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Spy Net Night Vision Recording Goggles

(82 customer reviews)

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Features

See up to 50 ft. in complete darkness
Real Night Vision technology
Binocular display

WARNING:

CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Description

The Spy Net Night Vision Infrared Stealth Binoculars are the ultimate in spy tools. Children can record reconnaissance missions and covert operations with these fantastic binoculars that have real night vision technology.Spy Net Night Vision Infrared Stealth Binoculars * Real night vision technology * See up to 50 in complete darkness * Dual eye display * Handheld design * Requires 5 AA batteries (not included)

Product Details

Product Length:	11.5 inches
Product Width:	4.0 inches
Product Height:	12.0 inches
Product Weight:	1.65 pounds
Package Length:	12.7 inches
Package Width:	11.7 inches
Package Height:	4.4 inches
Package Weight:	2.05 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 82 reviews

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.0

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216 of 219 found the following review helpful:

Very Impressive For a Toy! Sep 15, 2010 By Nathaniel Wolf
This is really a pretty impressive piece of equipment for the price and target audience. It's basically what you would get with a night vision camcorder (such as the Discovery Kids model) crammed into a set of cheap plastic binoculars- minus the recording part, of course. Another similar device would be a night-vision-enabled baby video monitor, minus the wireless link.

In any case, what this consists of are two IR (infrared - so invisible to the naked eye) LED flashlights, an IR-sensitive digital camera sensor, and a tiny low-resolution (but full color!) screen.

The screen is "split" via mirrors to create the "binocular" view. The IR CCD picks up the reflected IR light (and visible light, if present), and voila- you can see in the dark.

Some important notes that are not immediately obvious:
- These are telescopic binoculars. I didn't realize this when I purchased them, and they are not great for seeing things that are near you (within 5 feet or so)
- The zoom level does not seem adjustable
- They are not "wearable" such as you might think from the look of them. They are meant to be handheld binoculars.
- The "binocular" vision is not really stereoscopic- it is a single image split and shown to both eyes (as far as I can tell), so don't expect any depth perception.

All that being said, this is an incredible amount of technology in a little toy package, and it does work quite well. You can really see in the dark, and if you are trying not to scare wildlife or wake a sleeping baby, it's great that you aren't casting any light at all. Don't confuse this with the cheaper "night vision" toy glasses you'll see- those are just green flashlights. They may let you see in the dark, but they're not exactly "stealthy".

Some good notes:
- The system transitions well from dark to light. It's not going to blind you, the screen isn't that bright.
- The display is full color (more or less) in normal light, for what that's worth.
- It really works in the dark!

The mirror system is adjustable to account for differences in face width (how far apart your eyes are), and thankfully works well for both adults and children. Furthermore, there is a focus adjustment to help with near versus far objects. The whole system can actually produce a fairly crisp image in the dark when properly focused. They also work with glasses- I am a glasses-wearing adult, and I can comfortably fit my face and glasses in the binoculars and still get a pretty decent "seal" (the eyepiece is framed with a bit of rubber, presumably to trap out the light cast by the LCD).

There are also two additional controls. One will turn on the secondary "high power" LED flashlight, which also emits some visible red light. In the normal mode, the binoculars are completely invisible in the dark (unless the person looking at you is also wearing IR goggles, in which case you'll show up like a bright flashlight!). However, in this "high power" mode you'll be visible as a faint red glow. This does let you see a good bit farther away, though- so it's not just a gimmick.

The other switch applies various color "filters" to the display- red, green, blue or normal. This can be useful in some circumstances (the green view looks much more "night vision", and I imagine the red view works well in conjunction with the high-power LEDs, though I have not tried it). This feature feels a bit more gimmicky, but it's a nice thought.

The binoculars also come with a neck strap, which at first you might mistake for a head strap. It's a nice touch, though.

All in all, I'm really impressed. I'm not entirely sure yet that it can do what I purchased it for (I did not expect the magnification!), but I'm sure I'll have a lot of fun with it looking out at the critters in the yard at night, if nothing else.

