ sika pii.

Analog (tube-based) dedicated scopes da so wɔ hɔ, titiriw Gen2+ models a polisifoɔ bi anaa exported military de di dwuma. Wɔwɔ fixed magnification (sɛ 4×), green anaa white phosphor image, ne simple crosshair. Wɔma low-light performance pa ara deɛ nanso wonni recording gadgets a digital no wɔ. Asɛm kɛse baako: sɛ wode magnified NV scope di dwuma a, wubɛtɔ field of view bi gu na scanning yɛ den – ɛno nti na nnipa pii pɛ clip-on anaa helmet goggle ne red dot combo ma akyirikyiri a ɛnyɛ tenten, anaa thermal ma scanning.

Clip-on NV attachments: Ɛyɛ adwuma a ɛda so ara, titiriw wɔ asraafo ne wɔn a wɔwɔ sika pii a wɔde yɛ adwuma no mu, ne clip-on anadwo hwɛ adeɛ a wode bɛtɔ w’ananmu wɔ wo anɔpa scope no so wɔ rifle no Picatinny rail so. Saa kwan yi so, w’ani gyina, w’afonu so, ne wo ho nimdeɛ a wowɔ wo anɔpa optic ho bɛkɔ so ara, na wode anadwo hwɛ tumi bɛka ho bere a ehia. Ɛho nhwɛso ne Armasight CO-MR (Clip-On Medium Range) a wode bɛtɔ 4× anɔpa scope no anim na ɛma wo Gen3 anadwo hwɛ tumi wɔ scope no mu ntɛm ara, a ɛnsɛ sɛ wosan-si pewpewtactical.com. Ne mfaso ne sɛ wubetumi asesa ntɛm (ɛnsɛ sɛ wosesa scope anadwo), na optical quality no so yɛ kɛse. Armasight (a FLIR afa ho seesei) wɔ clip-ons te sɛ CO-Mini, CO-MR, CO-LR a ɛfata range ahorow pewpewtactical.com. Ede Gen3 tubes (bebree yɛ white phosphor) na sɛ wopɛ scope no mu a, ade a wuhu no yɛ den. Obi a ɔsɔɔ Armasight clip-on no hwɛe kae sɛ ɛyɛ “a snap” sɛ ɔde sii hɔ na ɛmaa no image pa (blueish tint wɔ ne white-phosphor unit no mu) na ɛyɛ ~40 dɔnhwere runtime wɔ CR123 baako so pewpewtactical.com pewpewtactical.com. N’afã bɔne ne sika (clip-ons betumi akɔ $5K so) ne sɛ ɛde duru/akɛse ka rifle no ho. Nanso, adwumayɛfo pii pɛ saa deɛ efisɛ wubetumi de optic baako di dwuma anɔpa anaa anadwo.

Thermal Scopes: Seesei, akyekyedefo ne wɔn a wɔyɛ tactical shooting no reboaboa thermal weapon sights ano de yɛ anadwo adwuma. Ɛyɛ den sene, nanso sika no atɔ fam na adwuma no so ayɛ kɛse wɔ mfe a atwam yi mu. Thermal scope te sɛ Pulsar Thermion 2 anaa ATN ThOR 4 ma wubetumi ahu aboa (pɔnkɔ, abirekyie) wɔ wɔn heat signature so mpo wɔ dua mu anaa sum kabii mu. Scope yi mu pii wɔ sensor resolution (e.g. 640×480 yɛ high-end, 320×240 yɛ mid-range) ne display a ɛda thermal image a ɛyɛ false-color anaa grayscale adi. Bebree wɔ color palettes ahorow (white-hot, black-hot, red-hot, ne afoforo), onboard video recording, rangefinding, ne ballistic calculation. Ɛho nhwɛso, Pulsar deɛ ɔde di kan no, Thermion 2 LRF XP50 Pro wɔ <25 mK sensitivity 640×480 sensor, 2-16× zoom, laser rangefinder a ɛwɔ mu, na ɛbɛtumi ahu onipa heat outline bɛyɛ 2,000 yards akyirikyiri (nanso nea wubetumi ahu no pa ara no, ɛyɛ ketewa). Eyinom bo yɛ $5,000–$6,000. Ɛho hia sɛ, wɔ 2024 IWA expo no, Pulsar de too gua thermal monocular foforo a wɔfrɛ no Telos LRF XL50 a ɛyɛ HD (1024×768) thermal sensor a ɛwɔ portable device mu pulsar-nv.com youtube.com. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ 1024-resolution thermal scopes bɛba, na ɛbɛma image no ho nsɛm ayɛ kɛse (seesei thermal images yɛ pa, nanso ɛnka phone camera a ɛyɛ dɛdɛdɛ no pixel resolution ho).

