SiOnyx Aurora Black Full-Color Digital Night Vision Monocular C011600

Description

Night vision used to mean either a monochrome green glow or a price tag that made your eyes water. The SiOnyx Aurora Black changes that conversation. Using SiOnyx's patented ultra low-light CMOS sensor, this handheld camera captures full-color imagery down to around 2 millilux, which is the kind of dim you get under near-moonless starlight. It sees a spectrum from 400 to 1100nm, so you get color detail your eyes simply can't pull out of the dark. The micro OLED display runs at 1024 x 768 with a diopter adjustment from -4 to +4, and the lens focuses from about one foot all the way out to infinity.

What the Aurora Black Does in the Dark

This is a true multi-mode optic, not a one-trick pony. It handles daylight, twilight, and full night modes, with built-in image stabilization and a time-lapse function for longer sessions. Digital magnification runs 1x to 3x, and it can pick out a man-sized target at roughly 150 meters under quarter-moon conditions. Video records at 720p to the included 32GB microSD card, and Wi-Fi lets you stream and share footage straight to your phone through the SiOnyx app.

Built to Take a Beating

The Aurora Black carries an IP67 rating, meaning it shrugs off dust and can sit in three feet of water for up to half an hour. It survives drops up to a meter onto concrete and keeps running from -20C to +50C. It's also weapon-rated and has been tested on an M4 out to 4,000 rounds of .223/5.56 when paired with the SiOnyx Picatinny rail mount, so recoil isn't going to rattle it apart.

Weighing in around 274 grams with swappable rechargeable batteries good for about two hours each, it's light enough to toss in a pack for hunting, boating, camping, or general after-dark exploring. For anyone who wants color night vision without stepping up to military-grade intensifier tubes, the Aurora Black hits a real sweet spot.