| | |  | Acupuncture Supplies | Home » » » Newcon Optik Stargate Night Vision Monocular | | | | | | | Description: | | This is the most affordable Night Vision device in the world, period! Patented lever activated power supply substitutes expensive electronics, and the reduced manufacturing cost is passed on to the customers. Ideal for camping, hiking and all outdoor activities, when you do not want to depend on batteries. Do not be fooled by the low price, the fast lens coupled with a good image intensifier provide a sharp image, which is as good or better than competing products at 2-3 times the cost. The included powerful Infra Red Illuminator allows observation in complete darkness. No batteries are required.Note : This item is not available to be shipped outside of the United States.This product cannot shipped outside of the US. | | | Features: | |
• No batteries required.
• Compact size.
• Durable metal housing.
• High quality image intensifier.
• Detachable infrared illuminator.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 1.7 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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26 of 26 found the following review helpful:
More People Should Know About This Terrific Device!Aug 07, 2010
By An Ikearat's Brain
"Tom"
The truth... I bought this thing on a whim. I wanted a 2nd unit to go along with another night vision unit, (a rifle scope) so that I would not have to hold the rifle up to scan around the field. This was not my idea, another Amazon customer made comment of the issue in another review. The other "reason" I chose the Newcon was, and I admit this is corny... the product has the word "Stargate" in it. Ok, don't hate me just because I'm a Stargate fan :)
When the Newcon SGT-150P arrived I expected a "toy" but what I got turned-out to be a solid, well made, nicely designed tool. It's entirely made of metal with the only plastic/rubber parts being the ring covers for the user adjustments and the front lens cover. Even the mount for the wrist strap, which is not a plastic strap but a piece of almost paracord, is a steel 1/4-20 threaded "camera style" mounting point. The thing is a handful of quality!
This thing does not use batteries. That being said, it is going to be ready any time you pick it up. You will not have to worry about leaking cells or finding the right cells before going on a trip. Just grab it and go outside. The included illuminator does use a single CR123 cell and I will speak of this in a moment.
When you use the Newcon, you squeeze-down the wing-like lever until it's against the body of the device and hold it there. I think there is a piezoelectric charge generator in there that provides the high voltage required to bias the image tube. The voltage bleeds-off very slowly and the image is intensified for as long as you continue to hold the lever down. After several minutes, you will begin to notice the reduction of the brightness of the image, simply release the lever and again, squeeze it down. Do not "pump" the lever as if you are charging a battery, you get nothing for your effort and the Newcon will get mad at you. :)
This system works great and is easy enough for small hands and people with slight muscle strength.
There is a tiny hole in the front lens cover allowing use in bright areas, but the gains provided don't outweigh the losses in image quality... under these conditions, just use your own eyes. With the cover removed, and in an area where you can not make-out the details or in situations where the contrast is so great that you can't figure out what's in the shadows, the Newcon SGT-150P really starts to show it's stuff! It's amazingly bright and with the slight magnification and controlled field of view, you can easily look past the stuff in the foreground into a dark area and see what's lurking there. The image quality is "normal" for 1st Generation night vision devices with the expected "fish bowl" distortion and un-even focus. The image center region is sharp and you can easily read things like license plates and people's expressions from a respectable distance... don't expect a television-like night vision image, this thing is the real-deal not a green filtered camera image. If you need supplemental light and you don't want to use a visible light source, such as a flashlight, the (included) infrared illuminator easily fills-in and provides more than enough "brightness". It attaches to the Newcon using a "hot shoe" like on a camera flash. The illuminator uses a single CR123 cell. Considering the brightness of the Newcon, you won't be using the illuminator often enough to worry about keeping a bunch of expensive spare batteries around... just remember to turn-off the illuminator when you are not using it.
Please forgive the lengthy review, I found this thing to be much better than I expected and wanted to say stuff about it!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Works as advertisedAug 19, 2006
By C. Carabine
Quality product that does what it says it does. It's convenient that it doesn't require batteries, although it's not as bright as it would be otherwise. The battery required for the IR light isn't standard and was hard to find, but it worked fine without it.
It's amazing to see how many stars you can't see with the naked eye.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 PhilcoFeb 04, 2011
By Phillip R. Stewart
Great little device! It truely does what the description says it will do. Has nice metal body construction. Really works Quite well! Good quality throughout.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Can't beat the priceMar 23, 2012
By TROY TILLERSON
would have given 5 stars but, it's a gen. one style. works good tho. love the fact that you don't need batteries, makes it's own power, wishes more devices could be designed this way. no, it's not something you would see on the battlefield today but, for me, it's great.
Great valueMay 11, 2012
By Dutchy down under
I was looking for a rifle mounted night scope and by fault came across this gem. I was surprised about the weight/feel/look when I opened the box, sure it is a toy, but a very good one at that. I took my dog in the backyard at night time, clear sky, fair bit of stars, no full moon, and with out the illuminator on I can make out details in complete darkness my eyes would not see, like some one hiding, or animals and so on, and could make out where my dog was in total darkness, but is a lot more brighter with the illuminator on, if you want to be able to look for some one, an object, animals, your way down a dark path/building in total darkness, than get this! Sure you will get a better clearer picture with more expensive gear, but this gem does exactly what I wanted it for, to be able to see in the dark.
The main body if not most of this product is made from metal, and is small enough to put in a day/back pack, it works with out batteries, but needs one CR123A battery for the illuminator, and that's just fine as my Steripen has a solar-power case with it, and it uses the same battery!
Would I recommend this product? yes and I gave it 5 stars.
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