Thermal sights betumi yɛ adwuma anɔpa da nso (ɛfiri sɛ, heat contrast no, owia hann ntumi mmɛka ho, nanso sɛ asase no ayɛ hyew a, ɛbɛtumi atɔ contrast no fam). Nanso, wɔwɔ nsɛnhunu bi: sɛ wopɛ sɛ wopɛhwɛ ade wɔ glass sights anaa windows mu a, ɛrenyɛ adwuma (efisɛ thermal sensors ntumi nhu ade wɔ glass mu), na ɛkɔ so sɛ wɔn battery nkɔ so tenten (dodoɔ no ara 2-8 dɔnhwere) efisɛ sensors ne processors no yɛ adwuma. Wɔn ho yɛ duru sen nkɔmɔde foforo. Nanso, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, wɔde bɛyɛ adwuma bi – sɛnea ɛte sɛ, sɛ wokɔhwɛ mmoa te sɛ hog wɔ afuw so, anaa wopɛ sɛ wohu ɔtamfo a ɔde ne ho sie gu nkuto mu – thermal sights no yɛ deɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wopɛkyerɛ. Adwumayɛfo a wɔyɛ predator hunting pii de thermal scope di dwuma de bɔ, na wɔde helmet-mounted NV goggle na wɔnam, de mmienu no ho mmoa bɔ mu.

Nsɛm foforo: Wɔwɔ hybrid day/night scopes nso te sɛ smart scopes a ɛde daylight optics ne low-light enhancement bɔ mu. Ebinom de CMOS sensor de overlay image intensifier anaa wɔde elektroniki so hyɛ low light no den na wɔde virtual reticle no da so. Ɛho nhwɛso ne Sig Sauer Echo3, thermal reflex sight a ɛyɛ sɛ red dot nanso ɛda thermal view no adi.

Ma wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔde glass a ɛyɛ tete di dwuma anɔpa na wɔde biribi foforo yɛ adwuma anadwo, QR mounting systems ma ho yɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobɛsesaw de night scope a ɛda ho pɛ wɔ field no so. Nanso, ɛsɛ sɛ wosan yɛ re-zeroing gyesɛ wowɔ return-to-zero mounts a wode ahyehyɛ dada.

Sɛ yɛka mfasoɔ ne mfomso ho: Night vision anaa thermal scopes yɛ ade a ɛho hia paa sɛ wopɛ sɛ wopɛ sɛ wokɔto ade anadwo (hunting, pest control, anaa ɔko). Wɔde night vision no bɛba w’aniwa so pɛpɛɛpɛ. Ɛho mfaso titiriw ne sɛ, nnɛ, scope bebree betumi akyerɛ video, a ɛboa paa ma hunting videos anaa sɛ wopɛ evidence. Thermal scopes deɛ, ama anadwo hog ne coyote hunting ayɛ mmerɛw – betumi ahu mmoa wɔ wɔn heat so a w’aniwa ntumi nhu wɔ hann mu. Mfomso no ne sɛ: deɛ ɛyɛ papa no bo yɛ den, ɛde duru ka wo gun ho (thermal scope betumi ayɛ pound mmienu anaa sen saa), na ɛda battery so (fa spare ka ho!). Bio, mpɔtam bi so, thermal anaa NV de hunting yɛ adwuma wɔ mmara so, enti ɛsɛ sɛ wotie mmara a ɛwɔ ha.

Night Vision Cameras

Saa kɔntabuo yi kɔ so kɔfa nneɛma a ɛnyɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wopɛhwɛ mu pɛpɛɛpɛ, na mmom, ɛkyerɛ anaa ɛda night vision mfonini adi wɔ screen so. Ɛkɔfa surveillance cameras, vehicle night vision systems, low-light photography cameras, ne smartphone accessories nso ho.

