| 1. What is "night vision"? | | | | amount of hours you have available during the day. |
| Night vision refers to any device that allows an image | | | | 4. Are night vision devices legal? |
| to take place in an area that is otherwise too dark to | | | | In most places night vision devices are legal. However, |
| discern any type of image. | | | | some countries such as Hungry and the European |
| 2. What type of devices help produce night vision? | | | | Union members have classified such devices as |
| There are both night vision binoculars and night vision | | | | military and spy tools. Before purchasing any type of |
| goggles. | | | | device designed to enhance seeing at night, it is |
| 3. Other than Batman, who needs night vision | | | | recommended that you double check your local laws |
| binoculars or night vision goggles? | | | | to make sure that they are legal. |
| Plenty of people want to use night vision tools for | | | | 5. How long have night vision devices been around? |
| perfectly ordinary reasons. Hunters and fishers both | | | | Devices used to enhance vision at night have been |
| have a definite need for hunting specific types of | | | | around since World War II. The early prototypes were |
| game that can only be detected at night. | | | | called "sniperscopes" (or snooperscopes) and were |
| Police and other law enforcers (like Batman) are | | | | designed by the United States army in order to assist |
| frequently called out into darkness and night vision | | | | snipers both in World World II and in the Korean War. |
| helps them to see their targets better. | | | | 6. What does "Generation 0" mean? And all the other |
| Ever been camping? It's a pain trying to get up and find | | | | Generations, for that matter? |
| a decent place to relieve yourself at 3 a.m. in the | | | | Generation 0 refers to the first type of night vision |
| middle of the woods. A flashlight helps, but night vision | | | | devices. They relied on infrared light sources. |
| goggles are the best tool to take camping with you. | | | | Generation 1 were first designed during the Vietnam |
| If you have a lot of chores that you need to | | | | War. Instead of infrared light, the Gen 1 devices relied |
| accomplish outside, you might even choose to | | | | on ambient light. They were a definite improvement, |
| purchase night vision devices in order to lengthen the | | | | but required the moonlight in order to work correctly. |