Night-vision camera turns night into day

New Scientist ^ | 2/12/05 | Duncan Graham-Rowe

[Brian328i]

Makes you wonder, if they finally are releasing info on this, wonder what our Military already has... =/

[PeterFinn]

Spiffy!

Now if I can get this as a HUD for my car that would be really cool!!!

[miele man]

How much does one of these cost? This will take voyeurism to a new level.

[ModelBreaker]

Toet envisages that night-vision goggles using the technology will have a range of settings - rural, urban, sea or desert, for example

Generic mappings like this will, at least on occasion, produce truly weird images.

[bonfire]

I want one!!

[Williams]

sounds like bs. Fine for fixed positions, but if you have to map the scene in daylight first, it won't work when you're on the move.

[Names Ash Housewares]

I think are tech is catching up with these guys ;)

[RadioAstronomer]

I have a HUD in my car. :-)

However, its only data, not night vision. Sigh.

[Fiddlstix]

[Future Snake Eater]

Exactly. If prior daytime images of a specific area are needed for this to work, what good is it for your average grunt with NODs?

[HeadOn]

Nah. The way I read it, they've done extensive color mapping and put it on the internal computer chip. So, right out of the box, the scope knows that a particular shade of gray ought to be light brown, for example.

I bet these are expensive right now, but I can wait....

[DCPatriot]

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a good quality set of binoculars with night vision feature? Price range please?

[Terabitten]

That's why ya gotta go Mech, my FRiend. :) (Check my profile - you know me.)

[bonfire]

I'd rather have the binoculars than the camera. I'm betting they are still pretty expensive.

[Centurion2000]

bump

[ChewedGum]

Generic mappings like this will, at least on occasion, produce truly weird images.

Especially for the abusers, us folk who used to play 33 rpm records at 45 just to hear the chipmonks. We will use desert settings for forest, and jungle settings for tundra. And, if we are lucky, we will find a bootleg Mars configuration which we can use everywhere, just for fun.

Gum

[Drammach]

Ahhhh.... Today's Buzzword..

Technology Abuse..

Thanks..

[HeadOn]

I can't recommend any, but I've seen some on the web starting at $500 to $600. Google 'em up, it should get you some results.

[HeadOn]

Yeah. See my post 19. I have seen some IR model scopes (one eye) for as low as $160...