Ahɔhoɔ ne Hwɛhwɛmu: Sɛ yɛka “anadwo hwɛ” a, ɛyɛ nea nkurɔfoɔ de di dwuma paa wɔ ahɔhoɔ kamera ne CCTV mu. Fie ahɔhoɔ anaa wuram mmoa hwɛ kamera pii de infrared LED di dwuma de hyerɛn baabi na kamera sensor no bɛdan monochrome anadwo mode de bɛkyerɛ adeɛ wɔ sum mu. Sɛ w’ahu tumm tumm ahɔhoɔ video a, nnipa ani te sɛ nsamanfoɔ a ɛhyerɛn, ɛno ne active IR night vision – ɛyɛ adeɛ a ɛda hɔ na ɛnyɛ boɔ tenten. Kamera yi mu pii wɔ IR LED emitters (850 nm wavelength, a ɛhyerɛn kɔkɔɔ ketewa sɛ wopɛ hwɛ mu pɛpɛɛpɛ, anaa 940 nm a ɛyɛ sum koraa ma nnipa) a ɛma baabi no hyerɛn ma kamera no nko ara. Eyinom yɛ digital night vision systems. CCTV kamera bi a ɛyɛ den de low-light image intensifiers anaa thermal imaging di dwuma de bɔ baabi ho ban (sɛ wɔhwɛ baabi a ɛho hia anaa hyeɛ so), nanso ɛyɛ deɛ ɛho hia adwene. Afei nso, ahɔhoɔ deɛ, ɛreba so sɛ anadwo hwɛ kamera a ɛkyerɛ bɔkɔɔ, a wɔde sensors a ɛteɛ paa (ne nsɛm so, low-power fitaa kanea) de ma bɔkɔɔ mfonini anadwo (mfatoho ne Hikvision, Arlo, ne afoforo a wɔde starlight CMOS sensors di dwuma).

Car Anadwo Hwɛ: Kɔkɔɔfoɔ nkɔtɔsoɔ mu, nkɔtɔsoɔ a ɛwɔ soro no, wɔde anadwo hwɛ reboa nnipa a wɔde kɔ. Saa kamera yi yɛ thermal kamera a wɔde dash display kyerɛ nnipa anaa mmoa a wɔwɔ sum mu kwan so. FLIR te sɛ adwumayɛfoɔ de thermal modules ma BMW, Audi, Cadillac, ne afoforo ma wɔn anadwo hwɛ boafoɔ system. System yi betumi ahu onipa anaa ɔkraman a ɔwɔ akyirikyiri a kanea ntumi mmɛka ho na ama wɔama driver no ahu. Wɔde machine learning hu “onipa” shape na ɛyɛ adwuma ka car no HUD anaa dashboard ho. Sɛ boɔ tɔ fam a, yebetumi ahu sɛ nkɔtɔsoɔ a ɛwɔ mfinimfini nso bɛnya saa boafoɔ yi, titiriw wɔ nkuro anaa baabi a mmoa dɔ.

Digital Cinematography ne Mfonini: Kamera a wɔde yɛ adwuma wɔ sum mu ayɛ kɛse. Sony “α7S” mirrorless kamera no, ɛyɛ dɛ wɔ betumi de ayɛ video wɔ bosome kanea mu, ɛfiri sɛ sensor no yɛ kɛse na ISO no so yɛ kɛse. Ɛnyɛ “anadwo hwɛ” pɛpɛɛpɛ (wɔmfa electronics mmɔ kanea so sen sensor gain), nanso ɛma wobetumi agye adeɛ wɔ sum mu na ɛda bɔkɔɔ so. Wɔwɔ scientific-grade adwuma ne custom solutions a wɔde image intensifiers ne kamera bɔ abom (mfatoho ne Canon ME20F-SH kamera a ɛtumi hu adeɛ wɔ sum kɛse mu, 4 million ISO, na ɛkyerɛ bɔkɔɔ mfonini wɔ sum kɛse mu). Wɔde yɛ documentary filmmaking (te sɛ BBC planet earth anadwo mmoa video) anaa astronomy.

