Title: Not much more than a toy
Product review: I purchased the Bushnell 'Night Watch' monocular with the expectation ofusing the device for night time boating. I have been quite disappointedin both the optical quality of the image as well as its light amplificationperformance. Light amplification, as other reviewers have noted, doesnot seem appreciably better than what most people can achieve witha fully dark adapted eye. As long as the viewing field can befully illuminated by the infrared LED builtin to the unit, an acceptableimage can be obtained at short range. In my experience, the practicallimit of this mode of use is perhaps 100 ft.The optics in the unit also seem quite poor - I notice significant distortionat the edges of the image seen. Not entirely sure if this is from the lensesor from the imager, but the effect is quite annoying.My recommendation would be to pass on purchase of this particulardevice.
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