Night Vision Monocular - Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Goggles, Head or Helmet Mounted, 1x Magnification NVG, 1080p Video Recording, Stealth Infrared 940nm IR, Tactical Digital NODs for Airsoft, Hunting

The Prowl is as advertised: it's a superb digital night vision device set at an appropriate price with awesome extras! I think that I need to address this first: it is NOT US military analog night vision, and it is not supposed to be. This monocular is a digital night vision device with [some] low latency lag that gets you into the night vision "game" as a complete package. I feel like I can't stress enough that the value of the product combined with the head mount is incredible.The device allows you to see a long distance with some ability to distinguish gradient color patterns. It absolutely relies on additional IR light. The onboard IR light is FANTASTIC and can give the optic the ability to see just past 100 yards. You're not going to be sneaking around on a moonless night without the IR... or on a full moon night without the IR either. But it's not advertised to do that - this won't make you silent, give you muscles, or replace a decade of special operations experience; but it's not advertised to do that either. The lag is noticeable, but easy to manage. I can easily walk around the house, inside and outside, and perform tasks with the monocular with little issue - it's more of a "training" issue as opposed to a device issue. You won't buy this and then write a book about killing Bin Laden, but you will buy it and be very satisfied playing airsoft in the dark.The additional features offered by the device are very welcome. The video recording is nice. The zoom is an unexpected benefit that I use regularly. And I would leave a 5 star review just on the headset that is included... did I mention the headset comes with it!!!I highly recommend this product. I'll be saving up to buy another one to run this "dual-tube" style in the future (which you can absolutely do with a bridge from Nightfox). Hopefully I'll be able to update the review with that info one day! I'm not a "cool-guy," but I've been "cool-guy" adjacent for most of my adult life. I've used helmet mounted PVS14 white phosphor dual tubes, and I've had low-light/no-light training. It's not fair to compare the Prowl to a PVS14 when it comes in at 1/20th the price. I was easily able to tell the difference between a possible coyote and a lost beagle outside the house at 75 yards. I run it on my non-dominant eye. Because of the latency and need to use the IR illuminators, this isn't something that I'd "trust my life to" in a tactical situation. But it's super fun to use in the backyard and for things like airsoft, especially at the price point. Nightfox is offering an awesome product at a great price with what you need out of the box to have fun. Buy this because it's fun; don't buy it because an Alex Garland movie scared you.

I don't own a real pair of NVGs and will probably never be able to afford them or justify the cost if I could afford them. The Nightfox Prowl allows me to see in the dark pretty well. The focusing adjustments are easy to use and intuitive. It is amazing how the eye without this can't see anything but with this on I can literally see into pitch black areas. I am using it with the included head strap and it works well and stays in place. I am able to move in the dark with some confidence. I won't claim to be moving at 100% speed but I'm still able to get around. A couple of downsides to consider. One of my adult sons complained of a headache after using this, having two totally different inputs coming from your eyes can be disorienting. For me personally I just close one eye and only use one at a time. The second isn't a huge issue but the screen is pretty bright even on the lowest setting. After taking the unit off it is crazy how blind the eye is that has been using the Prowl. I own a Nightfox Swift 2 and the Prowl. The Swift 2 allows for the screen brightness to be turned down lower, saving the night vision. I think the Prowl has a sharper image and overall I prefer it to the Swift 2. I would love for this unit to be offered without the digital camera and IR emitters to streamline it and make it lighter. The unit does droop a little when wearing the head strap, it's not a big deal. Overall it is a really cool unit for a fraction of the cost of the tube NVGs.

If you’re a just casual airsofter this is probably the best NVG for the price on amazon. Durable build quality, has sustained minor drops, easy to use, fits in G24 NVG mounts, plenty of brightness (a little too bright sometimes). The recording feature works really well too. 10/10 would buy again. Honestly can’t find a better bang for buck deal.

Used. This is my second time getting one of these nightfox prowls. I want a replacement there’s still photos from the previous owner and videos. That isn’t me with my feet kicked up and the device was not taken care of. The device came with fingerprints on the lenses, smudge marks and light scratch marks on the lenses. It makes a grinding sound from all the dirt in the eye adjustment knob. The smudge marks are all around the buttons and on the lenses. The threading looks shredded I paid for a brand new one not this smudged and scratched used version that came updated. Please send another if not I’ll survive just disappointed getting this used one. Returning is just a headache.

this is by far the best NVG in this price range. the fact it has a 1x alone makes it superior but it actually functions very well! has both IR emitters so you can use the 940 for the stealthy aspect of not being visible to the eye or when you need some real flood light and to light up what your looking at the 850 nm works perfect. both lights have 3 levels of brightness making it easy to fine tune your light output.

The unit locks up if you press the menu button. It gets old quickly when you are outside looking at something and try and change a setting and lock the unit up. You have to remove it and press the reset button. The company needs to fix this.I told them and did not seem to care. For the money it works decent.