Helmet Kamera/NVG Recording: Military NVG a ɛwɔ nnɛ no, bebree betumi de video output anaa de kamera ka ho. Eyi boa ma training ne nsɛm a ɛto so akyi. Mfatoho, special operators betumi de wɔn NV perspective record de boaboa nsɛm ano. Civilian mu, nkuto nanso ɛreboro so sɛ nkurɔfoɔ de kamera anaa GoPro bɛto NVG so anaa de phone adapter de gye adeɛ a intensifier no hu (astrophotographers de saa kwan yi yɛ anadwo nsoromma video a kamera bɔne ntumi nyɛ).

Smartphone Thermal & Anadwo Hwɛ: Nsakrae kɛse bi ne thermal kamera a wode bɛka smartphone ho (te sɛ FLIR One anaa Seek Thermal dongle). Wɔyɛ thermal, nanso ɛma obiara betumi anya Predator-te sɛ heat vision wɔ app so. Anadwo hwɛ deɛ, apps bi wɔ hɔ a wɔka sɛ wɔbɛboa sum mu (nanso ɛyɛ ISO boost nkutoo). Nnipa bi de image intensifier ketewa bɔ kamera ho de yɛ portable NV filming, nanso ɛnyɛ adeɛ a nkurɔfoɔ pii de di dwuma.

Nkyerɛaseɛ, “cameras” yɛ akɛse bucket – nanso ɛkyerɛ sɛ anadwo hwɛ adeɛ ho nkɔsoɔ nyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ deɛ wopɛ sɛ wopɛ hwɛ nkutoo; ɛyɛ nso deɛ ɛfa sɛnea wobetumi de anadwo adeɛ no akyerɛw ne sɛnea wobetumi akyerɛ deɛ wohu anadwo mu. Wuram mmoa sukuufoɔ de IR trail cameras di dwuma paa de hwɛ anadwo mmoa. Poliisi de dash-cams a wɔde IR di dwuma wɔ anadwo patrol bɔtoɔ mu. Fie ho banbɔ nneɛma te sɛ baby monitors de IR night vision ma awofo betumi ahu wɔn mma wɔ pono mu anadwo. Mpɛn pii, fon te sɛ Huawei P40 nso asɔ hwɛ IR sensitive video modes ho. Nnɛ, nneɛma a wɔde yɛ imaging nyinaa rekɔ anim deɛ, enti “anadwo hwɛ camera” ne camera a ɛyɛ pɛ no ntam no reba bɔ mu.

Nneɛma titiriw bi: Ricoh NV-10A digital binoculars (a wɔde bae mfe kakra atwam) yɛɛ deɛ wɔde bɔpo ne poliisi dwumadie, na ɛwɔ ho nkɔsoɔ a ɛboa ma ɛtumi tɔre mframa ho nsɛnhyɛso na ɛma anadwo mu mfonini teɛ defensemirror.com. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ camera companies a wɔyɛ deɛ tete no nso asɔ hwɛ NV ho nkɔsoɔ de aboa adwumayɛfoɔ.

Anadwo Hwɛ Binoculars (De nsam)

Nkyerɛaseɛ yi fa ho binocular nneɛma a wode gu w’ani so (ɛnyɛ deɛ wode gu ti so) na wuhu mu wɔ ani abien so. Ɛka ho anadwo hwɛ binoculars a wɔwɔ ani abien ne mpɛn pii objectives abien (nanso ebinom yɛ pseudo-binoculars a wɔwɔ tube baako). Wɔde saa nneɛma yi di dwuma wɔ hwɛ adeɛ, wuram mmoa hwɛ, anaa kwan so nkyerɛkyerɛ.

