“Had a small dead area on the screen. Sent in a ticket to have it looked at and they had a new one in the mail the next day. Inside was a personal note from their CS manager ensuring he had personally verfied the device. I haven't been able to fully tested it out as we haven't stated our night training with my agency but it looks promising.”

2 Helpful Report

Posted 2 months ago

“Everything worked as expected & NV is excellent, the best I've seen for digital. That being said, there is NO upgrade to recorded video quality. It records at 720p, just like the retired original Aurora. I'm not expecting 4k; but 2k or AT LEAST 1080p was ABSOLUTELY expected. I'm hoping they can firmware upgrade this as it was a really bad decision in my view not to at least upgrade one step in video quality. Also, an angled battery cord would've been less intrusive in regards to mounting on a helmet. The rest of this unit is great in form & function.”

2 Helpful Report

Posted 6 months ago

“Fantastic product! First time getting into the night vision game and I can say I am definitely impressed. For me personally, l have had no issues walking around and navigating while looking through the Opsin. Lag was non-existent and no motion sickness has happened after hours of use. Viewing a gun red dot sight on its night vision setting has been more enjoyable than anticipated and acquiring a sight picture is easy. For those on a budget this is an excellent way to enter the night vision game and train. Tactical, preparedness, and outdoors applications are endless. Very happy and will be a continued supporter of Sionyx! What I hope to see in the future from Sionyx: - a way to have a bifurcated power cable and bridge so that an individual can run dual opsins at the same time - future model of the Opsin that has digital night vision WITH integrated thermal overlay”

2 Helpful Report

Posted 7 months ago

“So I've had my Opsin for only about a month now, I have access to PVS-14's and 31's with my job and have used them previously during my time in the Marines. I can say that the Opsin is not quite analog night vision, it does lack comparatily in lower light settings when there is very very little ambient light. A traditional analog night vision image intensifier will work with the minimal amount of ambient light, the Opsin needs a little more than that, but not much more. Now with that being said, the additional benefits I think surpass that downfall, unless seeing in nearly complete darkness is what you need, then stick to an analog solution for the current time. However, you get photo and viedo recording natively on the device, which is great quality. You have a built in GPS and compass, that work realtively well (wouldn' trust my life on it but enough to get a general sense of direction). It can connect to Wifi for use with the mobile app, which kind of works (I had hit or miss in my usage, sluggish and slow at times but other times working great). My only compliants and issues are only 2. 1) There is image flicker at times, not when changing lighting situations but I run my Opsin almost always on 90 FPS and every so often during usage I'll notice a visible flicker where it looks like the screen shut off for a few frames or the video feed was just lost. It's a minor issue that happens intermittenly so much that I can only recall 2 times I noticed it, both were stationary and lighting didn't change. I have not noticed (if it is happening) the same when moving or changing lighting conditions. There is the slight white out if you change from dark to brighter lighting, but that's a normal thing for analog night vision as well. 2) The app. I honestly think the app could be an amazing add on and if it worked great all the time (or even a majority of the time) it would make this a much more tempting addition. As well unless I cannot figure it out, I was not able in my usage to see footage saved on the SD card when connected to the app, only footage saved while using the app was visible. If you could see and pull footage previously saved on the SD card that would be amazing, it would make reviewing footage so much simpler and faster than having to remove the SD card and use a computer or adapter everytime you want to review what your recorded or photographed. As well if you're able to save or transfer that footage to the phone, it would be STELLAR. All in all, I am happy with the Opsin. I went for it over an analog night vision solution because I felt the additional features it had to offer would come in more handy for my usage than simply it being a little better at seeing in darker conditions. Overall I think the added features truly do bring this device to a whole other level, as well with it's performance. It's the next step forward for digital night vision to being on the same level as analog night vision, except when it levels that playing field, it will already be steps ahead with all the added things it brings to the table without extra items or money being spent (such as recording natively or having a GPS/Compass built in and a HUD).”

3 Helpful Report

Posted 8 months ago

Monte Chartier

Verified Reviewer

“A well-crafted design is easy to set up and use from an operational perspective. The excellent size and weight allow the OPSIN to be worn for an extended set of duration cycles. First-class ability to be worn from light into darkness or darkness into light without a need to make any operational adjustments”

3 Helpful Report

Posted 10 months ago

“It’s no PVS-14 when it comes to pure performance in very dark areas. It does well in a 1/4 moon night but struggles inside dark buildings and wooded areas. You will need to adjust the EV (-2.5 to +1.5) and FPS (30,60,90) settings properly to get the best image. What I really like about the Opsin is the ability to see color and tell the difference between white light and IR. That the tubes can’t be “Burned” from too much light so no need to baby it so anyone can use it. Ability to take pictures and video, sadly lower than display quality. And if you want to be clever and take advantage of the fact the Opsin can see higher in the IR spectrum, build an 980nm illuminator that other traditional NVGs can’t see. Possible giving a huge leg up on an opponent… I would like to see an app released with some more optionally with firmware updates. Overall it’s close to gen 2 tubes in raw performance with extra goodies and no fear of damaging them, price on the high side. It has become my go to for the every day training/larping when force on force isn’t an issue. Even the wife likes it! The technology is promising and can’t wait to see what digital can do. Only 3 stars cuz of price and no app.”

5 Helpful Report

Posted 1 year ago

“So far I’ve only used it a handful of times and I will update this review over time but I absolutely love it, there’s only a few small things I could complain about like the lens cap definitely needs a way to be secured so it stops jumping up and blinding me and the zoom feature is pretty useless because it usually gets too grain also you have to make sure the cord is very secure or it will cut out. But other then those few minor things I absolutely love this device. Being able to see in color is just a ridiculously huge advantage in night vision. It’s definitely very much on par with other gen 3 devices I would even say ahead because it can do all the same things BUT IN COLOR, it can record, take pics, has built in GPS and cardinal directions right in top corner. This thing is awesome I can’t wait to see what the future holds for digital night vision!! I’m definitely on board.”

4 Helpful Report

Posted 1 year ago

Marvin Rucker

Verified Reviewer

“I had expectations based on advertising but the performance is not sufficient. When you are hunting, you need much better to identify/confirm. In a completely dark room, it is necessary to flood the area with IR illumination. Outdoors at quarter moon, maximum illination is necessary and resolution past ten yards is poor. Sorry for the negative review but the performance does not substantiate the price.”

7 Helpful Report

Posted 1 year ago

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