Today we’re going to be comparing 3 of the most popular budget Night vision devices together in the same video, the NVG30, the NVG10 and the (Amazon Affiliate Link) Nightfox Prowl. We’ll be doing a tabletop comparison and testing them out side by side at night to show you everything they are capable of and highlight their pros and cons to help you decide which one of these setups might be best for those of you looking to get into affordable night vision.This video was requested a bunch of different times in the comments and I will give you completely unbiased feedback about the performance of these devices to help you guys get a better idea of there strengths and weaknesses!
If you can afford it, the NVG30 is definitely the best device of the bunch and dominated in every category and really only fell short to the prowl in field of view. The device is compact, helmet mounting options are great and it performs well with both IR and no IR and my experience walking around with it has been the best of any budget digital night vision i’ve tried and that experience becomes especially good when running a bino setup. If you're on a budget and not concerned about running an IR light, then the Prowl is still a good option to keep in mind. The field of view is great and the performance was definitely lacking with no ir but the only other downside was the latency and lag but obviously certain compromises are to be expected when dabbling in the realms of budget night vision. For observational purposes, the NVG10 is still a great unit. It’s a compact device and while the field of view is pretty constricting, this won't be an issue if you just want to be able to scan your surroundings and don’t need to rely on it to walk around with, which is more difficult to do compared to the other devices. The performance is still pretty decent with no IR and there is even an upgrade to the NVG10 is on the horizon which seems to have addressed some of this device's shortcomings so be sure to subscribe to the channel and I’ll be sure to share that device with you here.