SIONYX Aurora Black Night Vision Camera (C011600)

Works like I was told. I have used it on a scope or as a spotting scope at night.

Excellent product. Works well. Really useful in neighborhood with lots of IR surveillance equipment (Ring etc.) on other houses near by. Its like day time out there without any advertising. Would like to see the AC dongle included instead of just the cord. Would make it more out of the box useful with the illuminator kit as well. Minor suggestion for an excellent system.

I am not experienced with nvg or thermal optics so I cannot compare this to other products. I can say that on its own the Aurora Black meets my expectation based on product description and I am happy with my purchase. I am still learning its capabilities and uses. I am looking for affordable helmit mounts and trying to use it with weapon optics and laser sights. I mostly bought it to look for predators at night.

We got an Aurora Black a little over a year ago and was very pleased with the performance especially at near dark late in the afternoon. We can see deer in the field behind our house at 200 yards and see them at 100+ yards with the IR security flood light all night.

I'm an artist/photographer with a background in optics. I love lowlight cameras/imaging. In this case I wanted: 1. Entry level digital nightvision sensor I could capture on for my work 2. Small/accessible/affordable 3. Absurdly colorful sensor noise because I like how it abstracts images 4. Something that's easy to use and yields strong results with UV/IR illuminators This does that. $400 w/ illuminator is a great value in my opinion. Sure it's lowres, so printing large pictures for galleries, etc might be tough but res boosting AI tools help. I would like to see more photocentric controls like aperture and ISO adjust so I don't have to force it into high ISO (I like that noise!) by clamping down on shutter speed. Granted this thing is largely for hunters/security and is like $300 so my expectations aren't high there, but I will do my best to evangelize this into photo community if you do your best to throw us a couple extra controls down the road.

So I got the Aurora black and it seems durable. When I first got it I wasnt too impressed with the night vision quality at first for I have this mounted on my ar 15 for the pourpus of coyote hunting. But after spending 30 bucks on a cheap IR illuminator I can see clearly at 100 yards no problem. Now I can see my target and re view my hunts. Just wish the camera mount was just a little shorter in height profile

Pretty good camera with night vision capability. I haven't tested it in the field yet, but I expect it will work fine in a relatively static role. There is a noticeable lag between the real world and the viewfinder image though so it might not be optimal to be used as a monocular at close ranges.

It works very well for what it is. 1/4 moon or more you can see alot, get darker than that and now you need an illuminator. It is easy to use, easy to set up, but I have not been able to connect to wifi yet. I don't know if it is me or the unit. I set it on wifi and it just searches. Other than that I have no complaints about this camera.

The quality of Aurora Black's performance is excellent for its price point. What prevents me from giving a perfect score is two issues. One is that the battery has to be charged while inside the camera. It would be nice to have an external battery charger to charge the second battery. Second, is the connection to the device is Micro-USB and most mobile devices are moving to USB-C so it would have been nice to use the same connection that use for all my current mobile device and not have to worry about the orientation of the connector since USB-C is reversible. While I admit the second issue is a bit trivial, but taken together with external battery charger item. I can only give it 4 stars, because as I said its performance is excellent.

You pay $700 for something, you should at least get the neck strap & microfiber bag included. Instead, you have to pay for the $800 camera to get those basics. Also, not even a quick-start guide is included but the CYA notice in 24 (yes: twenty four) languages is printed & in the box. It kinda makes me wonder: if the budget is evidently so tight that these small items are purposely excluded & they want to cover themselves in 24 languages, where else were corners cut?