Wow. For the price, this 1st gen unit fits the bill well for a monocle style. Truths:
With just a couple driveway street lamp posts in the area, and without activating the IR button:
. Can see back corner of neighbor's house across the street and could easily distinguish bushes, house lines. Without the back of the house isn't even visible.
. Can see the mailbox of neighbor's house across the street caddy corner to ours with the driveway on the far side. Again, without the unit it's too dark to see the mailbox. Can't read the mailbox street numbers but can tell there are symbols on the side. Also can see their house and bushes and could probably make out the outline of someone standing by the house and bushes.
. Can see the street (about 30' away) clearly as if a car's headlights were approaching and illuminating the road. Not daylight bright, but certain good enough to see someone walking or a car parked on the street.
Surprisingly, the unit has some night vision without even powering it up (hence the daytime protective cap to prevent optics damage). Powered on, you notice a very slight brightness increase but not significant. The IR button improves brightness and object visibility probably for about 30'. You can't aim the camera towards any light bulb as there is very bright (almost sun-like) glare otherwise works great.
There's no visible light emitted nor really bright power led on this unit so fairly stealth. The power led is very small and faint, on the top of the unit so not easily seen by others. In a dark environment, you would definitely have an advantage to not being noticed because of the unit's quiet and 'dark' operation.
The only improvement that's warranted is an OEM cord to the lens cap as I expect it can be easily lost or misplaced.; And the cap is required to protect and also has a pinhole in it for daytime operations testing (not long-term daytime use).
As we live in a fairly rural subdivision and few house lights it will be good to find pets up to 100' away and check for those knocks in the night. Walking the dog at night, you'd be able to check your surroundings fairly easily in virtually low light conditions. Would not rely on it for close proximity while moving such as objects closer than 5' away as it's geared more for distance/magnification than natural viewing.
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 8.7 x 4.6 x 3.1 inches |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 1.2 Pounds |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 7.3 x 2.2 x 3.3 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.5 Pounds |
| Brand Name | Firefield |
| Warranty Description | 3 Year Limited Warranty |
| Model Name | Nightfall |
| Color | 4x50 |
| Material | Alluminum |
| Suggested Users | Adult Men^Adult Women^Young Men |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Sellmark Corporation |
| Part Number | FF24063 |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| Included Components | Carrying case, Cleaning cloth, Hand strap, Lens cap |
| Size | 0 |
| Sport Type | Boating, Hunting, Golf, Airsoft |
