I imagine you have seen the ads on television as I did. I was interested in night vision for emergency purposes, search and rescue and that sort of thing. When I found these on a clearance shelf, I decided to test them.

I should add a disclaimer that these were on a clearance shelf and looked as though they have been repackaged and returned. I do not know if that affected the performance or if they were returned because of the performance. I can tell you that my first impressions were pretty much along the line of the video below. They normally run $39.99 and on the Night Hero web site, you can get two pair for the $39.99 and a “free” Atomic Beam LED flashlight. Just pay a separate fee of $29.98. So the bundle is actually $69.97.

These are advertise as similar to those our heroes use in the field. They are not, however. Our “heroes” in the field use infer-red lenses. They do not shoot out a green light. I found these to be basically binoculars with a green flashlight on them. The flashlight is not even a good flashlight.

When I tried them at night, the flashlight did not align with the lenses so the top 1/4 was still dark. The light only extended to, at best, 20-feet. My LED flashlight does much better. I tried using them as just binoculars and could not get them to focus at the magnification provided.

I wound up giving these to a tot as a toy because they are built a little more solid than the average binocular toy. I did warn the parent not to install batteries because there is the potential of damaging the eyes.

The bottom line is that you are better off with a flashlight than this product. If you really think night vision is necessary, you should expect to pay $250 and up for a decent pair.