Analog Anadwo Hwɛ Binoculars: Anadwo hwɛ binocular a ɛyɛ pɛ bɛwɔ intensifier tubes abien – baako ma ani biara – na mpɛn pii wɔ magnification (e.g. 2×, 4×, anaa 5× lenses ma akyirikyiri hwɛ). Wɔma stereo vision ne depth perception pa anadwo. Nanso, dual-tube binoculars a wɔwɔ magnification no yɛ duru na ɛyɛ den sika so, enti nea wɔyɛ mpɛn pii ne bi-ocular design: intensifier tube baako na ɛma ani abien. Sɛ nhwɛsoɔ, AGM FoxBat-5 yɛ Gen 2+ bi-ocular binocular a ɛwɔ 5× magnification, na wɔde yɛ mid-range hwɛ adeɛ targettamers.com. Ɛde tube baako na ɛkyekyɛ mfonini no ma ani abien. Nnipa a wɔasɔ hwɛ no ka sɛ Gen2+ ho quality yɛ kɛse sen Gen1 – sika no so yɛ kɛse, nanso mfonini teɛ ne akyirikyiri nso yɛ kɛse targettamers.com. FoxBat-5 no de IR illuminator a wubetumi atutu ne tripod mount ba ho, kyerɛ sɛ 5× tumi no, tripod yɛ mfasoɔ ma hwɛ adeɛ a ɛyɛ den. Nneɛma a ɛnyɛ papa ne sɛ ɛyɛ duru/kɛse (sɛ review baako ka) targettamers.com – saa nneɛma yi deɛ, ɛnyɛ deɛ wode bɛkɔ akwan tenten so, na mmom deɛ wode bɛtena baabi hwɛ adeɛ anaa wode bɛyɛ adwuma wɔ bɔtoɔ mu.

Gen1 anigyina pii wɔ hɔ a wɔn bo yɛ dɔɔso – mpɛn pii siane $500 ase. Saa anigyina yi taa wɔ aniwa mmienu de, nanso wɔwɔ objective lens/tube baako pɛ (enti, bi-ocular). Ɛho nhwɛso ne NightStar 2×42 Gen1 anigyina a ɛma ɔkwan a ɛnyɛ den so ma w’anya “real” (passive) anadwo anihu wɔ aniwa mmienu mu targettamers.com. Wɔwɔ 2× zoom a ɛnyɛ kɛse ne 15° field of view a ɛyɛ ketewa targettamers.com. Wɔn tumi yɛ ketewa – ebia wubetumi ahu ade kɔsi ~80 yards na wubetumi ahu biribi wɔ ~250 yards so sɛ ɔsram da hɔ targettamers.com. Nanso, nea ɛma wɔn bo yɛ dɔɔso ne sɛ wɔn bo yɛ mmerɛ ne sɛ wubetumi de aniwa mmienu hwɛ. Gen1 anigyina nso wɔ battery nkwa pa (NightStar betumi adi adwuma bɛyɛ dɔnhwere 30 wɔ CR123 battery baako so) na mpɛn pii, wɔtumi di digital anigyina a wɔn bo te saa no ho dwuma wɔ range a wubetumi de di dwuma so targettamers.com targettamers.com. nsɛnhyɛso no ne Gen1 amaneɛ a ɛda so: resolution a ɛyɛ fam (~30 lp/mm), mfonini a ɛbɔ abira wɔ nkyɛn, ne sɛ wode IR illuminator bɛyɛ adwuma pii wɔ anadwo a ɛyɛ kusuu mu. Nanso, sɛ ɔpɛnhyɛmu baako kaeɛ no, ɛyɛ “anigyina a ne bo yɛ mmerɛ paa ma passive night vision” na “so ara yɛ papa… ɛsen sɛ wonni anadwo anihu koraa” ma obi a ɔrehyɛ mu kan targettamers.com.

