NVG10 Digital VS. PVS-14 (HEAD-TO-HEAD) Night Vision Review 

A viewer just made me aware of the “Wifi Action Camera” app and it instantly worked, even with a more attractive full-screen mode and no message on the screen! All I had to do was press the video camera button after entering the app and it displayed a nice live-feed! Will certainly test more with this! During the driving portions where I was filming with my phone, the moon was at 70%+ brightness in the sky. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I couldn’t see at all with my eyes but could very comfortably see with the NVG10! I suppose the unit performs so well on the highway because of how open the roads are (unlike deep woods where there are trees blocking ambient light) and when combined with a clear night + moonlight, it’s able to see with impressive clarity! You’re the man! I’m ultimately proud of how this video turned out and glad that you are as well! I had no idea that it would be this long in duration but I guess that’s what I needed to get my message across and funnily enough, I still feel like there’s more I can add with this great unit! Thanks again for making this possible and just being a great person in general!

I appreciate both of your comments! That’s exactly what I’m talking about…. passing the NVG10 on when you upgraded to the PVS-14 is awesome and I must agree with your dad! I’ve already seen people who are printing housings for the NVG10 that mount it vertically and accept wide-angle lenses + IR flashlights. I’ve found that people who are into cheaper/digital night vision are very crafty and creative, haha! I’d also agree with you saying that it’s perfectly priced and I actually overshot the price by quite a bit because I think it ends up selling for less than $400 when using my link and coupon code. Again, above all else I was impressed with the driving experience using the NVG10! That was unexpected. Your story about going to a gun show for any random thing and ending up buying a PVS-14 reminds me of my good friend who went to his car dealership for an oil change on his Chevy Cruze and ended up coming back in a Ford Lightning lol I’m actually glad to hear that a night vision purchase at a gun show went well. I actually haven’t ever thought of that but I also haven’t been to a gun show in a while. Thanks again!

How’s it compare to Wraith and Opsin?

I have a 3D printer dovetail mount for the nvg10. There is a RU-vidr which makes these on demand. Can't Remember his name.

@@alexandervinckenbos did you do the lens upgrade too ?

Thanks for making a great product! I appreciate the comment.

Are you interested in our NVG10 ?@@DontDoDaylight

Are you saying this because autogating is present? I would not want stare directly into the moon with any analog device when it's greater than 75%. Even for my Gen1 set it's completely blinding similar to car headlights although the it's not as toxic as the artificial light intensity. Also if you used these in an environment where you didn't pay for them yourself and risked operating the units in that manner it's kind of pointless to think other's would want to try given the cost. It's better to be safe than sorry for meaningless light exposure tests given the cost.

I do not! I haven’t gotten a headache ever from night vision specifically.

You do realize that militaries commonly use night vision, right? The Russians have been using it for like 70 years. You know what another name for an "effective night raider specializing in night time warfare" is? A guerilla.

The floodlight necessary to see into the tree line would get them smoked

@@tomcollins2679 obviously, you are clueless. Today's technology allows well trained soldiers to carry out night operations without any use of floodlights or even small flashlights. Night visions tech is a very old matured tech. Been widely used for almost 50 years.

Grab some popcorn if you want to get through this upload! I laid out the video outline in my head, then filmed everything and didn’t know how long the final file would be when assembled/rendered. No idea it would nearly be an hour, haha! I mention your channel during my next upload (probably releasing Friday or Saturday), for what it’s worth! I seriously appreciate your work. Go figure… you’re correct about the refresh rate! I just tried filming the screen again through my phone (this time while also covering the area that emits lasers) and the flashing did continue, so I was incorrect to say that it was the lasers causing the flashing! Like you say… not a factor when using the unit but a bit frustrating when the app fails and trying to film for this video lol!

@@DontDoDaylight You shouted me out!? thanks man! Yea my main area of expertise is filmmaking and cinematography, thats what I do by trade. I'm just an enthusiastic student of the minuteman/infantryman/tactically squared away civilian ethos.

Where would you recommend me looking to get a decent unit for $2k without being scammed..? Thanks in advance.

Not true depending on the tube. High spec l3 filmless 36+ snr pvs14 is about 4300

It’s all relative. If you get a clear center with a really high gain 70+ and you take it out to the deep dark canopy woods you’ll be happy. Do it with a 35-45 with a blurry center and your trying to stalk but can’t see more than 75-100 yards I dunno man. Under canopy far out is where you learn to appreciate gain and crisp.

