Shout out to @BinisGunsAndGames for mentioning that there is a firmware update for all units with Batch 0723 (located on bottom of device) that gives a nice improvement to framerate and resolves any freezing/bug glitch when changing the unit to 60FPS. View the instructional and download the update here: us.nightfoxstore.com/pages/prowl-instructions-and-troubleshooting

@I2AT

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate the mention too. Will look into how to do the update.

@Special-Delivery57

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

I literally bought my pair over the weekend because of your review! I used to own NVG-10's and I am really liking the Prowl more!

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

Awesome! I’m really glad my review was helpful and I definitely appreciate the feedback! 😎🙌

@matthewpoop1034

7 ай бұрын

Hello I play airsoft and own a NVG 10 do you think it’s worth ditching it for this fox nvg?

@BinisGunsAndGames

7 ай бұрын

@matthewpoop1034 in my opinion I like the prowl more than my nvg 10 because it is compatable with a Wilcox mount and record better than the nvg 10 without an app.

@matthewpoop1034

7 ай бұрын

@@BinisGunsAndGames are they better then the nvg 10 when it comes to low light cause I can barley see anything while airsofting and other people are using nods and I have to turn of the ir light and I can sometimes see better with my eyes does the fox do better with 0 ir ?

@Rodri-1987

5 ай бұрын

I am undecided between the NVG10 and the Fox. Can you share your experience with both and which one is better?

This was the best review and explanation of the Nightfox digital unit I have seen. Very well done, thanks.

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I am really glad to hear it was helpful!

Thanks for making these videos!

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

No problem, and a big thanks to you for checking them out! 😎🙌

It's not perfect but it's definitely the best commercial digital monocular out right now, i'd love to see someone who has a PVS-69 compare it with that

@trehawker4045

8 ай бұрын

I believe the Sionyx Opsin holds that title.

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

@@trehawker4045 I don’t have any experience with Sionyx but I have seen many comments holding it in high regards. I’ll have to check them out sometime soon! 👍

@vonscherfarms925

8 ай бұрын

I second this. I will be building out a reviewer kit in the future, the biggest part of the PVS-69 is the fact that it has no visible latency

@14bqdonk

8 ай бұрын

true

@belliduradespicio8009

8 ай бұрын

@@trehawker4045 ah yes, the 2,500$ Opsin

Also I recommend updating the firmware on the nods! The newer firmware improved the framerate amazingly and makes the software less buggy.

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

That is great to know! I’ll do that since this footage was just with the unit out of the box without any updates. Thanks! 👍

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

Yup, I just did the update now, huge difference. Guess I will need to do another update video to compare after the firmware update is installed lol 😅

@Meredithsmayhem

8 ай бұрын

Please do... and cover the process of updating... thanks bud.

@belliduradespicio8009

8 ай бұрын

@@DavidSchwartzjr That must be a huge pain but it would be very appreciated lol

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

@@belliduradespicio8009 no worries lol, I’m happy to help! I may even throw in some CQB indoor testing also, may as well! 😎👍

Great review! I just got mine on this past Saturday and it was due to be delivered on this Tuesday. Thats very fast considering it was shipped from the UK. I wouldnt be surprised if they take one of those IR LEDs and integrate a thermal sensor. That would be amazing if they did that. Then you could see in the fog as well.

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I think a thermal sensor is the next step for Nightfox to take and it would be game changing. A do-it-all device is what we all want to see haha. Cheers! 😎👍🍻

Why is nobody mentioning the fact that the display resolution is only 360 pixels wide, not the 1920 pixels wide that it records, as replayed in this video. You only see pretty low res when looking through the eyepiece (and the eyepiece lens itself is terrible-- blurry at edges. I removed it and replaced with my own lens). Overall sensitivity is good, something like 1/3 the sensitivity of an Opsin, and it's sensitive with an external 980 nm illuminator, which the GaAs Gen 3 is almost completely insensitive to. For red light sensitivity comparison: Nightfox Prowl=1 Opsin= 3, Gen 3=100. At 980 nm, Nightfox Prowl=1 Opsin= 2, Gen 3=0.02 Also the illuminators on the Prowl are very good, and effectively 940 is invisible to the eye, whereas 850 is visible (and obvious in the dark). Gen 3 GaAs has roughly the same sensitivity as the Prowl when a scene is illuminated only by the Prowl's 940.

