The Sionyx Aurora. Next gen Night Vision? Clifford at Third Coast Thermal called and asked if I wanted to see something new from Sionyx.
I've been wanting to have a look at one of these to to see how far they have come since the days of Xenonics Supervision CCD based NV cameras back in 2007.
The new CMOS designs should have progressed in the last 12 years.
On the outside, the camera fits nicely in the hand. The ergonomics are good. The side wheel controller has detents that you can feel.
The menu is accessed from the top buttons. They can be mamipulated by feel.
The day, twilight, night mode selector requires two hands to adjust.
So, lets look at what the Aurora has inside:
1. Ultra-low-light' 1"-type CMOS sensor
2. 1280x720 resolution (stills and video)
3. 16mm (47mm equiv) lens
4. Three shooting modes: Night (F1.4), Twilight (F2.0), and Day (F5.6)
5. Image stabilization
6. Video frame rates from 7.5 to 60 fps
7. OLED viewfinder
8. IP67 water resistant
9. Wi-Fi and Android app.
The device has a battery that can be swapped out if you need to. It also charges with a micro USB cord. What that means is that if you're in the field, you can use a spare battery and connected directly to the vice and run the device off the spare battery.
It uses a fast 32g micro SD card.
It has Wi-Fi and an android app that lets disconnect with my Samsung note.
It sees in the IR spectrum. I used it to confirm that a Laser range finder I have is visible to NV devices.
How does the Aurora perform vs. the PVS-14?
Mixed light areas?
IR illumination?
The unit can be helmet mounted. Is there any lag in the viewscreen? Can you walk and drive with it or does it have lag?
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I've been wanting to have a look at one of these to to see how far they have come since the days of Xenonics Supervision CCD based NV cameras back in 2007.
The new CMOS designs should have progressed in the last 12 years.
On the outside, the camera fits nicely in the hand. The ergonomics are good. The side wheel controller has detents that you can feel.
The menu is accessed from the top buttons. They can be mamipulated by feel.
The day, twilight, night mode selector requires two hands to adjust.
So, lets look at what the Aurora has inside:
1. Ultra-low-light' 1"-type CMOS sensor
2. 1280x720 resolution (stills and video)
3. 16mm (47mm equiv) lens
4. Three shooting modes: Night (F1.4), Twilight (F2.0), and Day (F5.6)
5. Image stabilization
6. Video frame rates from 7.5 to 60 fps
7. OLED viewfinder
8. IP67 water resistant
9. Wi-Fi and Android app.
The device has a battery that can be swapped out if you need to. It also charges with a micro USB cord. What that means is that if you're in the field, you can use a spare battery and connected directly to the vice and run the device off the spare battery.
It uses a fast 32g micro SD card.
It has Wi-Fi and an android app that lets disconnect with my Samsung note.
It sees in the IR spectrum. I used it to confirm that a Laser range finder I have is visible to NV devices.
How does the Aurora perform vs. the PVS-14?
Mixed light areas?
IR illumination?
The unit can be helmet mounted. Is there any lag in the viewscreen? Can you walk and drive with it or does it have lag?
Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
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