KIT & GEAR
NIGHT VISION
still monochrome. While this individual
unit cannot see as well in low light as a
Gen3 (very close though) it beats a Gen2
and with a 1065IR illuminator that most
Gen3 cannot see, it sees clearly. We tested
this out and all of our 850, 940 lasers and
illuminators worked well but the icing on
the cake was the custom 1065 illuminator
we tried. It was able to see clearly, while
the PVS14 we had could barely make
out it was used. A Tactical advantage
for CQB operations and stealth, as we
all know from when Kevin turned on his
940 illuminator …RIP Kevin! Then there is
ITAR! How many times have you left only
to return and have your fancy toys taken
due to ITAR? No? OK, well some of us
have. Haha! This is not on ITAR and is sold
worldwide to travel, so no issues.
SiOnyx LLC is a sensor company with
over 40 patents. Their sensor can see
further into the IR spectrum than a PVS or
such. SiOnyx owns the technology and
controls the cost, and this keeps things
affordable and we can expect many more
great products soon from the company. I
wish I could say more but company OPSEC
simply says “soon”. SiOnyx was awarded
$20M as part of the army’s IVAS program
for next general digital NV though...
Can I wear these NOD-style you may
well ask? Many want to know if it can be
worn head-mounted for NVG use. The
answer is yes - and they are even lighter
than most NVG sets. Although it does
from you and their direction (when they
have a small amount of lag on the lowest
are also running the Aurora black camera).
settings (I run mine at 30fps, night and
Last but not least, LEO and legal use?
-2.0 diopter and they are great, and we
Since the Aurora black camera records
are talking only 15ms versus the eye at
more information, colour, has a timestamp
10ms) and the field of view is a tad smaller
and GPS as well, it is admissible as
but after running this in a dual nod setup
evidence! AA
in our shoot house, I have come to love
this set. It is cheaper for the pair of Sports
and mount (see below) than just a single
Gen2, which it blows away. If there is
any light, I can actually identify clothing
colour and with the 1065nm illuminator I
can slide in 100% O dark not be noticed
until too late. Lionsgear Solutions offers
an amazing mount and other accessories
for your SiOnyx NOD set up via Wilcox and
other mounts, along with lens
covers protectors, eye cups
Sport Version Features
and more. Their dual NOD
Machos mount is state of the Sensor: Ultra-Low Light CMOS 1” (Yes 1”!)
Near Moonless Starlight capable
art military grade, including
Colour or monochrome display
the option to adjust for each
Lens: f/1.4 Night, f/2 Twilight, /5.6 Day 16mm lens that
eye alignment individually
and stainless steel hinges that cannot be damaged by daylight in night mode.
Video: 720p Mov
lock at any given degree.
FPS: 7.5, 15.24, 30, 60
SiOnyx also offers the
Photo: .9mp
smarter sibling, the Black
Shutter speeds: 1.5, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/7.5, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60,
“Aurora” model at US$800
1/120, 1/240, 1/480, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/8000
which contains a built-In
Wifi: USB 2.0
Wi-Fi, GPS, compass and
MicroSD 4: 32GB
by the time of this article,
Micro OLED Display
it should have the software
IP67
update that allows and
USB Rechargeable battery (swappable)
adds “Augmented Reality”.
IOS and Android app
So, when looking into the
Remote Live View, Record, Download, Share
camera, it will show you
Under 8oz and fits in the hand
where your base, objective
and team members are, their ITAR friendly
For more information visit to www.sionyx.com
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