Higher quality 14=more money anything over 3.5k imo is just too much but around that range is a good gen 3 wp high resolution setup 👍

​@@GoldenDuck0get a self build kit

NVG10 (IR) + T2 Pro (thermal) + a well concealed ambush site...OK for me. Leaves money to spare for ammo and hot chocolate. Patience and good aim...the PVS-14 will be for free.

@@SpaceInTime1885 ahhhh the cope of a person who’s never seen hardship. Things can devolve homie, and when they do it happens fast. My generation (millennials) still went to war and we killed people, be glad you’ve had a life of comfort up until now and I hope it stays that way for you. Laughing at preparedness is a privilege from a person who’s never seen horrors of war.

You’re welcome and thanks for the comment! I appreciate hearing all of that!

@@DontDoDaylightand we appreciate all of the Lords work you are out here doing; probably stood not far from a couple Bigfoot or mothman; but since he saw you were a super Saiyan with human tech superpower of night vision; they rightly chose to not show themselves. Not all heroes wear capes, kids.

I really appreciate you sharing! In fact, I have a video dedicated to exactly that topic but hearing of your experience truly speaks for itself!

The nightfox prowl came out not too long ago, it’s $250usd and it’s pretty damn good. Helmet mountable as well, you should check it out

I'm in the UK and bought an NVG10 with mount and helmet for £200 shipped on AliExpress with a voucher lol

The easiest “meet in the middle” solution would be loosening the tension knob that I pointed out allows you to stow the NVG10 out of your eyesight. If you loosen that all the way, you can release its grip from the unit but that does keep the portion attached that has the little screws. That’s still pocketable, if you ask me! Hope this helps and thanks for the good word! If you do end up purchasing, please do utilize my link! Have a good one.

Thanks!

Yes, sir and I hear you there! I actually did hear of the NVG10 before from a few viewers who said that they’re noteworthy for the price. I’d say that it’s priced right and I’ll definitely be enjoying the full moon tonight with it! That’s not to say that I wouldn’t be interested in Sionyx products, though. Thanks again for the comment and I wish you many more years of enjoying the analog tech, haha!

I would say the Sionyx Aurora and the NVG-10 are very comparable and relevant though. Prices are around around the same between the $250-$500 range. Both can be helmet mounted although I believe the Aurora beats the NVG-10 in terms of visiblity and it gives you more fine tune control over functionality such as framerate control, 7.5 fps, 15 fps, 30fps and 60. As well as resolution control to bring the device down to 360p or up to 720p to affect the light gathering abilities. The NVG-10 is very good for what it is but not having these capabilities makes it feel like it could be pushed further technically if it provided more control to the user and didn't automate so much. For example in wooded areas I would prefer a 7.5 framerate for the best possible light gathering instead if being locked to 24-30fps with the NVG-10.

im out here hoping they make some GPNVG style system for maximum coolness, but thatd probably get them in legal trouble with eotech and l3

@@btumminaro understood...but it could be used for a LPOP or other means right? I am not "assuming" everything in SHTF is going to be a zombie gun fight.

The IR Led is completely disabled but holding the IR button and setting the device's mode to IR ON. This is in reality translated to IR Manual, where the Led is disabled until you manually press the button again. From this point you can switch between IR 1, 2 and 3 brightness levels and switching back to IR ON will again disable the Led. If you leave the device in IR OFF mode you will have a very low light emission still coming from the IR Led as it is not fully disabled in the IR OFF mode. I'm not sure what you mean by having different nm modes. In my experience this is not the case but I use a 940nm illuminator whenever I use this device and approach areas of dense foliage.

@@ToastyWaffle456 I've seen it advertised listing both 860 and 940 nm so it seemed to suggest either both were available or maybe you could buy it with one or the other. If it comes with 860 can you replace the LED with a 940 instead? That's what I was wondering about.

Same, it is not a deal breaker, but it is annoying.

Is it? Mine looks like 1x, I wonder if your eye relief is manipulating the perspective in any significant way

@@ShamblesDoctor I have played around with it a lot and it seems baked in. I have ordered the FOV kit from mag-brace so we'll see. Might be a bit academic as in a moment of madness I also bought Dipol D128 modded with an XR5 tube....so we'll see how it compares to that!

