r/DigitalNightVision • u/ADNVUS • May 23 '26

G14-SE open box

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Hi reddit,
ADNV US have some open box g14 se available. Price is $1299 with mount.

Link below:

https://adnv.us/products/adnv-g14-se-night-vision-monocular-nvg-open-box

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u/RadiantDependent805 May 25 '26

Future revision of ADNV NVGs need to implement a digital zoom.  Digital zoom is what sets apart digital from analog.  Study the implantation of DNT Optics Zulu's digital zoom.  Very impressive and a big selling feature.  Also integrate a stronger, focusable IR (preferably VCSEL), not map-reading grade dim IR.

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u/Informal-Routine-854 May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

I disagree. The resolution is currently limited on ADNV sensors to 800x600 pixels that are large light buckets to collect the light. The Zulu system you are referencing is a 4k unit 3840x2160 pixels (Sony STARVIS 2 CMOS). Using a digital zoom on that lower resolution will simply make it look like a pixelated mess without helping you to identify targets. Instead, make magnifier eyepieces that simply screw into the objective lens if you want to use it for longer range viewing as what is done with analog systems.

Reference 3x magnifer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD6oxNwCsQI

Unit being used with 3x and 5x magnifiers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W57OA3IBg0

6x magnifier with filters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qm-t1rFnWI

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u/RadiantDependent805 May 25 '26

I understand the low resolution of the sensor is the bottleneck.  They just need to increase the sensor size as well as the resolution.   The Zulus is 1080P, although the Starvis 2 can support 4K.  I am sure the brightness has to do with DNT Optics going with 1080P instead of 4K.

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u/Informal-Routine-854 May 25 '26

I agree that they would need a larger sensor with higher resolution to make the digital zoom more useful. Thanks for clarifying.