115 of 116 found the following review helpful:

A great non-toy toy. Aug 21, 2010 By "Griz" Apple
This is a very inexpensive night vision kid's toy, but it uses real-work 1st generation technology. I would put it on par with any of the entry-level night vision products.

I had no problem seeing well at 50-60 feet out (indoors) without the boosted IR. Using the regular IR setting, there is no signature for anyone to pick up. Using the high power setting, there is a faint red light visible from the unit, so everyone that looks your way knows you're there. Outside? Range narrows since there aren't reflective walls and shadows to define things.

Since this has active IR illumination, anyone else will see your IR light very brightly. Don't believe me? Look in the mirror (briefly) as you have the goggles on. It will appear as though you are shining a flashlight at yourself even though you're in pitch black darkness.

We've found this unit very useful for looking at big and little night critters. In particular we love to find all the geckos on our outside walls of the house.
Depth perception is nil, so you can't spend a lot of time trying to walk around with these on. And they are made of plastic, but seem reasonably high impact. Just take good care of them.

Now, if this technology could be used with Airhog's new Hawk Eye helicopter video cam....

The price (under $50 with free shipping) was just right.

45 of 45 found the following review helpful:

Super Toy Oct 26, 2010 By LMTRita
This is all I expected in a toy and more. Great for checking out the night life in the woods surrounding our house. It needs 4 AA batteries, so if you purchase this be sure to have some on hand. Reminds me of the earliest night vision goggles used by the Army. Great for kids and kids at heart!

33 of 36 found the following review helpful:

I'm Really Impressed!... with the Previous Model Jan 01, 2011 By Andrew Senske
SEE UPDATE AT BOTTOM

Got these night vision binocs for our 7-year-old for Christmas. They're incredible. I really wasn't expecting them to be this good. You can go into a pitch black room and see everything, and that's without the visible red light helping to illuminate the area.

Notes on the good stuff:

1. You can change focus
2. You can ajust interpupillary distance
3. You can change color viewed on screen (screen image can be white, blue, red, or the more traditional green)
4. You can "boost" performance by turning on a visible red light (although I haven't yet noticed any improvement in turning the red lights on)
5. Comfortable to hold - lightweight, nice grip

Notes on the bad stuff:

1. Even though these binocs have serious night vision capability, it looks like a toy
2. Magnified image makes it difficult for just walking around

Overall this is a really neat night vision goggle set. The kids love it. As weird as it may sound for an adult to buy a toy marketed to kids, I'm thinking about getting a set for camping, RVing, astronomy, and anything else that will put me in a dark spot.

UPDATE 1/5/11:

I got it all wrong. The night vision binoculars we got for our 7-year-old were the previous version, EyeClops 2.0. The previous version is much better than this version. I ordered two more sets of this newer version thinking I was ordering the older version and was a bit disappointed. First, the image isn't as good (i.e. you can't see as well in the dark) and, like others have mentioned, the left visible red light doesn't work. This leads me to believe the left infrared light probably also doesn't work, which might explain the image degradation. The "green" view in this newer version is almost useless. The "white" view is somewhat acceptable. All color views in the previous version (the version I was meaning to review) were very good. It's not often newer models are worse than previous models, but this is definitely a case in point. The model you really should get is the EyeClops 2.0. I'm sending these two units back because they're defective. Still five stars on the other model, but this particular model gets 2 stars in my book. The only improvements on this newer model are a flip up lens cap and an overall better look.

17 of 17 found the following review helpful:

Just the thing for the peeping-Tom who has everything... Dec 03, 2010 By AJ
Ok, I'm going to echo the other reviews. It works! I purchased these and tried them before Christmas AM to see if I needed to return them (I expected I would as there is NO way these could work). Boy, WAS I WRONG! OMG!!!!! I walked into a closet - total darkness - and was able to read a book. I'm not sure how durable they will be, but I did buy rechargeable batteries as I expect this thing will eat them. Two BIG thumbs up!!!!

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