I wish they would produce one with the battery and all the other the stuff seperate from the monocular unit. Like a small box via a cable which attaches to your belt. Thus making it ultra light and compact.

You did great with video. Good info not too long 👍

@DavidSchwartzjr

3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! 😎🙌

Bad ass for chasing watch robbers at night!

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

Lmao!! Yessss, exactly!! 😂😂😂

Thinking about getting one of these before I step up to a pvs 14, it would be nice to learn on a cheap device and then have it as backup or an extra to hand to a buddy down the road

Picked this up after watching your first video and am happy I did. I have a set of Hojocojo binocs and am haven't touched them since I got this little guy

What you're saying is. With illumination, it reduces the pressing time of the digital night vision. I really like the idea of digital night vision. ❤I just wish their was a way to mount the device upside down so the illumination was over the optic. Maybe the mounting stud could be located top and bottom so you can have an option.

Great reviews! Keep the content coming.

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for that! More to come!

@I2AT

7 ай бұрын

@@DavidSchwartzjr I ended up buying one despite having a Pvs14. Thought it’d be cool to compare to the real deal. Thanks again for the review. What laser did you use? I have a couple of the laserspeeds which seem decent.

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

@@I2AT Nice! If you don't mind me asking, what do you think are the best pros and worst cons of this one compared with the real pvs14? The two IR lasers I've used are the Votatu M4L-IR (amzn.to/3uG7Eb0) and the Hi-Light Tactical PIRGRN (amzn.to/4a1LxvL). I plan to do a comparison of those two lasers in the future as well, probably after the new year since I have a lot of other vids in the works right now.

Great video! Will you be doing a follow up on how to add a second Prowl to your mount and setup?

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! So I would love to but it might have to wait til after the new year, I have a thermal device en route and another nvg that uses AI tech that I am interested to review and drop a vid on as well.

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Hi David ,would you please do a video how and what to buy a NVG Mount Fast on a Helmet Parts Bracket! for the new 2023 nightfox prowl . thank you!

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

Hey Ken, sure thing. It’s pretty much the same setup that I use in my Nightfox Red video with the addition of the Wilcox style helmet mount (all links in the description of this video). But I’ll try to record one showing the build for the Prowl sometime in the future.

Wonder if this would work mounted in front of an optic

Awesome video nice job

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 😎👍🍻

Stupid question but if you put tape over the IR settings does it still lag and what laser are you using?

In your opinion regarding the switches, this one is better?

Hi new to nvg stuff, really like what you were showing in vid, but what Ir flashlight would work, and where would u mount it , helmet, rifle, nvg unit..??

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

Hey there, so there are lots of options for IR lights to choose from, just make sure you go with an 940nm option. Some come with pressure switches, etc, but I have the ones I use linked in the description of this video. As to where to mount, it just depends. I have one mounted to my fast helmet, and one mounted to my rifle. I only use my helmet IR if I'm walking around and not necessarily worried about others with NVG seeing me. If I was going to be using an IR laser/light for any type of hunting option, weapon mounted would be my only recommendation. If I was pointing a light at something, I also want my rifle pointed at it as well. Since you're new to NVG, its worth mentioning these are not recommended in a scenario where others may be also using NV since the IR is like a beacon for others to see (same for them if they are using IR lights/laser you'll see them very clearly at great distances). If let's say someone else did not have NVG, they would never be able to see your IR lights/laser.

Is there a way to limit how much gain it tries to use so that you may attenuate the lag? The low light gain without the illuminator looks good, i would be okay with turning down the gain a bit for better quality.