Awesome & valuable comment, man! Thanks for this. I knew your input would bring up something important (as usual)! I never considered having to wear prescription glasses under nods, especially when the unit doesn’t have a diopter. Of course the binocular designs would be less convenient for that case! I’m going to start using safety glasses while wearing a monocular regardless… too many close calls with branches near my open eye! Thanks for watching and I agree that this video ended up way longer than I thought it would! I’ll definitely have more footage from this unit, especially now that I (hopefully) found a more reliable app for recording. You’re so right about the IR driving lights! I know the ones that I want, so I’ve at least gotten that far with the decision. More to come, eventually! That’s will be awesome. I’m also excited for the Night Fox monocular! I hope it proves your point about digital getting better! Have a good one! 👍

@@DontDoDaylight thanks for the kind words and ill catch you on the next one😎

yeah i took the little ir filter off of a webcam and it worked well

Nvg10 has 25,5 degrees FOV Vs 40 degrees in pvs14

​@@alghul66 My nvg10 circular and 48°fov mod ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J2hBFDiNglM.htmlsi=doftsSX3AzvsSpRK

It sure can! I have it set up like that right now. It’s pretty intuitive to switch around once you get your hands on it.

@@DontDoDaylight Thanks!

@@Minnross1 No worries! I’d truly appreciate it if you’d use the link in the description to purchase, in the case that you do. Either way, have a good one

Yes! I currently have it set up that way, actually. It should be fairly obvious how to install it once you have it in your hands. Thanks!

I believe you might be referring to the incorrect IR ON and IR OFF settings that are incorrectly displayed in the HUD of this device. Holding the IR selection button down until the unit displays IR ON is when the IR Led will actually be disabled. Once the Led is disabled, you can then press the same button manually to switch between IR 1, 2 and 3 brightness levels. When you hold the same button again you will be sent to IR OFF mode. From here you must again hold the button down to switch to IR ON to disable the IR Led. This sounds complicated but it becomes subconscious when you have used the device long enough. Essentially, IR OFF is in reality a automatic IR mode that gives you a very small amount of light that is good enough for viewing at very close ranges such as being in a small room or viewing items on a desk etc. The IR ON mode is when you are actually able to provide very large brightness adjustments or just use the plain moon light or ambient street light that is present. I have experienced the same issue when you aim with iron sights, a red dot or optic because if the device is in IR OFF/IR automatic mode you will create massive reflections and the image will be completely unusable. My firmware version is PT658-20220705-V15. If yours is not the same this might be why the IR Led functionality may be reduced and not fully capable of being disabled although I have never heard of this problem existing with these units.

Question, so why not mount a IR flashlight to your helmet or weapon, and turn off the IR on the unit itself? Seems to be the best option in my humble opinion.

The same good!

Your comment inspired me to give this a try and… yes! It only took a couple of minutes to swap it around. Just remove the 6 screws from the plate that the NVG10 mounts to, flip that plate from the right side to the left, and re-install the NVG10 and it works perfect! If you get the NVG10, the process will be obvious once you have it in-hand. Please do utilize my link if you decide to buy! Thanks for the comment.

@@DontDoDaylight thanks for the info. Does the casing disturb the view of the right eye though? Since the part with the buttons looks a bit bulky

@@fromsheeptoshepherddog6695 No problem! I just put the setup on again and can confirm that my right eye easily has 3/4 of its normal field of view. Only the furthest-most left area of your view would be blocked but then again the NVG10 is seeing all of that anyway! It’s really not a ton more bulky than the PVS-14. Very similar experience.

Never helmet mount anything anything that isn't 1x. Navigating under magnification is hell on earth.

Sure! I suppose it depends on the power of the laser, whether you could actually see the line of the laser in the air but again that’s all relative to the power of the laser and would be the same whether using an NVG10 or more expensive night vision. You would absolutely be able to see an IR laser, it’s just that some lasers just produce the dot wherever they’re pointing and you’d have to be looking in that area to see it.

Ours has FOV parameter value

I have one and I think this looks like it’s superior from what I can tell. Just not very good range on my gen1

also while we're here- rechargeability is not a valuable advantage of digital, because digital also sucks battery at a ridiculous rate, relative to actual night vision.

cope

@@shamancredible8632 my cr123a lasts me like multiple nights of use for two analog tubes. it is you who must cope, digipoor

I bet it was you! In fact, I distinctly remember learning (probably from you) about the NVG10 and then researching it with hopes of one day acquiring one. I really thought that it would be an awesome device to share/experience! Then, I started talking with Kyle from GoodNiteGear and he brought the NVG10 up as a possible review and I could hardly believe it! I used the NVG10 just this weekend. Truly enjoying it! Thanks and I hope all is well right now in your life!

Hey, right now you can pre-order the NVG10 with helmet and we should be shipping in the next 1-2 weeks. These have been selling out quickly and are tough to keep in stock lol

36 years old yikes

Oh yeah, because image sensors haven't progressed at all in the 22yrs since you became a photonics professional...