NVG50 Digital Night Vision Binocular

I can tell you that having been in the Marine Corps 6 years with 2 deployments from 2017-2023 this NVG50 is the most cost effective and sufficient substitution to the standard issue green phosphor PVS-14 that I used in the Middle East and on the Pacific Ocean. High quality, incredibly user friendly, and an incredible force multiplier that you need to buy NOW.

This is the best price/value ratio you can find in digital night vision. At ranges under 50 yards with average amounts of ambient light, the NVG50 is competitive with the PVS14 or similar analog devices. At night with a half moon, I could detect a person in the open at least 250 yards distant. In low-light conditions outdoors (no moon, under trees) the NVG50's will become grainy beyond 50 yards without IR illumination.

The built-in IR illuminator provides flood illumination as opposed to spot illumination. It will provide useful illumination out to about 75 yards. If you are using this device at longer range, it is advantageous to pair it with an IR flashlight. This combination got me good visual clarity out to 200 yards, but this will depend on the quality of your IR light.

The image quality at close range in extreme low light conditions (in a dark basement) >WITH IR< is excellent. The "flood" illumination is an advantage in this scenario, as it washes your entire field of view without causing a bright glare on surfaces directly in front of you. Without IR, the image quality in extreme low light conditions will suffer, becoming grainy to the point of unusable. However, this is simply to be expected with digital night vision in this price range. The NVG50 is in no way worse in this category than similar devices.

A common complaint against digital night vision is latency. The latency really only becomes noticeable if you are running or swinging your head rapidly. In my opinion, the latency is very manageable, especially with some practice. Setting the device to 40FPS improves this noticeably.

The NVG50 has 4X digital zoom, but in my opinion this feature is only marginally useful UNLESS you pair it with a high quality IR spotlight.

The NVG50 can record video and audio. The video is whatever you see on the screen, the audio is decent. Whatever is happening directly around you will be recorded with good clarity, but sound at distance tends to wash out. But this device will allow you to record what you are seeing for sport or security purposes, which is not something analog night vision will allow.

Bottom line, you can't beat the performance for the price. PVS14's or similar analog devices are four times the money. I would say the NVG50 gives you 70% the capacity of a PVS14 at 25% the cost.

5/5, would recommend.

My background is in military dismounted reconnaissance as well as law enforcement. I’ve also sold L3 Harris NVG’s and top tier thermal as a living. I’ve looked through all kinds of NODs and thermal, including a good amount of time on PVS-31A’s.

The NVG50 is insane for what it is. This is the future, and proof that someday, digital night vision will surpass analogue tubes (I said it). The first thing to note is: what is it like to use? The performance is not as bright as analogue Gen III, but that’s not the worst thing. It’s definitely usable and functions in places where your eyes absolutely do not. The picture is incredibly clear, and it’s unfortunate that the recording function doesn’t capture the clarity of actually using the device, and using another device to record its display is not ideal. I have not had one person look through it in a dark space, including in dark interior rooms, that was not blown away and without using IR light. This includes two 18-series soldiers. As well, at distance, it focuses BETTER than PVS-14’s. Surprising, but I think it has an advantage at distance over analogue, or at least analogue without auto gated lenses. I have used it a lot outside at distances between 300 and 600 yards, and it can focus on distant objects better than most PVS-14’s I’ve used. I’m incredibly impressed at distance.

The color mode is especially awesome when in mixed lighting conditions. I would say it is akin to using the night vision in Halo 3: ODST minus the outlining feature. It is a huge advantage over the naked eye. Another plus is that I have an external battery bank on my helmet that charges it without having a fancy battery bank, and I actually have a kit in my faraday bag that lets me recharge my NVG50 from my solar panels, and it charges in about 2 hours from the sun alone, which is incredible.

The cons are the mount of the NVG50. The mount it comes with is subpar. Also, it could use a tie down loop. I had to build my own out of 550 cord and shock cord, and I’m nervous with the poor mount about the long term use. But I’m pleasantly surprised about the recent Wilcox mounting arm being available which is a must and will be my next buy.

Lastly, I’ve also looked through the ADNV G14’s and those are even better. If you can get one, you’ll be blown away.

The future of NVG’s will be digital. It’s just a bit slower in development than many would hope. If you’re considering it, you will not be sorry by buying this.

Im happy with it, does pretty good in low light and high light areas without the ir illuminator. One thing that i wish was different was the screen, it would be nice if it kept the same fov but was a square so I could see better vertically. Other than that I would say its worth the price.

I personally believe the ngv30 is better. Of course everyone is entitled to there own opinion, n almost every YouTube video I've seen praises the NGV50. Here's what I've experienced. The NGV50 is definitely sharper in image quality than the ngv30. But unfortunately because it's so sharp it also requires u to refocus constantly. The ngv30 being a bit less in image quality u don't really notice the picture when it's slightly out of focus. Which to me makes it more usable. I don't have to focus as much. Also the eye lense being bigger I thought was gonna give me a better eye relief. But I found to me it was the opposite. I find the ngv30 better on the eye. Then of course the ngv30 shape to me is more comfortable as a helmet mounted device. I guess it's closer to a pvs14 as far as shape. I really hope the thermal coming up will be in the shape of the ngv30, no hope it will have Auto focus or at least have a focus of from 5yrds to 20yrds without having to refocus. The sionyx Aurora sport has an awesome lense as far as everything is in focus from right in front of you to about 20yrds or so. If they could get that tech in there it be perfect. Well that and somehow a better eye relief. Especially with eye pro. My main use for this is airsoft, so eye pro is a must...hope this review helps because I really like this product overall