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

It’s all automatic so there is not a way to manually adjust it but that is some great feedback for the Nightfox team. Maybe that is something that can be added in a software update or future version of the device. 👍

Thank you

How much difference does the new 1.28 patch make?

could you use both the built in and also an external light at the same time?? would it be better or help at all?

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

Yes, you can use both at the same time and it does help but from my experience the external ir light is much more powerful so it basically “overrides” the effectiveness of the built in so it’s kind of redundant.

Can you double up on them?

I heard that the Prowl's 940 illuminator is very bright to the naked eye. Was your external 940 illuminator as visable to the naked eye as the Prowl's built in 940 setup or are they about the same?

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

Hey Matthew, I am wondering if what you heard was perhaps in regard to the 850nm led illuminators. The 940nm led of the prowl is larger in size compared to the led of the external IR flashlight that I use, however the prowl’s 940 led is pretty much invisible in the dark from about 3-4ft away. Even the highest IR5 setting on 940nm is basically too hard to see. The 840nm led however is very visible, from even the lowest setting. My external IR flashlight led is visible up to about 10 ft away, but it’s a much smaller size than the Nightfox led. Trade off is the external light is much much brighter and has a wider beam. For size comparison the prowl led is about the size of a dime and my external IR flashlight led is about the size of a pencil eraser. Hope that helps! 😎👍

@matthewaustin2578

8 ай бұрын

@@DavidSchwartzjr there is a very good chance that I had them mixed up. 😄 This is good to know, thanks for clearing it up for me!

@Aceman597

7 ай бұрын

I dont use the 840nm . It's the best NV for the price.

What mounting setup did you use for this, I just ordered one

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

Cool! So I just used the dovetail mount that it comes with and then purchased as wilcox style mount for my fast helmet. I put links of everything up in the description but the specific mount that I use is this one here: amzn.to/47y5dFQ Just be aware that the cheaper versions of this mount you may find online are often made of nylon or plastic and not metal like I would recommend. Hope that helps!

Is the brightness adjustable in the viewport? Some of the cheaper systems are fixed brightness, , wrecking natural night vision to the point off being disorienting

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

Yes, there are 5 brightness settings for the backlight. I tried adjusting them on the video I recorded but it only adjusts on the unit itself not on the recorded file

Review the night operator pro monocular which is also a cheap nvg, comparing them would be nice too. I'm trying to figure out which is best

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

Cool, I'll have to look that one up and try to pick one up to review, thanks for the recommendation! 😎👍🍻

@DD-hz3ts

6 ай бұрын

The night operators PRO is just remarketing of an existing night vision unit It lacks the clarity of the prowl and its image stability (compare the "laggy" footage here vs NVG10), and its illuminators are placed to block your other eye, its design is obnoxiously huge

How is the field of view? Looking at this or the NVG10 on Amazon

@DavidSchwartzjr

6 ай бұрын

I haven't used the NVG10 personally so it's hard for me to say if its better or the same/worse, sorry I couldn't be more of a direct help. I'll have to see if I can get my hands on a NVG10 to do a comparison vid on.

In IR-0 do you still get the light amplification like the NVG-10?

@scotthubbell9689

7 ай бұрын

On my old NVG-10. the IR 0 was actually IR-1. The IR-0 on the Prowl is actually 0

Has anyone tried the M4L- IR laser Amazon had paired with the Prowl yesterday? Thanks

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

Hey Charles, just to let you know, this video I was using the Votatu M4L-IR laser. I will do a video showing this one compared to my hi-light IR combo laser sometime in the future.

@charlesmckinley29

8 ай бұрын

@@DavidSchwartzjr thank you. The one IR illuminator you have linked must be sold out and the second one only has 20 left.

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

@@charlesmckinley29 ah okay I see, I haven’t link it actually in this video yet (I don’t think) amzn.to/3T2I3TQ

What I gained in field of view with the prowl I lost in clear image compared to a 150 set of goggles. I was disappointed.