Dijital Anɔpa Anihwɛ Binoculars: Nnansa yi, dijital binoculars bebree aba guare so. Eyinom mpɛn pii wɔ baako pɛ objective anaa sensor, nanso wɔda ho adi ma ani abien so wɔ internal screen so (bere biara, dual LCD biara ma eyepiece biara). Wɔyɛ te sɛ camcorder a ɛwɔ eyepiece abien. Ɛho nhwɛso pa ne ATN BinoX 4K 4-16×. Eyi yɛ dijital binocular a ɛwɔ nsusui bebree a wubetumi de di dwuma anɔpa anaa anadwo, ɛwɔ Ultra HD sensor ne teknɔlɔgyi bebree: laser rangefinder a wɔde abom, video recording, wireless streaming, gyroscope, compass, ne nneɛma foforo. targettamers.com targettamers.com. BinoX 4K no betumi abom ATN Ballistic Information Exchange (BIX) so ne ATN rifle scopes kasa – kyerɛ sɛ, sɛ wode binos no yɛ target lase a, ɛbɛtumi de distance no kɔma wo smart scope no na ɛbɛboa reticle no targettamers.com. Ɛbɔ binoculars, rangefinder, ne tactical HUD biako. Nso, ne haw ne sɛ: ɛyɛ kɛse na ɛdɔɔso (~2.5 lbs, 9.4″ tenten) targettamers.com targettamers.com. Na sɛ ɛyɛ dijital a, ne anadwohwɛ tumi gyina IR illuminator ne sensor tumi so. Nanso, wɔn a wɔde ahwɛ no ka sɛ “Ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhunu biribi a ɛsen eyi… ɛyɛ smart paa, ɛwɔ dijital feature biara a wubetumi adwen ho” targettamers.com. ATN BinoX no bo bɛyɛ $900-$1000, na sɛ wopɛ nea ɛyɛ a, ɛyɛ boɔ tenten wɔ NV wiase mu. Wɔn a wonnhia nsusui bebree no, dijital binos a ɛyɛ mmerɛw te sɛ Solomark Night Vision Binoculars (a nkurɔfo ka ho sɛ ɛyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ papa sen $300 ase) wɔ hɔ. Saa akyɛde yi mu no, IR flashlight wɔ mu, viewing screen (enti wunnhwɛ optical glass mu), na ɛma optical magnification bɛyɛ 7× ne digital zoom targettamers.com targettamers.com. Mpɛn pii, AA battery na ɛma no tumi (bere biara dodo; Solomark de 8×AA na ɛde yɛ adwuma a nkurɔfo bi ka ho sɛ ɛyɛ haw) targettamers.com. Sɛ wowɔ saa akyɛde yi a, wubetumi ahu ade pefee bɛyɛ anammɔn kakra ahodoɔ wɔ sum kabii mu (sɛ IR no so) – ɛbɛtɔ wo ma sɛ wopɛ sɛ wohwɛ mmoa wɔ wo fie akyi anaa hunting tenten a ɛnyɛ tenten. Wɔwɔ ultra-budget deɛ te sɛ Nightfox 100V (dijital NV binocular a ne bo yɛ $100 ase) a ɛbɔ clarity ne range ho fɔ, nanso ɛma anɔpa anihwɛ bɛyɛ den biara betumi anya ho targettamers.com.

Thermal Binoculars: Yɛsɛ yɛka ho sɛ ɛwɔ hɔ thermal binoculars nso, a wɔfrɛ no bi-oculars sɛ wɔde baako core pɛ na ɛyɛ. Professionals de di dwuma wɔ border patrol anaa hunters a wɔpɛ binocular form factor de hwehwɛ ade. Sɛ nhwɛso no, Pulsar Accolade series anaa foforo no Merger LRF thermal binoculars ma stereo viewing wɔ thermal image so, na ɛwɔ mu rangefinder ne recording. Eyinom yɛ high-end (bisa $5k-$7k) na ɛma wo ho yɛ wo dɛ bere a wopɛ sɛ wotena hɔ hwɛ ade tenten (wode ani abien bue tɔ ho so ma ho yɛ den).

Use Cases: Handheld night vision binoculars de yɛ hwɛ ade tenten. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wuhu mmoa anaa wopɛ sɛ woyɛ surveillance tenten a, de ani abien hwɛ no yɛ dɛ sen baako. Wɔde nso yɛ adwuma bere a wopɛ kakra magnification anadwo – sɛ nhwɛso, game warden a ɔhwɛ poachers wɔ nkoko so, anaa boat captain a ɔrehwɛ channel markers anadwo. Marine use yɛ bi-oculars ho (Gen2/3 bi-oculars bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde to boaters so ma wɔnhu nsuo so nsɛnhyɛso). Bio nso, astronomers bi de night vision bi-oculars hu nsoromma ne nebulae (image intensifiers betumi ama starlight so ma wuhu nebula structures real time wɔ telescope mu – yɛfrɛ saa de no “Night Vision Astronomy”).