Here for part 2

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

Awesome! I appreciate the support! 😎🙌

@Lostflipper24

8 ай бұрын

@@DavidSchwartzjr I’ll be here for part 3 with the firmware update. I’m seriously considering having 2-3 of these for night training on a budget

@DavidSchwartzjr

8 ай бұрын

@@Lostflipper24 hell yeah, I will do an update with the outdoor footage again and then maybe some indoor CQB just to show the difference indoors as well.

@Lostflipper24

8 ай бұрын

@@DavidSchwartzjr yeah that sounds good, I don’t remember seeing any Infoor stuff.

Good item and the new firmware fix the refresh rate of 30 to 60 menu. As a secondary nv. and for practicality record it's pretty good, IR Flaslight and laser, no problems. As typing this the new Ver.Of the PVS31 are in production and almost ready to hit the market with better intensifiers and fov. W high resolution and approx. Same price. But so far, for now Knightfox prowl it's a good civi option, best bang for the bucks. B.b.b. Thnk you for your reviews and updates , Appreciatted. Slow n Smooth Smooth is Fast. Cheers.

How are these for Astronomy Dave.

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

I have not tried them for that yet, but I can check em out on a clear sky and report back on the next update vid 😎👍

I bought one and it would not focus objects 10 feet away while standing still. Maybe I got a bad one, I sent it back because it was unusable to me.

@DavidSchwartzjr

6 ай бұрын

Dang, sorry to hear that...I wonder if it may have been the diopter focus setting? Did you notice any difference when adjusting that on the device? Could have just been a one off damaged unit as well, but I am really hoping you can get a working replacement for that one! Thank you for sharing your feedback!

@oldmanshobbies8499

6 ай бұрын

I tried adjusting everything, front and back focus rings with no better results. I may try another unit. Thanks for the info

@Haikeoutdoor

6 ай бұрын

Did you change it to another one?what about it？@@oldmanshobbies8499

Looks good for the price to bad they are sold out everywhere

@DavidSchwartzjr

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I saw that the demand on these was pretty intense so they were out, but they are back in stock as of a few days ago. Hopefully you're able to snag one before they sell out again! 😎👍🍻

Battery life on the NVG’s ?

@Haikeoutdoor

6 ай бұрын

Usually 3000/the 4th level

Is it better than the sionyx aurora?

@scotthubbell9689

7 ай бұрын

Nope. But it is a heck of a lot cheaper for similar purposes and results.

@oni_goroshi

5 ай бұрын

I have the Aurora pro, and I'm thinking about selling it and getting one of these Prowls. The grainy picture of my Aurora is annoying, there's no internal illuminator, there's hardly any way to head mount it without spending a couple hundred more for 3d printed mounts, and the batteries don't last very long. I'm far more impressed with the video and picture quality he's showing than what I've experienced first hand with my Aurora pro.

Why would you loot use laser? So the other person can see you

It's funny, I've had both "eyeclops" night vision devices by jakkspacific and with them being simple cameras with a filter, I'm sort of...disgusted? By the latency issues. It almost feels like this device is just trying to do too much when it doesn't need to. Watching the light intensity steps as it was adjusting really bothered me.

more of what lighting it has on board not what else you can buy and add to costs and any different brands will change outcomes so what it has only and in a lot more settings not just a backyard and a 50yd walk down a field and slight trees. Something like a car parking lot say apartments or park where dark areas and heavy lighting. Country road with limited housing with some streetlights and some dark with maybe a porchlight on in the woods like at least 50 yds into some somewhat thick foliage. Just a lot of what people will be using it in not just trying your best to get the best pictures out of it as you are doing. More real world i guess is what I am saying. like a overcast sky and full cloud coverage to a clear no cloud in the sky type differences walking in a neighborhood and see what cars coming with headlights on how that all effects the image without sitting changing, get on what seems best for the time and go for a 5 min walk around without adjustments to maybe a click here or there, as something someone might do in real life.

so who ever else has NVG will see you from a mile away.

That lag is annoying !