Pros/Cons: Sɛ yɛto monoculars ho a, binoculars (anaa bi-oculars) ma wo ho dɛ ne depth perception. Wo adwen betumi ahu nsɛm ketewa yiye de ani abien (yɛfrɛ no binocular summation). Eyinom yɛ papa ma wotena hɔ hwɛ ade. Nanso, ampa ara, wɔnto so wɔ ti so (ɛyɛ duru), enti wɔde di dwuma bere a wotena hɔ anaa wokɔ kakra (worenntumi mmɔ nkɔtɔw bere a wode binoculars gu w’anim!). Wɔyɛ duru na ɛso dodo; sɛ nhwɛso, 5× NV binocular betumi ayɛ 2-3 pounds na monocular yɛ ounces kakra. Ne bo betumi atotoso – digital a ɛyɛ dɛ wɔ $300 ase targettamers.com, na Gen3 dual-tubes betumi ayɛ $10k+. Nnipa pii pɛ digital no efisɛ ɛyɛ kwa. Mid-tier a wɔpɛ paa ne Creative XP GlassOwl, digital day/night binocular a nnipa pii ka ho asɛm pa wɔ $300-$400 so (ɛka sɛ 1300 ft viewing distance wɔ IR, ne video capture).

Ntoaso no, night vision binoculars yɛ de ma ani abien hu ade pa, na ɛma magnification kakra. Ɛfata hunters a wɔrehwehwɛ mmoa, nature enthusiasts a wɔpɛ sɛ wohu anadwo mmoa, security personnel a wɔwɔ lookout, anaa obiara a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔhwɛ anadwo wiase mu nsɛm mu yiye.

Table: Comparison of Notable Night Vision Devices (2025)

De bɔ mu no, table a ɛda so yi kyerɛ night vision devices a ɛwɔ hɔ 2025 mu, wɔ akyirikyiri categories mu, ne nsusuiɛ ne adwuma a wɔde yɛ:

Device / Model	Category & Tech	Key Features	Approx. Price	Use Case
AN/PVS-14 Monocular	Monocular – Gen3 Intensifier hardheadveterans.com	40° FOV; 1×; ~50 hrs on 1×AA battery pewpewtactical.com pewpewtactical.com; rugged mil-spec (waterproof); green or white phosphor options.	$3,000–$4,500 hardheadveterans.com	Versatile all-purpose NV (military, police, hunting). Helmet or weapon-mountable; the benchmark for monocular NV.
ATN PS31-3 (PS31)	Goggles – Dual Gen3 Tubes targettamers.com	Binocular NVG with 50° FOV (wider than standard 40°) targettamers.com; auto-gated Gen3 thin-filmed tubes (~64-72 lp/mm resolution); flip-up arms for each monocular targettamers.com targettamers.com; runs ~60 hrs on 1×CR123 (optional pack 300 hrs) targettamers.com.	~$8,000–$9,000 (market)	High-end binocular goggles for serious users (SWAT, military, dedicated enthusiasts). Lighter and sharper than older PVS-15s targettamers.com. Great depth perception and user ergonomics.
L3Harris GPNVG-18	Goggles – Panoramic Gen3	Four-tube panoramic NVG; 97° FOV (extra-wide) hardheadveterans.com; uses 4 Gen3 filmless white-phosphor tubes; auto-gated; comes with external battery pack. Weight ~880 g.	~$40,000 hardheadveterans.com (mil/LE only)	Elite special-operations goggle for maximum field of view (urban combat, CQB). Expensive na ɛyɛ duru; SOCOM akodɔm na wɔde di dwuma ma situational awareness.
AN/PSQ-20B ENVG (ENVG-B)	Goggles – Fused Intensifier + Thermal hardheadveterans.com	Fusion tech: dual Gen3 white-phosphor tubes a wɔde thermal imaging bɔ ho hardheadveterans.com; modes bebree (I² nkutoo, thermal outline, full thermal) hardheadveterans.com; AR HUD a wɔde ahyɛ mu (maps, waypoints) army.mil. Wɔde ama US Army.	~$22,000 hardheadveterans.com (restricted)	Advanced military NVG ma infantry. Eye papa ma target detection ne identification wɔ sum anaa nsuom kabii mu. Boa navigation ne target engagement (ɛtumi de wireless kɔ weapon sights ho) army.mil army.mil.
ATN X-Sight 4K Pro 5–20×	Rifle Scope – Digital Day/Night	4K (3864×2218) digital sensor; da mu color, anadwo mu B&W de IR; 5–20× zoom; tumi record 1080p video; WiFi streaming; ballistics calculator ne rangefinder wɔ app mu. Internal rechargeable battery (~18 hrs).	~$800	Smart riflescope ma hunters. Tumi di dwuma da anaa anadwo ma hogs, varmints. Tumi record hunt, stream kɔ phone so. Hia IR illuminator anadwo (wɔde bɛma). Eye papa ma obi a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔhyɛ NV hunting tech mu.
Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XP50	Rifle Scope – Thermal Imaging	Uncooled microbolometer 640×480 @ <25 mK sensitivity; 2×–16× magnification; laser rangefinder wɔ mu; high-res AMOLED display; video recording ne streaming. Tumi hu onipa heat kɔ ~1800 m.	~$5,500	High-performance thermal scope ma law enforcement anaa professional hog/predator hunters. Boa spotting ne shooting targets wɔ sum anaa nsuom kabii mu de heat signature.
ATN BinoX 4K 4–16×	Binocular – Digital NV (CMOS)	Dual-eye digital binoculars; Da ne anadwo di dwuma; Ultra-HD sensor ma sharp image targettamers.com; Laser Rangefinder wɔ mu; tumi record 1080p; WiFi/Bluetooth; BIX tech a ɛboa ma ɛbɛtumi asɔ ATN scopes ho targettamers.com; gyroscope de boa ma ɛda hɔ pintinn. Ɛyɛ duru (2.5 lbs).	~$900	Binoculars a ɛwɔ nkɔsoɔ pii ma mmoa hwɛ, hwehwɛ ne nkɔsoɔ, anaa hwɛso. Ɛfata wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ ne kɔtɔ nighttime adwuma ne target range (na ɛbɛtumi abɔ ho ban ne smart rifle scope nso).
Solomark NV Binoculars	Binocular – Digital NV (LCD hwɛmu)	IR binoculars a ɛnyɛ sika dodo; 7× optical + 2× digital zoom targettamers.com targettamers.com; de 850 nm IR LED ma ɛtumi hwɛ bɛyɛ ~400 m wɔ sum kabii mu targettamers.com; wɔde 4″ LCD display a wɔde convex lens asesa no targettamers.com; yɛde 8×AA batteries na ɛyɛ adwuma targettamers.com.	~$250	Entry-level night vision ma camping, fie akyi mmoa hwɛ, ne ahosiesie. Ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobɛtumi de ahwɛ baabiara anadwo, nanso battery nkwa ne mfonini ho dɔɔso no yɛ kakra. Ɛfata wɔn a wɔrekyerɛ ase ne wɔn a wɔmpɛ dɛdɛdɛ.
SiOnyx Aurora Pro	Handheld Camera – Digital Color NV	Ultra-low-light CMOS sensor ma full-color anadwo video sionyx.com; bɛyɛ 0.001 lux sensitivity (anadwo a ɔsram nni hɔ); tumi record 720p video; GPS tagging; tumi de to helmet so. Ɛnsu nsu mu (IP67). Battery bɛyɛ 2-3 dɔnhwere.	~$1,000	Color night vision camcorder. Wɔde yɛ adwuma wɔ nsu so (anadwo navigation), mpɔtam hyehyɛfo (hwɛso), ne wɔn a wɔpɛ abɔnten adwuma. Ma wubetumi ahwɛ ne capture anadwo nsɛm wɔ color mu, na ɛyɛ fɛfɛɛfɛ.
Thales Bi-NYX	Binocular – Gen3 Intensifier	NV binocular foforo a ɛda ho adi sɛ stereoscopic ma French Army (ɛdi kan bɛba 2024 awieeɛ); dual Photonis 4G tubes ma depth perception ankasa defensemirror.com; ɛyɛ mmerɛw (yɛsen de a edi kan Monocular O-NYX); tumi bɔ soldier systems ho.	(Military contract)	Military ground forces binoculars ma navigation ne driving defensemirror.com. Boa ma depth perception ne situational awareness ma asraafo, titiriw wɔn a wɔde bɔ akɔda ne patrol leaders. Kyerɛ sɛ wiase nyinaa rekɔ nkɔsoɔ (ɛnyɛ US nkutoo).